Search - LDS Living

Stories in this episode: A phone call to a complete stranger could mean redemption or condemnation for Lindsey as she struggles to overcome a 13-year-old lie; Claire struggles to find relief from challenges with addiction until an unexpected source becomes the catalyst for true change.

Jane Clayson Johnson: Depression in the Lives of Latter-day Saints

After a very successful career in network news, broadcast journalist Jane Clayson Johnson was finally the wife and mother she had always dreamed of becoming when she found herself overcome with a darkness she didn’t recognize. On this week’s episode, Jane discusses the clinical depression that blindsided her and what she has learned from interviewing over 150 Latter-day Saints who are also facing this difficult challenge.

Team Obama says 'Mitts' off when it comes to Romney's Mormon faith

President Obama has turned up the rhetoric on Mitt Romney, but one topic will be off-limits — the Republican’s Mormon faith. One of the nation’s most powerful Democrats Wednesday shot down GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch’s claim that Obama’s team would make Romney’s Mormon faith a central campaign issue as Election Day approaches.

Latter-day Saint Life

How to Handle a Faith Crisis

Two recent articles published in BYU Magazine and the New Era (the Church’s official magazine for youth) are noteworthy in their discussion of how to help others going through a faith crisis.

Keeping The Faith: Janet Eyring Lost then Found

We sit down with Janet Eyring. She tells her story of being a seeker, losing faith and leaving the Church, the sense of loss from having missed out on the faith of her youth while spending 20 years outside the Church, and her return the LDS Church. We talk about her advice for those with similar journeys and where her faith has brought her.

Latter-day Saint Life

Anxiety and belief: 5 principles of faith to help prevent your doubts from becoming a faith crisis

By Debra Theobald McClendon, PhD

Not all faith questions need constitute a “faith crisis.” We need not be afraid of our questions, but can journey with them as we seek to address them with honest intent.

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Church and Other Faith Leaders Call for "Compassion and Civility" Amid Controversy Over Homelessness

After the Church recently released statement on homelessness,Bishop Gérald Caussé, presiding bishop of the Church, recently joined with eight other faith leaders to release a joint statement.

Latter-day Saint Life

"But If Not": Finding Faith Knowing My Prayers to Be Healed from Stage IV Cancer May Not Be Answered as I Hoped

“Please bless that the two new spots in Mommy’s brain are not cancer.”

Latter-day Saint Life

Latter-day Saints More Happy in Marriage than Other Christian Groups

Matthew Draper, a psychologist and associate professor at Utah Valley University, said he has seen very successful marriages and happiness within families who are not informed by religious faith at all.

From the Church

Elder Holland speaks to law society on faith and religious freedom on faith and religious freedom

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve addressed the J. Reuben Clark Law Society in Washington, D.C., on February 15 as part of the organization’s annual conference. The event marked the 25th anniversary of the JRCLS—a nondenominational group that encourages attorneys to parlay personal religious conviction into meaningful public service and professional excellence. “I had the good fortune to be part of the founding of the [Clark] law society during my presidential years at BYU and the creation of its first chapter here in Washington, D.C.,” Elder Holland said during his remarks. “This a particularly sweet moment for me, coming back to the maternity ward where this baby was born and noting what a dazzling 25-year-old that child has become.”