January 2010
MormonTimes - LDS writer tackles little-known Book of Mormon character (1-31-10)
A first novel for K.C. Grant, 39, has landed this Mormon author success in just a few weeks since its release.
MormonTimes - Trails museum finds role in explaining the Mormon experience (1-31)
The National Frontier Trails Museum recently received certification to perform interpretive work on the Mormon Pioneer Trail, making it the fifth trail certification of its kind for the 20-year-old museum.
MormonTimes - Elder Douglas Martin, 82, former Seventy, dies (1-30)
Elder Douglas James Martin, former member of the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy, passed away on Jan. 23, 2010, in Hamilton, New Zealand. He was 82.
MormonTimes - Special envoy for N. Korean affairs has understanding (1-30)
When members of the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert R. King's nomination as ambassador/U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, they knew they were choosing a man respected for his knowledge of international affairs and his championship of human rights.
LDS Church buys KJZZ building (1-30)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased the vacant KJZZ studio building west of the Salt Lake City International Airport.
ksl.com - Rare documents from early LDS Church history auctioned (1-29)
An auction in New York City this week featured never-before-seen rare documents, some of them important to the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Basketball still important to church (1-29)
For better or for worse--sometimes both, perhaps--the game of basketball has been a big part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the better part of 100 years.
MormonTimes - Joseph Smith's memory of the First Vision (1-29)
One of Steven C. Harper's most vivid memories happened when he was about 14 years old. This is, coincidently, about the same age Joseph Smith was when he had his First Vision.
MormonTimes - No 'mind-blowing' testimonies needed (1-29)
While watching NBC's Thursday night sitcom lineup last week, I almost missed a rare nugget of wisdom spoken by Joel McHale's character on "Community."
MormonTimes - Mormon bobsledder, skiers headed to Olympics (1-29)
Two Mormons were named to the U.S. alpine ski team and one to the Canadian bobsled team this week.
MormonTimes - Hugh Nibley a scholar from early age (1-29)
Most people wouldn't be surprised to learn Hugh Nibley was an extraordinary scholar, even at an early age. But some might be surprised, and amused, to learn what daughter Zina Nibley Petersen said he didn't know.
MormonTimes - 'Her Good Name' has an identity crisis (1-29)
'Her Good Name' is a scary story that deals with identity theft -- one of the crimes born of modern technology.
BYU basketball: Anti-LDS behavior addressed at San Diego State (1-28)
The debate over what constitutes religious prejudice at BYU road games kept itself alive this week when athletic officials at New Mexico tried to preempt anti-religious chants or mock dress-up from fans Wednesday night at The Pit, where they put out the word before tipoff for students to keep it classy.
MormonTimes - Corps of Engineers takes bids for Utah data center (1-28)
An electronic data center the National Security Agency plans to build in Utah will be self-contained with its own water supply, sewer system, power backup system and anti-terrorism defenses, a government bid document states.
Portraits of the past: 'Alvin Tree' (1-28)
This view shows the Smith frame home in Palmyra, N.Y., as one looks north. Construction of the home was undertaken by Alvin Smith, older brother of the Prophet Joseph.
MormonTimes - Residents surprised by decision to lower Phoenix temple height (1-28)
Critics of a proposed Phoenix temple said Wednesday they are surprised Mormons withdrew plans to exceed residential-zoning heights, but it's just one piece of their concerns, which they have raised since the church unfolded its proposal last summer.
MormonTimes - What's new: 'Jehovah and the World of the Old Testament' (1-28)
The blood on the book is there for a reason.
MormonTimes - University of Utah's spiritual giant lifts up team, peers at Institute (1-28)
An average student has trouble handling two responsibilities at a time during the semester.
MormonTimes - Orson Scott Card: The right way to run a meeting (1-28)
Every Latter-day Saint knows how to conduct a meeting.
MormonTimes - The gospel in words: 'Worship' (1-28)
"And they did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did worship him." (3 Nephi 11:17)
Mormon author Hugh Nibley honored with BYU lecture series (1-27)
Latter-day Saints don't need to lock themselves in a library and pore over ancient Greek and Latin texts the way Hugh Nibley did.
MormonTimes - Mormon Media Observer: Oakland listening to media? (1-27)
Finally, someone is standing up to the mayor and city council of Oakland, Calif., for reconsidering the appointment of an LDS member of the board of directors of the city's Paramount Theater because he contributed a large sum of money to the Proposition 8 campaign.
MormonTimes - Mormon church will lower height of Phoenix temple (1-27)
The height of the proposed Mormon temple in Phoenix will not exceed residential zoning heights, church officials said Tuesday, Jan 26.
MormonTimes - Wayne Brickey: Children of God are a sturdy race (1-27)
"God himself is the First Man and the Father of all men" (Bruce R. McConkie, Mortal Messiah 1:21). One of his titles is "Man of Holiness" (Moses 6:57). You and I, and all "Man"-kind, are of his race, his kind.
MormonTimes - 'Mr. Kirtland' Karl Anderson speaks on Joseph Smith (1-26)
The Prophet Joseph Smith was prepared to restore Jesus Christ's church not only through visitations from the Father and the Son and other heavenly beings, but through his own study and prayerful inquiry. Added to those was his desire to do God's will.
LDS bashing by sports fans crosses the line (1-26)
It's a dangerous world out there. You never know who you might offend.
MormonTimes - Scribes recorded Prophet's 'crooked, broken language' (1-26)
Joseph Smith was a terrible writer.
MormonTimes - 67-year-old Mormon still blasting away (1-26)
Clad in a blue, star-spangled jumpsuit, 67-year-old David Smith completes his uniform by strapping a helmet over a wisp of silver hair on his balding top.
MormonTimes - Demolition begins on Laie Inn by PCC, Hawaii Temple (1-26)
Early morning motorists passing by on Kamehameha Highway saw a mechanical excavator take its first bites out of a landmark building as demolition work began about 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, on the Laie Inn next to the Polynesian Cultural Center.
MormonTimes - Reader Voices: Nurturing new converts (1-26)
Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3)
MormonTimes - Education moment: Sharing testimonies, softening hearts (1-26)
In a recent missionary preparation class at the Bellingham Institute of Religion in Washington, two students were given an assignment to prepare for the next session of the class.
LDS to construct temple in Payson (1-25)
The 152nd temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be built in Payson.
MormonTimes - Mormon filmmaker enjoys his nonconformist life (1-25)
Ironically, this story is exactly the kind of press Dave Boyle has been trying to dodge.
MormonTimes - Focus on the known of the restoration, Elder Hafen counsels (1-25)
There are many wondrous components of the gospel for Mormons to focus their study on rather than unsubstantiated details and rumors, said Elder Bruce C. Hafen at a fireside for young adults Sunday, Jan 24.
MormonTimes - Ambiguity in Book of Mormon translation bound to happen (1-25)
For those who believe that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, the issue of a loose or tight translation method is academic. Somehow, by the power of God, Joseph was able to translate the Book of Mormon plates.
MormonTimes - Flood victims in Taiwan receive church aid (1-25)
Furniture, kitchen utensils and cookware to outfit 60 new temporary houses were recently presented by local leaders of the Mormon church to members of Taiwan's Paiwan indigenous tribe.
LDS leaders call for donations for Haiti (1-23)
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called its members to action Friday, urging them to "help our Haitian brothers and sisters."
MormonTimes - Complete coverage of the 2010 LDS Film Festival (1-23)
MormonTimes - Mormon Media Oberserver: Gays vs. Romney and Haiti (1-23)
In recent days, a sample of the coverage shows reporting linking Catholics and Mormons in the Proposition 8 fight.
MormonTimes - Prop. 8 aid puts Paramount board member on hold (1-23)
A $26,000 contribution to the initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California appears to have cost a 96-year-old former Mormon temple president his seat on the board that oversees Oakland's historic Paramount Theatre.
MormonTimes - Thurl Bailey scheduled for 'Chalk Talk,' fireside (1-23)
Missionaries will sing and former NBA player Thurl Bailey will speak after the Utah Jazz vs. the Golden State Warriors game Feb. 19 for LDS Night.
Utahns anxiously helping hundreds of orphans (1-22)
They are children without homes, without families. And now, in many cases, they are almost without food. They are the tens of thousands of orphans of Haiti, caught in the center of a life-or-death struggle.
MormonTimes - Even with decline in baptisms, the church is still true (1-22)
It has become fashionable in recent years to make doomsday predictions about the future of the LDS Church based on the recent decline in convert baptisms.
MormonTimes - LDS Film Fest: Mormons, Masons, symbols and rodeos (1-22)
"Walking through a mine field."
MormonTimes - 'Glimpses' presents human side of Joseph (1-22)
Hyrum Andrus and Helen Mae Andrus dig deep in their research to find "Personal Glimpses of the Prophet Joseph Smith."
LDS Church buys lot on North Temple (1-21)
The Mormon Church is buying another lot in downtown Salt Lake City.
MormonTimes - 'You're so Cupid' starts off LDS Film Festival with heart (1-21)
According to LDS Film Festival head honcho Christian Vuissa, the opening night feature film, "You're so Cupid," has already been snagged for the television screen at the very least.
MormonTimes - We all face translation problems (1-21)
I once tried my hand at translating a story by one of the best Brazilian writers, Braulio Tavares. I got to the first sentence and was stopped cold. It was a bit of dialogue in which the main character's father used a Brazilian idiom that simply had no translation.
MormonTimes - Missionaries see fruits of labors in church growth (1-21)
"And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!" (Doctrine and Covenants 18:15)
Portraits of the past: Heversham Parish church (1-21)
James and Agnes Taylor, parents of President John Taylor, were members of record of the Church of England.
Former LDS missionaries wanted for service in Haiti (1-20)
They speak the language, know the people and want to serve.
MormonTimes - Mormon Media Observer: LDS politicians in spotlight (1-20)
The New York Times magazine will feature more than 5,000 words on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in its Jan. 24 issue.
MormonTimes - 19th century novel's focus is on Mormons (1-20)
In 1898, my great-grandfather was an LDS missionary in Montana. And lucky for us, he was a devout journal keeper.
MormonTimes - Mormon goes from Idaho farm boy to engineering pioneer (1-20)
Despite his extensive list of accomplishments, Wayne Quinton describes himself simply.
Utah lawmakers, Mormon church leaders discuss issues but not gay rights (1-19)
Equal rights for gay and lesbian Utahns was not on the agenda in meetings between GOP and Democratic lawmakers and leaders of the LDS Church.
MormonTimes - Quake hits home for former Mormon missionaries to Haiti (1-19)
They once walked the streets that now hold broken buildings and bodies.
MormonTimes - The Political Eye: Blog says Reid top Mormon (1-19)
Sen. Harry Reid topped conservative talk show host Glenn Beck and several others for the Mormon of the Year recognition from the blog Times and Seasons.
MormonTimes - Setting gospel vernacular straight (1-19)
In writing, in spoken discourse, in Internet chatter, they are invincible, like the omnipresent dust bunnies that collect under the piano in the Relief Society room.
Make LDS part of Mideast solution, rabbi suggests (1-18)
LDS leaders could have a positive impact on the peace process in the Middle East, a prominent rabbi said Wednesday.
MormonTimes - Puerto Rican women find spiritual 'time out' 3,000 miles away (1-18)
Cari Lu Alvarado had heard about Time Out for Women from two of her sisters-in-law.
MormonTimes - A co-creative view of Book of Mormon translation (1-18)
Some of those who accept the "loose translation" theory for the Book of Mormon also believe Joseph Smith may have included, to various degrees, elements that conveyed the intent of the text but with words that may not have actually been on the plates.
MormonTimes - Pres. Hinckley's life threatened, FBI says (1-18)
LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, who died nearly two years ago, received a death threat five years before ascending to the church's highest office, according to recently released FBI files.
MormonTimes - Mormon Church group donates quilts to abused children (1-16)
Children who end up in the court system because of abuse or neglect are often removed from their homes where, sadly, they leave their belongings behind.
MormonTimes - Crunch time for Mormon snowboarder Torah Bright (1-16)
Torah Bright may have the coolest job in the world.
MormonTimes - Mormon Church sends team of doctors to Haiti (1-15)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sending a team of doctors and medical supplies to Haiti immediately to help care for those injured by the devastating earthquake.
MormonTimes - Critics couldn't touch Nibley's faith (1-15)
Hugh Nibley, one of the greatest defenders of Joseph Smith's work, didn't worry about vindicating the Prophet's character, said Richard L. Bushman at a lecture at BYU on Jan. 14.
MormonTimes - Paul Cardall celebrates new life, new heart (1-15)
Renowned recording artist/pianist Paul Cardall has a new heart. Some doctors were uncertain about Cardall's survival after undergoing a heart transplant in September 2009.
MormonTimes - Prophets -- why we follow them (1-15)
Of all the Joseph Smith quotes I've heard over the past two years of priesthood lessons, perhaps my favorite was uttered in 1842, shortly after some new members of the church had arrived in Nauvoo:
Portraits of the past: Taylor home (1-14)
When John Taylor was about 11 years old, his family moved to this home in Hale, about 1 1/2 miles south of Milnthorpe, England, the village listed as the place of his birth.
Lawyer: No Colorado crime in Texas polygamy calls (1-13)
An attorney for a Colorado woman says Texas authorities don't believe she had any "criminal involvement" in telephone calls that may have triggered a raid on a Texas polygamist group.
LDS Church begins Haitian relief efforts (1-13)
With its missionaries in Haiti all safe, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is beginning its humanitarian-relief efforts in the wake of Tuesday's massive earthquake and Wednesday's aftershocks in the Caribbean island nation.
MormonTimes - Mormon pioneers were also pilgrims (1-13)
They're called the "Mormon pioneers." But I've always seen them as "Mormon pilgrims."
MormonTimes - Utah trails Bible Belt states in religious commitment (1-13)
Utah, where most surveys show just more than two-thirds of the residents are Latter-day Saints, is the 12th most religious state in the United States. Utah takes a back seat to 11 Southern states, most in the Bible Belt.
MormonTimes - Lion House recipes going national with sale of mixes (1-12)
The marriage between the Lion House name and Lehi Roller Mills tradition is already producing results.
Mormon faithful most conservative religious group in U.S., poll finds (1-11)
Using data compiled from its 2009 surveys, the Gallup Poll has confirmed what some have long seen as an honor and others as a criticism--members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints comprise the most conservative of the major religious groups in the United States.
MormonTimes - Loose-control translation theory and Joseph's language (1-11)
While there are interesting evidences for a "tight control" over the Book of Mormon translation, there are also evidences and logical reasons to assume a "loose control."
MormonTimes - Mormon water project draws attention of Thai princess (1-11)
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn personally acknowledged an LDS Charities clean-water development project at the dedicatory hand-over ceremony held at the remote Mae Ramoeng Hill Tribe School in northern Thailand.
MormonTimes - Ward boundaries changed in Fullerton, La Habra, Calif. (1-11)
The local congregations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have undergone a major shift in ward boundaries in Fullerton and La Habra, Calif.
MormonTimes - Bastion of activity: 12 temples dot Mexico (1-10)
Judging by the numbers, Mexico is a bastion of church activity. The nation's 12 temples are more than every other country save the United States, and more than one million Latter-day Saints call Mexico home.
MormonTimes - New LDS.org for Mormon youths now accessible (1-9)
Uniting Mormon youths around the world by giving them a sense of the gospel rolling forward is an aim behind a new youth-oriented Internet site the LDS Church has just launched, according to Lee Gibbons, director of the church's Web site, lds.org.
MormonTimes - How to stand firm when others question your faith (1-9)
I received a letter from a recent Mormon convert asking how one stands firm against those who question your church membership.
MormonTimes - Mormon Media Observer: Romneys in their own words (1-9)
The Romneys appeared recently on Fox TV's "Fox and Friends" in a two-part taped interview. Ann talked about her battle with cancer and Mitt talked about his political future and whether being Mormon is a political liability.
A journal of faith: USU student publication explores various religions (1-8)
The academic study of religion has been a long time coming in the Beehive State, but the religious studies program at Utah State University is now home to its own scholarly journal on the topic--founded not by professors, but by students.
2 new study guides to Old Testament (1-8)
The prolific writing duo of Ed J. Pinegar and Richard J. Allen have just published their latest works, which coincide with the 2010 LDS Sunday School study topic.
MormonTimes - Mormon culture shifting as church expands (1-8)
When I first came across The Atlantic's cover story and conceived of the idea for my I was excited.
MormonTimes - Despite danger, El Paso Latter-day Saints cross border to attend the temple (1-8)
The two border towns of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, permanently staring at each other from opposite sides of the Rio Grande, could not be more different.
Mormon church acquires 13 acres in downtown Salt Lake City (1-7)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased 13 acres of prime downtown Salt Lake City real estate from The Sinclair Companies, formerly known as Sinclair Oil Corp., the hotel and oil corporation owned by Utah billionaire Earl Holding.
MormonTimes - Guyanese in Queens (N.Y.) diversify Mormon church (1-7)
On a recent Sunday, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jamaica gathered in a second-floor conference room for their weekly meeting.
MormonTimes - Spanish Bible, temples, politics lead '09 LDS news stories (1-7)
The new Spanish Bible, temples and politics lead the list of noteworthy Mormon-related news stories of 2009.
MormonTimes - Scholar's corner: LDS teachings on man uproot long-held ideas (1-7)
Truman Madsen was amazed at the outburst.
MormonTimes - The gospel in words: 'Doubt' (1-7)
"Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not." (D&C 6:36)
Portraits of the past: John Taylor's area (1-7)
John Taylor, third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born to James and Agnes Taylor on Nov. 1, 1808.
MormonTimes - Beck admired more than Pope and other media stories (1-6)
It turns out people admire Glenn Beck more than the Pope, an Australian rugby superstar captured headlines when he decided to delay a mission, a student reporter followed missionaries into a tense situation and the LDS Church's family history program gets play in Canada.
MormonTimes - Humility only real response to salvation (1-6)
Inside every LDS columnist is a frustrated theologian trying to get out.
MormonTimes - Mormon congressmen meet with D.C. missionaries (1-4)
If you had happened into the Cannon House Office Building on Washington D.C.'s Capitol Hill a few days before Christmas, you would have heard something amazing and most unusual.
MormonTimes - BYU documentary adds testimony to scholarship (1-4)
S. Kent Brown sits alone in his family room in Utah.
MormonTimes - Four evidences of a 'tight control' Book of Mormon translation (1-4)
As explained last week, some of the evidences for a "tight control" Book of Mormon translation comes from the fact that several sentences that sounded ungrammatical in the first printing actually make perfect grammatical sense in Hebrew.
MormonTimes - Three missionaries in Tennessee share their faith (1-2)
Three young men have been walking countless miles for several weeks to deliver a message of utmost importance to the Sparta-White County community: Trust in Jesus.
MormonTimes - Alcohol, Idaho politics, Huntsman, top news (1-2)
Random media reports talk about the LDS Church's influence on Utah's alcohol laws, how the church has distanced itself from an Idaho candidate, speculation about U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. and how the church played in year-end news surveys.
MormonTimes - Phoenix temple foes have enough signatures (1-2)
Aaron Gibbs took more than normal to Hedgpeth Hills last month when he walked a hiking trail at a north Phoenix park.
2000s: The First Decade--Mormon Church influence soars (1-1)
The First Decade--Seventh in a series: A new millennium was born amid concerns about the Y2K bug.
MormonTimes - Ryan Hamilton at BYU-Idaho Jan. 15-16 (1-1)
Stand-up comedian Ryan Hamilton will perform at Brigham Young University-Idaho Jan. 15 and 16 as part of the Center Stage Performing Arts Series.
MormonTimes - Karen Ashton and son building American dream (1-1)
Karen Ashton isn't finished thanking God for her financial blessings.
MormonTimes - Are we latching on to 'prosperity gospel'? (1-1)
In January 2008, my mission companion and I met up with two other missionaries at one of the biggest mega-churches in the country.