LDS hymns

‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ raises the question: Are Mormons dangerous?

By Jana Riess — May 25, 2022
(RNS) — If ‘Banner’ undermines its own credibility by only presenting the horrific side of Mormonism’s founding, the contemporary LDS church undermines its credibility by ignoring the dangers of religiously inspired violence.

Finally! A new Mormon hymnal, designed for a global church

By Jana Riess — June 18, 2018
(RNS) After 33 years and many requests for an update, the LDS Church is revising its hymnal to reflect Mormonism's global membership.

Read our lips: No new Mormon hymnal :-(

By Jana Riess — September 11, 2015
Readers came up with great suggestions last weekend about Mormon hymns to offload, and others to add. The problem is that there's not going to be a new LDS hymnal anytime soon.

It’s the Fantasy Mormon Hymnal!

By Jana Riess — September 4, 2015
What would a first-rate LDS hymnal look like for the early 21st century? What hymns would need to go, and what would be added?

Mormon leaders announce changes to sacrament meeting: Will they be enough?

By Jana Riess — June 17, 2015
We need to decide, finally, that sacrament meeting is so important to us that we are ready to devote two women and two men to do this, and only this, as their sacred calling in the church.
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