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Mormon Helping Hands video nominated for CNN award

Members of the LDS faith have become known for wearing yellow shirts and giving service. The Mormon Helping Hands program is organized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in order to provide community service and disaster relief to those in need. Projects have been conducted throughout Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific and the United States. But one project in Queens, N.Y., just last year was documented on video, which has not only gone viral, but has been nominated for original reporting in the CNN iReport Awards.

No Conference Talks Given in Native Languages This Time

As LDS general conference picked up again Sunday morning, social media users noticed something unusual.

Viewpoint: Making the most of the Mormon Moment

My last companion in Australia was Elder William Hopoate — one of the most famous rugby all-stars in Australia. When he turned down millions of dollars to serve a Mormon mission, it went viral. As we served together, I realized his influence did much more than simply touch the people he came in contact with. His good example and selfless sacrifice affected the general public’s opinion of the LDS faith. The people in Australia are more receptive to the gospel of Jesus Christ because, for perhaps the first time, they were able to see the Church in an incredibly positive way through the media.

From the Church

Church Confirms Women's Meeting Now Part of General Conference

The LDS Church's semiannual General Women's Meeting is now an official session of the faith's semiannual general conferences.

Romney: Religion not 'the most important issue' in presidential campaign

Mitt Romney said Friday he does not expect his Mormon faith to become a challenge in this election, and added that he thinks most voters prioritize other issues over religion.

Mormon in America: JetBlue founder on going from missionary to entrepreneur

From JetBlue to Marriott to Dell, these businesses have all been led by members of the Mormon Church. JetBlue founder David Neeleman said that his Mormon faith impacts how he does business. "I think we're just serious about life," Neeleman told Rock Center's Harry Smith in an interview airing Thursday, Aug. 23 at 10pm/9c on NBC. "You know, we are taught that it's not bad to make money in life. It's not bad, but it's not your money, it's heavenly father's money and you should be good stewards over that money."

Mormon boy with broken heart touching hearts around the world

Chris Jones has created all kinds of media presentations for clients, but his latest project is the most powerful and the most personal. He is documenting his 11-year-old son’s final journey in this life.

Latter-day Saint Life

I Know the Church is True

Try this experiment. Type the expression in quotes “I know the church is true” into a Google search, and see what you get. Page after page after page of material set in a Mormon context. That kind of affirmation is a specifically Mormon thing; it is not something other Christians are in the habit of saying about their churches. If you can go through an entire Fast and Testimony Meeting and not get at least a dozen recitations of that statement, it has been a slow Sunday.

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Book of Mormon translation: Pacific Islands

Editor's note: This is one in a series on the Book of Mormon translations and translators. The Pacific Islands span multiple languages and a variety of translation stories. From Tongan to Maori, from as early as the 1840s through today, translating the Book of Mormon for faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on these hundreds of islands has been a constant work in progress.

The case for organized religion

While critics of organized religion may point to hypocrisy, the bad examples of some are not reasons to reject faith in God or his church. While it is true that some have twisted God’s word to suit their personal agendas or to justify cruelty to their fellow man, God’s church remains a beacon amidst the groping fog of the "carnal mind" (Romans 8:7).