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One Important Thing Christ Taught Us: How to Suffer

For all that Jesus taught us, one of the most important things is that Jesus taught us how to suffer.

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Former Mission President Shares How Faith in Jesus Christ Helped Him Survive After the Brussels Bombings

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Mormon Water Polo Gold Medalist Talks on Faith

Tumua Anae was born in Hawaii and grew up in Newport Beach. She started her career playing high school water polo at Corona del Mar. Tumua won multiple national championships as USC’s goalie. She ended her career with the most saves in school history. Tumua joined the U.S. National Team in 2010, and was later selected to play in the 2012 London Olympics where she and her teammates won the gold medal. Tumua recently married Futi Tavana, former BYU volleyball standout and current member of the U.S.A. Volleyball Team. And yes, their kids will definitely be able to beat up your kids.

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Record percentage of graduates say BYU strengthened their faith in Christ

By Deseret News

During the ceremony, the graduates gave a standing ovation to their parents, spouses, and children.

Defending the Faith: The Book of Mormon was very carefully written

“Intertextuality” is a word used to describe ways in which various texts refer to, or play off of, each other, often without explicitly indicating it. For example, a 2012 book titled “Seven Habits of Highly Fulfilled People” unmistakably alludes to Stephen Covey’s famous 1990 best-seller, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” Sometimes, authors hope that their audiences will keep the other text in mind. The Book of Mormon contains numerous such examples, and probably quite a few remain to be discovered. John Welch has shown that legal language in the Book of Mormon tends to be highly consistent, perhaps indicating its dependence on underlying legal materials. Royal Skousen’s superb studies of the book’s textual history have established what he calls its “systematic nature”; its terminology and phrasing tend to be very consistent.

Are we living in the day prophesied by Heber C. Kimball?

I’ve been exploring the internet going on four years, viewing websites and blogs that present information about the Mormon church. Most of the sites I visit are created and visited by members and former members of the church. The subject matter of post and the comments made range widely. On one side of the continuum are sites written and frequented by church members who are filled with faith, on the other extreme are members who have left the church, but can’t leave the church alone. Then there is a large group of members who are in the middle. Their sites are frequented by members whose faith can be described as fragile.

Latter-day Saints on ‘Biggest Loser’ bond over faith

On Sundays, behind the doors of The Biggest Loser ranch and unseen by almost 9.5 million viewers, several contestants of the hit reality television show meet in Moses Kinikini’s bedroom to partake of the sacrament and share their testimonies. Six of the 22 contestants on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” this season are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, namely Moses Kinikini, Kaylee Kinikini, Rulon Gardner, Justin Pope, Sarah Nitta and Denise Hill.

Steve Young, Dale Murphy embrace Mormon faith

Steve Young and Dale Murphy played different sports in different cities during their professional careers, but there’s a strong link between them.

Mormons Celebrate 170th Anniversary of the Church in the South Pacific

This weekend [23-24 May] members and guests of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Mormons] in French Polynesia will celebrate the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the faith’s first missionaries in the South Pacific.

Church Reaffirms Opposition to Conversion Therapy

Concerned by what a spokesman said are inaccurate news headlines, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirmed Wednesday that it opposes conversion therapy.