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Is America ready to elect the first Mormon president?

At the Democratic National Convention, I noticed a campaign button with President Obama's picture on it and the words: "Keep the Dream Alive." I thought to myself, that's an odd thing to say. Is anyone really trying to kill "the Dream" so that it needs protection?

LDS Man Shares Hope after Harrowing Battle with Depression

Craig Rydalch had entertained suicidal thoughts before, but never to the point of acting on them.

Fun

The Washington Monument's Mormon Inscription

The phrase is inscribed on every LDS temple across the globe: "Holiness to the Lord." It marks the space as sacred Mormon ground, as God’s house.

How Bad Could A Mormon President Be?

How bad would it be to have a Mormon President in the White House? "The Marxism that exists in the White House right now is waaay more disturbing to me" noted Phil, a recent caller to one of my daily talk shows. "If we could replace that with Mormonism, I think that’d be a huge improvement..."

The Mormon Issue

Much has changed since Mitt Romney last ran for president. The economy has gotten worse, the Phillies assembled the best starting rotation in baseball, and the United States killed Osama bin Laden.

NY Times: America could learn from Mormons about marriage

In a Newsweek column making the case that Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith will be a positive influence on his presidency, David Frum includes the following caveat:

From the Church

Pres. Uchtdorf meets with President of Honduras

Just 48 hours before the dedication of his nation’s first Latter-day Saint temple, Honduran President Porfirio Lobo accepted an invitation to have breakfast with President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and other visiting Church leaders at the temple annex building. The Honduran leader must have enjoyed the company; he invited President Uchtdorf and the others to join him the next morning for breakfast at his presidential palace.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Southern Baptist Church Defends Glenn Beck as Their Sunday Service Speaker

Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church is drawing criticism for inviting Mormon speaker and author Glenn Beck to speak during his Sunday service as part of Young's Freedom Experience event.

Racism and the Church: Do we demand change?

A friend mentioned recently that he met his first black Mormon and that he didn't know they existed. Of course they do. I was one. He was shocked and asked, "How could you be a member of a racist church?" I explained the Church's teaching, then turned to my own question about race and religion: why don't we challenge racism in all faiths?

Ogden Temple Open House Will Cater to Spanish-Speakers and Hearing-Impaired

It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for Ogden, said Christina Myers, responsible for all communication between non-English-speaking individuals at the LDS temple open house next month.