October 2008
MormonTimes--Young Mormon voters 'getting into Obama' (10-31-8)
Within hours of being released from full-time missionary service, I was sitting in my living room watching what appeared to be a Barack Obama music video on YouTube.
MormonTimes--Sam Payne talks about yourLDSradio.com (10-31)
This coming Monday morning you'll experience the best of radio and the Internet combined when www.yourldsradio.info starts connecting you, wherever you live, to LDS music and information 24/7 and it's all free!
MormonTimes--DVD looks at Mormon folklore (10-30)
Ever hear one of those fanciful tales at church that sounds too good to be true?
Dallas Observer--Polygamy and Me (10-29)
Seven months have passed since the polygamist raid in Eldorado, but for one mainstream Mormon, the effects linger
MormonTimes--Sperry Symposium: A witness of ongoing revelation (10-29)
The fact that Joseph Smith made changes to revelations shouldn't be cause for embarrassment but a cause of celebration, according to Grant Underwood, a professor of history at Brigham Young University.
MormonTimes--Sacrifice proves Saints' faithfulness (10-29)
People may never know during this life the reasons behind tragedy or misfortune and why the Lord didn't protect them, but those incidents test the Latter-day Saints for their faithfulness, church history and doctrine professor Scott C. Esplin said.
MormonTimes--'Mormon Helping Hands' program -- a decade of service (10-29)
Armed with extensive resources from the church's welfare program and a strong desire to help, "Mormon Helping Hands" volunteers have been major contributors in relief efforts to help people whose lives have been devastated by natural disasters.
LDS Church donates to pro-Prop. 8 group (10-29)
Campaign finance records show The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made its first financial contribution in support of a Nov. 4 ballot proposition that would ban same-sex marriage in California.
Shelter for FLDS 'Lost Boys' in trouble (10-28)
Michelle Benward worries about what's going to happen to the kids.
Democrats look to LDS voters for support (10-28)
The Utah Democratic Party will try to go directly after LDS voters--an effort that starts now but may take years to bear fruit, says party chairman Wayne Holland.
MormonTimes--Joseph Smith Papers more than scholarly (10-28)
The Joseph Smith Papers project was conceived for its scholarly value and not for its interest among average readers.
MormonTimes--LDS have strong tradition of defending country (10-28)
The passion for patriotism runs deep among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said Robert Freedman, director of the Saints at War project at Brigham Young University.
MormonTimes--Handcart trek soon a BYU study abroad program (10-28)
Brigham Young University student Kaylee Holyoak, 20, Sam Haydon, 10, of Provo, and BYU student Jenna Harlan, 23, lead a handcart minitrek from This is the Place Heritage Park to Temple Square on Friday.
SFGate--Mormons face flak for backing Prop. 8 (10-27)
Christine Alonso's body trembled and her lips quivered as she walked up and spoke to a few of the 50 protesters in front of the Mormon Temple in Oakland on Sunday.
MormonTimes--Training meetings available online (10-27)
Proceedings of the Worldwide Leadership Training broadcasts for the church are available online in many languages.
Digital Journal--California's Mormon Community At Risk Of Division Over Proposition 8 (10-26)
It was only a few months ago in June in which same-sex marriages were legalized in California. However, there are still people that want to see same-sex marriages banned in the state. Therefore, there is the major Proposition 8 campaign taking place this year. Proponents and opponents of Proposition 8 have poured in big amounts of money into this campaign.
BYU professor stays strong in Catholic faith (10-25)
Juliana Boerio-Goates, by her own definition, is not your typical Catholic.
Guide details candidates for polygamists (10-25)
Once closed off and isolated, the estimated 37,000 members of Utah's polygamist communities could become the next voting bloc for candidates to try to capture.
MormonTimes--Sperry Symposium: D&C provides perspective on success (10-25)
For those who struggle to find and feel peace in life or are frustrated with a lack of contentment and struggle instead with feelings of failure, the Doctrine and Covenants provides perspective on how we should determine what is true success or failure, said C. Max Caldwell at this weekend's Sperry Symposium.
MormonTimes--Scouting key in learning to work (10-25)
For young men in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to succeed today, they need to learn how to work hard, and the Boy Scouting program and its camps are among the best ways to accomplish that.
MormonTimes--Digging up the City of Nephi (10-25)
Archaeological exploration of a possible site for the City of Nephi will begin next month in the highlands of Guatemala. Dr. F. Richard Hauck, founder of the Archaeological Research Institute, spoke at the Book of Mormon Lands Conference about his pending expedition to Tzalcom in the Salama Valley in Guatemala.
Y. business building dedicated (10-25)
More than 20 years ago, the famous late hotelier J. Willard Marriott asked to meet with then-LDS Church Elder Thomas S. Monson in a room at a Marriott Hotel.
Texas lawyers in FLDS custody case quit (10-24)
Two of the government lawyers handling the massive child custody case involving the Fundamentalist LDS Church have quit.
Actor in LDS comedies pleads guilty to theft (10-24)
A man who starred in LDS comedies such as "Singles Ward," "The Home Teachers" and "Sons of Provo" has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of theft.
The Economist--The Mormon work ethic (10-23)
Why Utah's economy is soaring above its neighbours
Handcart trek planned in S.L. (10-23)
Summer is thought of as the handcart season for the Intermountain west. However, in a rare instance, handcarts will converge on Salt Lake's Temple Square Friday morning.
MormonTimes--Disagree but don't be unkind (10-23)
Some people have misunderstood the LDS Church's position on Proposition 8 in California, and its opposition to gay marriage. They think that we are "against homosexuals" -- that we think of "them" as our enemies, and that individuals who have entered into "gay marriages" pose a direct personal threat to us.
MormonTimes--New Church History Library: 48 years in the making (10-23)
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are generally astonished by the fact that it took so long -- 40 years -- to build the Salt Lake Temple. However, the new LDS Church History Library will technically have taken even longer -- more than 48 years to build -- when it opens early next year.
LDS to download copy of blessings (10-22)
Members of the LDS Church soon will be able to get a copy of their patriarchal blessing online, as well as a chance to contribute their technological expertise to a new LDS wiki, thanks to a Web initiative announced Tuesday on www.lds.org LDS Tech, as the project has been named, is designed to give church members worldwide "a glimpse" into "the type of technical work we do ... and how you can get involved," according to the home page, located at www.tech.lds.org.
MormonTimes--Testing Book of Mormon geography theories (10-22)
The Book of Mormon is full of information about geography, said Stephen L. Carr at the Book of Mormon Lands Conference last Friday in Salt Lake City. Carr, who is a medical doctor, discussed some of the criteria used to test any theory of where the Book of Mormon took place.
MormonTimes--Mormons targeted in Proposition 8 coverage (10-22)
Joel Campbell is a former editor and reporter at the Deseret News and a corporate communications manager.
MormonTimes--FBI probed Gordon B. Hinckley in 1951 (10-21)
Long before he became president of the Mormon church, the U.S. government investigated the background of Gordon B. Hinckley.
Witness refuses to meet Jeffs' attorneys (10-19)
A witness in the upcoming criminal case of Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs is apparently refusing to meet with his defense attorneys. They filed a motion earlier this week asking a judge in Kingman, Ariz., to force the witness to be deposed.
MormonTimes--Current LDS general authorities chart (10-19)
Download a copy of the current general-authorities chart, updated after the 178th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this month.
Kansas City Star--A worship space of their own (10-19)
The Mormons recently announced plans to build five new temples around the world, including one in the Kansas City area.
MormonTimes--7 wonders of the Book of Mormon (10-19)
Donald W. Parry, a BYU professor of Hebrew Bible studies, translates the familiar passage of Isaiah 29:14 not as "I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder," but as "I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder."
Kansas.com--More than mission work (10-18)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is among the fastest-growing churches worldwide.
LDS Church News - Hall of fame--Kom Tong Hall (10-18)
While the surrounding neighborhood has changed drastically over the decades and its interiors have mirrored its use from early 20th century mansion to Church meetinghouse to public museum, Kom Tong Hall remains a well-recognized LDS landmark in Hong Kong.
LDS Church News--Temple preparation begins in childhood (10-18)
One busy day at the Jordan River Utah Temple, its president, Robert L. Backman, witnessed an unusual sight.
FLDS seek to stop sale of temple site (10-18)
Fundamentalist LDS faithful sang about it in a hymn. The temple long expected Shall stand on Berry Knoll, By willing hearts erected, Who love Jehovah's will.
Anti-Prop. 8 letters delivered (10-18)
About 30 people who oppose the LDS Church's efforts against the legalization of gay marriage in California delivered hundreds of letters and a signed petition to a church spokeswoman at the faith's headquarters on Friday, asking that top leaders read about their concerns.
MormonTimes--Mexican Mormons reflect on church growth, temples (10-18)
The remodeled Mexico City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens to the public next week, and longtime members of the church remember earlier years when attending a temple wasn’t so easy. In order to attend the nearest temple, members had to travel all the way to Mesa, Ariz., at considerable hardship.
LDS Church News--An eternal gift (10-18)
A knock on the door by two missionaries forever changed Sister Harriet Uchtdorf
MormonTimes--Carthage role increased John Taylor's credibility (10-18)
The windowsill in the second-floor room at Carthage Jail is extremely wide -- three feet wide -- but a wounded John Taylor teetered perilously there, caught in a crossfire.
Witness in FLDS leader's case won't meet with his attorneys (10-17)
A witness in the upcoming criminal case of Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs is apparently refusing to meet with his defense attorneys.
Suspected FLDS 'Sarah' to get mental health treatment (10-17)
The woman suspected of making the hoax phone call that sparked the raid on the Fundamentalist LDS Church's sprawling Texas ranch may soon be undergoing mental health treatment.
MormonTimes--What's new -- 'Mine Errand From the Lord' (10-17)
The insights of a lifelong teacher have been compiled in the new Deseret Book publication "Mine Errand From the Lord."
MormonTimes - Mexico City Temple opens its doors to the public (10-16)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opening the doors of the Mexico City Temple and inviting the public to experience a guided tour of its interior.
Schaumburg Review--Schaumburg man honored for radio broadcast in native Ghana (10-16)
When Thomas Appiah was growing up in Ghana, West Africa, the country's military overthrew the government and took control his father's radio station.
LDS Church expects petition from Prop. 8 foes (10-16)
LDS Church public affairs representatives plan to receive a petition and more than 300 letters to be delivered today by several people who oppose the church's involvement with Proposition 8 in California.
MormonTimes--Tarring and feathering taught Prophet vulnerability (10-16)
Their adopted twin babies were sick with the measles, and the Prophet Joseph Smith and his wife, Emma, hadn't been able to get much rest.
Trial starts in killing of LDS wife (10-16)
Carla Souza was a dutiful member of the LDS Church, hosting dinner meetings at her house, taking care of children in the nursery school and going out with missionaries to spread the word about her faith.
LDS dedicate Layton Deseret Industries complex (10-15)
The new Layton Deseret Industries--twice as large as its previous location--will open today at 10 a.m.
MormonTimes--President Taylor's teachings of grace and works (10-15)
The question of whether men and women are saved by grace or works long has been a flashpoint in relations between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Christian denominations.
MormonTimes--Mormons thrive at Catholic school (10-15)
Notre Dame has provided two Utah Mormons with a place to carry on their love of lacrosse.
Can drinking coffee help control type 2 diabetes? (10-13)
Nutrition scientists aren't ready to recommend coffee as a dietary supplement, but they say something in it is definitely beneficial to controlling the course and perhaps the onset of type 2 diabetes--a mostly diet-based, self-induced metabolism disorder linked to dozens of serious illnesses.
MormonTimes--Battalion Visitors Center in San Diego to be expanded (10-13)
The Mormon Battalion Visitors Center in Old Town is planning a major upgrade to its 35-year-old facility, which has previously told its "Westward Ho" tale with a modest diorama and video.
MormonTimes--Anyone can help with FamilySearch indexing anytime (10-13)
As they pore over digitized census records and church ledgers, LDS Church members participating in FamilySearch Indexing in England are reminded that with every click of the mouse a person comes closer to being found and closer to receiving temple ordinances.
Leaders of gay Mormon group criticize church (10-12)
Leaders of a support group for gay and lesbian Mormons on Saturday criticized their church for its efforts to ban gay marriage in California.
Jewish family makes peace with LDS baptism (10-11)
Grandpa's arms always offered the warmest embrace. But he had an iron fist when it came to being Jewish. Having watched his parents shun his brother Al for marrying a non-Jew, Grandpa didn't marry my Christian grandmother until she had converted to Judaism. And he boycotted his sons' weddings when they both married Catholics. So imagine the shock when I learned that my late grandfather had been posthumously baptized a Mormon.
MormonTimes--Original 'Poor Wayfaring Man' had different tune (10-11)
New research has recovered the more upbeat tune John Taylor used when he sang "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" to Joseph Smith just before the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was murdered on June 27, 1844.
MormonTimes--Politics and Joseph Smith's martyrdom (10-11)
Joseph Smith was a presidential candidate when he was slain at Carthage Jail in Illinois on June 27, 1844. The next candidate to be murdered while running for president of the United States was Robert Kennedy in 1968.
MormonTimes--Believing means doing, Elder Jensen says (10-10)
Elder Marlin K. Jensen spoke to Logan Institute of Religion students Friday, sharing with them the importance of the relationship in the LDS Church between believing and doing.
MormonTimes--Legal parallels in the Book of Mormon, Bible (10-10)
For 28 years John Welch, a law professor at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, researched ancient legal systems, discovering parallels with Old Testament law in the Book of Mormon.
MormonTimes--Champion bronc rider credits faith, hard work (10-10)
Chanley Iverson is keeping tradition within the family.
Law firm booted from FLDS Church's trust case (10-9)
In a ruling that could have widespread impact on the ongoing legal war involving the Fundamentalist LDS Church, the judge overseeing the polygamous sect's real-estate arm has ousted the law firm that used to represent it.
315 now dropped from FLDS custody case (10-9)
Boxes filled with files of children are stacking up in the clerk's office at the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas.
Calls about Prop. 8 not imminent (10-9)
As it presented a satellite broadcast Wednesday night to California members in support of Proposition 8, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said organizing other members outside of California to call that state's voters doesn't mean mass calling is imminent.
LDS Church urges pro-Proposition 8 calls (10-8)
Call it "Called to Call."
Details on new LDS temples revealed (10-8)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revealed more details Monday about the locations of five new temples announced by President Thomas S. Monson at the church's general conference this past Saturday:
MormonTimes--Members find 'international family' (10-8)
At first glance, TT Yeung and Benjamin Ubah are as different as two adult men can be -- the former an older, shorter Hong Kong native who is married with two older children, and the latter a younger, taller, single but engaged man with Nigerian roots.
Federal lawsuit filed over FLDS trust (10-7)
The Fundamentalist LDS Church has filed a federal lawsuit challenging court-ordered reform efforts to its real-estate arm.
Man of the hour Larry Gelwix (10-7)
Larry Gelwix, the former LDS seminary teacher and unofficial Man of the Hour in Salt Lake City, says he is enjoying his brush with fame, and so it would seem.
MormonTimes--Rob Morris on faith, family, future (10-7)
Ask Rob Morris if it was a challenge being a member of the LDS Church and playing in the National Football League, and he doesn't hesitate in responding.
MormonTimes--Girls camp gig leads to music career for Heartbound (10-7)
When Debbie Bastian, Lori Hales and Me'Chel Musgrave started singing together for a girls' camp some 25 years ago, they didn't dream of becoming recording artists or having a long-running music career.
Federal lawsuit filed over FLDS trust (10-6)
The Fundamentalist LDS Church has filed a federal lawsuit challenging court-ordered reform efforts to its real-estate arm.
LDS general conference: Stand fast, love others (10-6)
Though contentions against and criticisms of the LDS Church may arise, its members should avoid pride, seek unity, defend their faith with love, serve others, be virtuous and, though life changes should be expected, they shouldn't lose sight of what's important.
MormonTimes--What's new: 'Eddie Fantastic' (10-5)
"Eddie Fantastic" has been upgraded for 2008.
Live prudently, LDS reminded (10-5)
With the world facing difficult economic times, Latter-day Saints must increase their efforts to live prudently, avoid debt and prepare to provide for those who are adversely affected, President Thomas S. Monson counseled on Saturday.
LDS Church News--South valley members prepare for temples (10-4)
Residents of the south end of Utah's Salt Lake Valley are witnessing a remarkable moment in Church history--two temples being built simultaneously, one within eyesight of the other. Church leaders say faithful members will be needed to serve in the future temples.
Arizona defends evidence (10-4)
Arizona prosecutors are responding to a challenge of evidence seized from the Fundamentalist LDS Church's YFZ Ranch in the upcoming trial of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs.
MormonTimes--Racism, testimony are barriers for black LDS (10-4)
We recently celebrated 30 years of the revelation permitting all worthy males to receive the priesthood, but only a small percentage of African-Americans are reaping the blessings of it.
MormonTimes--'Religulous' drawing laughs, but it's still bigotry (10-4)
I thought long and hard before I decided to write about Bill Maher's new so-called documentary, "Religulous" (rhymes with ridiculous), which denigrates just about every organized religion on Earth, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Teens have 'feel-good' type of faith (10-4)
The majority of American teens have embraced an informal, "feel good" view of God and religion that not only emphasizes personal happiness as the central goal of life but has become something of a new religion in and of itself.
Rome temple announced among others (10-4)
The 12th European temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be built in Rome.
MormonTimes - Flooding the earth with general conference (10-4)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to deploy up-to-date technology to make its general conference sessions available to the broadest global audience possible.
LDS Church News--Slippery treasure (10-4)
In foretelling dire conditions that would precede the visit of the resurrected Christ to the Nephites, Samuel the Lamanite spoke of "slippery" treasure.
MormonTimes--Church calling led to photographic exhibit on Christ (10-4)
Mark Mabry's photographic journey on the life of Christ started with an LDS Church calling.
Misperceptions about LDS singles discussed (10-3)
Latter-day Saints can foster better relationships within the church if they eliminate stereotypes about those whose marital status differs from their own and focus more on what they can do for each other.
MormonTimes--Unusual sites near the Conference Center (10-3)
Think you've seen it all around Temple Square? There are several unique sites and artifacts that LDS general conference attendees can visit between sessions, and they're all within walking distance of the Conference Center.
MormonTimes--Working mothers not alone in feeling judgment (10-3)
Anxiety and guilt related to career decisions affect many women regardless of if they choose to work outside the home, Ph.D. psychologists Melissa Goates-Jones and Lisa Leavitt said at a presentation in Salt Lake City on Thursday.
FLDS mom seeks sanctions against agency in Texas (10-2)
The mother of a 2-year-old girl taken in the raid on the Fundamentalist LDS Church's YFZ Ranch is seeking sanctions against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for what she calls the agency's "wrongful misconduct" in the nation's largest child custody case.
MormonTimes--Communities succeed with monogamy (10-2)
We have strong evidence -- in our bodies, in our populations -- that monogamy has been a significant part of the rise and triumph of the human species.
MormonTimes--Conference crowds demand extra attention (10-2)
Choirs. Crowds. Protesters.
MormonTimes--A field guide to conference protesters (10-2)
Capistrano has the yearly return of its famous swallows. In Salt Lake City, the migration is the twice-yearly return of general conference visitors -- and protesters. After waiting for six months, there is nothing more satisfying than heading over to the Conference Center for some serious protester watching.
MormonTimes--Christ's coronation mystery (10-2)
When Christ appeared to the Nephites after his resurrection, he acted as king. LeGrand Baker, a retired Brigham Young University professor of library science, sees the Savior's appearance as the literal fulfillment of the ancient Israelite coronation drama.
MormonTimes--'Scout Camp' to appeal to varied audience (10-1)
A coming-of-age film produced by a Utah-based company will appeal to anyone who is familiar with the Boy Scouts of America, says its writer, director and producer, Garrett Batty.