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Did Mitt Romney’s $10,000 bet violate LDS Church teaching?

Mitt Romney offered a $10,000 bet to Rick Perry over health care during Saturday night’s Republican presidential debate, a move that many analysts say shows he’s out of touch with the economic hardships facing the American public, and perhaps with the teachings of his own Mormon Church.

31-Year-Old World Class Gymnast Credits LDS Faith for His Stunning Career

Canada native Hugh Smith will be competing in his home country at the upcoming 2015 Toronto Pan American Games.

Orrin Hatch: Romney's run helped eliminate myths about Mormons

The scrutiny on Mitt Romney during his run for president eliminated a lot of myths about Mormons and focused instead on their character and qualities, said Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch in an exclusive interview with Newsmax TV. Hatch’s new book, “An American, A Mormon and A Christian: What I Believe,” is meant to clarify misconceptions about Mormons, both as Christians and as members of society.

Jews can learn a lot from Mormons, editor says

Whether or not Mitt Romney becomes president of the United States, the editor of The Jewish Week in New York says there is a lot Jews can learn from the Mormons. "For the most part, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) takes a decidedly, and admirably low-key approach to negativity in the media and elsewhere, focusing on its mission," wrote Gary Rosenblatt, The Jewish Week editor and publisher. "And in that, and other ways, there is much the American Jewish establishment can learn from the Mormons."

Church presence growing in South America, Elders Oaks and Bednar report

The opening section of the Doctrine and Covenants includes the prophecy that the Church will emerge “out of obscurity and out of the darkness.” That day may have arrived in much of South America. “We are out of obscurity and darkness,” said Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve following his recent return from South America. “This truth is reflected in the way [South American] government officials know and recognize the Church and how Church representatives are received whenever we come.”

Your Chance to Sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Fans of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will have a chance to sing with the choir in the coming months as the choir gets ready to go on its summer tour. It’s actually a virtual experience in front of a green screen that was tested on attendees at the American Choral Directors Association conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 24–28, 2015.

Wife of LDS apostle reaching out to people of Japan

For the wife of an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the devastation in Japan feels personal. "They have such respect for Americans and they are such friends to us that I feel that I personally have an obligation to do anything I can to help them," said Kristen Oaks.

BYU students win Student Gold ADDY award for funny commercial

It started out as a class assignment, but after advancing through local and regional competitions, a group of BYU communications students won a prestigious national award and had a crowd of the top minds in the industry admiring their ad. The whirlwind last couple of months culminated with BYU’s Michelle Brodrick accepting a Student Gold ADDY and the Student Judges’ Choice Award at the American Advertising Federation’s Student ADDY Awards Competition.

Mormonism, voter enthusiasm concern evangelical leaders

Evangelical leaders worried that Mitt Romney's Mormonism could suppress conservative turnout on Election Day are intensifying appeals for Christians to vote. In poll after poll, evangelicals have overwhelmingly said they would back the Republican presidential nominee despite theological differences with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But what had been thought of as a hypothetical question for American evangelicals for years, Southern Baptist leader Al Mohler said recently, is now a reality with this election and is being tested in a contest that will likely be decided by slim margins.

LDS Conference Speakers Highlight Pressures Facing Families

The pressures that families face formed a thread that ran through talks Saturday and Sunday during the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The issues, from addictions to absent fathers, premarital births to depression, are also well-known to those who study family challenges. While the conference addressed an international audience, it's easy to find specific application in research on American family life that is relevant around the world.