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TODAY Ranks Utah's Quirkiest Baby Names—and Latter-day Saints Have Something to Do with It

Recently, TODAY released their list of quirky baby names ranked by state, which means they looked at every name given to at least 100 babies in 2015, then calculated the percentage of babies in each state with those names. While it is interesting to take a look at the unusual names parents are calling their children nowadays, it's also fascinating to see the significance behind some of these names.

Fun

10 Hilarious Comics That Perfectly Illustrate Latter-day Saint Wedding and Dating Scenes

By LDS Living

June—the month where Facebook seems to nearly burst with engagement announcements, first-look videos, and calls for mailing addresses.

Watch ‘Jane and Emma’ for free this weekend in honor of Black History Month

By Haley Lundberg

In honor of Black History Month, the groundbreaking Latter-day Saint feature film, Jane and Emma, will be free to watch this weekend only.

From the Church

Groundbreakings announced for 2 Utah temples. See the renderings here

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced groundbreakings for the Taylorsville Utah Temple and the Red Cliffs Utah Temple.

Feature Stories

4 unique ideas from ‘one of the truly remarkable sermons ever preached in America’—the King Follett discourse

By Jake Frandsen

Just weeks before his death, Joseph Smith taught a sweeping sermon that has widely been considered his most important ever. One Jewish scholar has even described it as “one of the truly remarkable sermons ever preached in America.”

Latter-day Saint Life

Quotes from New York Times, NPR, Washington Post honoring ‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halverson after his passing

By Haley Lundberg

News outlets and leaders alike—both in his native Utah and those he blessed across the ocean in Germany—shared their love and appreciation for Gail Halvorsen’s life and legacy.

Podcasts

President Nelson spoke about God’s ‘fabulous’ plan—How can we see it the same way?

By Sarah Collins

President Nelson’s “Think Celestial!” talk mentioned God’s “fabulous!” plan multiple times. But how do we keep that enthusiasm and optimism when we face our own obstacles?

From the Church

The Church cares deeply about missionary safety—here’s evidence

By Abby Larkins

Portrayals of missionary safety in the media may leave people with questions. Here are some reassuring answers.

Romney: 'If you want to learn more about my church, talk to my church'

In an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, the second part of which aired tonight on the network, presidential candidate Mitt Romney pushed back against the host's questions about how his Mormon faith might influence his policy should he win the White House in 2012.

Poll: religion remains a sticking point for LDS presidential hopefuls

Mitt Romney is stepping away from the rest of the field for the GOP presidential nomination and is increasingly competitive against President Obama, though the former Massachusetts governor faces a potential problem because of his religion, according to the Quinnipiac poll released on Wednesday.