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LDS sex abuse scandal: Here’s what we know so far
By Jana Riess — March 26, 2018
A high-ranking Mormon mission leader has been accused of sexual misconduct, even sexual assault. As the story unfolds, here's a brief guide to what we know and when we learned it.
Will Mormon missionaries lead the way out of racism?
By Jana Riess — February 13, 2015
“'My' missionaries were part of an experiment," says guest blogger Margaret Blair Young. "Previously, Anglo missionaries had been paired with Anglos. Now, they were paired with Congolese and other Africans. How would they all fare?"
NPR at the MTC: Mormon missionaries’ impressive foreign language skills
By Jana Riess — June 9, 2014
An optimistic estimate is that only one in four Americans speaks a foreign language competently. But because of Mormons' missionary work, far higher percentages of Mormons are fluent in other languages. What can this teach us?
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