Newsweek cover story by BYU grad

Elise Christensen Soukup, a 2002 graduate of BYU's journalism program has this week's cover story in Newsweek. "The Mormon Odyssey" details the history and growth of the LDS Church. Elise served an internship with Newsweek in 2002, winning the Internship Student of the Year Award from the Cooperative Education and Internship Association. She was subsequently hired on to work fulltime.

Elise's story is balanced. Apparently she has received criticism from both devout Mormons and anti-Mormons.

In addition to the magazine piece, Elise responded to questions in a live web Q and A. You can read the transcript on MSNBC.com.

Also, Newsweek's podcast had a companion piece, "A Mormon Moment."