{"id":7,"date":"2011-09-06T16:46:14","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T16:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hlsorgs.com\/lds\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:08:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/about","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2021\/06\/cropped-HLLDS-The-Final-Zoom-Post-Card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2021\/06\/cropped-HLLDS-The-Final-Zoom-Post-Card-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"collage of photos of people on Zoom\" class=\"wp-image-713\" style=\"width:769px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2021\/06\/cropped-HLLDS-The-Final-Zoom-Post-Card-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2021\/06\/cropped-HLLDS-The-Final-Zoom-Post-Card-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2021\/06\/cropped-HLLDS-The-Final-Zoom-Post-Card-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2021\/06\/cropped-HLLDS-The-Final-Zoom-Post-Card.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HLLDS organizes a mix of spiritual, academic, and social activities throughout the year. Recent activities include a family-recipe-themed potluck, a law school survival 101 crash course, a murder mystery dinner,\u00a0 and weekly lectures on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Each year we strive to invite influential members of the Church\u2014both ecclesiastical leaders and prominant legal professionals\u2014to campus to speak on a variety of topics. All are welcome to attend our events, regardless of religious inclination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2022\/01\/7ADF5DFB-0392-4C2A-A7E4-F45259D0C19B_1_201_a.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2022\/01\/7ADF5DFB-0392-4C2A-A7E4-F45259D0C19B_1_201_a.jpeg\" alt=\"group of adults and children gathered together\" class=\"wp-image-765\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2022\/01\/7ADF5DFB-0392-4C2A-A7E4-F45259D0C19B_1_201_a.jpeg 833w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2022\/01\/7ADF5DFB-0392-4C2A-A7E4-F45259D0C19B_1_201_a-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2022\/01\/7ADF5DFB-0392-4C2A-A7E4-F45259D0C19B_1_201_a-768x485.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2022\/01\/7ADF5DFB-0392-4C2A-A7E4-F45259D0C19B_1_201_a-676x427.jpeg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This year HLLDS provided members with free swag\u2014pictured below\u2014to commemorate the organization\u2019s new logo. The inspiration for the design stems from the Law School\u2019s library, Langdell Hall. Click here to learn more about why we are so excited about this sleek and symbolic design:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2022\/01\/The-New-Look-of-HLLDS.pdf\">The New Look of HLLDS<\/a>.<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2022\/01\/T-Shirt-1024x964.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Our organization is unified by a passion for Jesus Christ and His power to change lives, heal the broken, and empower the oppressed. For general information about our faith and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comeuntochrist.org\/\">www.comeuntochrist.org<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/?lang=eng\">www.churchofjesuschrist.org<\/a>, or come and chat with us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2013\/09\/cropped-christus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2013\/09\/cropped-christus-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of Jesus\" class=\"wp-image-709\" style=\"width:769px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2013\/09\/cropped-christus-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2013\/09\/cropped-christus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2013\/09\/cropped-christus-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lds\/files\/2013\/09\/cropped-christus.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HLLDS organizes a mix of spiritual, academic, and social activities throughout the year. 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