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Washington Post: How do Mormons answer ‘not Christian’ claims?

I had been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for just a few days when I encountered my first experience of anti-Mormon prejudice.

BYU coeds hold onto LDS standards on 'The Sing-Off'

It helped Laina Walker and Amy Whitcomb of Delilah immensely to have BYU's Vocal Point guys just down the hall in the hotel during the taping for NBC's reality show, "The Sing-Off." They could go with them to church and rely on them for the strength of the priesthood held by faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

LDS Church says it is careful to avoid crossing lines with Romney in race

The LDS Church says it is not attempting to sway members to support Mitt Romney’s presidential bid after an email surfaced suggesting to Mormon leaders in Nevada to register the faithful to vote and named a contact person who appears to support Romney. "LDS public affairs specialist" Mark Severts last month emailed dozens of southern Nevada stake presidents, each of whom oversees several LDS congregations, encouraging a get-out-the-vote drive for members and saying that those interested should contact Ron and Judy Tobler, according to Jon Ralston, an independent Nevada journalist who formerly worked for the Las Vegas Sun.

Preparing to Split Up, General Primary Presidency Reflects on 5 Years of Service

The three women who have spent the past five years together running the LDS Church's international children's organization are splitting up.

LDS Church to Open Largest Temple in 17 Years

Seventeen years ago, the LDS Church had 50 temples in 22 countries, but not enough for a global church whose members believe temples provide the "crowning blessings" of their faith. Some of those members saved money much of their lives and traveled for a week or more to finally attend a temple and receive those sacred blessings.

Mormon Media Observer: Papers post robust defense of Latter-day Saints

Kudos to Bret Stephens for his defense of Latter-day Saints. Kudos to Simon Critchley for a similarly generous article. And kudos to the always terrific Laurie Goodstein at the New York Times for her article about a fragment of a document suggesting Jesus may have had a wife. In a way she didn't likely intend, Goodstein enhanced my faith in Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. More on the Goodstein piece in a moment.

From the Church

Mormon Helping Hands clean in UK to celebrate 75th anniversary of Church Welfare

Mormon Helping Hands projects to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Church Welfare Programme were fulfilled when over 300 faithful saints from the Greater London area turned out to work. We had dozens of youth there, building, instead of pulling down the community. At each of the three sites friends were made and promises to maintain relationships were swapped. In particular, we proved to the Mayor of London's Office that on a weekday with short notice, the Church could mobilise significant numbers of cheerful, willing and able volunteers to serve with no thought of a return.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why Members Sacrifice to Clean Chapels

It’s Saturday morning and most meetinghouses for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are a bustle with congregation members in casual clothes vacuuming the chapel, cleaning bathrooms, scrubbing windows, wiping down doorknobs, and taking out the trash.

From the Church

4 Missionaries Injured in Collision with Truck, Church Announces

The following statement was released February 27 by Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff:

Shake-up hits BYU’s Mormon studies institute

As this "Mormon moment" continues to ratchet up public scrutiny of the LDS Church, Mormon apologists are assessing the best way to shield the faith: Play offense or stick to defense?