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Love and Concern Pours in for Missionary Siblings Who Lost Family

A brother and sister are home after leaving their Mormon missions to prepare for a funeral Friday to honor their parents and two younger brothers, who died together Saturday night from carbon monoxide poisoning.

From the Church

Church Changes Policy on Full-time Female Seminary and Institute Teachers

LDS mothers with children at home are now eligible for full-time employment as teachers in the church's seminary and institute programs.

Jews can learn a lot from Mormons, editor says

Whether or not Mitt Romney becomes president of the United States, the editor of The Jewish Week in New York says there is a lot Jews can learn from the Mormons. "For the most part, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) takes a decidedly, and admirably low-key approach to negativity in the media and elsewhere, focusing on its mission," wrote Gary Rosenblatt, The Jewish Week editor and publisher. "And in that, and other ways, there is much the American Jewish establishment can learn from the Mormons."

Latter-day Saint Life

Teens Vandalize LDS Church, Cause $10,000 Damage

Three teenage boys in Goonellabah, New South Wales, Australia, broke into an LDS Church the Monday morning following Easter and caused approximately $10,000 worth of damage.

Injured BYU Student Miraculously Recovered, Now Going on Mission

For someone who had a less than 5% chance of survival only six months ago, Lexi Hansen is surprisingly healthy and understandbly thrilled about serving a mission.

The Mormon Issue

Much has changed since Mitt Romney last ran for president. The economy has gotten worse, the Phillies assembled the best starting rotation in baseball, and the United States killed Osama bin Laden.

Aussie Mormon mother gets ahead on her motor bike

Most picture Mormon missionaries in suits, spurning tea and coffee. But as the ''stormin' Mormon'' Mitt Romney makes a bid for the White House, there is renewed interest in the faith, which has been linked with polygamy and proselytising. Darrylin Galanos defies stereotypes. She lives in Ivanhoe with her husband and three children, studies social work at Melbourne University, votes for the Greens, and rides a Triumph motorbike. And like thousands of Australians she is part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS).

Mormon Tabernacle Choir announces 2013 tour

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square will visit six cities in America’s heartland next summer — their first visit to the upper Midwest since 2009. The tour will include stops in Columbus, Indianapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Minneapolis from June 12 through June 20, 2013 and will feature the 360-voice world-renowned choir and 65 members of the Orchestra at Temple Square. “The Choir performs before a live audience every week for its Music and the Spoken Word broadcast,” says Ron Jarrett, president of the Choir. “But there is nothing quite like hearing the Choir live in concert.

Latter-day Saint Life

A God of New Beginnings

January, the first month of the calendar year, most likely takes its name from the ancient Roman deity Janus, who was believed to be the gatekeeper of heaven. More generally, he was the god of doors, gateways (including city gates) and boundaries, and thus of beginnings and transitions, as well as a patron deity of traveling, trading and shipping.

Helping Hands removes 70 tons of trash from Dominican beaches

On September 15, 2012, more than 4,000 Mormon Helping Hands volunteers helped to clean beaches throughout the Dominican Republic. Equipped with bags, gloves, and a willingness to serve, the participants gathered to 26 different areas to remove trash from the coast. The final result was the removal of more than 70 tons of trash from Dominican beaches, rivers, and lakes. Missionaries and members dressed in yellow vests to celebrate the International Coastal Cleanup Day and worked alongside several nonprofit organizations, local government officials, schools, and small companies.