Elder David A. Bednar
A real Mormon’s guide to the temple
By Jana Riess — January 27, 2021
Card takes a sensible and open approach to those elements of the temple experience Latter-day Saints are permitted to discuss—which, as she points out, is actually most of it.
Mormons get back to basics at church’s General Conference
By Jana Riess — April 8, 2019
7 things you may have missed at the April General Conference.
4 myths about ex-Mormons
By Jana Riess — February 12, 2019
Most didn't leave because they got offended, became atheists, or wanted to join another religion. Also, the vast majority of former Mormons say they're happy after leaving.
Why I like the new Mormon #LighttheWorld campaign
By Jana Riess — December 1, 2016
The LDS Church's new Christmas campaign emphasizes simple acts of service and downplays the Mormon missionary impulse. It's about bringing Christ's light into people's lives, not about bringing those people into the Mormon faith.
Mormon apostle urges teachers to address controversial topics like polygamy and seer stones in class
By Jana Riess — March 3, 2016
Race? Seer stones? Polygamy? Mormon apostle M. Russell Ballard says the church's seminary teachers should address controversies openly to "inoculate" students.
In defense of moderate Mormon feminism — even without priesthood
By Jana Riess — August 26, 2014
Moderate Mormon feminists like Neylan McBaine are taking flak from both sides -- those who think they go too far and those who criticize them for not going far enough. But small changes are never, ever nothing.
Mormonism: Coming soon to a theater near you
By Jana Riess — August 20, 2014
The Church's "Meet the Mormons" film, which will hit theaters on October 10, appears to take the popular "I'm a Mormon" campaign to a logical extreme, using half a dozen ordinary/extraordinary Latter-day Saints around the world as the calling card for our religion.
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