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23 November 2024

Apostles

Holland and Uchtdorf Satiate in First Session, No More Talks Needed

Holland and Uchtdorf Satiate in First Session, No More Talks Needed

Featured Posts | by Timothy McFoster

Thousands of relieved General Conference viewers are calling the weekend “as good as done” after Elders Holland and Uchtdorf finished their respective talks in the first session of the 187th Semiannual General Conference. “That stud Elder Holland quoted Tolstoy, which…

LDS Leaders Praise ‘Trash’ Video as “Sure Sign of Tyler Glenn Nailing It”

LDS Leaders Praise ‘Trash’ Video as “Sure Sign of Tyler Glenn Nailing It”

Featured Posts | by G. Samuel Pitts

Noting that the Neon Trees—Provo’s Mormon-rich musical sensation—”[hadn’t] really done all that much [for us]” since 2014, LDS leaders were thrilled with the solo release “Trash” from gay-but-definitely-celibate frontman Tyler Glenn. “Finally—our leading gay rockstar who couldn’t be a happier and…

Pres. Monson Agrees To Quorum Sponsorship With Pac 12 Conference

Pres. Monson Agrees To Quorum Sponsorship With Pac 12 Conference

Featured Posts | by Timothy McFoster

University of Utah graduate and current president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thomas S. Monson, led the charge toward an unprecedented partnership between the LDS Church and the Pac 12 conference, of which the Utes are…

17 Inspiring, Fucked-Up Quotes From The Late Pres. Boyd K. Packer

17 Inspiring, Fucked-Up Quotes From The Late Pres. Boyd K. Packer

Featured Posts | by Lawrence B. Riff

“Tolerance is a virtue, but like all virtues, when exaggerated, it transforms itself into a vice. We need to be careful of the “tolerance trap” so that we are not swallowed up in it. The permissiveness afforded by the weakening…

Members Encouraged to Seek Out Positive Reviews of ‘Meet The Mormons’

Members Encouraged to Seek Out Positive Reviews of ‘Meet The Mormons’

Featured Posts, News | by Monston Chalmers

Holland-Oaks Dazzle Conference Center Crowd With Cover of ‘Maneater’

Holland-Oaks Dazzle Conference Center Crowd With Cover of ‘Maneater’

Featured Posts, News | by Tommy Cox

Attendees of the 184th Semiannual General Conference went from shocked to delighted as tag-team apostles-turned-popstars duo Elders Holland and Oaks covered the 1983 hit, ‘Maneater.’ “What surprised me was how they nailed it,” said Dwayne Reilsburg, who was sitting front…

Is The Apostolic Selfy (sic) Proof That Good, Clean Fun Can Be Had On Twitter?

Is The Apostolic Selfy (sic) Proof That Good, Clean Fun Can Be Had On Twitter?

Featured Posts | by Timothy McFoster

And it came to post. To the delight of The Deseret News and faithful members of the #LDS church, Twitter accounts have been set up for each of the faith’s Twelve Apostles. The mostly octo- and septuagenarian leaders reportedly are going…