A family stands beneath a star-filled sky with distant mysterious lights, evoking aliens and religion through wonder, creation, and cosmic scale.
Climate & End Times

Aliens and Latter-day Saint Theology

A faith built on worlds without number and an infinite atonement has room for UFOs and other worldly siblings.

Japanese families gather on a temple plaza as a newly married couple exits, reflecting questions of identity and belonging central to the Mormon Stories lawsuit.
Legal

Who is a Mormon?

Family pedigree and former affiliation do not entitle ex-members to define the Church they no longer sustain.

Latter-day Saint cinema is emerging from decline with new ambition, stronger infrastructure, and a wider vision for lasting artistic work.
Media & Education

The Future of Latter-day Saint Cinema

From niche comedies to crossover ambition, Latter-day Saint filmmaking is entering a more serious and sustainable age.

Two missionaries walk past a theater in New York, evoking the tension between service and the Book of Mormon musical.
Pop Culture

Broadway’s Last Acceptable Bigotry

Fifteen years on, Broadway still treats contempt toward Latter-day Saints as wit, and elite media still call it harmless fun.

A documentary crew outside an isolated settlement evokes confusion around the FLDS church.
Bulletin

Trust Me, They’re Not the Same

Despite media conflation, the FLDS Church is not the same as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

A mother and two teenage daughters walk to their cars after visiting the temple with temple bags, representing temple garment devotion, family preparation, and sacred continuity.
Women in the Public Square

The Trouble with Garment Talk

Women’s experiences with garments are diverse—shaped by faith, family culture, and life stage rather than one simple story.

Townspeople choosing the meetinghouse over the courthouse reflect moral agency and voluntary faith.
Politics

Caesar’s Dues

When society frays, the answer is not to force righteousness, but to embrace liberty that lets truth and virtue persuade.