Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. Somewhere in the backs of our minds, we know it’s about long-ago celebration between the newly arrived pilgrims and the Native Americans, but in today’s culture that idea has taken a back burner to family, football, and of course, the food. Whether you like turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls or pumpkin pie, that’s what Thanksgiving is about, Charlie Brown. The Thanksgiving meal is one that stands out because it requires us to spend nearly all day in the kitchen. It is rare, in America, to spend an entire day in the kitchen. As a young college student studying in Russia, I was astounded to watch my host mother spend hours either shopping at the outdoor markets or stirring a cabbage soup on the stove. Slapping a bag of chicken nuggets on a tray and popping them in the oven was not an option — not part of the culture.

It's always an incredible experience to see the inside of a temple before its dedication, and here's what one nonmember said about his experience at the Cedar City Utah Temple.

See the Holy Land. Index 1,000 names. Do 100 percent home teaching or visiting teaching. Many Saints have gospel-related goals. So, what's on your Mormon bucket list?

Recently, The New York Times made a case of why Mitt Romney would make the best Secretary of State compared with the other candidates currently on President-elect Donald Trump's list. Here's just a snippet of what they had to say:

After the recent Supreme Court ruling—which found Texas laws that regulate abortion clinics unconstitutional because they limit women's access to an abortion—the following article, which appeared in the October 2008 issue of the Ensign, seems more pertinent than ever.

All of us want happiness for those we love, and we want as little pain for them as possible. As we read the accounts of happiness—and of pain—in the Book of Mormon, our hearts are stirred as we think of our loved ones. Here is a true account of a time of happiness:

MR says: There has been a lot of debate within the Church about its involvement in the Boy Scouts of America this summer. Find out how most Mormons feel about the program following the First Presidency's decision to stick with the program.

Set in a dystopian future, the Hunger Games series have captivated millions through its portrayal of how courage, compassion, and selflessness can endure in the face of heartbreaking cruelty. With the new Hunger Games movie in theatres, I felt it would be appropriate to pay tribute to the series through this blog post (You saw what I did there). Here are seven ways that lessons from the Hunger Games apply to LDS youth and single adults.

“When we trust in the Lord that all will work out, this hope keeps us moving. . . . I am glad to practice it and to recommend it to counter all current despairs,” Elder Oaks counseled young adults while discussing the "unusually wide and ugly" divisiveness and "meanness" that has followed the presidential election.

In scouring the Internet for a wedding videographer for my recent nuptials, amidst a sea of (somewhat overwhelming) but very beautiful footage from various filmmakers, something caught my eye. I came upon a website where I saw scrawled in big letters right under the name of the videographer: “remember the temple.”