Elder Joseph W. Sitati of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke at the “Black, White and Mormon” conference Friday, October 9, 2015, at the University of Utah on the topic of “Race and the International Church.” Elder Sitati, who is from Kenya, addressed self-reliance, race and the growth of the Church in Africa.

It’s so refreshing to know that there’s a national film label dedicated to producing clean, family-friendly films in today’s culture. In Moms’ Night Out, an overworked mother of three, Allyson (played by Sarah Drew), plans a moms’ night out with her two girlfriends. Allyson leaves her kids in the questionably capable hands of their father (played by Sean Astin). By the end of one very chaotic night where nothing seems to go as planned, the moms and dads all equally realize that they are part of something much larger than a ruined girls' night: family.

In a devotional on Jan. 10 at the Provo Missionary Training Center, Elder Neil L. Andersen spoke to thousands of missionaries serving all over the world.

On Sunday, President Eyring dedicated the Paris France Temple. The first temple in France, President Eyring says the temple ". . . will be powerful. It will lead to other temples.”

As a professor of philosophy at Brigham Young University (1972-2011), I have rationally defended the restored gospel in local, national and international venues. Indeed, in all my published work, I have done nothing else. Yet my own conviction of the restored gospel is not based on philosophical or theological reasoning; it is grounded in personal manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Though these are sacred experiences, not often communicated or communicable, I share one such experience here. Several years ago I attended an eight-week Institute in the Philosophy of Religion at Eastern Washington University in Bellingham, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Institute was directed by Professors William Alston and Alvin Plantinga and included as faculty some of the most prominent philosophers of religion in both the U.S. and Great Britain.

New York Times bestselling author Jason Wright is working on an exciting new project "that explores everyday people having extraordinary experiences," according to his website.

"We demand as a matter of constitutional right a place in the public square," Elder Dallin H. Oaks told members of the British Parliament at Westminster Palace in London on Wednesday as part of a panel to discuss religious freedom in foreign policy.

In the realms of science fiction and fantasy, more than a few Mormon authors have staked their claim. Hale's Princess Academy, Card's Ender's Game, and Sanderson's Words of Radiance have all crowned the New York Time's Best Seller list.

MR says: There are many sources of goodness and light in this world, including the lives of remarkable men and women who have sacrificed for the good of others. There is much we can learn from their wisdom and many new insights we can gain from their different perspectives. Ghandi is among one of the most influential thought-leaders of our time. His wisdom is timeless.

We know that the relationship between grace and works is important for us to understand, and one way we can learn more about them is by understanding the difference between salvation and exaltation.