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MITT ROMNEY’S 2010 tax return, along with an estimated version of his 2011 filing, was released on Tuesday and attracted attention for a number of reasons — chief among them his high income and low tax rate. But the disclosure also called attention to his high level of charitable giving — much in the form of donations to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — in a nation where most donate far less.

‘Jeopardy!’ champ Ken Jennings speaks to Utah teachers at UEA

Opossums have 13 nipples. Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day. Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon. These facts may seem like little more than trivia at first glance. But to "Jeopardy!" champ and former Utahn Ken Jennings they’re bits of information that can help people connect to others and ignite an interest in learning more about the world. "Information may not be the same as knowledge, and it may not be the same as wisdom, but it is the building block," Jennings told hundreds of teachers gathered for the first day of the Utah Education Association Convention and Education Exposition Thursday. Jennings, who famously won 74 games of "Jeopardy!" to win $2.5 million in 2004, kicked off the annual two-day convention with a humor-filled take on the importance of trivia and knowledge.

525,600 Minutes

By Jamie Armstrong

There are approximately 525,600 minutes in a year. (For all you trivia buffs out there, yes, I am aware that in the Gregorian calendar an average year is exactly 365.2425 days, but for simplicity’s sake, I’m rounding down to 365 for this equation.)

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How artist Yongsung Kim finds purpose in painting ‘the happy Christ’

By Morgan Pearson

Yongsung Kim’s paintings depict a happy Christ and are inspired by his love for Jesus Christ.

Famous Latter-day Saints

LDS Principal Ballerina Shares How the Gospel Brings Success

“The road to becoming a professional ballerina has been a wonderful but challenging one," Rebekah Petty, a principal ballerina in Australia toldMormon Newsroom. "I'm grateful for a family who raised me with strong gospel principles and a knowledge of eternal perspective. Putting the Lord first has helped me find real joy and a great many successes in my life, both personal and professional!”

From the Church

President Oaks Shares How to Balance Following the Commandments with Loving Those Who Don't

How can Latter-day Saints balance the competing demands of love and law by following gospel law in their personal lives and simultaneously showing love for those who do not?

Playing the Mormon card

During the long Republican primary season, the highest-profile attack on Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith came in October during the Values Voters Summit in Washington, when the pastor who introduced Rick Perry to the assembly, Robert Jeffress of Dallas’s First Baptist Church, told reporters that “born-again followers of Christ should always prefer a competent Christian” for the presidency and dismissed Mormonism as a pseudo-Christian “cult.”

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Family Picks Nanny from 24,244 Applicates for Globe-Trotting Adventure

When the Tillotson's decided to leave their home behind to travel the world, they knew they would need a nanny to help them with their small children, but they didn't know the job would receive more than 24,000 applicants. However, after looking through the applicants, they managed to narrow the list down to just one.

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4 Ways LDS Singles Can Thrive in a Family Ward

By Kristena Eden

I often hear that single people want to be married and married people want to be single. Life seems so much easier on the other side of the fence. We often only see the other sides’ finished product or the public appearance, not what really goes on behind the scenes.