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Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter Creating Film About Black Pioneer, Green Flake

Mauli Bonner sat down on the set of his upcoming film, wrought with emotion. With tears in his eyes, he spoke to his crew.

Lesson Helps

Understanding the 2018 Relief Society and Melchizedek Priesthood Meeting Changes: Resources, Lesson Topics + More

By LDS Living

Beginning in 2018, Relief Society and Melchizedek Priesthood meetings will start to look a little different. The new direction might be a little daunting for some members, but these new changes will help members build on Teaching in the Savior’s Way and use the new Come, Follow Me resources available on the Gospel Library App and lds.org. Here’s some more information to help you find more resources about and understand how each of the new Relief Society and Melchizedek Priesthood lesson changes will pan out.

'Anti-Mormon' pastor now supporting Romney

Outspoken Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress, who last year attacked presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney and his "non-Christian faith," announced he will support the former Massachusetts governor for the Republican nomination. Last October, Jeffress, who supported Rick Perry before dropping out of the race, said Perry was a true follower of Jesus Christ and Mitt Romney's faith was considered a cult.

USA Today gallery features 'Famous Mormons'

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have served in every level of government, short of the presidency, which Mitt Romney, left, is trying to change. Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, right, also a Mormon, dropped out of the 2012 Republican nomination race after losing to Romney in the New Hampshire primary.

Romney, Huntsman face challenge of winning over evangelicals

Stan Craig, a Vietnam veteran and fundamentalist Baptist preacher here, winces at the idea of a female president. Yet he hesitated when he was asked recently to make a hypothetical choice between Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

New poll: Millennials suspicious of Mormonism

While a new survey released this week by the PRRI confirms a great deal of what we already know about religion in the 2012 presidential race, it does provide some striking new data about perceptions of Mormonism among younger voters.

Latter-day Saint Life

What I Learned About Women and the Priesthood When Talking to Members of the Community of Christ

By Barbara Morgan Gardner

I recently sat with a number of members of the Community of Christ, previously known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, as part of an interfaith dialogue. I have great love and respect for these people, those I consider brothers and sisters in the faith. We talked openly and in a friendly manner about similarities and differences between our two churches and landed squarely on the topic of women and the priesthood. One of the women in the room who had been ordained to the priesthood described her responsibilities and shared her feelings regarding the blessing it was for her to be able to perform priesthood ordinances.

From the Church

Church Leaders Answer Questions About New Curriculum for Relief Society, Melchizedek Priesthood

The Deseret News recently compiled a number of interviews to help answer questions Church members might have about the new Relief Society and Melchizedek Priesthood curriculum set to begin in just a few weeks.

Young Men Lesson 15: Unity and Brotherhood in the Priesthood

Manual 1; Excerpt from "Revealed Quorum Principles," by Michael A. Nieder

Fun

Rare Footage Shows First Presidency, Church Leaders in the Early 1900s

Along with President Joseph F. Smith, who was prophet at the time, many apostles who would later become prophets are caught on this rare black-and-white footage taken at the April general conference in 1910. Learn more about their lives and their service in the Church by watching this video posted on United Latter-day Saints Facebook page: