Topics & Background
Browse the list below to find topic pages about people, places, organizations and subjects. Each topic page collects all the news releases, commentary, photos, audio and video files published about the topic on Newsroom.
- Aaronic Priesthood
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Abortion
- About Us
- Abuse
- Addiction
- Affinity Fraud
- Apostle
- Area
- Articles of Faith
- Atmit
- Atonement of Jesus Christ
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Authority in the Church
- Baptism
- Baptism for the Dead
- Bible
- Bishop
- Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
- Branch
- Brigham Young
- Calling
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Capital Punishment
- Chapel
- Child Abuse
- Children in the Church
- Church History Library
- Church History Museum
- Church Presidents
- Church Universities and Colleges
- Civility
- Clean Water Projects
- Conference
- Core Beliefs: Why and How Are Mormons Different?
- Counselor
- Deacon
- Deseret
- Deseret Industries
- District
- Doctrine and Covenants
- Early Church History
- Education
- Elder
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Embryonic Stem-cell Research
- Employment Resource Services Center
- Endowment
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Euthanasia and Prolonging Life
- Exaltation
- Excommunicate
- Family
- Family History Centers
- Family History Library
- Family Home Evening
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch Website
- Fast Sunday
- First Presidency
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Genealogy
- General Authority
- General Conference
- Granite Mountain Records Vault
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Growth of the Church
- Haiti Earthquake Response
- Health Practices
- High Council
- High Priest
- Historic Sites
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History of the Church
- Home Teacher
- Humanitarian Services
- Immigration
- Institutes of Religion
- Interfaith Relations
- Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Response
- Jesus Christ
- Joseph Smith
- Joseph Smith and the Restoration
- Joseph Smith Papers
- Jubilee Year
- Lay Leadership: Volunteer Ministry of the Church
- Lay Priesthood
- LDS Charities
- LDS Family Services
- Measles Vaccination Campaign
- Melchizedek Priesthood
- Member Participation
- Mission
- Missionary Program
- Missionary Training Centers
- Modern Prophets and Continuing Revelation
- Mormon
- Mormon Helping Hands
- Mormon Images Available for Use
- Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- Mormonism Basics: FAQ
- Mormons and Education: An Overview
- Mountain Meadows Massacre
- Neonatal Resuscitation Training
- News Media Contacts
- Ordinance
- Organizational Structure of the Church
- Patriarch
- Patriarchal Blessings
- Pearl of Great Price
- Perpetual Education Fund
- Philippines: Church Country Information
- Pioneer Trek
- Plan of Salvation
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Political Neutrality
- Polygamy
- Presidency of the Quorum of the Seventy
- Presiding Bishopric
- Priest
- Priesthood
- Primary
- Primary Presidency
- Privacy Policy
- Proclamation on the Family
- Prophets
- Quorum
- Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Race Relations
- Relief Society
- Relief Society Presidency
- Religious Freedom
- Restoration
- Revelation
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Rights and Use Information
- Sacrament
- Sacrament Meeting
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Same-Gender Attraction
- Same-Sex Attraction
- Sealing
- Seminary
- Seventy
- Stake
- Stake President
- Standard Works
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Style Guide - The Name of the Church
- Sunday School Presidency
- Tabernacle
- Teacher
- Temple Marriage
- Temple Open House
- Temple Square
- Temples
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- The Godhead
- Tithing
- Topics and Background
- Tsunami Relief
- Vision Treatment
- Visiting Teacher
- Visitors' Centers
- Ward
- Welfare and Self Reliance
- Welfare Services
- Wheelchair Distribution
- Who are the Mormons?
- Women in the Church
- World Headquarters
- Young Men Presidency
- Young Women Presidency
- Youth in the Church
Topics
Interfaith Relations
A respect for the diverse beliefs and unique contributions of all the world’s faiths is one of the hallmarks of Mormonism.
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Humanitarian Services
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides relief and development projects for humanitarian purposes in countries all over the world.
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Who are the Mormons?
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as Mormons) can be found at every level of society — in business and agriculture, education and the sciences, political parties and government, the entertainment industry and news media.
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Family History Centers
FamilySearch has 4,600 local facilities in 126 countries where anyone can access genealogical records and receive personal assistance with their family history.
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Mormon Helping Hands
The Mormon Helping Hands program brings together members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their neighbors to provide community service. These volunteers in their trademark yellow shirts help people whose lives have been affected by natural disasters and other emergencies.
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