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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.

Latter-day Saint Life

Incredibly Powerful Easter Video with Dallyn Bayles, Jenny Oaks Baker & Lyceum Philharmonic

Sometimes, there's no more perfect testimony than that of music which captures the emotion and power of the Savior's atonement in our lives.

Bear River Massacre's unexpected aftermath includes forgiveness and hope

It’s difficult to fathom what the Shoshone chief had already endured. Sagwitch had witnessed the near annihilation of the Northwestern Shoshone, including members of his own family, and was wounded at the hands of U.S. troops at the Bear River Massacre in 1863. He watched as their lands were stolen and his people were cheated and treated as an inferior race. They suffered destitution and were often days from starvation.

Mormon Mom in a Minivan Helps Police Chase Down Suspect

Now this is one way to use a minivan!

Famous Latter-day Saints

Jabari Parker, Mormon Athletes and Mission Decisions

On Thursday night, an N.B.A. team will select Jabari Parker, a 19-year-old basketball prodigy, with one of the top picks in the 2014 draft.

LDS Pilot Dies Mid-Flight, Family Shares Beautiful Testimony

MR says: B.J. Johnston, the widow of a pilot who died en route on a flight to Boston, shared her beautiful testimony of eternal families after her husband's passing. "I know that I will see him again,” she said. “We believe that we are together forever, that we are forever families and I know that he will be there and I will be able to see him again when I go from here."

Fun

How the Fourth of July Combines Patriotism and Faith

The Fourth of July is a time for family and friends, hot dogs and hamburgers, firecrackers and bottle rockets. And for believers, it's an opportunity to examine the relationship between patriotism and faith.

Oregon Mother of Year is Mormon 'invested' in her children

Vivienne Smith Lewis gained an appreciation for simple gifts when she contracted polio at age 3. After surgery and wearing a leg brace, the arduous task of learning how to walk—for the second time—began. She remembers sitting in her little red wagon while her mother pulled her to therapy three times each week for a year so she could learn to walk again.