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The shameful bias against Mormons

Rather than worrying whether Mormons worship the right God in the right way, Republicans should insist that only Mormons run for president.

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LDS Church issues new immigration statement

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today issued the following official statement on immigration:

Yahosh Bonner

Yahosh Bonner was born the fifth of eight children in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yahosh comes from an accomplished musical heritage. He currently is a cohost on BYUtv’s Family Rules. He also is the Athletic Director at American Heritage School. In addition, he is a recording performing artist. Yahosh has shared the stage with Gladys Knight, Steven Sharp Nelson from The Piano Guys, Alex Boyé, and many others. Yahosh's love of music is rooted in his faith. He looks forward to sharing the gift of music “to bring the spirit into every performance." Recently, he stared in the movie called Green Flake, which is an award-winning film to hit the stores soon! Yahosh currently runs his own YouTube channel and encourages all hip hop, R&B, and music lovers to subscribe.

Latter-day Saint Life

When an angel helped Parley P. Pratt escape from jail on the Fourth of July

On the grand anniversary of the American Independence, the glorious 4th of July, his father being instructed and warned, by an Angel of the Lord, in a vision of the night, burst his chains, threw open his prison doors, and emerged forth from the prison.

Help build a monument to Black pioneers with the Green Flake benefit concert and film virtual watch parties

In 1847, a teenage Green Flake, as an enslaved person, was sent to trek 1,500 miles across the Western frontier to prepare a path for the pioneer trek of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Green Flake helped pave the way for over 70,000+ to follow—the largest pioneer migration in American history.

Latter-day Saint Life

Apostles Meet with Presidents & Government Leaders in South Pacific, Central America

This past month, our apostles have been busy traveling throughout the South Pacific and Central America cheering the Saints, bringing hope, and meeting with important government leaders.

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4 Benefits of Living in a World Where People's Religious Beliefs Contradict Our Own

Commenting on an article called “The Good of Religious Pluralism” by Austrian-American sociologist Peter Berger, Daniel Peterson from the Deseret News outlines four benefits that come from living in a world where people's religious beliefs compete with our own.

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Credit card debt plagues about half of American households. According to recent statistics from the Federal Reserve, the average indebted household has $15,422 in credit card debt alone. Many of these families need a get-out-of-debt plan that goes beyond just paying off the minimum balance monthly—one that puts them back on the path to financial success.

Fun

How George Albert Smith saved the Salt Lake Tabernacle after a July Fourth fireworks mishap

By Jamie Armstrong

Did you know that fireworks once set the roof of the Salt Lake Tabernacle on fire? Read on to find out when it happened and which future prophet saved the beloved building.

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Mormon Killed in August Terrorist Attack on First Wedding Anniversary

What a sweet testimony from this father: “As the father of Jared, I can identify with some of the fathers we read about in the scriptures,” Dan Tucker wrote in an email to the Church News. “Adam, Noah, Isaac, Lehi, among others, had a lot of heartache to deal with. But the father I can most identify with is Joseph the carpenter. Even though he wasn’t the real father of Jesus, he provided for Him all his life. . . . I can only begin to identify with the heartache that Joseph and Mary must have felt during the last few days of their son’s life.”