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Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, I lost my way. I lost my dreams, my hopes, my goals, my happiness, my sense of self. It even felt as though I lost my family and my friends. I didn’t want to go out, didn’t want to see any of the people I loved — because I was afraid they would be able to see how bad I felt about myself. I didn’t like myself, and I didn’t have the courage to admit that to myself, much less admit it to my friends. I was living a life of complacency. Checked out. Shut down.
Mormons should dedicate their lives to serving others and avoid becoming caught up in the details of daily life that could detract from their role as the "Lord's hand" on earth, the church's president said Sunday.
President Barack Obama met with the leader of the Mormon church on Monday in the Oval Office, thanking the religion's president for a thorough history of the first family.
Mormon church President Thomas S. Monson told members Sunday to not be discouraged by those who may malign or ridicule the church as it seeks to uphold its moral values in a changing world.
When Christian Vuissa organized the first Mormon-related film festival, he wasn't sure anyone would come. Now in its eighth year, Vuissa said that feeling hasn't changed.
Bishop's Storehouse looks like any other grocery store at first glance: The shelves are neatly lined with canned goods and the smell of fresh bread wafts through the aisles.
It's written by a man many consider a confident and charismatic religious prophet, but Joseph Smith's journal immediately betrays an inkling of self-doubt: His first sentence is scratched out.
Utah's growing tourism industry and the star-studded Sundance Film Festival are being targeted for a boycott by bloggers, gay rights activists and others seeking to punish the Mormon church for its aggressive promotion of California's ban on gay marriage.
A man was convicted of first-degree murder Tuesday for killing his wife and 11-year-old stepson out of anger over the time she spent with members of her church. The jury found Jeremias Bins guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for the 2006 slayings. Superior Court Judge John Lu sentenced Bins to two consecutive life terms in prison.
Carla Souza was a dutiful member of the Mormon church, hosting dinner meetings at her house, taking care of children in the nursery school and going out with missionaries to spread the word about her faith.
A woman who made news around the world when she had five pups cloned from her beloved pit bull Booger looked very familiar to some who saw her picture: She's the same woman who 31 years earlier was accused of abducting a Mormon missionary in England, handcuffing him to a bed and making him her sex slave.
Mormons who have strayed from their faith were invited to return to the fold Sunday by the church's new president.
The new president and prophet of the Mormon church is in some respects a throwback, an 80-year-old man with a fondness for talking in parables and quoting Charles Dickens.
Gordon B. Hinckley was remembered as a "prophet to the people" on Saturday as tens of thousands of faithful Mormons gathered to say goodbye to the church's longtime president.
The Mormon church's famous Temple Square prepared to accommodate tens of thousands of mourners Saturday when the faith's beloved president Gordon B. Hinckley is laid to rest.
Every Wednesday, hundreds of young Mormon men and women not far removed from high school arrive on the campus of Brigham Young University, where they are severed from family and text-messaging and entrusted with the very future of their faith.
Josh Rich clutched an envelope as he paid his last respects to Mormon church President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Funeral services for Mormon church president Gordon B. Hinckley this week could draw tens of thousands, a logistical challenge for officials looking to accommodate a White House candidate, countless other dignitaries and legions of the faithful.
Polling complaints by Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain that led New Hampshire's attorney general to an Oregon pollster are headed to a New Hampshire grand jury for consideration.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, striving to be the country's first Mormon president, will give a speech this week explaining his relatively unknown faith to voters, his campaign said Sunday.
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney said Saturday his political advisers have warned him against giving a speech explaining his Mormon faith.
The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints named a new high-ranking church official at the 177th gathering of faithful Mormons on Saturday.
For a coffee shop, T-shirts of a Mormon angel with java flowing into his trumpet are selling well. But they don't have the blessing of religious leaders.
A gay man who is a lifetime member of the Mormon church could be facing disciplinary action and excommunication after legally marrying his partner in Canada.
If I told you that I had a secret, would you believe me? IF I told you that this secret was the key to your happiness, what would you do?
Utah Lawmaker: I Don't Mind "the Gays," but "I Don't Want 'Em Stuffing it Down My Throat all the Time"Earlier this month, the Church of Latter Day Saints made headlines when it threw its support behind a measure in Salt Lake City that barred "landlords and employers from discriminating based on sexuality," making it the first city in Utah to adopt the gay rights measure.
Maine to vote on gay marriageMaine residents will decide Tuesday whether to repeal a law allowing same-sex marriage, an effort that has succeeded in every state where it has been put before voters.
Where did that darn religion go? Did it fall between the couch cushions? Did I leave it hanging in the front door? Let's see...
'Hot Mormon Muffins' Calendar Pokes Fun at Mormon Mom StereotypeThe latest installment of a calendar series that pokes fun at Mormon stereotypes is putting a twist on motherhood.
I have been accused of being hateful a lot in a couple of threads a while back. I will he honest and admit that I do not want to appear to be a bad person; yes even I have some political correctness in me.
Elizabeth Smart, raped daily by self-proclaimed prophet, prepares to go on mission for other self-proclaimed, not-so-innocent prophet.At knifepoint, Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her girlhood bedroom, she said, then led to a secluded mountain campsite, where a self-proclaimed prophet made her his 14-year-old polygamous "wife" in a quickie ceremony.
Tithing Commandment Even for the Destitute: "...If a destitute family is faced with the decision of paying their tithing or eating, they should pay their tithing."No bishop, no missionary should ever hesitate or lack the faith to teach the law of tithing to the poor. The sentiment of "They can't afford to" needs to be replaced with "They can't afford not to."
Well to tell this story I need to go back a ways. I was raised in a church going christian home. We went to church most every Sunday morning but that was it. No night church because my parents work schedules just didn't allow for it.
Is There No LGBT Issue So Small the Mormons WonThe Mormons are mobilizing NATIONWIDE to fight a simple city ordinance in a suburb. According to my friend, Mitt Romney has already weighed in on the issue denouncing the ordinance.
Gay 'kiss-ins' smack Mormon churchThe Mormon church's support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California, has turned the faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a "kiss-in."
The Catholic Church helped preserve Roman civilization. Can Mormonism do the same for America?When America disappears 100 or 500 or 1,000 years from now, it will be gone but not forgotten. As the world's leading military, economic, and cultural power since World War II, the United States will linger in the global gene pool and influence whatever comes next.
Drug Cartels Target Mormon Clans in Mexico"All we want to do is live in peace. We want nothing to do with the drug cartels. They can't be stopped.
Family Food Supply Part of Being Prepared for Tough TimesA recent story in the Washington Post tells of one woman's experience of using one of the home storage centers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) to prepare a reserve of dry-packed food for her family.
Family History Presented to President Barack Obama by Church President Thomas S. MonsonPresident Barack Obama was presented with five large leather-bound volumes today by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that detail his family history going back multiple generations covering hundreds of years. The presentation was made by Church President Thomas S.
Man beats daughter when she refuses to go to mormon church - jailed for a year.A 55-year-old man who beat his daughter over the head with a lump of concrete when she refused to go to his Mormon church "does not understand what all the fuss is about", Hastings District Court has heard.
Minto mates Israel Folau, Krisnan Inu, Jarryd Hayne keeping the faith | Daily TelegraphBEFORE they cross swords at Parramatta Stadium tomorrow afternoon, Krisnan Inu and Israel Folau will cross themselves in the same place of worship.
Mormon posthumously baptized Obama's motherWas President Obama's mother a Mormon? Not necessarily. But The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has confirmed Obama's late mother...
New study questions authenticity of Book of MormonThe May issue of the journal of Molecular Biology and Evolution lays to rest any lingering questions about Native American ancestry: Lehi and his family almost certainly had nothing to do with it.
Woman abducted for converting to LDS Church, police sayHOLLADAY — Salt Lake County sheriff's investigators Monday were looking for two Texas parents who reportedly abducted their daughter from her apartment, allegedly because they didn't approve of her recent conversion to the LDS Church
Atheists 'celebrate' Christmas by Orson Scott Card (12/25/08) It began with a menorah for Hanukkah near the Washington state Capitol in 2006. A Christian group then sued and won the right to put up a Nativity scene for Christmas in 2007 and again this year.
Top US human rights activist exposes Mormon, Mossad & CIA Connection in 9-11 atrocityDouglas Wallace, dissident Mormon, lawyer and pro-gay, pro-African-American human rights activist exposes the Mormon, Mossad and CIA connection in Israeli nuclear terrorism and the 9-11 atrocity.
I suspect some will think I am stretching the truth a little bit here, but that was a comment I got almost 40 years ago when I was in England.
Proposed Utah Bill Would Require Resturant Patrons Scan Their Driver's License Into A State Database To Buy BoozeRestaurants and patrons are reacting to a new bill that would make anyone getting an alcoholic drink scan their driver's license. The information would land in a state database.
(Proposition) Eight is enoughThe defenders of equal access to marriage think their problem was tactical-"messaging," not substance. They are probably right.
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