by Karen Petitt | Jul. 03, 2018 “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another … a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” So begins […]
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Abortion: How President Nelson and Other Church Leaders’ Teachings Provide Hope, Compassion, and Direction
by Danielle B. Wagner | Jan. 28, 2019 With legislation and debates surrounding abortion making headlines from New York to Utah to California, this politically and emotionally charged topic has been thrust again in the public spotlight. The Church has made its stance on abortion clear: “Human life is a sacred gift from God. Elective […]
6 Recent Statements from the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve on LGBT issues
by Church News | Apr. 04, 2019 Following are statements from leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on LGBT topics: Kindness and Civility The gospel of Jesus Christ teaches us to love and treat all people with kindness and civility—even when we disagree. We affirm that those who avail themselves of […]
My First Experience with Religious Freedom
by Steven T. Collis, author of “Deep Conviction: True Stories of Ordinary Americans Fighting for Freedom to Live Their Beliefs” | May 15, 2019 Twenty-five years ago, without really knowing it, I had my first experience with religious freedom. Looking back, this shouldn’t surprise me, given the religious uniqueness of my hometown: mostly Catholic, a […]
“All In” Excerpt: Religious Liberty Expert Weighs In on Why the Church Voiced Concern About the Equality Act
by LDS Living | Jun. 08, 2019 Last month, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expressed concern regarding the Equality Act and, while the Church offered an explanation of its own, we asked Steven Collis, an expert on religious liberty, to provide his personal opinion about why the Church may have opposed the […]
Elder Bednar: ‘Never again can we allow government officials to treat the exercise of religion as simply nonessential’
by Lindsey Williams | Jun. 17, 2020 In an address given Wednesday, June 17, 2020, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said the COVID-19 crisis is a wake-up call for religious freedom. Elder Bednar was the keynote speaker at the Religious Freedom Annual Review, hosted by BYU Law. The topic […]
What people are saying about President Oaks’s talk on the US Constitution
by Lindsey Williams | Apr. 14, 2021 It’s not unusual for a talk by President Dallin H. Oaks to spark conversation. His talk from the April 2021 general conference “Defending Our Divinely Inspired Constitution” is no exception. In an opinion piece for Deseret News, writer Christian Sagers shared he was surprised at first when President […]
A promise or invitation from each April 2021 general conference talk
by LDS Living | Apr. 08, 2021 The text for the April 2021 general conference is now available on ChurchofJesusChrist.org. To help you carry the messages from our Church leaders with you, here is one invitation or promise given by each of the speakers during general conference. We hope they will help you receive the […]
‘Of course, Black lives matter’: President Oaks speaks on ‘Racism and Other Challenges’ at BYU devotional
by Lindsey Williams | Oct. 27, 2020 Speaking at the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University, President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, renewed Church leaders’ pleas to Latter-day Saints to “root out racism.” In his address, President Oaks spoke about current events tied to racism, like the police-produced death of George […]
Did Brigham Young leave empty shafts for elevators in the Salt Lake Temple? How to identify assumptions in Church history
by Keith A. Erekson, excerpted from “Real vs. Rumor” | Jun. 01, 2021 “Would you like rock-solid proof that God inspires His prophets in every detail?” The Sunday School teacher had saved his favorite story for the end of class. “The Salt Lake Temple was designed by a prophet. Brigham Young told workers to leave […]