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The Time a Latter-day Saint Woman Stood up for Traditional Roles at the United Nations

The Time a Latter-day Saint Woman Stood up for Traditional Roles at the United Nations

The Time a Latter-day Saint Woman Stood up for Traditional Roles at the United Nations

Founded following the unprecedented destruction wrought by World War 2, the United Nations (UN) is an international organization...

Jul 8, 20243 min read

Opinion: Why Patriotic Church Services are Important

Opinion: Why Patriotic Church Services are Important

Opinion: Why Patriotic Church Services are Important

By: Anonymous In the back of the Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 English edition), three songs stand out...

Jul 5, 20243 min read

Two Major Ironies Anti-Mormons Miss in the Fairview, Texas Temple Steeple Controversy

Two Major Ironies Anti-Mormons Miss in the Fairview, Texas Temple Steeple Controversy

Two Major Ironies Anti-Mormons Miss in the Fairview, Texas Temple Steeple Controversy

OPINION, By: Luke Hanson, Editor in Chief, Ward Radio News If you haven't heard of the controversy around the Fairview, Texas temple, you...

Jun 18, 20243 min read

Church-owned KSL News Comes Under Fire, Issues Apology, for Complaining about "Republican party's antics"

Church-owned KSL News Comes Under Fire, Issues Apology, for Complaining about "Republican party's antics"

Church-owned KSL News Comes Under Fire, Issues Apology, for Complaining about "Republican party's antics"

KSL News Radio came under fire Thursday for a post asking "Utah's Republican party has been running into tough times. Are you tired of...

Jun 17, 20242 min read

Daily Wire's Andrew Klavan says he was "Not Impressed" with the Book of Mormon

Daily Wire's Andrew Klavan says he was "Not Impressed" with the Book of Mormon

Daily Wire's Andrew Klavan says he was "Not Impressed" with the Book of Mormon

Conservative news and media company The Daily Wire has several popular political commentators, many very religious. Daily Wire Co-founder...

Jun 14, 20242 min read

OPINION It’s Time to Stop Mother’s-Day-themed Church Meetings

OPINION It’s Time to Stop Mother’s-Day-themed Church Meetings

OPINION It’s Time to Stop Mother’s-Day-themed Church Meetings

By: Andrew Knaupp On May 11, 2018, two days before Mother’s Day, Sharon Eubank, then First Counselor in the General Relief Society...

Jun 13, 20244 min read

The Personal Side of the Church Handbook Update

The Personal Side of the Church Handbook Update

The Personal Side of the Church Handbook Update

OPINION, by Jeffery Borders For most people, updates in the Church General Handbook go relatively unnoticed. They are usually minor...

Jun 12, 20244 min read

Young Man Accused of Yelling Racial Slurs by BYU Opens Up About His Experience

Young Man Accused of Yelling Racial Slurs by BYU Opens Up About His Experience

Young Man Accused of Yelling Racial Slurs by BYU Opens Up About His Experience

What started as a packed and competitive BYU Girl's Volleyball game on Friday, August 27, 2022, quickly turned into a national story when...

May 30, 20243 min read

In Defense of the White Shirt and Tie

In Defense of the White Shirt and Tie

In Defense of the White Shirt and Tie

OPINION, By: GODWIN Last Christmas Eve, in the frostbitten late hours of the night, my wife and I walked through the grand oak doors of...

May 29, 20245 min read

Watch out The Chosen, a New "Bible story with Book of Mormon Characters" TV Series is in the Works

Watch out The Chosen, a New "Bible story with Book of Mormon Characters" TV Series is in the Works

Watch out The Chosen, a New "Bible story with Book of Mormon Characters" TV Series is in the Works

"It’s 600 years before the coming of Christ… Amidst the Neo-Babylonian siege of Ancient Jerusalem, two Judahite families band together in...

May 28, 20243 min read

"It will be Long but Must go on": Remarkable Church Growth in West Africa is Filled with Opportunity (and Challenges)

"It will be Long but Must go on": Remarkable Church Growth in West Africa is Filled with Opportunity (and Challenges)

"It will be Long but Must go on": Remarkable Church Growth in West Africa is Filled with Opportunity (and Challenges)

Opinion By: Davin Stevens Many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Church) are very excited about the...

May 22, 20245 min read

Anti-Polygamy Support has Risen Dramatically, Some Wonder if it is an Illusion

Anti-Polygamy Support has Risen Dramatically, Some Wonder if it is an Illusion

Anti-Polygamy Support has Risen Dramatically, Some Wonder if it is an Illusion

In the inaugural episode of "132 Problems: Revisiting Mormon Polygamy" published on YouTube on February 13, 2022, Michelle Stone...

May 20, 20245 min read

Blaze Host Under Fire for Letting "Mormon" Speak at Christian Summit "There will never be a day where I Regret Extending my hand to Glenn Beck"

Blaze Host Under Fire for Letting "Mormon" Speak at Christian Summit "There will never be a day where I Regret Extending my hand to Glenn Beck"

Blaze Host Under Fire for Letting "Mormon" Speak at Christian Summit "There will never be a day where I Regret Extending my hand to Glenn Beck"

Sports columnist and political commentator Jason Whitlock used a large part of his daily show "Fearless" to explain and defend his...

May 17, 20243 min read

JosephSmith.com was Dormant for 25 Years, its New Creative Director Aims to Change That

JosephSmith.com was Dormant for 25 Years, its New Creative Director Aims to Change That

JosephSmith.com was Dormant for 25 Years, its New Creative Director Aims to Change That

Twenty-five years ago, a tech entrepreneur woke in the middle of the night with a pressing thought. He arose as if guided by a force...

May 2, 20242 min read

Women are Greatly Overrepresented in General Conference According to Topic Tags

Women are Greatly Overrepresented in General Conference According to Topic Tags

Women are Greatly Overrepresented in General Conference According to Topic Tags

The top three gender-specific topics are women, Relief Society, and motherhood.

Apr 29, 20243 min read

New York Post Turns to Exmormon to Explain Why Mormons Look Alike

New York Post Turns to Exmormon to Explain Why Mormons Look Alike

New York Post Turns to Exmormon to Explain Why Mormons Look Alike

Do Mormons look alike, and if so why? The New York Post published an article on April 15th titled "I’m an ex-Mormon — here’s why members...

Apr 17, 20242 min read

"Delete Elder Carpenter's talk": Web Editor for Dialogue Journal Critiques General Conference on Mormon Land Podcast

"Delete Elder Carpenter's talk": Web Editor for Dialogue Journal Critiques General Conference on Mormon Land Podcast

"Delete Elder Carpenter's talk": Web Editor for Dialogue Journal Critiques General Conference on Mormon Land Podcast

Yesterday, Emily Jensen, web editor for Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, joined Mormon Studies Scholar and member of the Church...

Apr 11, 20244 min read

Daily Wire's Michael Knowles Posts Family Proclamation in Response to KSL Branding Him a "Far-Right Commentator"

Daily Wire's Michael Knowles Posts Family Proclamation in Response to KSL Branding Him a "Far-Right Commentator"

Daily Wire's Michael Knowles Posts Family Proclamation in Response to KSL Branding Him a "Far-Right Commentator"

Self-declared "mackerel-snapping papist" Michael Knowles spoke at the University of Utah on Monday evening and had his fair share of...

Apr 10, 20242 min read

Excitement, Skepticism Surrounds Discovery of Gold Plates in Saudi Arabia

Excitement, Skepticism Surrounds Discovery of Gold Plates in Saudi Arabia

Excitement, Skepticism Surrounds Discovery of Gold Plates in Saudi Arabia

Has another compelling piece of corroborating evidence for the Book of Mormon been found? Maybe, but many believers are skeptical. The...

Apr 9, 20244 min read

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