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Former LDS Women’s Leader Florence Jacobsen dies at 103, but Her Legacy Lives On

What a legacy of faith. Our prayers are with Florence Jacobsen's family.

LDS Scholar vs. Yale Student on Book of Mormon Origins

When I was completing a graduate degree in biblical studies at Yale University, I gave an invited presentation to fellow students on Mormonism. I explained the origins of the Book of Mormon and shared highlights from its timeless message.

Latter-day Saint Life

#MormonByChoice: Photographer’s Campaign Encourages Members to Share Testimonies Online

MR says: What a great example of finding ways to share your faith and help strengthen others after loss and heartache.

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From the Church

Watch: ‘How can I have faith when I feel like I am drowning?’ President Bingham shares her answers

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

In a new video, Relief Society General President Jean B. Bingham talks about emotional resilience.

From the Church

First Presidency: All Temple Ordinances, Including Live Ordinances, Temporarily Suspended

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following letterMarch 25, 2020, to Latter-day Saints everywhere:

LDS Democrats working to boost their numbers

They are true to their faith, love their country and families and don’t side with the majority party in the Beehive State. Latter-day Saints who are Democrats are the largest single caucus within the state party, and if organizers have their way, this is only the beginning. The LDS Democrats caucus currently has 2,400 members and hopes to reach 3,000 by August.

Nova Scotia Newspaper Chats with Sister Missionaries

Often misunderstood and sometimes disregarded, their faith in God’s love reassures them and instills the strength to carry on.

'Nothing exciting about me or any other black Republican'

Don Harwell has not spoken to his twin brother in 10 years. "As I remember it, the discussion was (that) the Book of Mormon was a lie, " Harwell said via phone.

Capturing the spiritual in public discussion of the LDS Church

Efforts to dissect, analyze and understand the Mormon faith meet with varied success. Religion — including the cultures, peoples, histories, practices and beliefs that come with it — is complex and multifaceted. Journalists reporting on religious organizations, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have often shown thoughtfulness and thoroughness in their treatments of the religion and the community.

Author: Essence of Mormonism missed in Broadway plays

Although many national stories are portraying Mormons in a lot of different ways, including those in which members of the faith say they are regular people who many know as neighbors and friends across the world, one historian says people are missing the mark in defining Mormonism.