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Deseret Magazine pays tribute to the life of Maj. Brent Taylor—a Latter-day Saint hero

The wall of Maj. Brent Taylor’s quarters in northern Iraq looked much like his living space when serving a mission to Brazil, Deseret Magazine reports. He decorated both with photos of his family, cutouts from religious magazines, and inspirational quotes.

President Nelson coauthors op-ed with NAACP leaders calling for racial harmony

By The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

In a piece published Monday on Medium.com, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and three leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) are calling on all Americans to embrace Jesus Christ’s simple but challenging model that can lead to racial peace and harmony. The prophet is joined by Derrick Johnson (NAACP president and CEO), Leon Russell (NAACP chairman of the board) and the Rev. Amos C. Brown (NAACP chairman emeritus of religious affairs).

From the Church

Church letter encourages water conservation and outlines new water-wise plans for Church properties

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

We all play a part in preserving the critical resources needed to sustain life—especially water—and we invite others to join us in reducing water use wherever possible.

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.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why the Huff Post Said Evangelicals Should Take a Lesson from Mormons

By LDS Living Staff

LDS Living does not support or endorse political candidates. However, we did find this discussion relevant and interesting to the Mormon community.

Pioneer Day Quiz

1. When did the Mormon exodus West begin? 2. When did the advance party of Mormon pioneers arrive in the Salt Lake Valley?

TV show seeking Mormon singles

Somebody thinks the mating habits of the American Mormon would make for TV entertainment. An ad seeking applicants for something called "Mormon Singles Project" appeared Sunday on the web classified site CraigsList.

Famous Latter-day Saints

21 famous people who have been given a Book of Mormon

By Danielle B. Wagner

From presidents and popes to rappers and authors, the Book of Mormon has come into the hands of some incredible public figures.

Heidi Swinton: Profiling a Prophet

As a young journalism student at the University of Utah, Heidi Swinton had big dreams of one day working for Newsweek, but a prompting encouraging her to focus on the work of the Lord led her to a different path in life instead. This path still involved Swinton using her talents through writing, but in ways she never could’ve imagined—including writing the biography of President Thomas S. Monson.

Kenneth Hartvigsen: Experiencing Art in an Intimate Way

Kenneth Hartvigsen has thought a lot about the power art possesses. He is a believer that it has the ability to help us unite, understand one another, and feel a greater connection to the Creator. On this week’s episode, Kenneth, an art curator at Brigham Young University, takes us inside his thought process surrounding art so we can “experience” one of Carl Bloch’s most famous paintings, “Christ Healing the Sick at the Pool of Bethesda.”