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Pope Surprises Faithful with Unexpected Personal Phone Calls

To the delight of millions of Roman Catholics all over the world, Pope Francis is furthering his reputation as a “pope of the people” by placing unsolicited phone calls to several followers who wrote letters to him. CBS News reported Tuesday, “Known for his down-to-earth personality, Pope Francis has found a direct way of reaching out to the faithful. … Nicknamed ‘Cold Call Pope,’ the pontiff (has made) surprise phone calls to several people.

Lights, camera, faith: The Shawn Stevens story

Shawn Stevens’ life could be a full-length "Mormon Messages" movie. There are good examples, heart-warming conversions and intense trials of faith. There are good times, unexpected twists and gut-wrenching, tearful decisions. Myriad gospel principles are taught and marks are made in LDS Church history. And there are moments of quiet reflection, life lessons and the recognition of worthwhile blessings.

"On Faith" Blog: Mormons in the Mainstream

On the “On Faith” blog today, Michael Otterson comments on the study on Mormons released today by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: Over the years we’ve learned quite a bit from opinion polls about how Americans view Mormons. Clearly, there is a big knowledge gap about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, complicated by a lot of erroneous assumptions.

Lieberman: Embrace Romney's faith

Sen. Joe Lieberman has a stern warning: Leave Mitt Romney’s religion out of this. “I have been watching the recent controversy over Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith through two prisms,” the Connecticut senator said in an op-ed penned in The Washington Post. “One is the vision of the appropriate relationship between government and religion, as set out by America’s founders; the other is my own experience in 2000 as the first Jewish-American to be nominated for national office.”

How love and faith can grow, even when one spouse stops believing

For years, Matt Duff was an über-Mormon. At 17, he ran away from home and moved in with the only black LDS family in his New England town. Two weeks shy of his 18th birthday, he joined the Utah-based church. By 19, he was on a Mormon mission in Denver, and two years later he enrolled at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he met his future wife, Kylee, a multigenerational Mormon with a winning smile and a guileless faith. The two married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Mormon rock star Brandon Flowers talks about LDS faith on tour

Although he said he does not want to come across as preachy, rock star Brandon Flowers is open to talking about his LDS faith. “I was raised in the church and there’s still a fire burning inside me, Flowers said in an interview with the Scottish Sun. “I definitely don’t ever want to be preachy. But less and less young people are religious. The thing is, I see so many positive things about religion, so I’m happy to talk about it.”

Fire focuses faith during LDS services in Idaho, Arizona

July's Fast Sunday was filled with expressions of faith and determination to press onward for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose lives have been impacted recently by fire. "Fast Sunday" is what Latter-day Saints call the first Sunday of each month. The term comes from the monthly LDS practice of abstaining from food and drink for two meals and donating to a special church fund for the care of the poor and needy the money that would have otherwise been spent on food. Fast Sunday is also the day when local LDS worship services are traditionally unplanned, with the time that is usually allotted for sermons left open for members of the congregation to stand and share extemporaneous expressions of faith.

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How the Fourth of July Combines Patriotism and Faith

The Fourth of July is a time for family and friends, hot dogs and hamburgers, firecrackers and bottle rockets. And for believers, it's an opportunity to examine the relationship between patriotism and faith.

Lesson Helps

Preach My Gospel FHE: Lesson 3

By Jannalee Sandau

Chapter 6, Part 1: Faith in Jesus Christ, Patience, Hope

Latter-day Saint Life

When My 1-Year-Old Brother Was Seriously Burned & What It Taught Me About Priesthood Blessings

By Seth Adam Smith

This is the miraculous, true story of my brother David, but it’s also a story about the strength and power of family during difficult times.