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How Much Social Media Is Too Much During General Conference?

I remember riding in the back of a cramped truck through the dirty streets of Santiago, Chile, en route to my very first general conference as a full-time missionary. As we navigated the small, crowded roads on our way to the local Stake Center, one senior missionary clicked on the radio which began playing a Tabernacle Choir CD. Involuntarily and instantly, I was flooded with nostalgic images and emotions of general conference back home in Idaho. I couldn’t help but wonder what my family was doing right at that very moment as they and I prepared for the same marvelous event, at the same exact moment, but in entirely different hemispheres.

Podcasts

Your friend just watched ‘Murder among the Mormons’ and has questions; historian Richard Turley is here to help

Richard Turley was brought in to supervise the Church History Department in 1986. At the time, the Church was heavily involved in the investigation of a forger by the name of Mark Hofmann. Turley had graduated from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School and his legal training proved to be effective in guiding the department through that period of the Church’s history.

Nearly 37 years ago, President Oaks was called as an Apostle. Here's the behind-the-scenes story of that life-changing moment

By Richard E. Turley Jr.

On Friday evening, April 6, 1984, Dallin H. Oaks was in Tucson, Arizona, where he and two others sat as moot court judges at the University of Arizona Law School. When the competition ended, the three judges went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner and an awards presentation. During festivities before dinner—“cocktails for others; nachos for me,” Dallin wrote—he was called to the phone near the restaurant’s cash register. “I went to the cash register,” Dallin recalled, “and a mariachi band was whanging away in the background. It was a chaotic scene.”

The Magic of Sunday dinner: Why the meal is more important than a tradition for many Latter-day Saint families

By Morgan Pearson

How is Sunday dinner different than every other meal during the week? What is it about Sunday dinner that has made it a staple in homes for decades, and why is it a ritual that should continue?

What I Learned from Spending a Morning with Former Young Women General President Ardeth Kapp

By Morgan Pearson

Walking into Sister Ardeth Kapp’s house on a snowy January day feels a bit like walking into a time machine.

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The form of OCD we may misdiagnose as faith crisis

We are a church that believes in repentance, and confession is one of the steps of repentance. However, do we understand the purposes of confession and a priesthood representative’s role in the repentance process?

Texas Congressman says ‘thank you’ to Mormon Church

In an interview Sunday evening following a community patriotic celebration hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon Church, Congressman Pete Olson took time to thank the Church for all the good that it does. Olson the Republican U.S. Representative for District 22 covering southern suburbs of Houston was the keynote speaker at the event.

Pioneer Day Native American celebration special for LDS participants

Shirley Reeder got a call once from her child's school teacher, wondering if her son had really been to all the states he said he'd visited. The boy was right, Reeder told the woman. In the summer months, Reeder and her husband and children spend the bulk of their weekends traveling for Native American celebrations, or powwows, throughout the West.

CNN: Mormons' political influence is growing

The census is inherently political, even if most people don't see it that way.

From the Church

Children Answer "Who Is Jesus" in This Touching Video

The Mormon Channel recently released a series of videos where Primary children retell stories from the Bible and share their insights into the gospel. In this touching video, children answer the question, "Who is Jesus?" by explaining the nature of the Savior and giving their powerful testimonies of His life.