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Zandra Vranes of “Sistas In Zion” and Laurel Christensen Day: Racism In the Church

Zandra Vranes and Laurel Christensen Day’s friendship requires a conscious, deliberate effort to create trust. In this episode, they talk with “All In” host Erin Hallstrom about why they have chosen to create a strong relationship and understanding with one another by refusing to shy away from difficult conversations. Vranes and Day discuss how racism is manifest in the Church today and what we can all do to help each other feel at home in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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New Movie Shares the Surprisingly Spiritual Story of LDS Dad Stuck in Nutty Putty Cave

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When Latter-day Saint father and husband John Edward Jones descended into the Nutty Putty cave with his brothers and friends in 2009, he had no idea it was the last time he would see his family.

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Primary Turns 140: How Mischievous Boys Led to Its Creation, How It's Changing Lives Today

“The one thing that never changed [in the Primary] is the love those leaders had for those children and the love that our leaders today have for the children,” Sister Joy D. Jones Jones said. “And Heavenly Father’s love is what generates that love. It’s all coming from and through Him, and what a gift it is because we want our children today to feel His love. They have got to feel His love and know that they are His.”

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'Indiana Jones', 'Lord of the Rings' Actor Narrates the Nativity with Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Becoming a Transitional Character (with Dr. Christopher Jones)

Have you ever heard of Marie Kondo? She’s a Japanese professional organizer known for her method of only keeping what “sparks joy” in her life. We can follow her example by becoming a transitional character—someone who breaks cycles of negativity and embraces joyful practices. In this episode, we talk with BYU professor Christopher Jones about what it means to be a transitional character, and how we can spark joy in our own family histories.

LDS special-needs student and football friends help change high school

When Carson Jones invited Chy Johnson to sit with him and his football buddies at lunch last fall, he didn't think it was a big deal. Since that time, Johnson's story has been a source of inspiration told through accounts in the national media and, most recently, the priesthood session of LDS general conference. Johnson, 16, has microcephaly, a brain disorder. She became a target for bullies at Queen Creek High School. After hearing her daughter express frustration about the other kids throwing trash at her, Chy’s mother, Elizabeth Johnson, called up Jones to ask if he’d give her some names of the bullies. Instead, Jones befriended her daughter.

LDS comedy group hits Salt Lake - Deseret News

He already went viral. Now, he'll try and do it again, live. Stephen Jones, best known for his BYU Old Spice parody YouTube hit that notched more than 2.5 million views, joins The Left Field Stand Up Comedy for live performances in Salt Lake City this weekend. "Look at your weekend, now look at mine, now back at your weekend, now back to mine," says Jones, referencing his popular impersonation in a news release. "Sadly, it's not mine. But if you stopped sitting at home watching YouTube videos and came out to see a live show, it could be like mine." Founded by Jones and seven other BYU students this past fall, The Left Field Stand Up Comedy is a traveling ensemble of Mormon comedians united over a commitment to perform clean, family-friendly material.

LDS youth group raises $13,000 for charity

The youth group from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Brambleton Congregation raised $13,000 for Loudoun Habitat for Humanity during an auction earlier this month to help with the construction of a home in western Loudoun. The home is the third of five planned in the Erin Petersen subdivision in the village of St. Louis west of Middleburg.

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Watch: Morgan Jones shares with BYUtv what she hopes her book teaches her future children

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“I would like someday to have something to show my kids and [say], ‘This is what I did ... when things were not playing out the way that I expected, but I tried to make the most of it.”

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Touching Moments from Sisters Jones and Craig's Historic Ministry to Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan

Following a group of people dressed in colorful, handmade tribal clothing up the stairs in a small Church meetinghouse in Hualien, Taiwan, Wen-hsiu Chen squeezed her way through the crowd for a chance to say a quick goodbye.