There is no trip one can experience in the world as spiritually refreshing as the Holy Land. There is something wonderfully unique in walking, as we say, in the footsteps of Jesus. Galilee, the Garden Tomb, Gethsemane and Bethlehem will always warm the heart with renewed faith and understanding of the love of God for all his children as that love was manifested in the life, teachings, and sacrifices of His Son. There is perpetual homesickness within me when I think of these places. Yet the great story of Christ did not end when Jesus softly called Mary’s name by the empty tomb on that first Easter morning. It spread forth to distant horizons where searching men and women waited for the good news of God’s divine intervention in the affairs of men. That is a story in and of itself, written on the stones of Ephesus, Cappadocia, Athens, Galatia, Patmos, and Rome. These “holy” places also awaken the divine homesickness within.

In 1982, Elder Hugo E. Martinez and his wife, Sister Nuria Alvarez de Martinez, were both in their medical residency training in Mississippi when an unexpected knock came at their front door.

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."

Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter's Square, explaining that his waning years and energy made him better suited to the life of private prayer he soon will spend in a secluded monastery than as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. On Thursday evening, the 85-year-old German-born theologian will become the first pope to have resigned from the papacy in 600 years.

The image of two young men in suits walking down the street may be a common visual of Mormon missionaries, but it's not a complete picture. There is growing population of young female missionaries.

Family, missions, polygamy—comedian and actor Zach Anner asked about it all in order to find out what Mormons believe.

On a sunny Wednesday in Provo, Utah, a long line of cars spits out about 300 new arrivals to the Missionary Training Center. The facility, known as MTC, is the largest language training school for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Hope works—that was the focus of a new series of videos released by the Mormon Channel that is reminiscent of the popular video series "TED Talks." Featuring an LDS mom, a missionary, a performer, a relationship coach, a parent who lost a child, and an equestrian vaulter paralyzed in an accident, these talks show the different facets of hope and faith from several different perspectives.

When he set out to write the biography of Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Elder Bruce C. Hafen wanted not just to record the life of a famous Church leader – as important as that was – “but also to honor his experience as one model to anyone seeking to be a true disciple” of Jesus Christ.

To achieve peace, security and harmony in the world, “we must really mean what we say. We should be sincere about each other’s well-being and in our good intentions towards one another.”