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Salt Lake Valley: This is the place for two new Mormon missions

Many people outside of Utah presume that the Beehive State's entire population is Mormon, so why would there be a need for LDS missionaries? In fact, barely half of Salt Lake City's residents are members of the state's predominant church, and the Salt Lake Valley's LDS missions are reportedly among the most successful in the country. So much so that the Utab-based faith has just announced that it is creating two new missions in the valley — on the west side and in the central section.

BYU men’s volleyball claims MPSF Conference championship

The 4,190 screaming fans cheered on Ben Patch as he smashed the last point into the ground. A grinning and dancing Rusty Lavaja held up the trophy with fellow senior Ryan Boyce and soaked in the moment. Coach Chris McGown even gave the fiery libero Jaylen Reyes a chest bump, and reality set in. The BYU Cougar men’s volleyball team are the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Conference champions.

The Prophet Joseph Smith was no double-dealing cynic

This past Monday, June 27, marked the anniversary of the assassination of the Prophet Joseph Smith. I've been thinking of him. For a critic wanting to reject Joseph's own account, there are, broadly speaking, only two logical alternatives for explaining him: Either he was a false prophet but thought he was a real one, or he was a false prophet and knew that he was a false prophet. That is to say, again in general terms, that he must have been either dishonest or delusional, or some hybrid of the two.

Church Makes Changes to Young Women Camp Program

“What we hope will be one of the major changes with using the Young Women Camp Guide is the involvement of the youth camp leaders," Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson, Young Women general president, told the Church News.

Mormons experience Easter in the Holy Land

During the month of December, Christians participate in various service activities and worship in their religious sects to recognize the birth of Jesus Christ. When springtime finally arrives, many American Christians may not recognize the fact that Easter is coming if it weren’t for the Cadbury Eggs on the candy aisle. Although Easter is still considered a reverent and beloved holiday for Christians in America, Easter Sunday falls on a different day each year, perhaps causing the death and resurrection of the Savior to be less celebrated than it should be.

LDS members prepare for conference, social media explosion

After the Savior appeared to the Nephites, the Book of Mormon records, “And it was noised abroad among the people immediately, before it was yet dark, that the multitude had seen Jesus, and that he had administered unto them, and that he would also show himself on the morrow. … Yea, and even all the night it was noised abroad concerning Jesus ...” (3 Nephi 19:2-3). Apparently, the Nephites understood the social network concept.

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The Tabernacle Choir Sings the Song That Inspired "We Will Rock You"

MR says: Watch the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing the song that inspired Queen's famous rock anthems "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions." To find out more about how "You'll Never Walk Alone" inspired these classic rock songs, click here.

Newest Joseph Smith papers volume released

On the day the Church was organized, April 6, 1830, the Lord commanded Joseph Smith that “there shall be a record kept among you” (D&C 21:1). Early efforts to keep this commandment included histories that the Prophet himself wrote, dictated, or supervised. But he also assigned associates to write Church histories, including John Whitmer, William W. Phelps, John Corrill, and Edward Partridge. The work of these early historians is featured in a new volume of the Joseph Smith Papers Project, a collection of primary documents that is being assembled over a 20-year period under the direction of the Church History Department and published by the Church Historian’s Press.

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Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Animals in the Book of Mormon?

By Katie Lambert

Ever wonder if the Jaredites used elephants or if the Nephites kept jaguars as pets? Now is the time to find out! Put your scripture knowledge to the test as you take this Book of Mormon animal quiz. Find out what animals are mentioned in the Book of Mormon and why. You may be surprised what kind of animals are mentioned in the scriptures and what role they may have played in the lives of the ancient inhabitants of the promised land.

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The Role Angels Play in Our Lives Today

At Christmastime, angels are everywhere—from artwork and songs to ornaments, wrapping paper, and many other cultural artifacts, from the sacred to the profane, the classy to the kitschy. (For the top of the Christmas tree, I’m a star person, myself.) Angels are “trending” during this (seemingly ever-lengthening) season of the year, mostly because heavenly messengers figure prominently in the Christmas story but also because angels seem to be one of the few religious images you might find in otherwise secular celebrations. It would be hard to imagine Christmas without them.