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3 Common Questions About the Religious Freedom Debate (+ Answers from Experts)

Perhaps not since the 19th century has religious freedom been more of an issue for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A socio-cultural shift away from religiosity, combined with the recent Supreme Court decision regarding same-sex marriage, has prompted renewed conversation over the place religious freedoms should have in the courts and in the country at large. These discussions have tremendous potential to impact the Church for good or ill in the months and years ahead. This week’s 2015 Religious Freedom Annual Review at Brigham Young University explored the issue as a means of continuing productive and civil dialogue.

Black Mormons weigh Romney-Obama match-up

"Bull. One simple word. I'd put the other word behind it, but we don't talk that way." That's how Don Harwell responded when asked if he felt compelled to support President Obama -- a fellow African-American -- in 2012.

How to Make This Your Most Sensational Summer Ever

There are some people who dread the day their children come home from school and stay for the Summer. They know there will be fighting, whining, boredom, noise, late nights, and just general chaos. This Summer break seems like a prison sentence for some mothers. I've even known mothers who throw parties when their children return back to school. Motherhood shouldn't feel like a prison sentence. In fact, it can be and should be the very source of a mother's power to impact the world for good. You see when the mother is wishing to have time alone, what she really needs is time connecting with someone. That someone could be a friend on facebook, or it could be her own children.

Genealogy TV growing in popularity worldwide

As geneaology websites increase in popularity, like ancestry.com with its 14 million users, TV shows are catching on to the family history wave and becoming hits not only in the U.S. but around the globe. “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” is a popular new 10-part PBS program. The Washington Post highlighted an episode about Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a leading civil rights pioneer who found out that one of his ancestors had registered to vote shortly after the Civil War — a right Lewis had to fight for during his own lifetime. In 1965 he was beaten nearly to death by state troopers in Alabama during a voting rights protest march.

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President Nelson Thanks Tongan King for Religious Liberty That Has Helped the Gospel Flourish

The royal family and nobles here are Free Wesleyan Christians and 62 percent of the population has membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so when King Tupou VI welcomed President Russell M. Nelson to the royal palace, religious liberty was a key topic.

3 Awesome Tips for Throwing an LDS Bachelor Party

By Chris McClellan

As the oldest of six now-married brothers, I had to adapt the traditional bachelor party idea to our Latter-day Saint family. By the time the youngest was engaged, we’d learned to use this traditional male bonding experience to celebrate my brother’s spiritual growth and commitment to his sweetie. We didn’t just have a great time—we strengthened our relationship as brothers.

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4 tips for those who experience anxiety in the temple and at church

By Maddie Tolk

Latter-day Saints are promised blessings such as peace, strength, and increased spirituality when we attend church regularly and go to the temple often. But for those who live with some form of mental illness, such as anxiety or depression, it is not always easy or comfortable to attend church and go to the temple and feel the effects of those promised blessings.

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From a nonmember defending the Saints to an ex-missionary attempting to build an empire: 9 surprising stories from ‘Saints’ 2

By Jannalee Sandau

Editor's note: "Scenes from Saints" is a series of articles highlighting interesting facts from Saints volume 2. This is the fourth article in the series.

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Latter-day Saint Therapist: 4 Powerful Reasons Parents Should Apologize to Their Kids

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

For daily, gospel-based relationship insights, join Jonathan’s Facebook group. To submit a question click here, or schedule a consultation here.

The Mormons Sit Out the Civil War

On May 1, 1862, Capt. Lot Smith led a cavalry company of a little more than 100 volunteers from Salt Lake City east into the mountains. Their mission was simple: to help the Union Army guard the overland mail route and telegraph line in northern Utah and what is now southwestern Wyoming against Indian attacks. Smith’s men, members of Utah’s Nauvoo Legion militia, never engaged any Indians in combat, though they helped facilitate the resumption of the mail in June. Still, the mission was an important one — it marked Utah’s only significant military contribution to the Civil War, and a brief respite in the Mormons’ often-tense relationship with Washington.