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World & Church History Events You’ll Be Surprised Happened at the Same Time

From the sinking of the Titanic to the first early morning seminary classes, to various world wars, you might be surprised at what you find when you put world and church events side-by-side. Click here for world and church history events from the 19th Century.

Latter-day Saint Life

Women and temple work from ancient Israel until now

By Donald W. Parry

Editor’s note: The following sections are excerpted from 175 Temple Symbols and Their Meanings by Donald W. Parry and show how women’s involvement of temple work dates back to ancient Israel and how women continue to be more and more involved in temple work as the years go by.

OUT YONDER: Mormons settled Hill Country in Texas

With a Mormon running a strong race for our nation's highest office, more people are seeking information about the Mormon religion and its connections to Texas. Our state had Mormons among its early pioneer settlers and those folks helped make history, although they did not stay long.

CBS News: Harry Reid says he'd favor Huntsman over Romney

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said today if he had to choose between Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman in the presidential race, he'd go with what he considers the lesser of two evils: Huntsman.

Chanté Sinclair Stutznegger

Chanté Sinclair Stutznegger is the co-founder of Sinclair Consulting Group and Instagram's Let’s Talk Sis. She is also the cohost, alongside her sister Alexis, of The Let’s Talk Sis Podcast, where they engage in real conversations about race, diversity, and human connection.

CNN: With 'I'm a Mormon' campaign, church counters lily-white image

The scene at a Mormon congregation here on a recent Sunday would surprise Americans who think of Mormons as young white missionaries in stiff white shirts, black ties and name tags.

Latter-day Saints Help with Study on Religion and the Brain

At the push of a button, the gurney holding Auriel Peterson slides slowly into the pale blue glow of a magnetic resonance imaging machine. Soon, all that's visible are the shins of her black track pants and the chartreuse-and-white soles of her running shoes, angled like the fins of a torpedo.

God's work will put Hopoate's career on the path to greatness, says rugby legend

ALL BLACKS legend Sid Going, who played 86 matches for New Zealand after his two-year Mormon mission in the 1960s, believes Will Hopoate is destined for greatness when he returns from his sabbatical in 2014.

Latter-day Saint Life

President Nelson to receive the Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize

By Haley Lundberg

President Nelson was specifically selected as the inaugural recipient of this prize “for his global efforts in ‘abandoning attitudes and actions of prejudice against any group of God’s children’ through nonviolent ways.”

April LDS Living Book Club: Revisiting ‘Women and the Priesthood’ by Sheri Dew

For some people, the fact that women are not ordained to the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a sticking point, a hot topic, and even a potential media controversy. Others aren't troubled by the issue at all. But wherever you fall on that spectrum, you'll be fascinated by this doctrinal exploration of a topic that is crucial for both women and men to understand.