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Elder Oaks urges all Church members to defend religious freedom By Jill Adair For the Church News Published: Jan. 24, 2017 2:55 p.m. Updated: 16 hours ago 1 of 10 While speaking in Arizona Jan. 21, Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles urged all Church members to take a stand in defense of religious freedom. View 10 Items While speaking in Arizona Jan. 21, Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles urged  all Church members to take a stand in defense of religious freedom. TEMPE, ARIZ. Urging all Church members to take a stand in defense of religious freedom, Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and other Church officials addressed more than 1,100 people at the Tempe Institute of Religion at Arizona State University on Jan. 21. Over 11,000 more, age 16 and older, viewed a live broadcast of the event at 81 stake ...

These are such beautiful music numbers!  Enjoy them! Did You Know The Piano Guys' LDS Standards Are Protected by Their Sony Contract? by Danielle B. Wagner  | Jan. 20, 2017 Famous Mormons Mormon Life Years ago, back when The Piano Guys was a piano shop, not an internationally known performing group, the owner of that shop, Paul Anderson, had a great idea to boost his sales: have Jon Schmidt and other famous artists perform on his instruments in incredible places. The endeavor failed dismally in its goal. In two years, not one piano was sold. Yet, in that time, the small group of performers marketing these pianos had 50 videos with over 700 million views, four albums, and four million YouTube subscribers. And so, The Piano Guys was born. Here are some other interesting tidbits about The Piano Guys you might not have known: A Crazy Goal Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson, and Al van der Beek all thought Paul Anderson wa...

This was in the October, 2013, General Conference.  This is the true role of women!  I believe if women become the type of women described in this article, we wouldn't have any "Women's marches" trying to prove they are important.  We need to be "Women of God!" The Moral Force of Women By Elder D. Todd Christofferson Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Twitter Facebook Email Your intuition is to do good and to be good, and as you follow the Holy Spirit, your moral authority and influence will grow. From age immemorial, societies have relied on the moral force of women. While certainly not the only positive influence at work in society, the moral foundation provided by women has proved uniquely beneficial to the common good. Perhaps, because it is pervasive, this contribution of women is often underappreciated. I wish to express gratitude for the influence of good women, identify some of the philosophies an...