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Church Leaders Ask Latter-day Saints to Love Those Who Have Left +More at Conference

Latter-day Saints should preserve their relationships with family and friends who distance themselves from God or the church, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Saturday morning at the beginning of the faith’s two-day, global general conference.

Elder Holland is right that BYU's strength is its heritage of faith, Deseret News opinion piece says

By Hal Boyd, Deseret News

Two of the world’s oldest and most distinguished universities, Oxford and Cambridge, maintain colleges dating back centuries bearing names like Corpus Christi, Christ Church, Trinity and Jesus.

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Washington D.C. Temple inspires local ‘Reverse Open Houses’

By Church News

To prepare for their own temple open house, small groups of Latter-day Saints and their friends have visited the sacred sites of other faiths, hoping to learn and foster interreligious relationships.

Romney's Mormonism is fair game, reporter writes

Reporters should ask Mitt Romney questions about his Mormon faith, argues religion writer Jeffrey Weiss. Romney, after all, served as an LDS bishop and stake president years ago while living in Massachusetts.

Obama appoints first Mormon to presidential advisory council

Elder Steven E. Snow of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been appointed to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, according to a press release issued today by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.

A family of four looks at the view during a hike

Help for Life Challenges

This insight on enduring to the end will uplift your soul

By Maddie Tolk

A verse from the Book of Mormon shows how hopeful this phrase truly is.

6: Lessons from the Desert

When Brittani McLeod’s job led her to a remote village in the deserts of Morocco, she thought she would have to leave behind everything familiar. She didn’t expect the miraculous ways that her Heavenly Father would remind her that He is everywhere.

3 Reasons Why the LDS Faith Creates Successful People

By Jannalee Sandau

Growing up LDS may have more to do with personal success than you think, argues “Tiger Mom” Amy Chua and her co-author and husband Jed Rubenfeld. The pair’s recent claims statement that some minority groups are more successful than others has been stirring the pot on the internet of late. Included in the controversial list are two religious groups: Jews and Mormons. Why? The couple explains that three characteristics, which come as a natural result of the lifestyles of these groups, leads to increased drive and achievement.

Watch: Morgan Jones: 5 Lessons Hosting the "All In" Podcast Has Taught Me About Faith

By Morgan Pearson

When I was asked by Brooke Walker, host of KSL’s Studio 5, to come on her show and share five things I’ve learned about faith from hosting All In, I tried to really think, “What do I know about faith that I didn’t know a year ago?” Unfortunately, I’m pretty long-winded and am not used to having a really strict time limit, so I am to blame for not having time to hit all five points on the show. However, I still wanted to share the lessons I’ve learned, because I think they’re valuable and I was grateful for the exercise.

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Beautiful Memorial Wall & Garden Honoring British Pioneers Set to Open in England

By Peter Fagg

Many readers recently read about or visited the beautiful "Light of the World" garden at Thanksgiving Point in Utah. It is a remarkable oasis of faith.