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{LDSL Blog} My Interview with Sister Julie B. Beck
Mormon Life says: I recently had the privilege to sit down with Sister Julie B. Beck, general president of the Relief Society, for the spring issue of LDS Living (click here to read the article). I knew the interview would be great, but it was much more—it was one of the most powerful conversations of my life.
Sister Beck has a love and compassion for the Relief Society sisters that I can only describe as palpable. From the moment I met her, she was warm and welcoming, and it was immediately clear how...
{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, Feb. 4-10
Mormon Life says: Check out which stories made up the best of LDS Living for the week of February 4 through February 10, 2012.
We all love a good story. And what better way to find out the best of the best than seeing what people found most interesting? For the week of February 4 through February 10, 2012, these are LDS...
{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week
Mormon Life says: Check out which stories made up the best of LDS Living for the week of January 28 through February 4, 2012.
We all love a good story. And what better way to find out the best of the best than seeing what people found most interesting? For the week of January 28 through Feburary 4, 2012, these are LDS...
{LDSL Blog} Our "Thankful" List
Mormon Life says: Just a quick list we're sharing with you of the things for which we're grateful during this Thanksgiving season.
After an eventful year, LDS Living is feeling really grateful – and that's a contagious emotion. So we're sharing our thankful list with you:Erin Hallstrom, Associate Publisher: After dealing with...
{LDSL Blog} My Interview with David Archuleta
Mormon Life says: Talented. Adorable. Sweet. These are just a few words often used to describe singing sensation David Archuleta. Before I met him, I couldn’t help but wonder how much of his image reflected who he really was. Here’s the story, folks: he’s the real deal. In fact, there’s a lot more to David than meets the eye.
I recently interviewed David Archuleta for a story in LDS Living's November/December issue (click here to read an excerpt). Just as I expected, he was gracious, humble, and delightful to talk to....
{LDSL Blog} Hi, My Name Is Ashley, and I'm a Technology Addict
Mormon Life says: While I was on vacation in paradise last week, I noticed that almost everyone was buried in technology. Why couldn't we tear away from virtual reality to enjoy the beautiful reality of where we were?
I was on vacation last week, lying at the pool with my sister and our husbands. My sister took a picture with her phone and posted it on Facebook. I, too, was on Facebook, saw the picture, and...
{LDSL Blog} When “Cult” and “Non-Christian” Cause an Uproar
Mormon Life says: Religious scholars are intelligent people, but I sometimes wonder if they use words intending one thing and we misinterpret it to mean something slightly different.
The past few days, LDS news has been almost clogged with stories about the Rev. Jeffress comment about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There have been a lot of great stories, and...
{LDSL Blog} Exercising Judgment in Righteousness . . . and Love
Mormon Life says: We frequently quote the scripture that says "judge not"—but exercising righteous judgment is a commandment. So how do we follow this commandment and still communicate the love we are also commanded to show?
A while back, when we ran our article about Jon Huntsman and the obsession with his level of faithfulness, one of our readers left a comment mentioning “intermediate judgment,” as discussed by Elder...
{LDSL Blog} My Interview with Elizabeth Smart
Mormon Life says: I was curious about Elizabeth Smart's personality before meeting her. I came away from our meeting with answers to many of my questions, but one striking impression of her: she has incredible faith.
I recently had the privilege of interviewing Elizabeth Smart for the fall issue of LDS Living (click here to read the article). I admit that I was curious how she would be in real life—if she is as...
{LDSL Blog} 9/11: What's Your Story?
Mormon Life says: I recently got to listen to the stories of multiple LDS people who were directly impacted by 9/11. But all of us were affected by the events of that day.
“Where were you on 9/11?”Not since John F. Kennedy was shot has the question “Where were you?” resonated with so many Americans. Most remember exactly where they were on September 11, 2001, when...
{LDSL Blog} The Mormon Fascination with Disney
Mormon Life says: I love Disney, and I know I'm not unique among Mormons for that trait. Is it the happiness of all things Disney that draws us to it?
I love Disney. It has been ingrained in my being.Scattered among the pictures of my childhood are happy images of my exploits in Disneyland. There’s the picture of my brother pulling four-year-old...
{LDSL Blog} Stephen Colbert on Mormons: Funny or Offensive?
The other day, we found a clip from The Colbert Report about Mitt Romney and the Church's brilliant marketing campaign. We wanted to share it for a few reasons: (1) Colbert shows a sort of enjoyable and good-natured, but underhanded, praise to Mormons, (2) it's a great example of "what they're...
{LDSL Blog} My Vaccination Decision
Mormon Life says: I hadn't been vaccinated as a child, but now I wanted to serve a mission. My doubts about vaccines stood in direct conflict with my desire to serve.
There I was, sitting in the doctor’s office for a pre-mission physical exam and excited to serve. But among the many loose ends and questions looming in my mind, one thing was fairly certain: My...
{LDSL Blog} LDS Living Cooks Zucchini
Mormon Life says: Doubtful that zucchini can make a good addition to old favorites? Our experience says it can be done deliciously.
Amid the many berries and other foods bursting forth abundantly during the summer, zucchini can sometimes get neglected. And seeing as how this vegetable tends to burst forth in copious amounts, we...
{LDSL Blog} Common Ground
Mormon Life says: Politics can be a polarizing topic — even, or perhaps especially, among Latter-day Saints.
With Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman Jr. garnering national attention for their anticipated 2012 presidential runs, it’s almost impossible not to stumble across a news story discussing the impact of...
