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The Illustrated Life Story of Emma Smith – 10% Off!



The Illustrated Life Story of Emma Smith – 10% Off!


Revered as “an elect lady” and denounced as a “damned liar,” Emma Hale Smith had a life full of contradictions — trials and triumphs, sorrows and strength, fears and faith. Raised in a well-respected family, she gave up everything to marry a poor, uneducated farm boy.


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Draper Temple Experience Impresses Visitors

The Draper Temple The Draper Temple is the newest temple in Utah in over ten years, and members cheerfully welcome its opening.

On March 20 it will be the Church's 129th temple dedicated and will serve over 60,000 members in the Sandy/Draper area.

Over 1 million people are expected to go through the temple's open house (which takes place now until March 14)—that's about 2,000 people every hour. To accommodate such large numbers, an army of about 600 volunteers are there every day, including hosts, ushers, cleaning crews and missionaries.



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Trash to Treasure: Relief Society Helps Mothers Internationally

Wonderful smiles from people in a foreign landFifty dollars’ worth of groceries fills about seven plastic bags—more if larger items such as cereal and produce are on the grocery list. Although bags can be reused as bathroom and bedroom garbage bags, lunch bags, and snack bags for road trips, most people don’t have enough trash or road trips to keep up with the plastic bag intake. So many of us sheepishly throw the rest of them away.

But not the Provo Peak 3rd Ward Relief Society. Packing up their stock of extra bags and hoping to discover the solution to their plastic bag problem while also serving others, these sisters announced...



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Bronco Mendenahall speakingBYUTV Presentation: Bronco Mendenhall and Vocal Point
February 13: BYUTV
The BYU Alumni Association will present Bronco Mendenhall in a live broadcast on BYU Television February 13, 2009, at 7 p.m. MST. Mendenhall will draw on his life's experiences to share principles of interest and benefit to a diverse audience. Also featured will be Vocal Point, BYU's award-winning male a cappella group. The event will originate from the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center at BYU, will be available in English and Spanish, and will be rebroadcast several times to accommodate a worldwide audience. alumni.byu.edu.

A Celebration of Marriage 2009
February 13: Lehi, UT (The Barn at Thanksgiving Point)
This event features world-renowned speakers such as:

  • Dr. John Covey & Jane Covey ("The 8 Habits of a Successful Marriage")
  • Dr. Ron McMillan ("Crucial Conversations in Marriage")
  • Dr. John Lund ("For All Eternity")

  • as well as dinner and dancing. Tickets are only $27.50/person or $55/couple if purchased before February 1 ($32.50/person after Feb. 1). Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and event goes from 6-10 p.m. For tick information, visit lehicity.com/communitycouncil.

    Interfaith Music Tribute to the Human Spirit
    February 8: Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake Tabernacle)
    Originating on the Sunday evening before the 2002 Olympics as a time of prayerful reflection in preparation for welcoming the world to Salt Lake City, this annual interfaith service features music, dance, song, children's choirs, and prayers and devotional readings from a variety of faith traditions, including Buddhist, Catholic, Episcopal, First Nation, Greek Orthodox, Hindu, Jewish, LDS, Muslim, Pagan, Presbyterian, Protestant, and many others to be announced. All people are welcome to attend.
    Click here to register for tickets.

    Brandon Mull, Fablehaven
    4 Book Signings

    • January 23: Deseret Book in Provo, UT, 6:00 p.m.
    • January 30: Deseret Book in Fort Union, 6:30 p.m.
    • February 28: Barnes and Noble in Hamilton, NJ, 7:00 p.m.
    • March 2: Barnes and Noble in Cherry Hill, NJ, 7:00 p.m.
    • March 24: Cottonwood High School in Murray, UT, 6:00 p.m.

    Time Out for Women
    January 22-23: Layton, Harrisville, Riverdale, UT
    Take some time out to listen to speakers like Brad and Debi Wilcox, Chris Stewart, Michael McLean, Emily Watts, and Mark Mabry. You deserve it! Click here for more information and to register.

    Family History Fair
    January 24: Valencia, CA (Stake Center, McBean Parkway)
    The fair will feature classes on the New FamilySearch, Digital Photography, Journalling, Bloggin, Researching, Organizing, and many other things, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Tom Underhill. Click here for the registration form,  or more information, e-mail Bonnie Petrovich at bonniepetrovich@aol.com.

     

     




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    Call for Genealogy Vacation Experiences

    Have you traveled to the land of your ancestors to do genealogy work? We want to hear about it. Send your experiences to editor@ldsliving.com and you could be featured in an upcoming issue of LDS Living magazine.

     



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