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Keith Erekson: Investigating Latter-Day Saint Rumors and Assumptions

We’ve all heard them. There are pre-general conference predictions, rumors about certain celebrities investigating the Church, and sensationalized stories from Church history. How can you discern what is real and what’s rumor? On this week’s episode, Keith Erekson, director of the Church History Library, teaches how historians approach corroboration and how you can do the same in your own life.

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Looking back on the ‘I’m a Mormon’ campaign and the message it communicated to women in the Church

During her five years as a brand strategist for Bonneville Communications, Neylan McBaine was a part of the team behind the “I’m a Mormon” multimillion-dollar advertising and outreach campaign for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. McBaine caught the eye of Boncom, the marketing agency behind not only “I’m a Mormon” but Light The World and other Church campaigns, because of a website she had started, The Mormon Women Project. Unbeknownst to them, McBaine carried with her extensive marketing experience, having worked for years in the Silicon Valley with multiple successful companies, making her an incredible asset to the campaign. On this week’s episode of All In, McBaine reflected on what made the campaign impactful.

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Former Stake President Says the "Faith and Prayers of Thousands" Helped Rescue Him from Abductors in Mexico

By Katie Lambert

Bob Meek, a former Idaho Falls, Idaho, stake president, says he is safe after being held ransom in Mexico.

Nauvoo Young Performing Missionaries Don't Let Canceled Summer Service Keep Them from Singing

Each summer, single Latter-day Saints between the ages of 18 and 25 are called to serve in Nauvoo. These missionaries sing, dance, play instruments, and work on set to make sure that visitors to the Illinois town Latter-day Saints once called home have a memorable experience. But this summer there will be no young performing missionaries in Nauvoo due to the recent pandemic. The young performing missionaries who were set to serve in Nauvoo this summer will have the opportunity to serve again in 2021.

LDS artist James C. Christensen explains spiritual themes in his works

By Jamie Armstrong

With every stroke of his brush, James C. Christensen is fast becoming one of the world’s most beloved artists. Best known for his whimsical paintings of “poofy guys” and floating fishes, flying boats and flying pigs, Christensen captivates his audience with his fascinating realm of make-believe. And while most people are enchanted with his paintings at first glance, if they look a little closer, they can usually learn a few eternal principles as well.

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LDS Golfer Becomes Only Player in the World to Finish in the Top 10 at Masters, U.S. Open, and British Open

By Katie Lambert

Mormon professional golfer Tony Finau became the only man to finish in the top 10 at the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the British Open this year, an incredible feat that was almost cut short by an unexpected injury.

Famous Latter-day Saints

For a woman who worried that her music career might be finished after she quit a sweet gig with the National Symphony Orchestra, Jenny Oaks Baker has remained remarkably busy.

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From Disneyland's Castle to the Salt Lake Temple: A Marriage Proposal to a Mormon Storyboard Artist

Well played, Brent Wallwork, well played.

Mormons experience Easter in the Holy Land

During the month of December, Christians participate in various service activities and worship in their religious sects to recognize the birth of Jesus Christ. When springtime finally arrives, many American Christians may not recognize the fact that Easter is coming if it weren’t for the Cadbury Eggs on the candy aisle. Although Easter is still considered a reverent and beloved holiday for Christians in America, Easter Sunday falls on a different day each year, perhaps causing the death and resurrection of the Savior to be less celebrated than it should be.

Mitt Romney and Mormon culture

Mitt Romney, speaking last week in Jerusalem, shows why religion is and ought to be part of our campaign discourse—not the pointless question of who is more Christian than whom, but the investigation of how the worldviews that religious communities conserve inspire the way that candidates read circumstances. During the primaries, we were so busy trying to figure out if Romney is a real Christian, we didn’t look very closely at what really matters in his religious worldview. If we had, his recent declaration that “culture makes all the difference” in Israel would not have so surprised and bewildered us.