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Mormon rock star Brandon Flowers talks about LDS faith on tour

Although he said he does not want to come across as preachy, rock star Brandon Flowers is open to talking about his LDS faith. “I was raised in the church and there’s still a fire burning inside me, Flowers said in an interview with the Scottish Sun. “I definitely don’t ever want to be preachy. But less and less young people are religious. The thing is, I see so many positive things about religion, so I’m happy to talk about it.”

Lieberman: Embrace Romney's faith

Sen. Joe Lieberman has a stern warning: Leave Mitt Romney’s religion out of this. “I have been watching the recent controversy over Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith through two prisms,” the Connecticut senator said in an op-ed penned in The Washington Post. “One is the vision of the appropriate relationship between government and religion, as set out by America’s founders; the other is my own experience in 2000 as the first Jewish-American to be nominated for national office.”

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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.

Fire focuses faith during LDS services in Idaho, Arizona

July's Fast Sunday was filled with expressions of faith and determination to press onward for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose lives have been impacted recently by fire. "Fast Sunday" is what Latter-day Saints call the first Sunday of each month. The term comes from the monthly LDS practice of abstaining from food and drink for two meals and donating to a special church fund for the care of the poor and needy the money that would have otherwise been spent on food. Fast Sunday is also the day when local LDS worship services are traditionally unplanned, with the time that is usually allotted for sermons left open for members of the congregation to stand and share extemporaneous expressions of faith.

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Romper: Has Evan McMullin Always Been Mormon? The Candidate Seems Devoted to His Faith

Learn more about how Evan McMullin stands up for his Mormon faith and what would need to happen for McMullin to actually win the presidency.

Latter-day Saint Life

Does College Put Students' Faith at Risk? Not for Mormons, Studies Show

Does a college education hinder or help your faith? Find out how Mormons are proving the stereotypical way of thinking wrong.

Teachings of George Albert Smith Lesson 17: The Strengthening Power of Faith

Excerpt from "Mountains to Climb," by Henry B. Eyring

22: "Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause" (Doctrine and Covenants 58–59)

Picture this: You have just arrived in Jackson County, Missouri, with the early Saints. You’re so excited and you just can’t wait to begin the work of building up Zion. But you have no idea where to start. Everywhere you look the land where the Savior will come again just seems like untamed American frontier. But then the prophet Joseph Smith arrives with very important instructions from the Lord. That's what this week’s lesson in Doctrine and Covenants 58–59 is all about—instructions the Lord gave, for the Saints then and for us today, about how to prepare spiritually to gather and build up Zion.

20: "That Which Is of God Is Light" (Doctrine and Covenants 49–50)

One word for "evil" in Greek is ponos. But unlike the English definition of evil, the word ponos means pain, anguish, distress, or suffering. In most cases, ponos could describe what we feel when we make a mistake or commit sin. The Savior knows this pain because He suffered for us. He will always be the first to meet us and the last to judge us. That’s what this week’s lesson from Doctrine and Covenants 49–50 is all about: Christ coming to meet us where we are and helping us understand the great blessings He has in store for us.

40: “It Is Thy House, a Place of Thy Holiness” (Doctrine and Covenants 109–110)

Have you ever been to a temple dedication? If so, do you have any specific memories about the event? A temple dedication often brings a flurry of excitement and energy to an area, and that was certainly the case for the Saints who were eagerly awaiting the dedication of the Kirtland temple. This week we will dig into Doctrine and Covenants 109–110 to read the stories of Saints who attended the dedication. We'll see what their experiences teach us about attending temples, including the struggle we might sometimes have over feeling worthy to be there.