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This is Anne Johnson Davis' story of being a victim as a child of satanic ritual abuse. Her story has been verified by physical evidence and written confessions.

A letter writeen by the First Presidency was read to California wards on June 29 asking members to support a measure defying marriage as between a man and woman.

The church and journalists often like to use this mantra, but it has not been true for a long time. LDS membership is actually shrinking

The Book of Abraham has never been used in research on Ancient Egypt, so why does the claim exist among the faithful that it has?

The Mormon church is always led by a president who is ordained as prophet, seer, and revelator. Monson is the latest in the line of 16 prophets since Joseph Smith.

In the 1860s, the Mormon Church became a utility builder by constructing a telegraph line across the Utah desert connecting their isolated settlements.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is led by a living prophet, similar to Moses or Noah in the Bible. How is a modern prophet chosen and what is his role?

Native Americans have used peyote since before recorded history. They revere the cactus as a sacred plant. But what exactly are the uses, effects, and legality of peyote?

Driving is necessary for work, meeting responsibilities and even recreation. But driving an automobile is the equivalent of operating a one-to-two-tonne potential weapon.

Native Americans can legally use peyote cactus in religious ceremonies. The legality of the use of the mescaline drug peyote by non-Indians, whites varies by state.