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Thanks to members of the church worldwide and our friends at LDSChurchTemples.com for providing these updates. If you have updates (including pictures or video) about a temple near you, feel free to send it to calledtoshare (at) ldsdaily.com. Elder Neil L. Andersen Visits Haiti Update: Elder Andersen, of the Quorum of the Twelve, visited Port-au-Prince Haiti over the weekend. He presided …

Becky and Scott Mackintosh have loved their son as he has grown up, served a mission, come out as gay, and left the faith he was raised in. The entire family has learned to love in new, more inclusive ways. Watch this new video released by Mormon Channel. You can learn more at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day …

Featured Image | EastIdahoNews.com Christine Wright, a 20-year-old student at Brigham Young University-Idaho was found dead in her apartment late Tuesday night. According to Rexburg Police Captain Randy Lewis, Wright had no known medical issues and no foul play is suspected. They also do not suspect it was suicide. A roommate found Wright unresponsive on her bathroom floor and administered …

Two LDS missionaries serving in Manaus, Brazil faced a terrifying situation this week and the entire thing was caught on a surveillance camera. Originally uploaded on Facebook, the video shows the missionaries being robbed at gunpoint and one of the missionaries fighting back. While the missionaries are walking down the street, two men on a motorbike approach. One of the …

Thanks to LDS S.M.I.L.E. for alerting us to this story!  There’s nothing quite as exhausting or as exhilarating as returning home from serving a full-time mission. However, Sister Allie Beckett recently learned just how crazy an experience it can be, thanks to her sister, Mindy Adamson. In a video posted by Mindy on her Facebook page, which now has over …

This list was originally published by Jonathan Kland on LDSLiving.com. Below is an excerpt.  Columbus Branch Chapel The members of the Columbus Ohio Branch purchased a house and lot in March of 1929 with the intent of building a new meetinghouse. By July, the lot was cleared and the construction of the chapel began, but they had very few provisions …

Thanks to members of the church worldwide and our friends at LDSChurchTemples.com for providing these updates. If you have updates (including pictures or video) about a temple near you, feel free to send it to calledtoshare (at) ldsdaily.com. Ground Broken for Rio de Janeiro Temple Update: Members in Brazil participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rio de Janeiro Temple. Watch …

For Latter-day Saint women, there are multiple options when it comes to finding comfortable temple clothing. For Latter-day Saint men? Not so much. However, a new LDS clothing company hopes they have the solution. “Both Dave and I hated our temple pants,” says Scott Nelson. He is joined by his wife, Erika, and another couple, Dave and Jennica Felsted, as …

Featured Image | Erik Scott/Los Angeles Fire Department On Wednesday, an LDS chapel in Van Nuys, a Los Angeles neighborhood, was devastated by fire. Contained to a classroom, the kitchen, the attic, and a hallway, the fire was reported a little after 2 a.m. and 71 firefighters worked for nearly an hour to put out the blaze. Because of their …

Featured Image | Young Kwak, Associated Press Last Saturday, the Brigham Young University basketball team made headlines when they upset Gonzaga’s perfect season, beating the No. 1 team in the nation 79-71. Naturally, BYU fans were ecstatic while Gonzaga fans mourned. However, one Gonzaga student is mourning for a different reason. Joseph Harshbarger, a Gonzaga senior studying international relations, wrote a …