May 2004

Faith has need of all the truth (5-29-4)
The recent Mormon History Association Conference in Provo produced a bevy of revelations--not divine, but scholarly.

Historic chapel given to LDS (5-27)
During a visit to England on Wednesday, LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley received the deed to the Gadfield Elm Chapel, a building in Worcestershire that was of great significance in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the British Isles.

Mormons present glasses to four communities (5-26)
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints also known as The Mamons on Thursday distributed 1,000 pairs of reading glasses to four communities in the New Juaben municipality of the Eastern Region as part of the church's humanitarian services.

2 Kingston girls tell of abuse (5-26)
Details of an abusive, dirty and neglected Kingston home surfaced Tuesday as transcripts of the testimony of two of polygamist John Daniel Kingston's teenage daughters were released.

Polygamist falls short in naming children (5-22)
Polygamist John Daniel Kingston says he knows all his children, but in court Friday he could name only nine of the 13 he fathered with one wife.

Convicted Child Predator Makes Plea Deal (5-21)
A local church worker pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl Monday. 59-year-old Harold Shaw made a plea deal, which means he could be sentenced to two life terms.

Joseph Lied.com Seen on Channel 2 News Salt Lake City (5-12)

Older LDS missionaries get a transfer in Provo (5-10)
Delwyn and Wilhelmina Richardson leave their Huntsville home twice each week to travel to Provo so they can get ready to live in Budapest.

ACLU ponders an appeal: Plaza ruling may be hard to overturn, attorney believes (5-9)
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah governing board will meet Monday to consider whether it will appeal last week's federal court ruling that Salt Lake City didn't violate free speech rights by trading away public access on the LDS Church's Main Street Plaza.

Main Street Plaza time line (5-9)
The Salt Lake City Council agrees to sell a block of Main Street to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for $8.1 million. In the sale, the city reserves a public-access easement across the plaza but gives the church the authority to prohibit on-the-plaza protests and proselytizing, certain dress and behaviors the LDS Church found offensive.

5 LDS siblings sign recording deal (5-9)
The story at first seemed like a cultural curiosity: Five squeaky-clean Mormon siblings come to New York to study piano. All five are admitted to Juilliard, one of the most demanding conservatories in the world, and study with the same teacher.

Mormonism ministry moves into LDS country (5-7)
When Bill McKeever launched his Mormonism Research Ministry, regular gasoline was 86 cents a gallon, the Dow Jones peaked at 907, and a first-class stamp cost 15 cents.

Some at prayer day say they would have welcomed LDS (5-7)
Thursday morning's National Day of Prayer Task Force service drew twice as many attendees as last year's service, but none belonging to the LDS Church.

'Standing Together' seeks to unite evangelical church bodies (5-6)
In an effort to create more meaningful relationships between the two faiths, Robert Millet, professor of ancient scripture, and Rev. Gregory Johnson, an evangelical pastor, have joined together by developing a presentation given to both evangelical and LDS students.

Prayers without LDS hit a nerve (5-5)
A Utah County interfaith group is refusing to participate Thursday in a National Day of Prayer event in Orem because national and state organizers won't allow members of the LDS Church to lead prayer services.

Group Limits Mormon Participation in Prayer Day (5-5)
For the past three years, Chaplain Linda P. Walton has helped organize services for the National Day of Prayer. But this year, Walton and other religious leaders in Utah are opting out of the Thursday commemoration.

Plaza suit is dismissed (5-4)
A federal judge rejected the American Civil Liberties Union's religious conspiracy claims Monday, ruling that Salt Lake City didn't violate the Constitution by trading away public access on the LDS Church's Main Street Plaza.

Manhattan Temple tour a 'hot ticket' in N.Y (5-4)
The open house for the new LDS temple in Manhattan is the hottest ticket in town.