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‘Hair Love’ just won an Oscar. What does it say about the CROWN Act and just how did a BYU grad get involved?

The hashtag, which accompanied photos of proud fathers with their daughters, represented the pride Bryant had in raising his four daughters. “Girls are amazing,” Bryant reportedly told ESPN’s Elle Duncan. “I would have five more girls if I could. I’m a girl dad.”

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Study finds benefits to befriending Latter-day Saint students

Non-Latter-day Saint students who befriended a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are more likely to be appreciative of people of all worldviews, according to results of a new study.

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‘Life After Lockup’: Lamar is Not Down with the Book of Mormon

On Life After Lockup, Lamar Jackson wants no part of Andrea Edward’s Mormon ambush. The ex gangbanger does some impressive schooling of his own to the Mormon mission squad around the dining room table. Josh Hyatt deals with the fallout of mom Tina’s smackdown on Cheryl Childers. Brittany Dodd and Marcelino Santiago lawyer up again.

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LDS Church kept the lid on its $100B fund for fear tithing receipts would fall, account boss tells Wall Street Journal

Latter-day Saint officials kept the size of the church’s $100 billion investment reserves secret for fear that public knowledge of the fund’s wealth might discourage members from paying tithing, according to the top executive who oversees the account.

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After Recently Being Sexually Assaulted on an Airplane, Elizabeth Smart Is Determined to Fight Back

Elizabeth Smart had always felt safe on an airplane until last year when she woke up from a nap on a plane to a man rubbing in between her legs on her inner thigh.

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Friends say they warned Travis Alexander that Jodi Arias was dangerous for months before she killed him

From the start of their courtship, friends say, Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander had a potent chemistry.

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Church’s Official Twitter Handle Changes to @Ch_JesusChrist

The username of the official Twitter account of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now @Ch_JesusChrist. This change better emphasizes the name of Jesus Christ, the Church’s central object of worship. The adjustment also helps Twitter users mention the Church more clearly in tweets and personal profiles. Those who already follow the Church’s official account (previously @ChurchNewsroom) do not need to re-subscribe.

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BYU football player accused of DUI, reckless driving

A linebacker for Brigham Young University’s football team was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence.

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Why 1 Latter-day Saint Psychologist Is on a Mission to Reframe the Way We Think of Pornography Addiction

Pornography addiction.

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Do Latter-day Saints believe in their own doctrine?

“We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men,” says the Thirteenth Article of Faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These words give Latter-day Saints a high standard to measure themselves by.

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Sister Bingham Observes Pilot Nutrition Program in the Philippines

“Visiting the families that were part of the nutrition program was amazing,” said Sister Bingham during ministering visits to members’ homes on Monday, February 3, 2020. “When they were first told that their children weren’t getting the appropriate nourishment, it must have been a shock. And yet they thought, ‘I’m going to do everything I can to help my child.’ They made every effort to keep track of what they’re eating and to provide the appropriate nutrition.”

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ACID TEST: LSD VS. LDS

As per my obsession with Tom Wolfe’s American classic The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, I was instantly drawn to Christopher Kimball Bigelow’s memoir. Similar to Wolfe’s first-hand portrait of psychedelic drug culture and the true “acid tests” initiated by Ken Kesey in the late 1960s, Acid Test is an in-depth chronicling of Bigelow’s own drug experiments and rejection of mainstream culture during his coming-of-age in 1980s Utah.

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