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Viewpoint: Making the most of the Mormon Moment
My last companion in Australia was Elder William Hopoate — one of the most famous rugby all-stars in Australia. When he turned down millions of dollars to serve a Mormon mission, it went viral. As we served together, I realized his influence did much more than simply touch the people he came in...
Mormon history scholar discusses growing media interest in LDS church
Almost two years ago, even before the pre-campaigning for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination began, Philip Barlow, the Leonard Arrington Professor of Mormon History and Culture at Utah State University, got a surprising phone call from a very powerful Mormon who happened to be a USU...
Mormon Media Observer: Relief Society visiting teaching makes the news
When Gov. Mitt Romney last ran for president, I studied, as part of one of those boring doctoral dissertations, the way in which his faith — my faith — was covered by the national press from 2006-2008. I studied more than 200 articles in depth, categorizing each across more than 20 dimensions. I...
LDS volunteers work with other faiths to serve
Service is an integral part of what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does. Recent news has highlighted several service projects in which LDS members have teamed with members of other faiths to help less-fortunate people.
Columnist misrepresents LDS Church doctrine and policy
Mormon Life says: Come on media, try a little harder, please.
New York Post columnist Maureen Callahan recently tried to explain to her readers the ecclesiastical implications for Mitt and Ann Romney and their activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Two writers use Book of Mormon to score political points
Mormon Life says: Recent comments by Martin Bashir and by a blogger in Salon magazine deserve rebuke for using the Book of Mormon to score political points.
It’s been an unexpected season of cherry-picking from the Book of Mormon, one with frustrating but hopeful consequences. Let’s pretend I said this: “I’m voting for Mitt Romney because he says...
Jon Stewart defends Mormonism on 'The Daily Show'
On "The Daily Show" Wednesday night, comedian Jon Stewart went out of his way to defend both Mitt Romney and the LDS Church. Although he's not known as the greatest Romney fan, he took time to critique people from both sides who have essentially been Mormon-bashing. He begins by calling out...
How NOT to Investigate Mitt Romney’s Mormon Ties
Earlier this week, Mother Jones' Tim Murphy tried to connect the dots between Mitt Romney and Cleon Skousen, the ultra-conservative, anti-Communist LDS political theorist made famous by Glenn Beck. Murphy dug out an August 2007 radio interview Romney did with a Rush Limbaugh-esque political talk...
'Clara Tale' just the first of a series for LDS family
Ironically, what Jan and Eliza Dawson would most like to do with their children's fairy-tale movie project is encourage parents to turn off the screens in their children's lives. They're hoping their series of stories featuring youngsters with simple costumes and everyday props will prompt...
Bloggernacle Back Bench: Amazing LDS apps
I like apps. A lot. They are becoming more useful and prevalent in this time of mobile Internet usage. I am sometimes just blown away by their helpfulness in making my life run more smoothly. And in church settings, apps can help you study, teach lessons, keep children quiet and so much more. Here...
'Time to shatter Mormon myths' column spreads across the country
Mormon Life says: Have you read the column yet? It's an interesting read.
Over the weekend, newspapers in places such as Chicago, Indiana and Maine published "Time to shatter Mormon myths," the syndicated editorial by Dallas Morning News columnist William McKenzie that...
Mormon Media Observer: AP story about measles vaccinations shows media do report good news
One of the most common complaints about the news media seems always to be that the news is too negative. While it is true that disaster, corruption and threat will always be news, a story this week from the Associated Press shows the complaint isn’t always true. The story is this: According to...
{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, Apr. 21-27
Mormon Life says: Check out which stories made up the best of LDS Living for the week of April 21 through April 27, 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 April 21 through 27, 2012, these are LDS Living’s top...
New youth website celebrates 100 years of Young Women Camp
For Clarissa Johnson, a young woman in the Liberty Stake in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, camp was an exciting new adventure. She cooked, hiked, and swam during this weeklong activity. At the end of the camp, she wrote in her journal: “[And the girls went home] in the twilight sad and happy, sad to...
Mormon Media Observer: BBC story shows the limits of 'getting both sides'
Mormon Life says: I love how the author explains the media's unbiased role, and how it can actually do damage (like to the LDS Church). A must-read.
Some people believe the Earth is flat — or so I’ve heard. If Wikipedia is to be believed, they’ve formed a society — the International Flat Earth Research Society. Their work is called a theory....
