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 […]

“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 […]

‘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 […]