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The power of stories: Honoring ancestors during Black History Month

A story is a gift; it connects us to our past while lighting the way to our future.

As a young journalism student at the University of Utah, Heidi Swinton had big dreams of one day working for Newsweek, but a prompting encouraging her to focus on the work of the Lord led her to a different path in life instead. This path still involved Swinton using her talents through writing, but in ways she never could’ve imagined—including writing the biography of President Thomas S. Monson.

Kenneth Hartvigsen: Experiencing Art in an Intimate Way

Kenneth Hartvigsen has thought a lot about the power art possesses. He is a believer that it has the ability to help us unite, understand one another, and feel a greater connection to the Creator. On this week’s episode, Kenneth, an art curator at Brigham Young University, takes us inside his thought process surrounding art so we can “experience” one of Carl Bloch’s most famous paintings, “Christ Healing the Sick at the Pool of Bethesda.”

Washington Post: Romney may announce presidential bid in April

RealClearPolitics.com reports that Mitt Romney is hiring staff for his anticipated presidential run:

Latter-day Saint Life

The True Cost of Spiritual Freedom

We’re approaching the 4th of July, the day we celebrate the birth of our nation and the freedoms we enjoy.

Scientists still searching for 'God particle'

Creation is at the center of religion, and it is also at the center of a search, not for God, but for the "God particle." In April rumors began that the $10-billion Large Hadron Collider near Geneva had found what it was built, in part, to find: the elusive Higgs boson, nicknamed the "God particle." It would have been a huge scientific breakthrough, but it looks now that the God particle may not exist after all.

Prominent black Mormon to speak about King

Darius Gray was one of only two black American students at Brigham Young University at the height of the civil-rights movement in 1965.

Is America ready to elect the first Mormon president?

At the Democratic National Convention, I noticed a campaign button with President Obama's picture on it and the words: "Keep the Dream Alive." I thought to myself, that's an odd thing to say. Is anyone really trying to kill "the Dream" so that it needs protection?

Videos

8 Must-See A Cappella Videos by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

With over 160 years of singing, the Choir has indeed performed its share of a cappella songs. Watch these videos below to hear the Choir without any instrumentation.

Your Chance to Sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Fans of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will have a chance to sing with the choir in the coming months as the choir gets ready to go on its summer tour. It’s actually a virtual experience in front of a green screen that was tested on attendees at the American Choral Directors Association conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 24–28, 2015.