October 2006
The first time LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley spoke at a Brigham Young University devotional, the assignment slipped his mind until the last minute.
'Roots' conference ends in Salt Lake (10-30)
The
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society wrapped up its annual
convention Sunday with a visit to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir followed
by a worship service and a luncheon at Calvary Baptist Church.
Globe reporting of LDS e-mail unfair (10-30)
I
live in Utah and write political commentary. I'm also a member of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So it shouldn't be
surprising that recent reports in The Boston Globe caught my attention.
Allegations of Mitt Romney's political action committee and Mormon
Church leaders collaborating in a sinister plot to drum up support for
Romney's unannounced presidential campaign sounded interesting.
Today's checkouts the last for Salt Lake inn (10-29)
The
Inn at Temple Square has housed wedding-night romance, fed the likes of
Gladys Knight and Angela Lansbury and given scores of people employment
at a job they loved.
BYU-Idaho to break ground on last phase of expansion (10-29)
Groundbreaking
ceremonies for the final phase of expansion at Brigham Young
University-Idaho will be Oct. 31 immediately following a regularly
scheduled 2 p.m. devotional on the campus in Rexburg.
Y. singers to finish a 'grand slam' tour (10-29)
The
Brigham Young University Singers will become the first and only
collegiate group in the nation to perform at all three of the country's
top choral music conferences when the group sings at the inaugural
National Collegiate Choral Organization conference Saturday in San
Antonio, Texas.
Transcribing translation a thrilling feat (10-28)
For
some it might seem like the worst homework assignment ever.
Transcribing someone's 446 pages of notes, written by different scribes
more than 170 years ago.
Roy woman is bilked on LDS dating Web site (10-28)
A Roy woman looking for love on an LDS-themed dating Web site ended up being scammed out of thousands of dollars.
Romney, Mormonism, BYU and the Law (10-27)
Much
has been made in Utah and Massachusetts about the Mitt Romney Team
possibly violating election laws, not too mention the ethical
implications it may have.
Governor says BYU list could haunt Mitt (10-27)
Gov.
Jon Huntsman Jr. said Thursday that Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
entered into "probably problematic territory" in getting Brigham Young
University officials to solicit support for what is widely seen as a
presidential bid.
Man faces child-porn charge (10-27)
A
former member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, charged earlier this
month with sexually exploiting a minor, now faces federal charges.
Music, spoken word to mark 150 years since handcart trek (10-27)
To
mark a 150-year milestone, the story of a group of Mormon pioneers on
their way to Utah will be told through orchestral music and spoken word.
No decision yet on Jeffs' extradition to Arizona (10-26)
Arizona
prosecutors have 60 days to ask that jailed polygamist leader Warren
Jeffs be brought across the state line to face charges there.
LDS officials distance church from Romney (10-24)
LDS
Church officials this week continued to distance the church from the
potential presidential candidacy of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and
his supporters.
Hatch calls Romney stories a smear tactic (10-24)
"Pure
bunk" is how Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, defines stories circulating
about Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's political involvement with
members of his own church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
Who's afraid of a Mormon president in the United States? (10-23)
I
recently finished another radio interview about the possibility of a
Mitt Romney candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in
2008. The question among my fellow conservative Protestants is whether
a Christian should vote for a Mormon for president of the United
States. I'll have to admit I am wavering between two positions here.
Faith and fertility: Data show large families, religiosity connected (10-23)
Shelly
Andresen had thought her family was complete with three children, but
now that it's bigger, she wouldn't have it any other way. "We just
enjoy them," she said of her six children, who range in age from 4 to
18 years. "It's not perfect all the time; we just do our best."
Helsinki temple is dedicated (10-23)
A
forecast of cold temperatures and stormy weather gave way to moments of
blue sky and unseasonably warm temperatures as President Gordon B.
Hinckley emerged from the Helsinki Finland Temple Sunday to conduct the
traditional cornerstone ceremony looking sure-footed and steady.
Enterprise benefit concert to host tenor, Elder Oaks (10-23)
Internationally
famed Irish tenor Ronan Tynan and Elder Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, will be featured at the annual Enterprise Mentors
International Benefit Concert and Dinner Oct. 27.
The music of Crawford Gates (10-22)
Mr.
Crawford and Mr. Gates were champion debate partners in Southern
California during the 1920s. Such was their esteem for each other that
they pledged to name their firstborn sons after each other.
Cultural 'tesoros' shine (10-22)
Tesoro
is the Spanish word for treasure. Typically, tesoros are the stuff of
pirate dreams: gold, jewels and ancient chests filled with precious
booty.
BYU professor in dispute over 9/11 will retire (10-21)
Professor
Steven Jones and Brigham Young University finalized a retirement
package Friday, six weeks after the school placed the physicist on paid
leave to review his statements and research about the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks on the World Trade Center.
Images of Christ (10-21)
What's
your mental image of Jesus? Do you picture a tall, slender, white man
with a peaceful face, long, brown hair, blue eyes and a white robe? A
cherubic-looking baby surrounded by adoring parents and shepherds? A
teacher surrounded by crowds near the Sea of Galilee?
Sunset hike to fete 'Y' (10-21)
Soon
after the block Y appeared a century ago on the mountain above Brigham
Young University, freshmen devised a strategy to punish classmates who
didn't show up for the arduous labor of weeding the area around the
massive white letter.
Y. criticizes deans over Mitt e-mail (10-21)
While
questions continued Friday over the involvement of the LDS Church and
Brigham Young University with Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's
potential candidacy for president, BYU officials criticized the
politically motivated actions of one of its deans and an associate dean.
Church faults Mitt story (10-20)
The
LDS Church is taking issue with a Boston Globe story on an attempt to
organize some BYU alumni into a grass-roots program supporting Mitt
Romney's anticipated presidential candidacy.
Paper says Romney's team is enlisting LDS (10-20)
Gov.
Mitt Romney's political team has quietly consulted with leaders of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to map out plans for a
nationwide network of LDS supporters to help Romney capture the
presidency in 2008, according to interviews and written materials
reflecting plans for the initiative.
Church re-evaluating uses of First Security building (10-20)
The
First Security building has another chance to remain standing. The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had initially planned to
demolish the historic building, also known as the Deseret building, as
part of its revamping of the downtown Salt Lake City malls.
Nationwide Mormon 'network' might prove risky for Romney (10-20)
While
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's apparent plans to use members of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a national springboard
to a 2008 presidential campaign may go beyond what other LDS
politicians have done, it is unique only in its wide breadth and
energetic goals.
Paper: Romney team consulted with LDS leaders (10-19)
Governor
Mitt Romney's political team has quietly consulted with leaders of the
Mormon Church to map out plans for a nationwide network of Mormon
supporters to help Romney capture the presidency in 2008, according to
interviews and written materials reflecting plans for the initiative.
IRS officials stepping up political campaign enforcement (10-19)
Alarmed
by an increase in political activity by religious organizations, the
IRS pledged earlier this year to crack down on violators.
Y. traveling performers star for Homecoming (10-19)
Adhering
to a school motto, "The World is Our Campus," performing arts groups at
Brigham Young University toured the globe during 2006, visiting nearly
a dozen countries from England to Latvia.
BYU reaches far to help globe's poor (10-18)
The
first time Muhammad Yunus met Brigham Young University students at a
microcredit conference, professors say the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
winner was shocked at their interest.
At least four LDS chapels damaged (10-16)
At
least four chapels of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
were damaged on the big island of Hawaii in Sunday's 6.6 magnitude
earthquake but there were no early reports of injuries, the president
of Brigham Young University-Hawaii said.
Panel of moms describes LDS woes (10-15)
Though
LDS doctrine and rhetoric exalt the role of mothers, the day-to-day
reality for many is that they don't find support within the faith
unless they live the "ideal" of staying home with their children, a
panel of mothers said.
2 federal heritage areas new in Utah (10-15)
Utah has two new federal heritage areas, after President Bush signed a law designating several areas throughout the country.
Books of the Mormons: What Mormons base beliefs on (10-14)
Mormons believe their church is the one and only true church established by Jesus Christ in New Testament times.
LDS language skills give them an in (10-14)
Elder
Douglas Bennion, a 20-year-old LDS missionary with a buttery complexion
and gelled hair, rides in an immaculate silver Mercury Sable through
the Rangeview Mobile Home Park in Muldoon to where the bumpy street
narrows and the park takes on the feel of somewhere else.
Church says site can't be restored (10-12)
In
response to calls for preservation of the historic First Security
building, the LDS Church said Wednesday the building can't be saved
because problems with its old design make it too difficult to modernize.
A plea to save Deseret Building (10-11)
While
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has taken the first
official step toward getting started on its large-scale downtown
redevelopment project, a history advocacy group is calling on residents
to oppose a part of the plan.
Y. will let 44 take Israel courses (10-11)
Brigham
Young University will allow 44 students--enough to fill one bus--to
take courses next semester at the school's Center for Near Eastern
Studies in Jerusalem.
LDS agency, Merit Medical feted (10-11)
LDS
Humanitarian Services and Merit Medical were each honored Tuesday with
the 2006 "Common Good Awards," as a local minister lauded their efforts
along with those of common Utahns who embraced hurricane evacuees last
year.
Tanner suspicions vindicated (10-11)
Your
Saturday article regarding Jerald Tanner, founder of the Utah
Lighthouse Ministry, made a very confusing statement. It read, "Mr.
Tanner received public criticism after studying the authenticity of the
Salamander letter, which was later determined to be a forgery by Mark
Hofmann containing facts about the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith."
BYU: Studies will resume at center in Jerusalem (10-10)
Brigham
Young University will resume academic programs at its Center for Near
Eastern Studies in Jerusalem this winter, according to a statement on
BYU's Web site.
Ex-publisher, writer Jerald Tanner dies (10-7)
Former writer and publisher of religious research Jerald D. Tanner, 68, died Oct. 1, 2006, in Salt Lake City.
Many stores up in air (10-5)
The
LDS Church's unveiling Tuesday of its redevelopment project begat
confusion and limbo for all but a few tenants of the Crossroads Plaza
and ZCMI Center malls, with vendors and clerks wondering when their
operations will close, where they will go and whether they will be
among those invited to occupy one of the slots available near the
redevelopment site.
Jerald Tanner's Obituary (10-4)
Downtown rebound: LDS Church unveils plans for 20-acre development (10-4)
Get
ready for the heart of downtown to close for business until a grand
reopening in 2011. Three years of planning are about to give way to
five years of demolition and construction work: Several prominent
downtown buildings will come down to make way for the 20-acre
development The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is
tentatively calling City Creek Center.
Project to hamper but not block traffic (10-4)
Although
several blocks of Salt Lake City will become a construction zone during
the next five years, consultants working with the LDS Church on
redevelopment plans say it won't be the death of downtown.
Images of the New Downtown Plan (10-4)
Businesses applaud downtown plans (10-4)
Will it be worth the wait? Will it be worth the temporary desolation, the detours and dust?
Retail developer fills upscale malls (10-4)
The
firm contracted to entice shoppers to rediscover Main Street at what is
being called City Creek Center is one of the largest retail developers
in the United States.
Draper acquires LDS cemetery (10-4)
A historic Mormon pioneer cemetery switched owners Tuesday night.
Ex-choir member is accused in sex case (10-4)
A former member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is accused of sexually exploiting four children.
Church to unveil downtown plans today (10-3)
After
three years of anticipation, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints is set to unveil its plans for a huge downtown redevelopment
project today.
At 96, 'I feel well' (10-2)
With
a steady voice, President Gordon B. Hinckley "put the record straight"
about his health during the morning session of the 176th Semiannual
General Conference of the LDS Church on Sunday, and also urged members
to develop greater faith.
Elvis almost LDS? (10-2)
Has
Elvis been sighted in Utah County? And did that Book of Mormon archived
on the second floor of the LDS Church Office Building once belong to
the king of rock 'n' roll?
Professor bans jeans and T-shirts (10-2)
A
Brigham Young University-Idaho history professor has barred students
from wearing jeans and T-shirts in his medieval history classes and
requires students in higher-level classes to wear business attire.
LDS Second Quorum of the Seventy releases (10-1)
Eight
members of the Second Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints were released from their service during the
Saturday afternoon session of the church's 176th Semiannual General
Conference.
Handcart show, family conferences are coming up (10-1)
Several events of interest to local Latter-day Saints are planned within the coming week: