June 2007
Utahn's classical piano training led to musically varied life, profession (6-29-7)
If anyone seemed born to play the piano, it was Anne-Marie Hildebrandt. "I started taking piano lessons at age 3," Hildebrandt says. "They tell me I started begging for them a year before that. Early on, I was pegged as a 'piano person.' I took lessons from good teachers. I got up at 4:30 and practiced for four or five hours a day."
Beliefnet--Blogalogue - Debates About Faith (6-28)
Are Mormons Christian? Mohler vs. Card
No LDS bankruptcy link? (6-28)
Utah may have one of the highest bankruptcy rates in the nation, but you can't blame the state's insolvency problems on members of the LDS Church, according to a new study.
1 million missionaries for LDS Church--so far (6-26)
Samuel Smith set out 177 years ago this week with a knapsack full of copies of the Book of Mormon, the first missionary of a church organized two months earlier with six members.
Mountain Meadows site focus of dispute (6-26)
Descendants of the 120-member Arkansas immigrant party slaughtered in southern Utah by pioneer LDS settlers say their plea for federal stewardship of the Mountain Meadows mass grave site has been rejected by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
LDS choir gets a taste of 1836 (6-25)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir returned to its musical roots Sunday, spending several hours in Kirtland, Ohio, where many LDS hymns were composed.
'Post-Mormon' sign removed (6-24)
A billboard in eastern Idaho advertising an organization for people who have left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or who are thinking of doing so has been taken down after the business that owns the land complained.
BYU's new gateway: Gordon B. Hinckley Center dedicated on his 97th birthday (6-24)
He may need a cane, a hearing aid and a pacemaker, but at 97, the sense of humor of the oldest man to serve as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shows no signs of aging.
Builders hustled to finish in a year (6-24)
Wires still hung where light fixtures were supposed to be on Thursday morning, 50 hours before the new Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center was to be dedicated on the campus of Brigham Young University.
Romney troubled but not surprised by anti-LDS talk (6-24)
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who spent just over 24 hours in Utah on a fund-raising stop, said Saturday he's not surprised that "troubling" comments have been made by other campaigns about his Mormon beliefs.
Church News: Money U. available to members on-line (6-23)
Think of all the blessings to be enjoyed, then rank them top to bottom. Health, wisdom, love, family and prosperity would all be listed high. But perhaps peace would occupy the No. 1 spot on any list of blessings.
McCain camp apologizes for anti-LDS remarks (6-23)
John McCain's presidential campaign has apologized to Republican rival Mitt Romney for comments about the LDS Church allegedly made by a volunteer earlier this year.
Tabernacle Choir begins 13-day tour (6-23)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir began a 13-day tour Friday in a sold-out Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall, opening its program with "O Canada" and closing with the Canadian version of "This Land Is Your Land."
LDS.org posts link to 1857 massacre (6-22)
In response to heightened public interest in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has posted a link on its Web site to a detailed account of one of the ugliest events in Utah history.
Lindon mayor quits to serve church in Italy (6-22)
Lindon city is looking for a new mayor after Jeff Acerson stepped down today to become president of the Rome, Italy, mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Baptist Press--Romney 'unlikely' choice of evangelicals (6-21)
The "overarching and primary concern" why evangelicals likely will not vote for a Mormon for president is the Mormon claim to be the only true Christian church, a Southern Baptist seminary president said during the International Society of Christian Apologetics' annual meeting in Kansas City, Mo.
Hey, check it out--it's a Mormon! (6-19)
You knew this would happen. In this the era of Mitt "The Mormon Candidate" Romney, Mormons are being put under a microscope like never before. It's as if the national media have discovered some strange new species inhabits the planet, and now they are holding it up to the light, shaking it, prodding it, observing it, asking it questions.
LDS help sought for victims of polygamy (6-19)
A former child bride hopes her meeting with LDS Church officials will lead to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doing more to help people leaving abusive situations within closed polygamous societies.
Brownback apologizes for staffer's anti-LDS e-mail (6-19)
Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback on Monday telephoned rival Mitt Romney to apologize for a campaign staffer's e-mail criticizing the LDS Church.
Brownback aide reprimanded for anti-Mormon e-mail (6-18)
An aide to GOP presidential candidate Sam Brownback has been reprimanded for sending e-mail to Iowa Republican leaders in an apparent attempt to draw unfavorable scrutiny to rival Mitt Romney's Mormonism.
DNA data added to ancestry Web site (6-18)
Two Utah-based companies have entered a partnership, announced today, that will help people use DNA technology to conduct genealogical research.
Recycling crusade launched in Provo (6-18)
With a plastic bag of organic, bunny-shaped crackers in one hand and a stack of recycled-paper fliers clutched in the other, James Lyons started out on a mission Saturday to persuade Provo residents to sign up for the city's voluntary recycling program.
Do best fathers choose religion over recreation? (6-17)
Choosing religion over recreation could be a way for men to become better fathers--especially in faith-based communities.
Answering with heart, not head (6-16)
The Oasis Bookstore in Logan is run by a nice guy named Brad. It's a Christian bookstore. And I think Brad named it the Oasis because he sees it as a spring of "living water" set amid the arid sands of Mormon doctrine. I don't know.
Ensign Peak: Mountain rich in history--and it's fun to hike (6-15)
It's likely Utah's most sacred mountain--kind of the state's own version of a Mount Sinai. At an elevation of 5,414 feet, this mound-shape peak located behind the Utah state Capitol is only about 1,100 feet above the city streets--far lower than most other Wasatch mountain peaks.
Romney candidacy mixed bag for LDS (6-12)
In this wide valley where the LDS temple dominates the landscape and some neighborhoods boast an LDS chapel every few blocks, Mitt Romney's bid for president is both a proud sign of progress and a cause of trepidation.
Nephi Indian grave yields details of 1853 killings (6-8)
The remains of seven American Indians unearthed by a homebuilder show several were shot point-blank in the head by Mormon settlers seeking revenge during a period of pitched violence in 1853, say scientists who plan to release their findings today.
LDS Church, Scouts sued in ATV accident (6-8)
The guardian of a teenager injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash has sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Trapper Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Romney defends his faith as 10 hopefuls vie at debate (6-6)
Mitt Romney defended his LDS faith onstage during the Republican presidential debate Tuesday as all 10 candidates tried to distinguish themselves from each other to an audience full of undecided Republican and independent New Hampshire voters.
A new face in Hawaii (6-6)
LDS Church officials announced today that former Harvard business professor Steven C. Wheelwright will be taking the helm at the Brigham Young University Hawaii campus.
Glamour.com--Escape from Polygamy (6-4)
I started sewing my wedding dress when I was 14 years old. Most girls would never think of marriage at such a young age, but some of my peers were already wives and mothers. I knew it wouldn't be long before I was married off, just like my mother had been, to a man who would eventually have three or more wives.
Crosswalk.com--Stand to Reason Takes Student Missionaries to Berkeley, Salt Lake (6-4)
The SF Bay Area is attracting a small band of young Christian believers who are turning the common concept of missions on its ear.
CBS News--Unhappy in Utah (6-3)
Study: 'Beehive State' Leads Nation in Anti-Depressant Prescriptions