The Paris Review

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In this week’s staff picks: Sarah Gerard, Percival Everett, and an old-time pool shark named McGoorty.

NPR

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"Churches are dedicated for the worship of God and as havens from the cares and concerns of the world," the new handbook reads. Before the ban, weapons were considered "inappropriate."

NPR

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James Hamula was ousted from a mid-level leadership council based on disciplinary action by the religion's highest leaders, a statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says.

NPR

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Daniel Ortner grew up Jewish, but when tragedy struck his family, he abandoned faith altogether. When he found God again, this time as a Mormon, a missionary trip helped him reconnect with his roots.

Wild West

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This Monona County ghost town straddles the route of the 1850s Mormon migration to what would become Utah. The roots of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of course, stretch back two decades earlier and farther east. Joseph Smith and hi

The Atlantic

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A historian looks at the legacy of racism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

NPR

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The church has named its first Latin-American and Asian-American apostles at a semi-annual conference in Salt Lake City.

TIME

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WHEN A GROUP OF SALT LAKE CITY women drew national media coverage in the 1870s for speaking out in support of what they called plural marriage, the idea of polygamy wasn’t the only thing that shocked observers. Some wondered how women who could seem

NPR

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"We want to reduce the hate and contention so common today," said LDS President Dallin Oaks. Church doctrine will consider same-sex marriage "a serious transgression" but not apostasy.

Nautilus

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At the end of the smash Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, the protagonist, Elder Price, a zealous young Mormon missionary in Uganda, triumphantly sings, “We are still Latter day Saints, all of us / Even if we change some things, or we break the r

The Atlantic

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As I hunker down at home with my family amid a global pandemic, I have a new appreciation for a strange religious tradition.  

Los Angeles Times

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WEST JORDAN, Utah - Brian Stoll faced a dilemma as his wedding day approached. For more than a year, he had been smoking marijuana to treat severe back pain, but to remain in good standing with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and get

The Atlantic

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Perpetual outsiders, Mormons spent 200 years assimilating to a certain national ideal—only to find their country in an identity crisis. What will the third century of the faith look like?

NPR

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, popularly known as the Mormon church, has a troubled history with racial discrimination.

The Atlantic

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Thomas Monson, the late Mormon church president, stressed the importance of community in an increasingly atomized nation.

NPR

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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Imagine Dragons, about his new documentary, Believer, which takes a critical look at the Mormon Church's policies toward its LGBTQ members.

Los Angeles Times

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LOS ANGELES - The first time Dan Reynolds felt the price of homophobia in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was on his wedding day seven years ago. The straight singer-songwriter for the chart-topping rock group Imagine Dragons grew up

Country Life

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1) In Stephen King's 1981 horror novel, what breed is the rabid Cujo? 2) The UK is home to which two species of eagle? 3) Followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are more commonly known by what name? 4) Which famous artist had

The Atlantic

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Former aides say that in private, the president has spoken with cynicism and contempt about believers.

The Atlantic

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It’s precisely the beliefs of Latter-day Saints that critics dismiss as strange which produce the behaviors those same critics often applaud.

The Atlantic

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In the past, deference to bigotry in the name of national security has led to injustice, persecution, disgrace, and apology.

The Atlantic

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Family home evening—regular time set aside for praying and playing—has taken on new relevance a century after it was conceived.

The Atlantic

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But for many current and former members, the consequences of a former policy cannot be undone. Their relationships—with the Church, with their families, and with God—have been irreparably damaged.

NPR

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Conservative Christians and Mormons vote the same way on many social issues, but religious differences still spur harsh criticisms between the groups.

Fine Art Connoisseur

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There were only two requirements for people submitting their work to the 11th International Art Competition: be at least 18 years old and be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Today, art made by and for religious people is o

NPR

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Call it disaster preparedness cooking: A Utah company began running Facebook ads for an instant version of a staple Mormon comfort food ... because pantries should be stocked for the Second Coming.

The Atlantic

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The report comes out every year, a bit of demographic horse-racery: Which U.S. state grew the quickest? It’s usually some sun-drenched locale, or more recently, an oil-drenched one—North Dakota and its shale boom have won for four years in a row. Tex

NPR

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Three women and six children, all reportedly U.S. citizens, were killed as the extended family drove in a small convoy. The family may have been mistakenly attacked by cartel members, reports say.

Who Do You Think You Are?

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Charles was traced through various census returns, and we eventually found him in 1911. This is the most recent census that is publicly available; the 1921 census will be released in 2022, although in the meantime the 1939 Register is a great substit

Los Angeles Times

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The Mormon Church has played a quiet role in the fight against an effort to legalize medical marijuana in Utah, releasing measured statements and helping bankroll lawsuits. But on Thursday, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints c