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Sacrament Bread from the SLC Temple Dedication

Two weeks ago, I ran up the steep hill behind the Conference Centre in the pouring rain (without an umbrella, of course) on my way to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum. I have been interested in the material religion of Mormon women, particularly how they have created and used religious objects that are associated with LDS rituals –things like sacrament bread, sacrament vessels, consecrated oil, sacred clothing and other textiles.

Author brings case for Book of Mormon geography

tah native Rod Meldrum was walking toward the Salt Lake City Conference Center for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2003 when a huge banner bearing a bold message caught his eye: “DNA PROVES THE BOOK OF MORMON IS FALSE.”

First marriages in Utah last longer

Sixty-five years of marriage have taught Alvin and Mina Mae Ecker a few things — only spend what you have, shred the credit cards and find a religion. Since they wed at a mortuary in Montana in 1946, the Eckers have raised four children, built several homes and traveled around the West without straying from each other's side. They have lived in Utah for the past 20 years, a state that practically leads the nation in marriage longevity, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Videos

'Frozen' Star Santino Fontana on Upcoming Performance with Mormon Tabernacle Choir

After playing Prince Topher in the ultimate fairy tale story of “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” on Broadway and Prince Hans in Disney’s runaway hit “Frozen,” Santino Fontana knows a thing or two about princely behavior.

Lesson Helps

Will service to the elderly be a casualty of decreased religiosity?

I’ve been haunted by statistics I read recently in a Deseret News article about the growing number of Americans who say they are not affiliated with any faith. My concerns are not that everyone should sit in a pew somewhere every Sabbath, or even that they read the Bible or Book of Mormon before bedtime.

Language pages provide church materials in more than 100 languages

For members around the world who don’t speak one of the 10 prevalent languages—Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish—finding Church materials in their native tongue may be a challenge. But for those who are aware of LDS.org’s language pages, accessing core Church materials is only a few clicks away. At the top right or bottom left of the LDS.org homepage, click the picture of the world to find links to all the available language pages on LDS.org. By the end of 2012, the LDS.org team hopes to have 108 language pages, including Hrvatski (Croatian), Malagasy (spoken in Madagascar), and Twi (spoken in Ghana).

Latter-day Saint Life

Former BYU Sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette's NBA Career Coming to an End?

MR says: Jimmer Fredette, the 26-year-old former BYU basketball star, received some rather unfortunate news this week, news that doesn't look too promising for his future NBA career.

From the Church

Elder Holland Creates Second Branch in Cuba

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles created the Church's second branch in Cuba on Sunday, June 15, during a branch conference attended by almost 100 people.

Latter-day Saint Life

How Small Evidences of Book of Mormon Add Up

I’m often confronted with the demand that I prove the Book of Mormon true. Surely, if I possessed real evidence for the Book of Mormon, historians and archaeologists would be falling all over themselves with eager excitement.

Latter-day Saint Life

‘Do you even remember I’m four?!’ A lesson on belonging from Pres. Cordon’s cute grandson

By Haley Lundberg

Young Women general president Bonnie Cordon shared a very sweet and tender moment with her young grandson, and with it, an important life lesson for all of us.