More than 2,000 people converged on rural North Carolina earlier this month for the third annual Wild Goose Festival, a gathering featuring music, art and speeches on religion and social issues — all with a liberal twist. The festivalgoers fit the description of what some call "religious progressives," a label that riffs on the idea of "religious conservatives" to describe those who exhibit both faith and left-of-center politics. According to research released recently by two liberal-leaning research groups, Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, this group may have the potential to change the dynamics of religion and politics in America.

As a professor of philosophy at Brigham Young University (1972-2011), I have rationally defended the restored gospel in local, national and international venues. Indeed, in all my published work, I have done nothing else. Yet my own conviction of the restored gospel is not based on philosophical or theological reasoning; it is grounded in personal manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Though these are sacred experiences, not often communicated or communicable, I share one such experience here. Several years ago I attended an eight-week Institute in the Philosophy of Religion at Eastern Washington University in Bellingham, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Institute was directed by Professors William Alston and Alvin Plantinga and included as faculty some of the most prominent philosophers of religion in both the U.S. and Great Britain.

After a recent expansion, missionaries are moving into two new buildings at the Provo Missionary Training Center and will help with the upcoming public tours of the buildings.

A surveillance camera captured the incredible footage of two missionaries fighting back after two men apparently attempted to rob the missionaries at gunpoint.

Every day the Utah papers have their obituaries section, but notice the ages. The leading cause of death in Utah, by far, is old age. And most of those dying are well into their eighties and nineties.

Get the full lesson "The Plan of Salvation" from the Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith at LDS.org.

Excerpt from "Mountains to Climb," by Henry B. Eyring

UPDATE: The Church has released an official statement following the BSA's decision to allow gay leaders to participate in the Scouting program.

Justin Su’a has gone from the seminary classroom to the sidelines and dugouts of NFL and MLB teams to inspire professional athletes to be the best that they can be.

Elder Cook and Elder Callister visited Venezuela, located on the northern coast of South America, on Aug. 16-18. During an adult devotional to a large congregation that was broadcast throughout the country, Elder Cook left an apostolic blessing on the people and country that face many challenges. He also bore witness of the Savior and the Atonement.