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LDS Church celebrates 35th anniversary of black men receiving priesthood

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints celebrated the 35th anniversary since the announcement of the revelation allowing black men in the faith to receive the priesthood. The announcement was breaking news on June 9th, 1978, and many members of the LDS Church said it was one of those moments they will never forget how they felt.

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ESPN Declares BYU Gymnastics the Hands-Down Winner of the "Mannequin Challenge"

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It's the new latest internet craze—people stand entirely still while a camera pans around them from every angle.

"Top Five" Mormon books in the Wall Street Journal

In Saturday’s Wall Street Journal, Samuel Brown, professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Utah, friend of the JI, and author of the recently-released In Heaven as It Is on Earth: Joseph Smith and the Early Mormon Conquest of Death (Oxford University Press, 2012), penned a short annotated list of “the five best” books on Mormonism, which included the following:

4 Ways to Be a "Deliberate Mother" in the Midst of Mayhem

The other night, my husband and I were trying to replace the net on our trampoline (the previous one had been ripped to shreds), and our children were playing at a nearby park that had been freshly mowed. Frustrated because the new net hadn’t come with instructions and looked nothing like our old one, we decided to call it quits for the night and gathered our children back into the house.

FamilySearch Donates $1.5 Million to New American Revolution Museum

Construction is beginning on the new Museum of the American Revolution (MoAR) in the historic heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, due in part to a gift from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The $1.5 million donation from the Church was presented to H. F. (Gerry) Lenfest, chairman of the museum, on Thursday, 24 April 2014, by Dennis C. Brimhall, president and CEO of FamilySearch International, which is affiliated with the Church.

Is Cleanliness Really Next to Godliness?

This week, as we remove the brittle Christmas tree and unwrap the garland from the staircase banister, most of us will resolve to clean for the new year.

Unique Developmental Center Ward Serves Those Who Serve Them

The LDS meetinghouse across the street from the Mt. Timpanogos Utah Temple looks like any other. Inside on Sunday mornings, Aaronic Priesthood holders, dressed in white shirts and ties, pass the sacrament to the congregation. After sacrament meeting concludes, teachers check out materials from the meetinghouse library for classes that follow.

Example set by handcart pioneers

When trials like those experienced by the Martin and Willie handcart companies bring individuals' faith together, they weave a "warm tapestry of faith" that protects them from the chilling winds of iniquity and adversity. That was the message Elder Marcus B. Nash of the Seventy and current assistant executive director of the Church History Department delivered Feb. 9 in the first of this year's "Men and Women of Faith" lecture series, sponsored by the Church History Library and held in the auditorium of the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City.

Coming soon: A Mormon temple in Rome

The world’s focus turned to the Catholic Church last month, when Catholics filled St. Peter's Square to witness Pope Francis’ inauguration. But just a few miles away, Italians are building a tribute to a different sect. Italy, known for its strong Catholic presence, is also home to nearly 25,000 Mormons. And just eight miles from the Vatican, a Mormon temple is being built—the first in the city, the first in Italy, and the first in the Mediterranean region.

In the Belly of the Whale

The story of Jonah and the whale found in the Old Testament is familiar. God told Jonah to go to Ninevah and preach repentance. Instead, Jonah ran away. But God knows EVERYTHING. And he has the whole of Oceania at his command. Hence, Jonah was swallowed by a whale. But seriously, who gets swallowed by whales these days? How to get swallowed by a whale: