February 2010
MormonTimes - The first Mormon movie (2-28-10)
It would be ever-so-easy to make fun of the first Mormon movie made by Mormons. Even the title,"Corianton: A Story of Unholy Love," could lead to smirks. And the dialogue, delivered in over-the-top theatrical exuberance, could be described by unkind folk as more Monty Pythonian than Shakespearian.
MormonTimes - Canadian David Bisset wins bronze in 4-man bobsled (2-27)
Canadian Mormon David Bissett and his teammates Lyndon Rush, Christ Le Bihan and Lascelles Brown brought were awarded the bronze medal in Saturday's bobsled finals of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Young adult author Allyson Braithwaite Condie knows audience well (2-27)
Author Allyson Braithwaite Condie knows her audience well. That's because the BYU graduate spent three years teaching teenagers--first in Utah Valley and then in upstate New York.
MormonTimes - Escondido Mormons spin off three new congregations (2-27)
Because of a surge in growth, the Escondido South Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has formed three new congregations in North County.
MormonTimes - Power and paradox in the LDS Church (2-27)
Mormons often hold two contrasting attitudes about power, according to Richard L. Bushman, the Howard W. Hunter professor of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University (Calif.).
Don't marginalize religion, Elder Oaks says to Harvard law students (2-26)
Elder Dallin H. Oaks urged Harvard students on Friday to take more than a superficial approach to religion, an approach he said is exacerbated by the secular American university system.
Utah: Scout central (2-26)
The headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America may be in Texas, but the "capital" of the BSA is in Utah.
MormonTimes - A view into how Hugh Nibley studied the truth (2-26)
Hugh Nibley may have done a lot of writing and lecturing, but he also did plenty of looking, too.
MormonTimes - Osmond son Virl shares memories of his mother (2-26)
Virl Osmond wrote the book "The Untold Story of Olive Osmond" as a gift to his mother, who died in 2004.
MormonTimes - Gold-medalist Torah Bright example of faith, dedication (2-25)
"So do you think Torah will be an inspiration for young girls who are interested in action sports?"
MormonTimes - No 'missionary' invasion at BYU basketball game (2-25)
LDS missionaries -- or at least BYU students dressed up like them -- were expected to invade the Marriott Center for Wednesday night's game against San Diego State.
Portraits of the past: Preston, England (2-25)
Preston, Lancashire, England, is a city of great historical significance in Mormon history. The first Latter-day Saint missionaries, including Elders Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde of the Quorum of the Twelve, arrived there on July 22, 1837.
MormonTimes - Songwriter Michael McLean finds joy on road to happiness (2-25)
Michael McLean has decided that happiness can't wait until tomorrow -- he's got to have it now.
MormonTimes - LDS 4-man bobsledder ready for Olympic Games (2-25)
Chris Fogt was running track for Utah Valley University in Orem when a couple of men approached him and asked him a question that would take his well-planned life in a totally different direction.
MormonTimes - Meeting President Obama (2-25)
Chase Walker and Helen Hovenier met President Barack Obama on Dec. 17, 2009.
LDS, Catholics must defend religious freedom, cardinal says at BYU (2-24)
The fight to defend moral principles is linking Mormons and Catholics like never before.
MormonTimes - Young Mormons work to detect feelings of the Spirit (2-24)
The scenes are familiar.
MormonTimes - The Kaiizen Foundation lends a helping hand (2-23)
A small group of young adults traveled to Baja California in February 2005 for a weekend of surfing.
MormonTimes - Mormons need to understand excommunication (2-23)
Mormons need to lose their fear of talking about excommunication, says a student at the 12th Annual Religious Education Student Symposium.
MormonTimes - Test your trivia knowledge of the iconic 'Johnny Lingo' (2-23)
What do you remember about the iconic "Johnny Lingo?"
MormonTimes - Atlanta's LDS public affairs gives award to Martin Luther King III (2-23)
Hundreds of non-LDS genealogy enthusiasts from across the state gathered Feb. 20 as part of the church's Atlanta Public Affairs' ninth annual Black Family History Month Symposium where tribute was paid to this year's Community Service Award recipient Martin Luther King III -- son of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
MormonTimes - Annual interfaith music tribute at Tabernacle (2-23)
A choir of 350 children from several different faiths, including some performing in American Sign Language, sang together.
LDS Church begins MTC expansion (2-22)
Work crews have started pulling down some of the canopies around the east wing of the Jacob Hamblin Building at the Missionary Training Center.
MormonTimes - Real science, truth coincide with real Mormon scholarship (2-22)
Before we get to Book of Mormon geography, archaeology and anachronisms, (as well as related issues such as DNA) we need to take another side-trip to a general topic that relates to the studies of these issues -- Mormonism, science, and truth.
MormonTimes - Mormons volunteer in Vancouver for good impression (2-22)
Against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and beautiful ocean vistas, a number of Mormons are playing their part in helping host the world during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
MormonTimes - Mormon Battalion wives sacrificed as well (2-21)
The wives left behind when 500 Mormon husbands marched off to fight in the war against Mexico sacrificed and suffered too, said a student presenter at the Twelfth Annual Religious Education Student Symposium at BYU on Feb. 19.
MormonTimes - Early newspaper accounts portrayed Mormons poorly (2-20)
Stories printed in early 19th century newspapers did little to allay fears about the new Mormon church and the efforts of its members to lead peaceful, productive lives.
MormonTimes - Deseret Dramatic Recognition program simple and stirring (2-20)
Mormon music, drama and literature aficionados gathered in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on Friday, Feb. 19, to celebrate some of the recipients of the Deseret Dramatic Recognition Awards this past year.
MormonTimes - MMO: Romney sounding like a candidate (2-20)
A book tour. A high-profile speech ripping on President Obama to a conservative crowd.
MormonTimes - Growing number of 'unchurched' in U.S. could become Mormon (2-20)
Pending divine intervention, this fallen world will never be perfect. But there are specific reasons, right now, to be concerned about the health of religious faith in the United States.
MormonTimes - Hugh Nibley a man of paradoxes and disagreements (2-19)
Who better than the youngest son of Hugh Nibley to explore the scholar's love of disagreement?
MormonTimes - Tips for surviving the MTC: language, district, rules (2-19)
Returned Mormon missionaries can generally be divided into two camps: those who hated the Missionary Training Center and those who loved it.
Portraits of the Past: Woodruff birthplace (2-18)
This monument notes the area where President Wilford Woodruff was born on March 1, 1807.
LDS Church, 4 others report growth (2-17)
Only five of America's 25 largest religious denominations reported growth in the past year and that included the Roman Catholic Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mormon temple in Ogden to get makeover (2-17)
Remodel, renovate and revitalize--those were the words most commonly used when plans to update the Ogden Utah Temple were announced Wednesday by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
MormonTimes - Joseph Smith was a 'great writer' -- Arthur Henry King (2-17)
The first thing the Mormon missionaries gave Arthur Henry King was a pamphlet on Joseph Smith's First Vision.
MormonTimes - Prophets attuned to the voice of the Lord (2-17)
In the beginning, God communicated openly and often with Adam and Eve.
MormonTimes - An open letter to the Vancouver Sun (2-17)
Patricia Graham, Editor The Vancouver Sun Dear Ms. Graham:
MormonTimes - Death records in the vital records array (2-16)
So you're at the doctor's office for a routine check-up and the nurse is asking you several questions.
MormonTimes - Faith, family come first for Mormon cowboy (2-16)
Cotton Rosser has led the life a young Thomas S. Monson dreamed of.
MormonTimes - Brazilian MTC is filling up with missionaries again (2-16)
The young men are wearing white shirts and dark ties.
FLDS church names new president (2-15)
Documents filed with Utah's Department of Commerce officially establish a new president of the controversial polygamous church led by Warren Jeffs since 2002.
MormonTimes - 40 Mormons start 158 games during 2009 NFL season (2-15)
Mormons accounted for 158 regular-season starts, 16 postseason games played and one Pro Bowl appearance during the 2009 National Football League season.
MormonTimes - Two points about Book of Mormon geography (2-15)
Before we can intelligently discuss supposed Book of Mormon anachronisms we need to explore the possible New World location for Book of Mormon events.
MormonTimes - Mormons detail genealogy trees for Shelby County mayors (2-15)
A group of volunteer Mormon genealogists unveiled exhaustive ancestry charts for five Shelby County mayors as they highlighted research conducted in their Columbiana family history library.
MormonTimes - Mormon mission president assignments for 2010 (2-15)
A list of new Mormon mission-president assignments around the world, including the consolidated missions and new missions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
MormonTimes - Monument to a massacre (2-14)
Juanita Brooks didn't live to see her dream come true.
Utah snowboarder Torah Bright carries flag for Australia in opening parade (2-13)
Salt Lake snowboarder Torah Bright led her Australian teammates into the BC Place Stadium during the 2010 opening ceremonies Friday as that country's flag bearer.
MormonTimes - New missions: 10 announced in seven areas, 14 to consolidate (2-13)
To better align resources and adjust to the ever-changing needs of the LDS Church, 10 new missions will be organized in July, while 14 other missions will be combined with neighboring missions.
MormonTimes - George M. Hinkle: Mormons' Benedict Arnold (2-13)
George M. Hinkle was the LDS Church's own Benedict Arnold. As the colonel of the Mormon-controlled Caldwell County militia in 1838, Hinkle made a secret deal to hand over his own leaders, including the prophet Joseph Smith, to their sworn enemies.
MormonTimes - World's Fair in New York set stage for LDS missionary work (2-13)
The Mormon Pavilion at the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York represents a watershed project that helped to mainstream Mormons and heighten the visibility of the LDS Church in American society, according to a recent article.
MormonTimes - Mormons like science fiction and fantasy -- symposium at BYU (2-13)
Science fiction and fantasy stories are popular among readers who are also members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as demonstrated by statistical evidence, a panel of writers and editors said Friday.
MormonTimes - Mormon Olympians day 1: Nyman race Saturday (2-13)
Steven Nyman will be the first of eight Mormon 2010 Olympians to compete, scheduled to race Saturday in the alpine-skiing men's downhill.
Mormon church provided $4.25M in Haiti relief (2-12)
In the first month following Haiti's devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided an estimated $4.25 million in assistance, with plans for ongoing relief and recovery support for the ravaged Caribbean nation.
MormonTimes - Mystery: Why can't conservative Utahns afford their mortgage? (2-12)
What is it about Utahns? During the housing bubble, they led the nation in bankruptcies. Now that the bubble is burst, they're among the top states in foreclosures.
MormonTimes - Hugh Nibley: Mankind should take care of the Earth (2-12)
Hugh Nibley was passionate about man's stewardship over the Earth.
MormonTimes - 'Hope in Our Hearts' by Elder Russell M. Nelson (2-12)
Elder Russell M. Nelson's latest book, "Hope in Our Hearts," covers a variety of topics from family relationships to LDS Church doctrine.
MormonTimes - McKay Coppins: Why do they hate us? The responses (2-12)
I asked for it.
Gay marriage battle endangering religious voices, LDS leader says (2-11)
As the battle over same-sex marriage winds its way through the federal courts, the fundamental right to voice religious beliefs in political debates is seriously endangered, said Elder Lance B. Wickman.
MormonTimes - Eliza R. Snow's life chronicled in 'Complete Poetry' (2-11)
Eliza R. Snow's first printed words were an introduction to a poem in August 1825: "It is not my wish to appear in print."
MormonTimes - Eliza R. Snow was versatile, inconsistent poetess (2-11)
She is still known as the "Mormon Poetess."
MormonTimes - Hundreds attend Canadian interfaith fireside (2-11)
Leaders from the Mormon, Catholic, Pentecostal and Lutheran faiths descended on the Kitchener Ontario Stake Center to explain how their beliefs, traditions and rituals bring people closer to Jesus Christ.
MormonTimes - Orson Scott Card: Tithing and taxes (2-11)
Growing up, I was taught that tithing consisted of 10 percent of our increase.
Portraits of the Past: A place for Primary (2-11)
The Primary, an organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was formally established on Aug. 11, 1878, in this stone chapel located in Farmington.
MormonTimes - Mormon Olympian rides on her faith (2-10)
Pain, disappointment and chaos could have obliterated Noelle Pikus-Pace's dream of being an Olympian.
MormonTimes - New York Times looks at church's role in Salt Lake project (2-10)
For the second time in nine months, the New York Times is featuring downtown Salt Lake City's redevelopment that the newspaper says is "prompting a new debate inside the church community and out over where the line between culture and economics should be drawn."
MormonTimes - 2 Mormon contestants compete in Miss America (2-10)
Although she didn't win the Miss America crown, Miss Wyoming, Anna Nelson, developed confidence and underwent a tremendous experience competing in the Miss America Scholarship Pageant.
MormonTimes - Saints celebrate first stake formed in Uganda (2-9)
Smiles on the faces of the saints in Kampala, Uganda, rivaled the bright colorful gomesi (traditional dresses) the sisters were wearing as they gathered on Sunday, Jan. 17, to witness the organization of the first stake in Uganda.
'Faces of America' host recommends asking Mormons for help with genealogy (2-9)
Henry Louis Gates has an obvious interest in genealogy.
Wanda Barzee pleads guilty in attempted kidnap of Elizabeth Smart's cousin (2-8)
Calling it a "global resolution" to both federal and state cases, attorneys in the state case against accused Elizabeth Smart kidnapper Wanda Barzee agreed to a plea deal Monday.
MormonTimes - Countering subversive attacks on Mormon scholarship (2-8)
I know I said we'd discuss Book of Mormon anachronisms -- and we will -- but I felt it was important to tackle a couple of less-conspicuous (yet primary and subversive) anti-Mormon claims that have direct bearing on many Mormon issues. Critics frequently state, or imply that LDS scholars are not real scholars.
MormonTimes - Parade, fun highlight Mormon Battalion festivities (2-8)
Visitors to the newly renovated Mormon Battalion Historic Site are welcomed by sister missionaries and senior couple missionaries dressed in period clothing.
MormonTimes - Don't go through the temple -- let it go through you (2-7)
While visiting the sisters in Kiev, Ukraine, Sister Barbara Thompson, a counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency, was informed by her guide -- we will call her Sasha -- that someone else would be escorting and interpreting for her the next day.
MormonTimes - Latter-day Saints celebrate 'Mormon Exodus' from Nauvoo (2-6)
On February 4, 2010, LDS Church members and friends marched in a procession down the Parley Street "Trail of Hope" to commemorate the pioneer exodus from Nauvoo in 1846.
MormonTimes - Monumental story: Mormon Battalion historic site reopens (2-6)
When the Mormon Battalion finally reached the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 29, 1847 -- their feet scarred and bloody, their rations depleted and their clothing tattered -- they had completed a march of nearly 2,000 miles to what is modern-day San Diego.
MormonTimes - Hugh Nibley's defense of truth (2-5)
Hugh Nibley approaches a lonely house. He is alone. The house is deserted. It is night. Others will come later to this house, but for now it is up to him. He takes his flashlight and enters the structure -- engulfed by the shadows.
MormonTimes - McKay Coppins: Why do they hate us? Try asking (2-5)
If there's one thing a BYU religion professor likes to talk about, I suppose it's the gospel. But if there are TWO things a BYU religion professor likes to talk about, you've got to add his son's mission to the list.
MormonTimes - Sacred Walls film: Exploring temple symbols (2-4)
To many they are nothing more than lovely decorations that blend into meticulous architecture.
MormonTimes - How to construct a stronger, more pure testimony (2-4)
DON'T REMINISCE
MormonTimes - The need for apologetics; Hugh Nibley was foremost (2-4)
Daniel Peterson will speak on "Nibley as Apologist," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Harold B. Lee Library auditorium at BYU, as part of the semester-long weekly series of lectures on late Mormon scholar Hugh W. Nibley.
MormonTimes - 'Pure religion' seen in Haiti as Mormons, others help (2-4)
In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti that left millions of lives shattered, the world saw, and continues to see, an outpouring of love, compassion and service on a magnificent scale.
Portraits of the past: President Taylor died here (2-4)
President John Taylor was the only man to serve as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was born outside the United States.
MormonTimes - New Mormon Battalion Historic Site opens (2-3)
Visitors will step into history upon entering the newly completed Mormon Battalion Historic Site in San Diego, which opened to the public on Jan. 30.
MormonTimes - British Columbians to get glimpse of new temple (2-3)
In the month of April, Metro Vancouverites will be offered the highly unusual opportunity to experience the inside of a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
MormonTimes - Wildcat swimmer's success built on spiritual foundation (2-3)
Most high school swimmers go into a meet focused on defeating the competition and improving a personal record.
MormonTimes - Mormon Media Observer: Challenges, National Geographic (2-3)
Elder Ballard says working with media is challenging
MormonTimes - From Church News: Gospel teaching guidelines given (2-2)
Conversing about teaching in the church, the Sunday School general president reflects fondly upon his very recent visit to a ward in Honolulu, Hawaii.
MormonTimes - Aussie Olympian keeps faith to rise above temptation (2-1)
Torah Bright has revealed how her devout religious beliefs have led to conflicts during her stellar career.
Friends, family pay homage to fallen Mormon missionaries (2-1)
McKay Burrows spent four Saturdays constructing a 10-foot-tall retaining wall for a church campsite in the American Fork Canyon area.
MormonTimes - Super Bowl III player is now on Lord's team (2-1)
Today, more than 40 years after the historic Super Bowl III game where the New York Jets shut down the favored Baltimore Colts, Jets' defensive player Bill Baird is still signing autographs and sending out pictures to fans.
MormonTimes - BYU-Idaho’s rare Gutenberg bible page a 'hands-on' artifact (2-1)
For the past three years, the BYU-Idaho library staff has made it its mission to create the ultimate collection of scripture.
MormonTimes - The meaning of 'true,' 'correct,' 'historicity' and 'verisimilitude' (2-1)
It's important to understand how the words "true," "correct," "historicity" and "verisimilitude," apply to the Book of Mormon.