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A pageant of Mormon history and mirth

Every year in mid-July, Jesus descends from the heavens onto a hillside in bucolic western New York. Should they witness the nighttime scene, evangelical Protestants driving along U.S. Route 21 might worry that they have missed the rapture. Instead, what they have missed is a uniquely American religious festival, concluding its 75th anniversary this weekend. In the Hill Cumorah Pageant, nearly a thousand members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bring to life the sacred history of their faith. The pageant takes place near Palmyra, the small town in which Joseph Smith Jr. published the Book of Mormon in 1830.

9/11 tribute by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to be digital download

On Sunday, September 11, millions of households around the country will see a 9/11 tribute by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square on their Music and the Spoken Word broadcast. Narrated by Tom Brokaw, the special, titled “9/11: Rising Above,” is a salute to the American spirit in rising above the tragedy of September 11, 2001.

Mormon dentists go to Dominican Republic to help, get mugged instead

Twenty American dentists were mugged Monday night by two men on a motorcycle near the busy corner of Maximo Gomez and Bolivar avenues. The foreigners, who are in the country providing free dental consultations, left their hotel around 9pm and when a first group walked near the Gomez, one of the assailants dismounted the motorcycle, gun in hand took what they had, while another group waling on the Bolivar, near the Mormon temple, where the same thugs also mugged them.

In Russia, pro-Putin youths protest Mormons as 'cult'

Young supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin have staged several protests this month outside Mormon meeting houses, claiming that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an "authoritarian sect" with connections to the CIA and FBI. The protesters are members of the Young Guard, a youth organization of Putin's United Russia Party. They insist their actions have nothing to do with Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate and Mormon who called Russia the "No. 1 geopolitical foe" of the U.S.

Latter-day Saint Life

Everything You Need to Know About the New Mormon Presidential Candidate

By Danielle B. Wagner

Note: LDS Living does not endorse any political candidate but merely reports on current news and issues.

Inter-Religious Podcast: "I’d Like to Just See the Mormons Run the Country"

By LDS Living Staff

First Thingsis a podcast and magazine published by The Institute on Religion and Public Life, an "interreligious, nonpartisan research and education institute whose purpose is to advance a religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society."

Jewish News Service Shares When a Mormon Apostle Prayed Over Jerusalem (+ How Mormonism & Judaism Are Similar)

“Each has a fundamental focus on family,” New York Attorney General Bob Abrams shared after Elder Jeffrey R. Holland shared beliefs Mormons and Jews share. “Each places a very high value on education. Each has a strong commitment to charitable giving. Each demonstrates humanitarian concern and response when there are international catastrophes around the globe. Each has a history of disproportionate success due to ability, hard work and determination. And each has been subjected to fierce persecution and prejudice.”

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The 4 Most Important Ways to Stand Up for Religious Freedom (as Taught by Captain Moroni)

Religious freedom is a reoccurring theme in the Book of Mormon, with many examples of righteous leaders who defended it. Today, there is much we can still learn about standing up for religious freedom from these leaders, particularly Moroni.

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Watch: David Archuleta Visits an Orphanage to #LightTheWorld This Christmas

By LDS Living

Thanks to Mormon LifeHacker for making us aware of this story.

The Federalist: How Mormon Leaders Taught Me To Forgive Media For Bungling Stories About Religion

What a fascinating article to be carried by a national publication. Here is an inspiring quote from President Monson shared in the article: "As we move toward the future, we must not neglect the lessons of the past. Our Heavenly Father gave His Son. The Son of God gave His life. We are asked by them to give our lives, as it were, in their divine service. Will you? Will I? Will we? There are lessons to be taught, there are kind deeds to be done, there are souls to be saved."