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‘Just believe’: The unwritten story of the fourth member of GENTRI, the ‘gentlemen trio’

When Stephen Nelson signed on as the producer of the newly formed group GENTRI, he had a few conditions: he would not perform on stage, he would not travel, he would not be in any music videos, and he would not be in any social media posts.

Latter-day Saint Life

My Prayer for My 2 Future Sons-in-Law

What a testament to this father's love for his daughters. It just goes to show how much our Heavenly Father must love each of us.

Famous Latter-day Saints

2 Mormons Still Standing on "American Idol"? The LDS Contestant No One Knew About

News sites, LDS blogs, and Mormon magazines have all been keeping close tabs on Mormons still standing on American Idol. And, when the Top 24 were announced, everyone rejoiced to know thatone Mormon, Jenn Blosil, still stood in the ranks vying for the title of America's last Idol.

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Ballard, LDS Celebs to Present at World Congress of Families

The World Congress of Families IX announced on September 1 that Elder M. Russell Ballard will be a keynote speaker for this global gathering, set to begin October 27, 2015. It will be the first time the event will take place in the United States and will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Bad News for Mormons When "American Idol's" Top 10 Were Announced

Despite Harry Connick Jr. calling Jenn Blosil's performance this week a "flawless lyric delivery" and telling Jeneve Rose Mitchell he hears something in her voice that is compelling, different, unexpected, and something he just "gets," bad news came for both LDS contestants in American Idol''s Top 14 Thursday night.

Why You Can’t Do Anything That You Put Your Mind To—and Why That’s Perfectly Okay

By Ashley Babcock

Imagine this: You’re sitting at home, discouraged, with your phone in one hand and a consoling carton of ice cream in the other when a video headline on your newsfeed catches your attention. It says, “Watch This: Amputee Defeats All Odds and Rock Climbs Again!” Fascinated, you press play, and a story of strength, loss, and victory flashes before your eyes as this person overcomes all odds to reach his goal.

Tammy Uzelac Hall: Embracing the Opportunities God Gives

Tammy Uzelac-Hall won’t lie to you—her life as a single woman was easier than when she married and became an insta-mom to two children who had lost their mother. But she embraced the challenge, gave up her job as a seminary teacher, and dove headfirst into motherhood. Now, as she uses her teaching skills to reach people worldwide through the popular

Melissa Inouye: Why Loving One Another is More Than Bringing Casseroles

Identity, creating understanding, covenants, a worldwide Church, faith crises, change in the Church—these are topics Melissa Inouye, a scholar, addresses in an effort to explain how she has “found the fruits of this life (the life of a Latter-day Saint) to be worthwhile—costly, to be sure, but also rich and nourishing, a source of deep joy.”

Hal Boyd: Eliminating the Hyphen in Disciple-Scholar

Elder Neal A. Maxwell coined the phrase “disciple-scholar.” But he said, “In the end all the hyphenated words come off. We are finally disciples—men and women of Christ.” But what does that look like? Hal Boyd says it begins with being consistent and bringing our faith with us wherever we go.

44: Who Do You Think You Are?

Stories in this episode: Christie and her brother learn they are never alone as they name-drop their eccentric great-uncle and embark on daring adventures wandering a local hospital. Artist Kate struggles with her self-worth until an unusual assignment from her stake president leads to a new understanding of God’s love for her and a new mission to share her testimony through art.