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When you look at some temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you may notice an Angel Moroni statue holding a trumpet on top of the building. Many people wonder why some temples have it while others do not.

Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith in 1823 as a resurrected angel. He told Joseph Smith about the gold plates buried in the hill now known as Hill ...

In a recent address at the Athens Democracy Forum, held in the shadow of the Acropolis, Elder Gong urged faith leaders to help ensure that artificial intelligence develops alongside a moral compass. Elder Gong has spoken at many global summits, but this particular warning about morality and AI touched on a question I had already been pondering deeply. That is, if a machine tr...

For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, marriage means more than a legal partnership or a commitment that lasts only through mortality. One of the faith’s most distinctive beliefs teaches that family relationships can continue after death through eternal marriage.

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The Articles of Faith is a brief summary of Latter-day Saints’ beliefs that was sent to an inquisitive journalist back in 1842. The editor of the Chicago Democrat, John Wentworth, contacted Joseph Smith. He was writing a history of New Hampshire and wanted to include a chapter on the “Mormons” (Latter-day Saints). In response to this request, Joseph Smith responded with a let...

This week’s Come, Follow Me assignment is “My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord”: Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–7.

We meet some people in these chapters of the Old Testament—some who will hear the voice of the Lord and act upon what they receive, and others who seem deaf to the voice of God. Those who hear make great sacrifices and do scary things to fulfill God’s will for them. Ruth lea...