One year ago the BYU Cougars rolled out their value labeled uniforms emphasizing, “Tradition, Spirit, and Honor.” The uniforms were created as a marketing tool for the newly independent Brigham Young University football team. They reflected the teachings of the mostly Mormon student population that attends the religiously affiliated school. That is why what resulted…
The Mormon Holiday Gift Guide
The Mormon Holiday Gift Guide has the top 15 perfect gifts for the LDS person in your life this Christmas season.
The Deseret Alphabet: A Peculiar People
The Deseret Alphabet: A Peculiar People By David L. Steed In early Salt Lake City the University of Deseret, later to become the University of Utah, was the site of an unusual Mormon experiment. The new Mormon leader, Brigham Young, was the second president of the newly formed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints….
Joseph Smith Pulls Religion Out Of A Hat
Joseph Smith Pulls Religion Out of a Hat Joseph Smith was the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the founder of Mormonism. He described himself as a prophet, seer, and revelator in the last days and was responsible for bringing forth a divine record known as The Book of…
Mobsters and Mormons
Mobsters and Mormons On Sunday June 22nd, the same night Kate Kelly founder of Ordain Women was to be judged and possibly dismissed from the LDS Church, CNN released an article about excommunication happening in the Catholic Church. The differences between how the two cases have been handled are quite stark when comparing the reactions…
Mormonism In The New Germany
Mormonism in the New Germany By David L. Steed “They are to hold the keys of this ministry, to unlock the door of the Kingdom of heaven unto all nations, and to preach the Gospel to every creature.” -Joseph Smith Jr. In December of 1933, a newspaper article was written in the Church News section…
Bill Clinton: Almost the First Mormon President
Bill Clinton: Almost the First Mormon President Back in 2012, former President Bill Clinton was on the campaign trail to help Barack Obama defeat Mitt Romney and win a second term in the Oval Office. Clinton had been delivering speeches across Florida that week to help secure the closely divided state for the Democratic Party….
The Mouths of Babes
The Mouths of Babes While perusing the internet the other day I came across an old cult favorite of Mormons everywhere. The Mouths of Babes by T.C. Christensen was a charming LDS rendition of the popular classic T.V. program Kids Say the Darndest Things.This short film focused on primary aged children answering basic gospel questions…
Mormons & The Moon
Mormons & The Moon Joseph Fielding Smith, Jr. was the tenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Though he only served in that calling for two years, he was one of the longest serving apostles in LDS church history. During his tenure as an apostle Joseph Fielding Smith spoke at a…
The Brick of Mormon
The Brick of Mormon Inside every adult is a child desperately trying to escape, and inside every church meeting is a child desperately trying to do the same. That all will change thanks to a new product from Brick’em Young! This fantastic new building kit is a great way to indoctrinate your kids into…
Why Mormons Love Green Jell-O
Why Mormons Love Green Jell-O Mormons are incredibly social creatures. We love to celebrate nearly every occasion with food and fun in our very own “cultural halls.” The unique thing about Mormons however is not their choice of how to make a basketball hoop wedding appropriate, but their choice of what food should be served….
Mormon Culture 