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Women and the Priesthood in Mormon Theology

We are in Bali, Indonesia, as we write this column, and while we love so many things about Bali, parts of its culture are distastefully male-dominated. It's causing us to appreciate our own ever-more-equal-but-still-a-long-way-to-go American culture.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Latter-day Saint and Former Congresswoman Mia Love Becomes CNN Political Commentator

Former Utah Republican Congresswoman Mia Love has landed a job with CNN as a political commentator.

Andrea Hales: Gathering Tribes

Andrea Hales felt inadequate to the task but she couldn’t deny the prompting she was feeling to start a podcast. The podcast would tell the stories of Native American Latter-day Saints and provide a platform to share their testimonies as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hales knew she didn’t grow up close to her Navajo side of the family but she felt her heart turning to her fathers and, as a result, a podcast called “Tribe of Testimonies” was born.

Latter-day Saint Life

Gatorade awards Latter-day Saint teen National Boys Cross Country Player of the Year

By Church News

“It means so much after how I’ve trained and for what I’ve been putting effort out to do.”

CHAPTERS: My Lord, He Calls Me edited by Alice Faulkner Burch

My Lord He Calls Me: Stories of Faith by Black American Latter-day Saints edited by Alice Faulkner Burch celebrates the stories of Black Latter-day Saints. It’s an essay compilation by active Black American members of the Church whose ancestors were brought to the United States from Africa and enslaved. Because it's Black History month, we wanted to hear about their conversion stories, what life is like as a Black Latter-day Saint, and why they choose to remain in the Church. You will be inspired by the faith, testimony, endurance, wisdom, and spiritual strength of these faithful Saints.

Defending the Family Means Defending Women and Rooting Out Misogyny

By Adam S. Miller

As “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” warns, if we fail to defend the family, “the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.”

Award-winning historian examines America’s fight for religious liberty in new book

With religion being a pressing issue in this year’s presidential race, many are examining the role of religion in America.

Latter-day Saint Life

President Trump Praises Mormon Pioneers for Ingenuity and "Incredible Leap of Faith"

By LDS Living

As Utahns celebrated Pioneer Day on July 24, President Donald Trump issued a statement praising the state's religious founders for their "ingenuity, industry, and unwavering commitment to faith." In addition to mentioning Brigham Young and the persecution and hardships the pioneers faced, President Trump focused on the pioneer's "incredible leap of faith into the unknown:"

From the Church

"It Is as Though He Has Been Unleashed": Sister Nelson on President Nelson's Role as Prophet

By Katie Lambert

While traveling with President Russell M. Nelson on his South American tour, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson says in a Newsroom video that the prophet's work so far "Is as though he has been unleashed."

From the Church

President Nelson About the Church in the Coming Years: "Eat Your Vitamin Pills. Get Some Rest. It's Going to Be Exciting."

By LDS Living

"If you think the Church has been fully restored, you're just seeing the beginning," President Russell M. Nelson said about the Church in a video during his South American tour.