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Washington Post: How Mormonism may shape the U.S. economy

Some wonder whether certain beliefs and practices in the Mormon Church help its members inordinately contribute entrepreneurship, innovation and management to the economy. Things like honesty and respect for others and their property are taught and practiced in most churches. A few other principles, however - though they can be followed by anyone and are not uniquely “Mormon” beliefs per se - might be followed more consistently in our church than in some others. I’ll summarize just two of these.

Latter-day Saint Life

'Irish Times' Feature: LDS Man Stands for Word of Wisdom

Eric Davis landed on his feet when he first arrived in Ireland. The software company where he works organised a penthouse apartment in central Dublin for him, and within a couple of hours of stepping on to Irish soil he had already made friends.

Mormon Parenting: Don't oversimplify the gospel

The chairman of one of our recent speaking events in the Midwest was a highly successful businessman and accomplished academic who told us he had recently attended a retreat with a Hindu guru who had “for the first time, given me a spiritual view of life that was intellectually satisfying.” As we talked further with him, he said the problem he had always had with Christianity was that its teachings, while “lovely and uplifting,” could not answer his deeper questions about the human condition, about the vast injustices in the world and about his own purpose on earth — not to mention where his soul had come from and where it was going.

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Video: President Uchtdorf Dedicates the Church's 153rd Temple, the Fort Collins Colorado Temple

Over the weekend, the Church's 153rd temple and Colorado's 2nd LDS temple were dedicated.

Fun

4 Favorite Disney Songs Performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

The music of Disney movies, musicals and theme park attractions has long been a part of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s repertoire. In the above photo, Donald Duck was the guest con-duck-tor of the Choir back in 1988, where he led them in singing “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” during a rehearsal. Even before that, the Choir released an album titled, When You Wish Upon A Star, which was a tribute to Walt Disney. Below are four videos of the Choir performing Disney songs—some of which are included on the tribute album.

From the Church

Elder Andersen Issues New Temple Challenge

A year ago, Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles issued a challenge to attendees of the 2014 RootsTech conference: “Prepare as many names for the temple as baptisms you perform in the temple.”

Was anti-Mormon sentiment on 'Survivor' responsible for Dawn's demise?

If you’re like me, you love the first episode of every Survivor season, when people from completely different backgrounds are stuck on an island and forced to live together and work together until… well, every person gets voted off but the sole Survivor. It’s a brilliant concept that’s only gotten better with age. But the 26th season displayed a troubling undercurrent of religious hostility and double standards when the show’s contestants managed to demonize, humiliate, and mock a Mormon contestant beyond the show’s normal constraints.

'From Plowboy to Prophet': Illustrations of the Prophet Joseph

Lewis A. Ramsey (1873-1941) was a native of Illinois. He was baptized at age 12, soon after his family joined the Church; they almost immediately emigrated to Utah, were sealed as a family in Manti, and became wholly integrated into the LDS world. While I don’t know anything in particular about his father George other than that he was a Civil War soldier, I know that his mother Amanda was a Civil War nurse (not a casual step-in-and-help-in-an-emergency kind of way, but formally enrolled in that service). His sister Emma was a noted professional singer, and married apostle George Q. Morris.

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First Presidency Urges Members to Be Safe During Church Activities

With so many outdoor activities members of the Church often participate in during the summer months, the First Presidency has encouraged members to be safe using guidelines found on safety.lds.org.

Church Leaders Call for Better Observance of Sabbath Day

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are urging Mormons around the world to improve their observance of the Sabbath day. In local and regional leadership training meetings this year, leaders are receiving instruction on the topic of strengthening faith in God by observing the Sabbath day with greater purpose.