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BYU marriage & family class taught by Mormon with same-sex attraction

Ty Mansfield, a gay Mormon who co-wrote a book about same-sex attraction and has since married a woman, taught a religion course this summer at Brigham Young University. He may have been the first openly gay instructor hired to teach at the private university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but school officials said Friday they could not verify that.

South Florida Latter-day Saints: 'A Temple People'

If a team of anthropologists on a tight budget wanted to study the Church’s worldwide profile, they’d be wise to base their operations in South Florida.

CEO of $200 Million Company Leaves Business to Serve Mission

Two weeks ago, Stampin’ Up! CEO and co-founder Shelli Gardner stood in the center of a well-lit stage in Orlando. She’s broken news to their independent demonstrators many times during the company’s 27-year history, but this announcement was different.

From the Church

New Adult Sunday School Program in the Works

A new program is being developed for the adult classes held each Sunday in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and may be implemented soon, the faith's new Sunday School general president said this weekend.

Was Giving Up Millions to Serve Mission Worth It?

The summer after Porter Clayton’s junior year of high school, a Baltimore Orioles scout posed a hypothetical question. If given the choice between a $3 million signing bonus and serving a mission for your church, which are you picking?

The Church in Russia: Celebrating 23 Years of National Recognition

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been steadily growing in numbers as new converts are learning and accepting the gospel in Russia, a country that has been religiously free since 1990, with the Church having full recognition of it’s presence in Russia since 1991. The current tally of people who have membership in the church is over 22,000, with 7 missions, and 98 congregations. These are exponential numbers since the time Russia opened its doors to allowing missionaries teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Russian people. To celebrate 23 years of the Church having national recognition, here is a look in to what brought the Church to its current standing in Russia.

Latter-day Saint Life

6 Steps to Learn How to Start Seeing the Miracles In Your Life

If you have seen Freetown, this question probably crossed your mind:

Famous Latter-day Saints

Watch: Evie Clair Sings Ethereal, Angelic Christmas Duet Showing Mary's Perspective of Christ's Birth

By LDS Living

Recently, America's Got Talent finalist Evie Clair released two gorgeous Christmas duets. The first, "Here In My Arms," written by LDS composer Rob Gardner, tells the Christmas story through Mary's perspective and features Rosevelt Rawls.

Permanent things: Toward an understanding of Mormons

Religion in America is in a state of flux. The 2008 American Religious Identification Survey shows that the number of those who claim no religious affiliation nearly doubled from 8.2 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 2008.

Q&A: Evangelical Leader Richard Land Shares Views on LDS Church

Deseret News: How would you characterize Mormon/evangelical relations today? Land: Better than they used to be and, I think, still developing. To some degree (members of the) LDS Church have to get used to the fact that the majority of evangelicals are not going to accept them within the framework of orthodox, Apostles' Creed Christianity. And I think that evangelicals have got to accept the fact that the LDS Church is a tremendous ally and fellow combatant against the things that are the most threatening to us in America. People of all faiths had better stand together, because the secularists are after us. .... When it comes to religious freedom, we all hang together or we all hang separately. We are common targets in this. The secularists are out to circumscribe our constitutional rights.