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Sister Oaks Shares the One Question Single Adults Should Be Asking to Live Life to the Fullest

“My original question had been, ‘Am I doing something wrong?’" Sister Oaks said about her experience as a single adult. "I learned that is the wrong question. I should be asking, ‘What more can I do that is right?’ You have that capacity.”

Evangelical leader: What I've learned about Mormons

It looks like evangelicals—at least many of those in the evangelical world who normally vote Republican—have made their peace with the Mitt Romney candidacy. Not that their support is necessarily enthusiastic. Romney will get their votes, but it isn’t clear that they will mobilize on behalf of his candidacy. They will end up deciding on the basis of “anyone but Obama.” But that doesn’t mean they will feel clean about voting to put a Mormon in the White House. Anti-Mormon sentiment runs strong among evangelicals. We differ on this from mainline Protestants and Catholics. Those two groups don’t necessarily like Mormons, but the evangelical version of the dislike is more intense.

BYU’s Batty named National Track Athlete of the Year

After steady performances all season long and winning an individual national championship, BYU junior Miles Batty has been named the National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. “I never really would have thought I would win something like this,” Batty said. “Knowing I was voted this honor gives me a lot of confidence and added pressure to accomplish all my goals going forward.”

Famous Latter-day Saints

You probably haven’t heard of Michael Dowdle, but you’ve heard his music. His guitar riffs and instrumentals have turned up everywhere — themes for "Monday Night Football," ABC college football, "Good Morning America," "The Today Show," KSL News, movie trailers, movie scores, national TV commercials, Utah Jazz season promos, not to mention thousands of albums.

From the Church

First Presidency Releases Powerful Easter Message

The First Presidency released the following Easter message on April 10, 2019:

The unorthodox Mormon: An oxymoron

As a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, Jon Huntsman has been called a slightly unorthodox Mormon. Commentators debate whether religion is an insurmountable barrier to the office of president. I am surprised that religion is still a relevant part of the political discussion and that commentators seek to classify Mormons as orthodox or unorthodox. The diversity of the Mormon population suggests that there is no such thing as an orthodox Mormon. The terms "orthodox" and "Mormon" simply do not work together. Instead, the label is an example of a twenty-first-century stereotype.

NPR: What does Mormon food culture say about Mitt Romney?

So far, we don't know much about Romney's tastes in food, aside from the occasional ice cream scooped from Bailey's Bubble in Wolfeboro, N.H., and his affection for feeding Jimmy John's subs to the press on the bus. However, parsing the eating habits of presidential candidates (to say nothing of sitting presidents) is now firmly embedded in America's cultural milieu. Just think: Ronald Reagan and jelly beans. Bill Clinton and fast food. President Obama and, well, most things chili-related, plus a bit of home-brewed beer.

Loss of members spurred LDS singles ward changes

This generation of Mormons represents future church leaders, who will carry the kingdom of God on their shoulders, LDS apostle M. Russell Ballard told nearly 5,000 young Latter-day Saints on Tuesday evening. “We want you to see yourselves as bishops, Relief Society presidents. … [even] seated on the stand as an apostle,” Ballard told the single Mormons between ages 18 and 30, gathered in the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City. “We need you to be prepared.”

Latter-day Saint Life

How Many Jews Have Become Mormon & Why They See No Contradiction

Read these incredible conversion stories from Jews across America. Here's just one example: "When Mitch Cowitz, a native of Toronto, told his Jewish parents he was interested in converting to Mormonism, they were aghast, insisting he meet with rabbis and someone from an anti-cult group.

Book of Mormon Challenge: Mormons Share 2-minute Testimonies on YouTube (+Video)

If you were to search "The Book of Mormon" on YouTube, the first page of results would return a limited variety of videos: clips from the musical and speculation about the book's veracity. While the LDS Church has produced numerous videos about its tenets, as far as the Book of Mormon on YouTube is concerned, positive perspectives about the book appear to be outnumbered. But Ben Arkell, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had high hopes to change what the world saw about this book of scripture and has already had success.