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Disputed Poll's Surprising Results Show How Mormons Feel About Women Getting the Priesthood

Regardless of the outcome of this poll , one thing is clear and encouraging: most Church members believe in continuing revelation and sustain our Church leaders, no matter what.

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Car Crash Victim Survives After Receiving Priesthood Blessing on Freeway, Story Goes Viral

After rolling six times on the freeway, Jessica Bingham lay at the side of the freeway in her demolished car. Within moments of the crash, Danny Paniagua quickly administered a priesthood blessing to Bingham, who is not a member of the Church, sharing this touching testimony and the remarkable story on his Facebook page:

Church Announces Changes to Strengthen Youth

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are announcing changes to Aaronic Priesthood quorums and Young Women classes that give young men and young women more opportunity for all-around growth. The Aaronic Priesthood is the lesser of two levels of priesthood in the Church and is conferred upon faithful male Latter-day Saints starting the year in which they turn 12.

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June 2014 Primary Sharing Time Helps

Monthly Theme: Priesthood Ordinances and Temple Work Bless My Family

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Elder Perry's Final Message to the Young Men

This article was prepared by Elder L. Tom Perry on May 28, 2015, two days before his passing, to be shared with young priesthood holders.

Orson Scott Card: Praise for work of ‘Ender’s Game’ director, movie executives

The popular science fiction novel “Ender’s Game” started as a short story in 1977 and is scheduled to debut as a movie Nov. 1, starring Harrison Ford and Ben Kingsley. The book, by BYU alumnus Orson Scott Card, is set in a futuristic culture where the government breeds genius children and trains them as soldiers to prepare for the next attack by a hostile alien race. The novel claimed Nebula and Hugo awards — prestigious in the science fiction genre — and is on the Marine Corps reading list because of the leadership principles the book teaches.

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Mitt Romney Treated for Prostate Cancer over the Summer

With speculation that Mitt Romney will likely enter the race for the Utah seat in the U.S. Senate, news recently broke about Romney's recent health problems and how those may impact his future political decisions.

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FHE: Light of Christ

By Shauna Gibby

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The priesthood revelation that changed the world, on 'Mormon Times TV'

The summer of 1978 was a turning point in my life. I’d just graduated from Brigham Young University in broadcast journalism and made a last-minute decision to apply for an internship in New York City — the Y.’s first group of communications students ever to work in the Big Apple as interns. My marriage prospects weren’t too enticing and the job offers weren’t pouring in, so I thought it would be the perfect place to get my feet wet in the industry (other than the TV internship I’d done the previous summer at KSL. Who’d have thought it would take me 34 years to return?).

44: "Rend That Veil of Unbelief" (Ether 1–5)

Imagine an entire nation formed by a single prayer. That’s how the book of Ether begins, and it only picks up the pace from there. Barges built after the manner of Noah, stones touched by God, sea creatures threatening to dash boats to pieces—there’s no doubt Ether 1–5 is one fast-paced adventure. But it’s also chock-full of spiritual moments that teach us what it means to pray with faith and rely on the Lord, which are lessons we need today more than ever. So grab your scriptures and let’s dig into some of the most incredible moments in scripture.