Residents of New Caledonia continue to suffer the effects of last December’s torrential rains. The island’s small communities of Houaïlou and Yaté have been the grateful recipients of aid from Mormon Helping Handsvolunteers.

Perhaps the woman who best exemplifies motherhood is Mary, the earthly mother of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mary was chosen by God the Father above all others to bear and raise the Christ child. How pure and faithful she must have been for our Father in Heaven to entrust her with His Only Begotten Son and Savior of the World.

A recent stake conference in Akron, Ohio, became the catalyst for an in-depth look into the devotion and lives of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

Today’s edition of “Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right” includes stories about the Church’s political neutrality, current and future Mormon missionaries, several accounts of the Kansas City Missouri Temple open house, the Church’s humanitarian work in Africa, the Mormon Helping Hands Day of Service in California and Hawaii, commentary about the “Mormon Moment” and inaccurate reporting about Mormons and polygamy.

Newsroom introduced a new way of talking about the issue of political neutrality today. An explanation of the Church’s position has been on Newsroom for several years. But in an Internet age many people prefer a more immediate way to view and learn about topics and issues of the day than simply reading text.

A recent Deseret News article comments on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ (Mormon) role in helping to rid the world of measles. This is in light of an Associated Press story that states measles deaths worldwide dropped dramatically from the years 2000 to 2010.

A University of North Carolina freshman basketball player who rose from third-stringer to NCAA tournament starter in 2012, has decided to take a two-year hiatus and be a missionary for the Church.

Writing in the Huffington Post about her visit to the Church's Kansas City Missouri Temple open house, Danielle Tumminio, an Episcopal priest and theologian, captures the “why” of belief and religious practice, an element frequently missing in religious news coverage.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, along with other state leaders, dignitaries and leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were in one of the Kansas City Missouri Temple sealing rooms two weeks ago during the temple’s open house. Before the tour ended, Governor Nixon addressed those gathered, and three times in his remarks he said the temple’s opening symbolizes “a time of healing.”

Mormon volunteerism got the attention of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The research and survey group hosted an event titled “Mormons and Civic Life,” during which University of Pennsylvania professor Ram Canaan presented recent findings about Mormon volunteerism and charitable giving in the United States. The Pew Forum has now made the full transcript of this event available online.