Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints enjoyed a new reason this week to celebrate: Their faith recently recorded the biggest jump in convert baptisms in its 195-year history.

(RNS) — The church just reported more convert baptisms than any previous year in its history.

A Latter-day Saint historian from the United Kingdom looks back at the misguided "baseball baptisms" of yesteryear and ...

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