Neon Trees’ Tyler Glenn – A Gay Mormon
Rolling Stone magazine reported Rock band Neon Tree’s lead singer Tyler Glenn’s recent announcement that he was gay. “I was going to learn to drive for my 30th birthday, but I came out instead,” Tyler said. [1] Early Beginnings and Coming Out As Being Gay Tyler Glenn...
Women and their Role in the Priesthood
The semi-annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes inadvertently called the Mormon Church) is a worldwide meeting for all members. Included in the schedule is one session for men and one for women. Each highlights the...
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Joins 50th Anniversary Celebration
Anyone who has ever visited a Disney theme-park in the United States or abroad is very familiar with the sing-along song “It’s A Small World.” On 10 April 2014, the “It’s A Small World” attraction which has become “an iconic part of a day at one of Disney’s enclaves”...
Mormonism Helps to Break the Poverty Cycle
Though we live in a time of incredible opportunity, impoverished neighborhood cultures still influence people's views on success. Negative influences can hamper a family's economic development for generations. Some analysts are very pessimistic about cultural trends...
Mansfield Pens Article on Mormonizing of America
Stephen Mansfield, a well-known author on religion, has written an unusual article for Huffington Post about the Mormonizing of America. In it, he traces the history of Mormon acceptance in American society and then examines what causes so many Mormons to become...
LDS Charities Invited to Share Its Humanitarian Mission at a United Nations Briefing
Recently The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also inadvertently called the Mormon Church) shared its humanitarian aid efforts at a United Nations briefing on February 27, 2014. The briefing, one in a United Nations series called “Focus on Faith,”...
BYU Scientists Make Amazing Breakthroughs
The word science comes from the Latin "scientia," meaning knowledge. A basic dictionary definition of the word “science” is “the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world...
Utahan Lexi Walker: YouTube Viral Sensation
Lexi Walker is an eleven-year-old sixth grader from Sandy, Utah, who has been blessed with the extraordinary ability to capture the hearts of audiences with her amazing singing voice. Her musical talents have gained her merit and accolades worldwide as she has...
Mormon Reflections on the Word: Agency
This article was written by Katherine T., a student at Brigham Young University. Alma 42:27 “Therefore, O my son, whosoever will come may come and partake of the waters of life freely; and whosoever will not come the same is not compelled to come; but in the last day...
Jane Elizabeth Manning James – Black Mormon Pioneer
The word “pioneer” is basically defined as a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. A synonym for the word “pioneer” is the word “trailblazer” which perfectly describes Jane Elizabeth Manning James, an early African-American member...
Skeleton Athlete Eric Neilson Takes on Olympics
When you take a look at the Olympic athletes, you see many--if not most--who have trained since early adolescence at the least. Late-coming athletes are rare in the Olympic village. Eric Neilson, however, defied the norm and represented Canada in skeleton even though...
Why the World Will Remember Mormon Olympian Kate Hansen
Kate Hansen came in tenth place in luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Among Olympians that’s nothing to brag about--but people are still talking about Kate. Why? Kate Hansen has turned out to be not only a remarkable luger who made it to compete in the...