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‘Book of Mormon Girl’ gets audience with Jon Stewart

A national book editor once told Joanna Brooks that if she were a Presbyterian married to a Jew, her coming-of-age autobiography would find a ready audience across the nation. Interfaith marriages are big, the editor said. But a Mormon? No way. So Brooks, an award-winning scholar of religion and American culture and senior correspondent for ReligionDispatches.org, published the book herself in January.

Mormon History Association highlights pioneer Saints of Canada at conference

By Brooke Ward

Complete with cowboys, fugitives and dusty little cabins euphemistically dubbed ‘flannel palaces,’ the story of a Mormon settlement in southern Alberta reads with all the intrigue and romance of the Wild West. However, the migration north is first and foremost a story about faith and cultural resilience, said Lynn A. Rosenvall, who will discuss the transfer of Mormon culture to the region in his keynote address at the Mormon History Association’s upcoming 47th annual conference in Calgary, Alberta.

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The Best Advice For When You Don't Get a "Burning in the Bosom" Feeling

By John Bytheway

Most often when we talk about testimonies, we refer to feelings. We talk about “feeling the Spirit,” or “feeling good” about a decision, or “feeling impressed” to do something. And yet, when we try to describe how we felt, or exactly what something felt like, we discover it’s very hard to explain. President Boyd K. Packer taught:

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LDS Man Sells App Company for $54 Million

Garrett Gee is an unlikely technology entrepreneur.

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Latter-day Saint Therapist: 6 Ways Blended Families Can Thrive

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

For daily gospel-based relationship insights, join Jonathan’s Facebook group. To submit a question click here or schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation here.

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LDS Golf Legend Billy Casper Passes Away

News out of Springville, Utah, confirmed Saturday that LDS golfing legend William "Billy" Casper died in his home at the age of 83. ESPN reports that he died quickly and peacefully with wife Shirley at his bedside.

Miscarriage: How to Heal and How to Help

By Rachelle J. Christensen

When I discovered I was pregnant with my first baby, each day was filled with joyful planning of the day when I could hold a soft newborn. Then about eleven weeks into my pregnancy, I began spotting.

4 Reasons Mormons Are Always Late

By Kelsey Berteaux

No matter where you live around the globe, as a Latter-day Saint, you probably know someone who runs on MST. No, I’m not talking “Mountain Standard Time” (which is actually the time zone of Church Headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah). I’m talking “Mormon Standard Time,” the apparent tendency for some members to arrive late to almost any church function or family event, from sacrament meeting to mutual and more.

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The Unexpected Blessing That Can Be Found in Our Suffering

By Kristine Frederickson, for LDS Living

While I was growing up, my mother frequently reminded me and my siblings not to toss garbage into the wastebasket but to walk over and carefully drop it into the can.

This upcoming ‘Come, Follow Me’ verse contains words that Elder Uchtdorf says ‘are some of the most inspiring and encouraging in scripture’

By Lindsey Williams

Editor's note: Our bi-weekly Friday column, “Found in the footnotes,” explores some of the footnotes from remarks given by General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.