November 2006
As scholars continue to examine the impact of America's homegrown religious figures, a panel of historians has placed both Joseph Smith and Brigham Young on its list of the 100 Most Influential Americans of all time.
Mexico envoy flicks on LDS lights (11-30)
With
the push of a large red button, Mexican Ambassador Carlos de Icaza
turned on 450,000 lights in Maryland Wednesday night, kicking off the
Christmas season for area members of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints.
Holmoe hails Y.'s approach to sports (11-29)
He
won Super Bowl rings and college football conference titles as both a
player and a coach, but right now Brigham Young University football
fans are still glowing about a more recent achievement attributable in
part to athletic director Tom Holmoe, overseer of a program that
includes the 2006 Mountain West Conference football champions.
Mitchell, Barzee back in court in December (11-28)
It's
been more than a year since Brian David Mitchell was last seen in
public, being led out of court by bailiffs following yet another tirade.
"Can
Romney endure the media exposure that awaits him? What if his
great-great grandfather was a bigamist? And what about that underwear?" (11-26)
Althouse blog
The taboo pew (11-26)
Evangelicals
have sought to discredit the Mormon church as a cult since its
founding. Can Mitt Romney persuade people to vote across the aisle?
Can a Mormon be President? (11-26)
Why Mitt Romney will have to explain a faith that remains mysterious to many.
JetBlue founder driven to live private, public life the Mormon way (11-26)
At
a time when regulators and prosecutors are exposing widespread greed
and corruption on Wall Street and high-profile CEOs are being indicted
for fraud and conspiracy and fired for everything from looting their
own companies to extramarital affairs with employees, my editor wanted
to know what it is about these Mormon CEOs that makes them different.
Glenn Beck not household name--yet (11-25)
Glenn
Beck is a unique character. With the nation's No. 3 national radio
show, an up-and-coming television program on CNN Headline News and a
life affected by tragedy and addictions, he's a natural for the live
stage show he will bring to Kingsbury Hall next weekend.
Downtown's all a-glitter after lighting ceremony (11-25)
Holiday
lights winked on across downtown Salt Lake City on Friday night,
ushering in the holiday season and marking the beginning of an era of
change for the city's center.
'Work and Glory III' seems anticlimactic but does quite well for its limited budget (11-22)
"The
Work and the Glory III: A House Divided" is the conclusion to a trilogy
of movies based on General Authority Gerald N. Lund's best-selling
novels about early LDS history. But for a supposed ending, the film
seems curiously anticlimactic.
Norwegian soloist at choir concert (11-22)
Utahns
who snapped up tens of thousands of free tickets to the 2006 Mormon
Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert in mid-December will hear a
Norwegian-born soloist as the guest artist, but the guest narrator for
the event has yet to be announced.
Author of LDS fiction fined for misdemeanor (11-21)
The
author of a popular series of LDS children's books has been sentenced
on a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge stemming from a domestic
incident last January.
New details about marriage, victim in Jeffs case (11-20)
In
court papers filed this afternoon, Washington County prosecutors
revealed new details about the woman accusing polygamist leader Warren
Jeffs of forcing her into a child bride marriage.
'Pres. Romney' sounds good to many (11-19)
Four
Christian evangelicals have a mission to convince skeptics that while
Mitt Romney may be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, he should still be their pick for president in the 2008
election.
Poll: Mitt is top Utah choice (11-19)
Utahns
like Mitt Romney, and nearly half already say the Massachusetts
governor would get their votes if he runs for president in 2008, a new
Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV poll shows.
This Is the Place in the black (11-19)
Once
hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, This Is the Place Heritage
Park is a year ahead of its budget and now operating in the black. The
state park just finished its summer season with $524,233 in the
bank--nearly $25,000 more than specified by its budget.
BYU exhibits images of Jesus (11-18)
Though
"moving pictures" have been around less than a century, filmmakers have
always struggled within their medium to create portrayals of Jesus
Christ that reflect a balance of humanity and divinity.
Church choir to get Mother Teresa Award (11-18)
The
Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be honored Sunday as a laureate of the
Mother Teresa Award for edifying the world through choral performances
and recordings.
Director finds success in 'Work and Glory' (11-17)
In
one respect, Sterling Van Wagenen already considers his historical
drama "The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided"--which opens
Wednesday--to be a success.
Star LDS class of '02 trying to live up to hype (11-16)
Many
have labeled the Class of 2002 the best group of LDS high school
football players ever. The group included mammoth linemen and a poster
boy quarterback, an elite bunch that recruiting experts elevated to
lofty perches as colleges scrambled for their services.
Y. may raze dorms over break (11-15)
Demolition
day for two of seven landmark Deseret Towers dormitories at Brigham
Young University could come during Christmas break after workers
punched a hole through an exterior wall of W Hall on Tuesday.
President Monson offers 3 tips (11-15)
To
be successful in life, Brigham Young University students need to learn
three critical skills, President Thomas S. Monson said Tuesday during a
campus devotional.
LDS leaders rededicate Tahiti Temple (11-13)
Tahitian
members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomed
church leaders from Salt Lake City this weekend to their island
paradise for the rededication of the Papeete Tahiti Temple.
A launch for book of Mormon humor (11-11)
The latest take on Mormon humor is at bookstores this fall--"The Mormon Tabernacle Enquirer: LDS News, Advice and Opinion."
Mormon-sites group honors 2 historians (11-11)
The
Mormon Historic Sites Foundation honored Friday two LDS historians for
their devotion to documenting the early history of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. The foundation's annual Junius F. Wells
Award was given to Karl Ricks Anderson and his brother, Richard Lloyd
Anderson.
Deseret Book makes plans to relocate (11-10)
Deseret
Book took the lead-off spot Thursday on the roster of downtown mall
retailers announcing their plans for the impending redevelopment.
Ship lists online for ancestry searches (11-9)
Between 1820 and 1960, more than 41 million people boarded ships to start new lives as American immigrants.
Developers defend downtown sky bridge plans (11-9)
A
sky bridge giving pedestrians a way to cross Main Street without
actually stepping foot on the street will--perhaps ironically--bring
new life to Main Street, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission was
told Wednesday.
2 teens arrested after church fire (11-9)
Two
juveniles accused of setting a church on fire, causing extensive
damage, were arrested late Tuesday thanks to the help of two
conscientious neighbors.
'City Creek' OK'd--LDS Church gets permits for 5-year project (11-7)
Salt
Lake City has given The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the
official go-ahead: Five years of work on the planned City Creek Center
can start tonight.
Y. still considered bargain despite a 6.1% tuition hike (11-7)
Like
a lot of high school graduates, Meagan Wyllie wanted to leave home to
go to college. Wyllie's parents hesitated because, unlike most high
school graduates, Wyllie was 16.
Will Reid get top job in Senate? (11-5)
If
the Democrats gain control of the Senate after Tuesday's election, many
conservative Utahns may have more in common with the new Senate
majority leader than they think.
Jeffs reaches out to FLDS faithful from Purgatory Jail (11-4)
Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs is apparently holding "church"--from Purgatory.
Tug-of-war over trove of Jeffs evidence (11-4)
Federal
authorities are trying to keep their hands on evidence seized by the
FBI when Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs was captured.
Correction: LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley (11-4)
Due to a calculating error, a recent story about LDS Church President Gordon B...
Memories for sale (11-3)
The
inventory included banana-split bowls and baroque dining-room
furniture, plastic toilet seat extenders and the mahogany bedroom set
John F. Kennedy once almost slept in.
Brigham Young's descendants give rocking chair to Mormon church (11-3)
Two
great-great-great-grandsons of Brigham Young formally presented an
heirloom rocking chair to the Mormon church Friday at a home where one
of Young's many wives likely sat in it to soothe their children.
Eccles wants bank building to stay (11-3)
While
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rethinks its plans to
tear down the historic First Security Bank building, the man who for
years headed up that bank says he would like to see the building saved.
White Horse in the White House (11-3)
Though
his family hails from Michigan and he is governor of Massachusetts, the
lion's share of contributions to likely Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney come from Utah. This is hardly surprising. More
than 70% of Utah's residents are, like Mr. Romney, members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). As fellow Mormons,
they feel a special kinship with him. Some even see in him the
potential to fulfill a 160-year-old premonition by Mormon founder
Joseph Smith, known as the "White Horse Prophecy."
Romney consults evangelical leaders (11-2)
Governor
Mitt Romney is convening meetings with small groups of evangelical
leaders to seek guidance for his possible presidential run, as Romney
and Mormon supporters intensify efforts to allay concerns about his
faith. Romney, who is ramping up preparations for a 2008 campaign,
huddled privately at his Belmont home last Thursday with about a dozen
evangelicals, including conservative activist Gary Bauer, president of
the group American Values, and Richard Land, a prominent leader in the
Southern Baptist Convention.
LDS leader ties record for longevity (11-2)
President
Gordon B. Hinckley of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
marks a major milestone today. He has now equaled President David O.
McKay in age.
Ageless Animation (11-2)
A
stop-motion DVD distributed by the people who created LDS missionary
films "God's Army" and "States of Grace" have released a new movie
about another missionary--Old Testament prophet Jonah.
Learn from life, LDS leader says (11-1)
A
few students camped out overnight. Others arrived at the Marriott
Center on the Brigham Young University campus at sunrise, a full four
hours before LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley was to speak
Tuesday at a devotional.