If Mitt Romney wins the Republican nomination for 2012, President Obama will reportedly have two things to say about him: he's greedy and he's weird. The greed part is based on Romney's work at Bain Capital, which frequently bought struggling companies and laid off workers. The weird part is based on his bad fashion and bad jokes, Politico reports. But Megan Carpentier thinks maybe it's really about Romney being Mormon. Carpentier notes that more than a third of Americans are "somewhat uncomfortable" or "entirely uncomfortable" with voting for Mormons, according to a Quinnipiac poll released in June. Further, Mormonism seems alien to many--the poll found just 25 percent think the religion is very or somewhat similar to their own. Politico's Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin report that Obama's campaign says it's not going after Romney's faith:

Why are Mormons so defensive when questions about their faith arise? And how can we as a Church be more embracing of those who are different than us?

The LDS Church is studying the impact of a new Russian law that restricts missionary work outside of churches and requires permits for missionaries, but the faith's missionaries will remain in place and abide by the law.

MR says: What a wonderful story of two faiths coming together to focus on their commonalities and create something beautiful.

There's a significant possibility that 2012 will be the year that America confronts the question of whether a Mormon can be president. It seems like a question with an obvious answer ("I don't know. Can he?"). But surveys in recent years have consistently found that a large minority of voters are set against the idea, and the prejudice may be even more deeply rooted among a Republican primary electorate that is, as my colleague puts it, "struggling to decide which it hates most—being a Mormon or being sensible."

A little more than two months after the March 15 mosque shootings in New Zealand, an emotional video was released by Church News showing President Russell M. Nelson presenting Muslim leaders of Christchurch with two $50,000 donations, one for each affected mosque.

As much as we love things from the past, sometimes they can look a little dated. The original CTR ring from the 1970’s was great at the time; along with cassette players, perms and platform shoes. We’ve moved on.

An LDS meetinghouse in Twin Falls was recently vandalized. The Church building was spray painted with black and red paint that spelled the message "God is dead."

On August 26, a first-time music event aimed at supporting LGBTQ youth charities and featuring Imagine Dragons, Neon Trees, Julianne Hough, and other stars will be held in Orem, Utah. This concert, spearheaded by Grammy-award winning singer Dan Reynolds, is designed to bring together the LGBTQ and faith communities to promote love and acceptance of LGBTQ youth.

"The gospel just comes first in our lives. That’s all there is to it," 76-year-old Dick Johnson says.