Opinions & Features
Book of Mormon: 'Cry unto him' drives home powerful feelings
This is a column about one of my favorite swaths of scripture in the Book of Mormon. But first it's about a clever idea. Curt Bench of Benchmark Books was tickled when a first edition of the Book of Mormon came his way. What tickled him less was its condition. Like an old workhorse, it had been...
Behind the Scenes of the LDS Miracle Story Featured on Today Show
Six weeks ago, 17-month old Bronson Staker was pronounced dead in a Utah hospital. He had drowned, when his mother Sara Staker was distracted briefly and left the room to attend to something, and returned to a nightmare--finding him face up and limp in the bathtub. “It was horrible. It was the...
Joseph Smith now even more Irish
Mormon Life says: Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
Mormon prophet Joseph Smith Jr., was shown in 2008 to have descended from Irish royalty. Ugo Perego, director of operations at Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, said recent DNA tests show the...
A World War II, POW conversion story
Mormon Life says: This shows the power the Book of Mormon has.
Alfred Young's conversion is the stuff of legend. ,p> He first picked up a copy of the Book of Mormon as a prisoner of war in Japan. Seeds of testimony germinated in his heart for more than a decade...
Logical arguments for existence of 'others' in Book of Mormon times
As discussed last week, the Book of Mormon doesn't mention "others" for at least two reasons: 1) the early material from Large Plates -- which may have mentioned "others" -- was not included in our English translation, and 2) the Small Plates were focused on the ethnogenesis and religious ministry...
Chilean Missionaries tell their earthquake stories
Mormon Life says: A wonderful reminder of the wonderful blessings given to (and through) missionaries.
It was 7:30 a.m. on February 27th when I was awakened by my husband, who said, “There has been an earthquake in Chile.” I jumped out of bed and ran to turn on the television to CNN. My husband,...
Temple Square sister missionaries put on a concert
In a debut concert on Temple Square, the Mormon sister missionaries of Temple Square who sang, danced and played music on a guitar, a violin or the piano, did themselves proud. It is clear that these young women love their God and are happy to express that love through music. There are 202...
Pres. Hinckley's bodyguard speaks
Mormon Life says: So fun to read more about Pres. Hinckley's character.
David Sayer recounted some of his fondest memories serving as President Gordon B. Hinckley's bodyguard, to institute students at Westminster College, recapturing the spirit and spunk of the late...
Young Woman chooses honoring the Sabbath day over wrestling for state title
Mormon Life says: A great example of giving up something you want in order to be consistent with your values.
When the recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile started a tsunami or harbor wave racing across the Pacific Ocean, it led officials in Hawaii to call for evacuating all low-lying areas as a...
When our heroes fall - especially the LDS ones
Mormon Life says: What happens when those we look up to (Church leaders, popular speakers, role models) make a mistake or have an unsavory part of their life exposed?
"Cursed is he who putteth his trust in a former beauty queen." That is the title of a blog post my friend wrote last week, shortly after discovering that former Miss Utah Elizabeth Craig had been...
Mission group still together after 50 years
While many missionary groups enthusiastically hold reunions for a few years and then lose interest, one group is still meeting regularly after 50 years. These Mormon missionaries served under President Harold I. Bowman in the Spanish-American Mission between 1953 and 1958. This mission was...
BYU grad hoping family dinner will change the life of a child
In the movie "The Blind Side," an underprivileged young man known as “Big Mike” is given love and opportunity by a Good Samaritan, changing his life forever. A BYU graduate is trying to recreate a similar program for disadvantaged children. Valerie Barker, a 27-year-old BYU valedictorian...
Opposition to Mormonism started early
Many critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claim the advent of the Internet and free access of information created their critical view of Mormonism. A new collection of early writings about the Book of Mormon, however, demonstrates that new technology isn't a prerequisite for...
Orson Scott Card: Do it anyway
Mormon Life says: This is great advice.
Martina McBride, one of the great country voices, sings a deceptively simple lyric in the song "Do It Anyway." She gives several examples of actions that can seem futile -- building something...
High Fashion Meets High Standards
52 Young Women from seven different high schools came together for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to walk the runway in a fashion show put on by professional stylists, makeup artists, hair stylists, and 25 local vendors to celebrate “fashionable modesty”. Walking a 40 foot runway to the pulsating...
