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Even Mormon Democrats like Romney, poll shows
Almost all Mormon Republicans (94 percent) have a favorable view of their fellow believer, Mitt Romney, but so do a surprising 62 percent of LDS Democrats. Shared religion doesn’t always trump partisan politics, though. Just ask Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The Mormon Democrat from Nevada is viewed unfavorably by more than half of LDS registered voters and fails to crack 50 percent even among fellow party members of his faith.
Missionaries, Members Help Catholic Nuns with Annual Fundraiser Fair
For more than a decade, Ted Martinez has been tasked with setting up and taking down a fundraising fair for local nuns.
Margaret Young shares “Untold Stories of Black Mormons”
Margaret Young, a Brigham Young University English professor and one of the authors of “Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons,” gave a lecture Wednesday titled “Faith, Hope, Charity and Telling Our Stories: How we Unite in Our Communal Journey.” Her lecture included a handful of stories from the lives of Elijah Able, Jane Elizabeth Manning James, Eliza Partridge Lyman, Green Flake and others, all black members of the early Church.
Ann Romney ‘stay-at-home mom’ debate: Mormons react
The public dust-up over Ann Romney and stay-home mothers played out in a particular way in Romney’s own community of Mormon women, who are twice as likely to be housewives as non-Mormons. Mormon culture and preaching is strongly protective of distinct gender roles, with church members more likely than Americans of any other faith group to say it’s better for women to stay home and men to work outside the house.
Conference explores unique challenges of gay Mormons
The unique challenges encountered by those who identify themselves as both Mormons and gay were explored Saturday morning during the first general session of "Circling the Wagons," a three-day conference dedicated to the issues of homosexuality within LDS faith and culture. The conference, which drew 300 people to the First Baptist Church on Saturday, is sponsored by Mormon Stories, an organization with no affiliation to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormon Stories claims to "build bridges between all who identify as Mormon."
Mormonism enjoying dramatic growth in Latin America
Growing up in Colombia, Margarita García always considered herself a woman of faith. But no matter how many religions she explored, she couldn’t find the right one.
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Watch: Church Collaborates with BYU Choirs to Create Heartwarming Music Video
By LDS Living
All the BYU choirs and the BYU orchestra collaborated with the Church to help #LighttheWorld with a music video that reminds people of the love and charity that makes Christmas the best time of year. Watch as BYU Combined Choirs sing this beautiful arrangement of "Wishes and Candles."
A First: University of Utah May Offer a Mormon Studies Minor
With Salt Lake City as the global headquarters of the LDS Church, you might assume the University of Utah, the state’s flagship school, is a major hub for scholars studying and teaching about the Mormon faith.
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Church Leader Visit Lifts Spirits After Cyclone
"God knows your circumstances and your faith," Elder F. Michael Watson this week reassured Samoans impacted by a recent, devastating cyclone.
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Conference Memories: The Big Fake Tabernacle Organ
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is an iconic symbol of out faith. So is the Tabernacle organ. Take a look at your hymnal, and there it is – instantly recognizable. A long time ago, I had a close-up encounter with this famous instrument.