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5 Inspiring “I’m a Mormon” Videos

Jana Riess |

The “I’m a Mormon” campaign has become a rallying point for Mormons themselves as they define what it means to be Mormon in the 21st century. Here are five current favorites.

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On Grief

Jana Riess |

How can life move forward? How can there still be taxes to pay and sinks to scrub? How dare the crocuses peek out?

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Mormon Women to Pray in General Conference (!) . . . and 4 Other Reasons for Mormon Feminists to Be Happy This Month

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Rumor confirmed! Women will pray in General Conference for the first time in Mormon history . . . and 4 other reasons for Mormon feminists to be glad this month.

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Lent Is Almost Over. Do You Know Where Your Resolutions Are?

Jana Riess |

I am flunking Lent. Again. And this time, my spiritual restlessness has had some unfortunate consequences.

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What Is the Future of Mormon Studies?

Jana Riess |

This weekend, the Mormon Studies community honors the pioneering work of sociologist Armand Mauss, and looks to the future to assess what’s next for our disciplines.

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Kathie Lee Gifford Showcases Novel “Sensible Shoes”

Jana Riess |

Yesterday the Today Show plugged “Sensible Shoes,” Sharon Garlough Brown’s originally self-published novel about spiritual practices. Who says good things don’t happen to good people?

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5 Things I Learned at the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit

Jana Riess |

I learned that ancient monotheism was more prevalent in theory than in actual practice, and that it’s a very bad idea to use Scotch tape on ancient documents. It just never ends well.

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Jodi Arias’s Last-Ditch Defense Is . . . Blood Atonement? Are You Kidding Me?

Jana Riess |

Three stories in this week’s Mormon news: Friend says that accused killer Jodi Arias is being blamed for a murder that was actually a blood-atonement conspiracy by the LDS Church. Uh huh. In happier news, the LDS Church has unveiled exciting changes to its Scripture apparatus, and thousands of new missionaries are expected to begin serving around the world.

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Mormonism and the Boring Sacrament Meeting, Revisited

Jana Riess |

A couple of weeks ago I attended one of the most memorable and spiritual sacrament meetings I’ve experienced in my twenty years as a Mormon. Why don’t we do this kind of thing more often?

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Why I Keep the Sabbath

Jana Riess |

I didn’t get serious about Sabbath until I became a parent. But it wasn’t like I had somehow grown more wise or spiritual as a new mom, or even because I wanted to set a good example for my daughter. No, I did it because I wasn’t getting enough sleep. Ever. Suddenly, Sabbath seemed like a rather fine idea.

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