Hundreds watch as Angel Moroni statue placed on LDS temple in Phoenix

MR says: This moment has been five years in the making. Wonderful to see the temple is getting close to completion! Hundreds of people, including dozens of families, braved triple-digit temperatures Wednesday in the Valley of the Sun to watch as construction crews placed a golden statue of the Angel Moroni...

World Congress of Families: Interview with Shelly Locke, Founder of The Power of Mothers

MR says: It's kind of surprising that something like this would attract the negative attention it does. At dinner I had a wonderful opportunity to interview Shelly Locke, former Utah's 2007 Young Mother of the Year and delegate to the United Nations and The Howard Center for Religious Studies, humanitarian...

Ten Commandments come down in Oklahoma school district

MR says: Most surprising quote, by a minister of another religion: "Every religious person should object to having the Ten Commandments in schools because you are allowing other people — people over whom you have no control — the responsibility of interpreting said commandments." For the second time in...

Here's what the new Meridian, Id. LDS temple will look like

MR says: What a unique look! This temple will not have the traditional towers on it--and it has a dome. (This rendering was released by the Church to the public as part of a neighborhood meeting in the government approval process.)

Spiritual leaders use Facebook, YouTube, hashtags to spread messages

MR says: We even saw this with the way the LDS Church included hashtags on the screen during April's general conference.

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LDS Church members and missionaries help out in Haiti, Chile

MR says: These areas are still undergoing significant reconstruction following big earthquakes. It's great to see how the Church and missionaries are helping. When he first heard that a magnitude-7.0 earthquake had struck the island nation of Haiti near the capital city, Port au Prince, Provo resident Tracy...

Three teens arrested for torching LDS chapel in Magna

MR says: Apparently the fire started after they lit hymnals on fire. (Read the original story on this fire.) Three teens were arrested Monday after Unified Fire Authority officials said they confessed to...

LDS missionary dies in Provo following aneurysm

MR says: So, so sad. Our prayers are with his family and loved ones. (Note: this is a different missionary than was hit by a car recently and is expected to recover. Read that story: "LDS missionary in Texas recovering after being hit by vehicle."

LDS missionary in Texas recovering after being hit by vehicle

MR says: Glad to hear he's recovering okay. (Note: this story has been updated to give the missionary's most recent condition.) Elder Michael Garver, a 19-year-old missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is in "stable" condition after sustaining serious injuries earlier this month as...

BYU alumna tapped for Libya ambassadorship

MR says: Deborah K. Jones is awaiting her confirmation; it will likely take place after testimony regarding the Benghazi controversy is completed. BYU graduate Deborah Kay Jones told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at her confirmation hearing Tuesday that as the newly appointed ambassador to Libya,...

Praying for loved ones changes behavior

MR says: A cool reality supported by a new BYU study. Close friends and romantic partners praying for each other's well-being can lead to stronger relationships with more cooperation and forgiveness, a study by researchers at Brigham Young University and three other schools found. The five-part study broke...

Mormons become 'real people' for "Book of Mormon" musical cast touring upstate New York

MR says: Mixed feelings about the way some of the actors discuss Mormons and Mormonism, but awesome that they went to the heart of it all for greater perspective. Mormons became "real people" for the cast of a touring company of the Broadway musical, “The Book of Mormon,” after touring LDS Church...

NBA Hall-of-Famer Karl Malone meets Mormon missionaries

MR says: Cool photo. Apparently one of the missionaries was celebrating a birthday. What a gift. The Hall of Famer, two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Olympian and Utah's favorite "Mailman" Karl Malone was tagged in a photo with four missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Twitter...

LDS Church honored for donating 1 million pounds of food to hunger relief

MR says: “The church has demonstrated a long-standing commitment and profound capacity to feed the hungry.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was recognized Thursday for donating more than 1 million pounds of food to Feeding America, one of the country’s leading nonprofit hunger-relief...

Thousands of Helping Hands volunteers participate in weekend of service

MR says: Impressive how many people are donning yellow vests and doing good . . . As the weather warms, bright yellow vests are coming out in force and joining interfaith groups to clean parks, plant trees, gather goods for food banks and participate in other community service projects. On April 27,...