April 2009
MormonTimes--Young 'pioneers' in Texas (4-30-9)
Youths from the Arlington Texas Stake pulled handcarts through heavily wooded areas, prairie grasslands, sandy ravines, stream beds, and up and over cattle gates during their 2009 pioneer trek at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands northwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
History of Mormon Fort in Las Vegas holds up (4-30)
"Sin City" is built on casinos and carousing, but Las Vegas was born of adobe and Mormons.
Timothy Holst was a clown--and dedicated Mormon (4-30)
When Timothy J. Holst's death in S? Paulo, Brazil, on April 16 was announced two weeks ago, dozens of circus-related Web sites were filled with remembrances from long-time friends and colleagues from Holst's 37 years with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Global media spotlight successes of Mormons (4-30)
In recent weeks there have been enough personality profiles of Latter-day Saints in the news to fill a Mormon version of People magazine. Whether it be champion snowboarder Torah Bright, a master circus man, a Canadian politician, a standout high school senior, LDS students in the Ivy League or two brothers who have excelled at Scouting and football, recent news is chock full of LDS up-close-and-personal stories.
MormonTimes--Living with the "Mormon" nickname (4-29)
It seems that Latter-day Saints have learned to live with the title "Mormon" while still asking the world (and being largely ignored) to use the formal name of their church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
MormonTimes--LDS welfare system focuses on self-reliance (4-27)
During a recent church meeting, Susan Sutton of Rexburg, Idaho, took up a challenge to go two weeks without buying anything from a store.
MormonTimes--Best LDS fiction named at Whitney Awards (4-26)
When the Whitney Awards were first created to honor Mormon authors, some people questioned whether the awards could get enough quality submissions for each category. "Both years have really proven we definitely can," said Robison Wells, director of the Whitney Awards. "Especially in that best novel of the year category, they are all just phenomenal books."
MormonTimes--Patriarch gives away 874 Books of Mormon (4-26)
Since January 2005, Vearl McBride has handed out 874 free copies of the Book of Mormon to random strangers in airports, grocery stores, dry cleaners, hospitals, nursing homes and just about anywhere he goes. Even a hitchhiker received this unexpected gift from the hand of McBride, 89, who is patriarch of the Roanoke Virginia Stake. What drives a person of faith to undertake such a curious and phenomenal distribution?
MormonTimes--LDS writers attend a novel boot camp (4-25)
About 75 writers gathered at the Provo Marriott on Friday to participate in a writing "boot camp" for aspiring and established Mormon authors. The boot camp was part of the sixth annual LDStorymakers Writers Conference April 25-26. Each table in the room was genre-specific: There were tables for writers of historical fiction, romantic fiction, nonfiction, science fiction and other genres. An established writer guided discussions at each table. In addition to the discussions at the tables, several presenters also spoke about areas where writers can improve their prose.
MormonTimes--Personal Mormon stories the media tells to me (4-25)
During the past two weeks there have been enough personality profiles of Latter-day Saints in the news to fill a Mormon version of People magazine. Whether it be champion snowboarder Torah Bright, a master circus man, a Canadian politician, a standout high school senior, LDS students in the Ivy League or two brothers who have excelled at Scouting and football, recent news is chock full of LDS up-close-and-personal stories.
MormonTimes--Elder Nelson's fond memories of early years in D.C. (4-25)
Be loving, obedient, prayerful, knowledgeable and willing to endure to the end, said Elder Russell M. Nelson during a devotional at the Walter Reed Memorial Chapel.
MormonTimes--Mormon students explain the religion (4-24)
To clarify common misconceptions about Mormons, the Harvard Latter-Day Saint Student Association held a "Meet the Mormons Q&A" panel yesterday during which they encouraged students to ask questions about the church.
MormonTimes--Volunteers transcribe 250 million historical records (4-24)
FamilySearch volunteers reached a monumental milestone this week, transcribing their 250 millionth historical record. The incredible online initiative started in January 2006 with a few thousand volunteers and has now grown to be the largest Web-based initiative of its kind with over 100,000 volunteers worldwide. The 250 millionth record was part of the current Nicaragua Civil Registration indexing project online at indexing.familysearch.org -- one of 45 projects being indexed by online volunteers. It was extracted by three different online indexers from Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras.
MormonTimes--Interreligious group announces a Mormon chapter (4-24)
It wouldn't be hard to guess that the first chapter of a religious foundation based in Utah might be Mormon. It may be harder to anticipate that the next chapter will be Evangelical Christian and that Sunni Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim, Mahayana Buddhist, Orthodox Jewish and other chapters are in the works.
MormonTimes--Leaving behind a memory to Joseph (4-24)
Susan Easton Black doesn't just love Nauvoo. She also loves Venus, Commerce and the City of Joseph. These names were all used at different times to describe a town on the Mississippi River in Illinois -- a town that is "the largest land mass dedicated to the memory of any one man," according to Black. The Church History Museum in Salt Lake City presented Black as part of its "Evenings as the Museum" event on Thursday, April 23. The museum was full of tours, historical re-enactors and other special presentations. More than 100 people gathered in the basement auditorium to hear Black speak on "Nauvoo, Then and Now."
'Twilight' loses luster with Deseret Book (4-23)
Anyone who is thinking about checking out the craze that is Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series need not attempt to find a copy of any of the best-selling vampire romance novels on the shelves of Deseret Book. The bookstore chain, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently confirmed that copies of any of the books in the popular series will no longer be found amongst the merchandise in any of its 38 stores.
MormonTimes--Best LDS novel of '08? Whitney Awards to weigh in (4-23)
The winners of the 2008 Whitney Awards for LDS authors will be announced at a dinner event April 25, in Provo. This is the second year of the awards, which are given in conjunction with the sixth annual LDStorymakers Writers Conference April 24 and 25. "Even compared to last year it has been amazing," said Robison Wells, director of the Whitney Awards.
MormonTimes--Challenging issues and keeping the faith (4-22)
Most faithful members feel their testimony wouldn't falter if they heard something negative about the church. It has been observed, however, that some stalwart members with real testimonies have fallen away -- and continue to fall away -- because of information that conflicts with how they understand the gospel, scripture, revelation, prophets and prophecy or church history.
Church goes green for new library (4-22)
The innovative design and construction of the new LDS Church History Library make the facility more than just an attractive venue for accessing church archives.
MormonTimes--What LDS stories are making headlines outside the U.S.? (4-22)
For those who live outside North America, Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" is the biggest news story linked with the term "Mormon" over the past six months. There have also been stories about California's Proposition 8, the Swiss Temple, Stephen Covey and Jimmy Osmond in the world's major newspapers.
MormonTimes--BYU animation reaches new heights (4-22)
Far from the light of day, bunkered in a basement encompassed by austere concrete walls, animated armadillos are springing to life on flat-panel computer screens at Brigham Young University.
MormonTimes--'Worldwide Ward Cookbook' includes stories, 440 recipes (4-22)
Deanna Buxton has created the ultimate ward cookbook -- drawing on people from all over the planet for recipes. After Covenant Communications editors asked her to put together such a cookbook, the American Fork wife and mother started asking her friends and family members to contact their friends and family for recipes. The idea mushroomed.
MormonTimes--Missionaries serving in Greenwood, Miss. (4-22)
There are two Mormon missionaries in Greenwood, Miss., at all times. Currently, they are Ben Smith and Charles Burns -- and yes, they wear white, short-sleeve shirts with dull ties, every single day.
MormonTimes--Losing never felt so good for Arizona Mormons (4-21)
Dane Patterson and Blaine Cotter were always the heavy guys at the family get-togethers.
MormonTimes--The two seals on the Book of Mormon (4-21)
There are two "seals" on the Book of Mormon, according to Julie Frederick, adjunct faculty at Brigham Young University. One seal is what is commonly called the sealed portion of the Book of Mormon. Another seal is on the book as a whole.
MormonTimes--'A return to virtue' (4-21)
The pamphlet detailing the Young Women's new "virtue value experiences" is now available through church distribution.
MormonTimes--Knife-wielding intruder tackled at church (4-20)
Members of The Church of the Latter-Day Saints had been enjoying Sunday worship when a man began acting in an alarming fashion and was ushered outside.
MormonTimes--The study of Mormonism is not just for Mormons (4-20)
The requirements for earning an 'A' in Philip Barlow's religious studies classes include an unusual strand. Students must teach the Utah State University professor something he doesn't already know.
MormonTimes--Church helps bring water to African community (4-20)
Residents of the town of Luputa in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo are celebrating the arrival of clean, fresh water to a region which has known only scarce water from shallow wells since the 1950s.
MormonTimes--California teens make the Mormon trek (4-20)
During the day, they toil under the relentless sun, pushing and dragging large wooden carts containing their belongings up and down steep, rocky hillsides. At night, they sleep on the ground as the temperatures drop into the low 40s.
Printers honoring LDS chief (4-18)
A news conference was staged last year to announce that Thomas S. Monson had been called to be the 16th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Journalists asked the veteran church leader the expected questions about his background and vision for the global religion he now directs. Then one reporter tossed out a curious query. Why, the man wanted to know, did President Monson have such a fondness for the color yellow?
MormonTimes--New apostle's testimony has become 'more real' (4-18)
He now has the privilege 'to bear witness of him'
MormonTimes--Exploring how media changed the church (4-18)
As Latter-day Saints examine their use of new media, it is important to learn from the past about how developments in media and technology have changed the history, culture and perceptions of truth about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
MormonTimes--Stakes in Southeast taking part in service day (4-18)
Mormon service will be breaking out all over the southeastern United States on Saturday, April 25. Debora Haring, public affairs director of the Fort Myers Florida Stake, said Elder Walter F. Gonzalez of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints challenged 96 stakes in the Southeast to set up a day of service. The challenge was issued last August, and "Day of Service 2009" was to take place in all areas on the same day.
LDS Church News--General Authorities chart, April 2009 (4-17)
Friends, family shocked over news of Ainge's heart attack (4-17)
Danny Ainge, considered by many to be the greatest athlete ever to play at Brigham Young University, woke up Thursday with chest pains. Ainge, the current general manager of the Boston Celtics, remains hospitalized today after undergoing a procedure to unclog an artery.
MormonTimes--What's new: 'Supersonic Saints 2' (4-17)
"Supersonic Saints 2," compiled by John Bytheway and recently released by Deseret Book, is definitely a thriller -- especially if one likes real stories about real people that include danger.
MormonTimes--Lessons learned from a temple open house (4-17)
Elder Rodolfo C. Franco is looking forward to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. It will be a bit less stressful, because he can simply participate as a visitor.
MormonTimes--The risk in scripture reading (4-17)
Reading the scriptures can be a risky undertaking according to George Handley, a professor of humanities at Brigham Young University.
LDS Church News--2008 Annual report (4-16)
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued the following report concerning the growth and activity of the Church:
MormonTimes--Engaging Isaiah (4-16)
Nephi uses Isaiah in two distinct ways in the Book of Mormon, according to Jenny Webb. Nephi quotes Isaiah -- and later, Nephi symbolically brings about Isaiah's "death" as he appropriates Isaiah's words and brings them to new life.
MormonTimes--LDS dads turn life's loves into successful kid's show (4-16)
Scott Schultz and Christian Jacobs knew their ideas for a children's television show were kinda far out. A DJ with a magic suitcase filled with some highly unique characters in bright colors who teaches values? So instead of trying to pitch "Yo Gabba Gabba!" to network officials who might have trouble picturing what the show could be, the two Mormon dads pooled their limited resources and produced a pilot episode themselves, which aired in August 2007.
Choir's new album is No. 1 on charts (4-15)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's new album, "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: American Folk Hymns and Spirituals," knocked out an all-star cast of classical music heavyweights by taking the top spot on Billboard Magazine's classic overall music chart this week. The No. 1 ranking displaces such music artists as Il Divo, Placido Domingo and Andrea Bocelli.
MormonTimes--West Ridge Academy missionaries tutor with love (4-15)
The boys and girls who attend West Ridge Academy are there for different, difficult reasons. Some have acted out as the result of a trying family situation; others have behavioral issues.
MormonTimes--Under dirt, paradise awaits us (4-15)
You've probably heard those expressions that begin: "There are two kinds of Mormons..." One says there are "Iron Rod Mormons" and "Liahona Mormons." The Iron-Rodders move hand-over-hand, clinging to the word, while the Liahonites -- like the compass ball -- just try to keep moving in a positive direction.
MormonTimes--Nephi trial shows judicial inability (4-15)
Seantum was on his way to assassinate his brother, the chief judge. Nephi, the son of Helaman, climbed a tower to ritualistically mourn his nation's descent into sin.
MormonTimes--Texas A&M tennis player chose mission (4-14)
Marcus Lunt was nervous the day he went to tell the Texas A&M University tennis coach that his next two years of serving would be for the LDS Church.
MormonTimes--Apostle's Easter message becomes top Internet video (4-13)
A short Easter video from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints quickly spread over the weekend to become the top "viral" video on the Internet, according to the Viral Video Chart.
LDS one of nation's largest, fastest growing churches (4-13)
The LDS Church remains one of the nation's top four churches in membership size and growth rate, despite 2008 statistics that didn't reach '07 numbers but mirrored the past decade's annual averages.
MormonTimes--LDS teens help build park for seniors (4-13)
Fran Nalley watched a project that's been near and dear to her heart take shape Friday, April 10. The fact that teenagers helped build Haltom City Senior Park made it even more special. More than 200 teens, supervised by nearly 60 adults, with shirts emblazoned with "Examples in Action," began work on the park Friday. The project was organized by Mormon youths of the Colleyville Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
MormonTimes--Mormon missionaries find home in Carson City (4-13)
David Smith said he often gets the same answer when he knocks on a stranger's door wearing his short-sleeve dress shirt and tie.
MormonTimes--Church growing steadily in Massachusetts town (4-13)
James A. Tripp was a University of Massachusetts student when he happened to notice a chapel going up not far from campus.
LDS Church offers garden tours and tips (4-12)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has begun offering public tours of its gardens in downtown Salt Lake City.
LDS observe Jewish Passover (4-12)
It looked like a traditional celebration of the Jewish Passover on Friday evening at the Scenic View Academy, complete with men wearing yamalkas.
Obama nominates BYU law professor to lead Indian Affairs (4-11)
President Barack Obama announced Friday that he intends to nominate Brigham Young University law professor Larry EchoHawk to lead the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, ending months of speculation that EchoHawk might not be selected because some tribes worried he may oppose tribal casinos.
MormonTimes--Honorary BYU doctorate for Pres. Uchtdorf (4-11)
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will receive an honorary doctorate and will be the presiding authority during Brigham Young University's April 2009 Commencement Exercises Thursday, April 23, at 4 p.m. in the Marriott Center.
MormonTimes--Statistics show fast LDS Church growth (4-11)
An editor of a yearbook of church demographics says year-to-year membership statistics for the LDS Church place the Utah-based faith among the fastest-growing religious traditions in the U.S. and Canada. Eileen Lindner, of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, says it's hard to compare data among faiths because counting methods vary.
MormonTimes--Mormon Media Observer (4-11)
A Russian journalist and historian has written a book documenting 100 years of Russian encounters with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and talked recently about the challenges the faith faces in his modern-day homeland including inaccurate images in the Russian media.
MormonTimes--'Simple Grace' simply sweet (4-11)
When Burgundy Heiner, Mallory Seamons and Audrey Howell first sang together in high school, they knew they liked the sound they created.
MormonTimes--Mormon prom deep in the heart of Texas (4-11)
More than 1,000 youths from the 13 stakes surrounding Dallas got dressed up, dined and danced the night away at the “Priest-Laurel LDS Prom” at the famous Eddie Deen Ranch in Dallas.
LDS Church News--First Presidency Easter message (4-10)
At this Easter season of hope and renewal we testify of the glorious reality of the atonement and resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ.
MormonTimes--Daughters of God: Elder Ballard's talks about LDS women (4-10)
A book compiling three of Elder M. Russell Ballard's talks about the women of the church was released in March by Deseret Book in time for Mother's Day.
MormonTimes--Orchestra at Temple Square celebrates 10th anniversary (4-10)
The Orchestra at Temple Square's March spring concerts, conducted by Igor Gruppman, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the orchestra.
MormonTimes--A new look at the trial of Nehor (4-10)
It was the first real test of a new regime.
JosephAntley.com--Mormon Myths: Polygamy Resulted from too Few Men Crossing the Plains (4-9)
When I was about eleven-years-old and first began thinking critically about polygamy in the early Church, I was offered this explanation: while Brigham Young and the other early saints were crossing the plains, they had to marry other women because there were too few men to take care of them. This is sometimes coupled with the additional "fact" that women could not legally own property, and so had to marry in order to survive.
MormonTimes--Authors aim to prepare people for disaster (4-9)
Provo, Utah, resident Leslie Probert and fellow author Lisa Harkness, from Highland, Utah, can't be everywhere to speak about emergency preparedness. So they're doing the next best thing.
FOXNews.com--Ex-Mormon Bishop Charged in $20M Ponzi Scheme (4-8)
Deputy U.S. Marshals and U.S. Postal Inspectors seize an automobile from the home of Shawn R. Merriman in Aurora, Colo.
Texas drops fight over FLDS baby (4-8)
Texas child welfare authorities are apparently backing off their demand for DNA testing of a baby born to a 17-year-old girl from the Fundamentalist LDS Church's YFZ Ranch.
MormonTimes--Book of Mormon stories that Stephenie Meyer tells to me (4-8)
Edward Cullen may be no Nephi, but according to Jana Riess, Stephenie Meyer's novels abound in Book of Mormon theology and symbolism.
MormonTimes--These are women of great insight (4-8)
There's a saying in the LDS Church that the men tend to be theologians while the women tend to be Christians.
MormonTimes--A Massachusetts Yankee in the Mormons' backyard (4-8)
As a child I remember reading Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." I couldn't help think of the book as Boston Globe's religion reporter Michael Paulson wrote and spoke about the contradictions and perceived oddities he found on an extended stay in the heart of Mormondom last week.
MormonTimes--Singer famous in family (4-8)
Barry Hansen makes time for his music whenever he can find it. Hansen, who lives in Idaho Falls, is a busy man. For his day job, he is a freelance graphic designer. He and his wife, Marian, have eight children -- four boys and four girls -- ages 9 to 20. You might say Hansen's life is busy. Very busy. "That's why my second album isn't done yet," Hansen said in a recent telephone interview.
MormonTimes--Missionary-designed mission essentials (4-7)
A "Mission Ready" water bottle might have quenched former Elder Jake Parkinson's thirst for clean, drinkable water.
MormonTimes--Friberg art collection on display (4-7)
The complete 12-piece collection of Arnold Friberg's Book of Mormon artwork is being exhibited at the Idaho Falls Temple Visitors Center through the end of May.
Times-News--Christian controversy (4-6)
As LDS faithful gather, some question Mormon claim to Christianity
MormonTimes--Everything General Conference April 2009 (4-6)
Mormon Times General Conference April 2009 Master Index
BYU NewsNet--Daily Universe caption error corrected, explained (4-6)
The Daily Universe took the extraordinary step Monday of re-calling all its 18,500 copies from newsstands around campus and the community to reprint the entire 14-page issue due to a typographical error on the front page. A spelling error appeared in a photo caption in which the word “apostle” was rendered as “apostate.” In referring to activities at the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints last weekend, the caption read in part, “Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostates and other general authorities raise their hands in a sustaining vote. . . .”
Spelling error sends Y. paper scrambling (4-6)
Replace the letter "l" in the word apostle with an "at" and you get a word apparently so embarrassing the communications department at Brigham Young University stripped every newspaper kiosk in and around the Provo campus of 18,500 newspapers Monday morning.
'Be of good cheer'--Speakers encourage LDS Church members (4-6)
Minutes after his pronouncement of "conference is over" and the final strains of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's closing hymn of "God Be With You," President Thomas S. Monson halted his exit from the Conference Center to acknowledge the audience, his animated wave passing from right to left as if saluting each section individual and his arm stretching higher and higher as he repeated the pattern twice more to acknowledge the three-tiered crowd of 21,000.
MormonTimes--Kirtland faithfully fascinating, Ohio newspaper says (4-6)
Easter, the holiest day in Christianity, is fast approaching.
MormonTimes--Don Osmond on 'Cresting 30' (4-6)
I'm not about to incite an uprising of 30-somethings and go toe-to-toe against the words of our prophets and living oracles. They are blessed with wisdom -- an apostolic gift given to them by God to lead us in righteousness. It would be folly for us not to listen to their counsel.
MormonTimes--UNLV tops 'Mormon friendly' law schools list (4-6)
The law school at the University of Nevada Las Vegas is the most "Mormon friendly" of the law schools in the U.S., according to MormonLawyers.com's annual list.
MormonTimes--Texas park built with faith, work, miracles (4-6)
It was four acres with a playa lake in a relatively new subdivision in the community of Wolfforth, in the Texas panhandle just southwest of Lubbock.
MormonTimes--Sunday afternoon session index (4-5)
MormonTimes--Sunday morning session index (4-5)
Historians hail LDS Church record keeping (4-5)
Mormons are "world champion record keepers" in the eyes of Phillip Barlow.
MormonTimes--50 years of 'every member a missionary' (4-5)
Fifty years ago as he closed the April 1959 general conference, President David O. McKay twice pronounced the phrase "every member a missionary." That simple, four-word statement immediately thrust missionary work into the consciousness of the general church membership and has since thrived over the past half-century as an oft-repeated reminder.
LDS Church attracts Latinos (4-5)
The LDS Church is one of the fastest-growing denominations in the country, and much of that growth is coming from an unlikely source: Latino immigrants.
Reporter fascinated by LDS (4-5)
No other faith group is as quick to respond to newspaper coverage as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That's the experience of Michael Paulson, religion reporter for the Boston Globe, he said Thursday during "Mormonism in the Public Mind," the ninth annual Mormon Studies Conference at Utah Valley University.
Panelists talk about covering Mormon beat (4-5)
Covering the LDS Church creates unique challenges, according to a panel of reporters who spoke Thursday at the "Mormonism in the Public Mind" conference at Utah Valley University.
LDS conversion is a process, study indicates (4-5)
It's not easy to learn a new culture, doctrine and terminology--just ask new converts to the LDS Church--one of whom was disappointed to learn that the fireside she'd been eagerly looking forward was not a bonfire. Or the one who showed up in tears at the office of Marleen Williams convinced that no Mormon man would want to marry her because she couldn't operate a hot glue gun.
Study says LDS converts face struggles (4-4)
It's not easy to learn a new culture, doctrine and terminology--just ask new converts to the LDS Church--one of whom was disappointed to learn that the fireside she'd been eagerly looking forward was not a bonfire. Or the one who showed up in tears at the office of Marleen Williams convinced that no Mormon man would want to marry her because she couldn't operate a hot glue gun.
New leadership changes (4-4)
Besides the calling of Elder Neil L. Andersen to the Quorum of the Twelve, leadership changes announced and sustained at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Saturday afternoon session of general conference included a new member of the Presidency of the Seventy, 12 called to the Quorums of the Seventy, the reorganization of the Sunday School and Young Men general presidencies and 40 new Area Seventies.
LDS conference: Announcement of new apostle may be highlight (4-4)
The expected historic call of a new member of the Quorum of the Twelve is one of the anticipated highlights as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today convenes the opening sessions of its 179th Annual General Conference.
MormonTimes--Rethinking the LDS response (4-4)
In an era where insults, name calling and shrill voices grow online and in public discourse, Latter-day Saints need to rethink the ways they respond to those who are curious and critical of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members.
MormonTimes--Training for new auxiliary leaders (4-4)
In conjunction with April general conference, the general auxiliary presidencies held training workshops for stake and ward auxiliary leaders March 31 through April 2 in downtown Salt Lake City.
MormonTimes--'Smorgasbord of faith' (4-4)
Twice each year, the entire Church is blessed with the opportunity to literally "Come, listen to a prophet's voice, and hear the word of God" (Hymns, No. 21).
MormonTimes--Did Romney's religion cost him the presidency? (4-4)
Kirk Jowers has an answer for whether Mitt Romney's presidential bid was lost because of Mormonism?
MormonTimes--‘Yo Gabba Gabba!’ newest episode airs today (4-3)
Preschooler alert! The newest episode of "Yo Gabba Gabba!" airs today, April 3, at 1:30 p.m. on Nick Jr. The show -- produced by The Magic Store and W!LDBRAIN -- features DJ Lance Rock and his magic suitcase with five toys that come to life. It's written by two LDS fathers in California who wanted to see good television for their own kids.
MormonTimes--Media panelists discuss covering the Mormon beat (4-3)
Covering the LDS Church has unique challenges, according to a panel of reporters who spoke Thursday at the "Mormonism in the Public Mind" conference at Utah Valley University.
MormonTimes--New Era publishes education issue (4-3)
The April 2009 New Era is devoted to the topic of education and careers. In this issue teens can find counsel, guidance, and encouragement for their current and future studies, both spiritual and secular.
MormonTimes--Book dispels stereotypes of Mormon women (4-3)
Mormon Women: Portraits & Conversations, published by Handcart Books, 240 pages, paperback, $18.95
MormonTimes--Mormons conflicted on church's illegal-migrant growth (4-2)
Latinos overwhelmingly are raised Catholic, but the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is aggressively reaching out to them by touting the religion's heavy focus on family and community, pillars of the Mormon faith that are also at the center of Hispanic culture.
Gore and LDS leaders meet (4-2)
Former Vice President Al Gore met with LDS Church leaders Thursday evening to talk about global warming, a meeting that was his only stop during a brief visit to Salt Lake City.
LDS conference is this weekend (4-2)
The 179th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints convenes this weekend.
MormonTimes--Keeping the Nephite Law of Moses (4-2)
The Law of Moses permeates the Book of Mormon, according to a new book by John W. Welch, a professor at J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. "The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon" looks at how Nephites integrated ancient Israelite laws into their society. As Welch points out in his book, the Law of Moses was not static over the centuries.
MormonTimes--Peek into the past at Cove Fort (4-2)
Marcella Walker and her husband were thrilled to be called as missionaries to Cove Fort, an important site in Utah Mormon history.<br><br>Not only could they pop back home if necessary (because the boundaries of the mission included Utah County) but they almost literally got to step back into the past to the only fort built by the Saints in the 19th century that is still standing.
MormonTimes--Significant sites, artifacts, often go unnoticed (4-1)
Just across the street from Temple Square and a few steps inside the Church History Museum, a unique and spiritually meaningful display awaits members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If they just stop to look.
MormonTimes--Kirtland unrivaled among nations (4-1)
Our mortal minds aren't fully equipped to grasp the importance of Kirtland, Ohio. Very few spots on the earth -- or in the solar system, for that matter -- can rival its sacred place in time and space. This brings to mind a teenager, the daughter of Christian Arabs living in Bethlehem.