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Gallery: Paintings and Stories of the Pioneers

By Andrew D. Olsen and Jolene S. Allphin

We've all heard stories of faith and heroism from the early Saints as they crossed the plains, but this book takes our understanding of those pioneers to a whole new level, allowing us to get intimately acquainted with several of the individuals and families who traveled with the Willie handcart company through photos, journal excerpts, inspiring stories, and biographical details. Throughout the book, the stories of these faithful are brought to life through the gorgeous and plentiful paintings of Julie Rogers.

12 Hilarious Answers to Who Would Make the Best Church Ball Players of All Time

By LDS Living

Editor's note: The following responses have been edited for clarity.

Photo of Missionaries Doing Service Goes Viral

A couple of missionaries unknowingly adapted the definition of doing online missionary work this week thanks to a photo originally posted on reddit and now also on imgur that went viral. The picture, captioned "The Mormons insisted on speaking to my mom. So here they are helping her garden," has attracted more than two million views and one thousand comments. On an online forum known for its negative threads on many subject, including Mormons, positive comments like the following were surprisingly in abundance:

The Civil War 150 years later: The Mormon connection

By Whitney Sorensen

After celebrating U.S. independence with family and friends beneath a shower of fireworks on Monday, many Americans reflected on the freedoms we enjoy because of sacrifices made in behalf of this great nation. Many sacrificed their lives for that freedom under the fall of some very different fireworks: cannon fire.

Shareable Stained-glass Nativity Published by Mormon.org

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From the Church

Elder Renlund pays beautiful tribute to his brother who recently passed away

By Morgan Pearson

On Tuesday, Elder Dale G. Renlund's older brother, Gary Mats Renlund, passed away. On Thursday, Elder Renlund shared a tribute that gives insight into the influence an older sibling can have in someone’s life.

Famous Latter-day Saints

J.K. Rowling Weighs in on Viral, Mormon-Made Harry Potter 'Uptown Funk' Parody

Brigham Young University grad student Keith Allen and his team at the BYU AdLab have found the key to ultimate viral success: Harry Potter nerds.

From the Church

Senior service missionaries can now be assigned to temples in the United States and Canada

By Lindsey Williams

A January 29, 2021 notice from the Temple Department to local leaders in the United States and Canada shared a new opportunity for senior service missionaries—serving in their assigned temple where they live.

Bronco Mendenhall signs 3-year contract extension with BYU

The difficult part for Bronco Mendenhall wasn’t negotiating his contract to remain the football coach at BYU through the 2016 season, although he called that process "exhausting" on Wednesday as the Cougars held their third annual Football Media Day at the BYU Broadcast Building on campus. The hardest part, Mendenhall revealed after the school announced a three-year extension of the contract that was set to expire after the upcoming season, was deciding last winter that he wanted to stay at BYU.

Hoping to hit the big time, small-town band Chasing Chance holds to Mormon standards

Small-town band Chasing Chance is hoping to make it to the big time with its "good feeling" music. Members of the band grew up together in Delta, Utah. They each were into music and played in different bands throughout high school. After serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they came together and formed a band of their own in September 2011. They reside in Orem, where they all attend UVU.