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Are People Just Confused About Who We Are?

Pam3 years ago01 mins

Stephen Cranney recently wrote an article for the Deseret News regarding what he feels is a confusion people have regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In a past Joe Rogan podcast, he and another discussed the abuse women faced at the hands of Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City, UT was brought up. It’s obvious that both of these individuals had the 2 different churches confused with each other.

The CES Solution to the Surgeon General’s Warning

Carol Rice3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently warned of the harms of social media. The Church of Jesus Christ is leading the way in providing solutions to those harms.

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Outcomes Improve For Females Due To Missionary Service

Pam3 years ago3 years ago01 mins

A recent study has shown that women who serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints not only improved their educational outcomes but also their professional and personal as well. This study was done before the mission age requirement changed. Previously women were required to be 21. This changed to 19. The study was done by researchers at Brigham Young University.

Listening with Charity: A Conversation with Patrick Mason

Jacob Z. Hess3 years ago3 years ago041 mins

Some beginning of the year encouragement from a lively conversation with historian Patrick Mason.

Can Our Different Perspectives on Jesus Be a Strength?

M. David Huston3 years ago1 year ago012 mins

Our inclination in a conflicted America is to see any significant difference as a potential threat. The New Testament can remind us not to overlook the value of competing views on even the most important question of all.

Living as the Angels Do

Warner Woodworth3 years ago3 years ago015 mins

Even with so much suffering around us, I rejoice to have witnessed much suffering tangibly relieved by real-life, creative ministries to the poor. What more is still possible?

Church Finances and the Doubting Soul

Samuel B. Hislop3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Is there a dollar amount of donations to the poor sufficient to allay concerns about how the faith spends its money?

Disciples, Activists & the Drama Triangle

Dan Ellsworth3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

Ahmad Corbitt’s October 2022 talk to military chaplains challenged not just secular-minded activists, but also a common set of stories sometimes held by believing and sustaining church members.

Convenient Spirituality and an Inconvenient God

Brianna Holmes3 years ago3 years ago015 mins

Why have so many come to embrace a spirituality devoid of any specific bids upon our hearts and minds? Could our elevation of “self” above anything and everything else have anything to do with it?

The Respect for Marriage Act and Caesar’s Coin

Brent Yergensen3 years ago3 years ago08 mins

It’s been easy for people to misinterpret the Church’s support of the Respect for Marriage Act. Greater awareness about the difficult cultural atmosphere believers find themselves in might help.

It Doesn’t Take Life-Changing Drama to Find Humility

Laura McKeighen3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

The world’s getting angrier and colder. We were struck by how diverse families cultivate humility through religious practices.

The Art of Skewing Church Statements

Public Square Staff3 years ago3 years ago014 mins

Some have been confused about the Church’s support for new federal legislation. But are they confused about what the Church actually said—or about how media outlets spun it?