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More jobs, growth of BYUH behind plan for La'ie's future

The Honolulu Advertiser - The plan by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build 1,200 homes, a shopping center, churches, parks and light industrial complex at Malaekahana may succeed where earlier plans have failed, officials say. Just a year ago, a proposal to build 550 homes was scrapped when the economy tanked and local support seemed weak. But now, spurred by recognition that Brigham Young University-Hawai'i — the area's economic engine — must grow in order to survive and the need for jobs amid the economic downturn, the college, Polynesian Cultural Center and Hawaii Reserves Inc., which manages and owns land affiliated...

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BYU football: Back in national spotlight after win

Deseret News - Just like that, the bull's-eye is back on BYU football. A year ago, astronomical expectations were placed on the Cougars as potential BCS-busters — until they got destroyed by TCU and, later, Utah. After that, BYU slipped into relative anonymity, hidden in the shadow of the Horned Frogs and Utes. That is, until Saturday's landmark 14-13 upset of No. 3 Oklahoma. Now, the Cougars have been catapulted once again into the national spotlight. The epicenter of a college-football shakeup over the weekend was at the Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington, Texas, where BYU players, coaches and fans partied like it was...

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New reality series/documentary to follow 9 pre-mission men

The GW Hatchet - You will never see Stephen Nelson walking out of the Gelman Starbucks with a caffeinated beverage. Nor will you ever see him taking tequila shots in Thurston. Or smoking. Or having sex - before marriage at least. "It's all about keeping it wholesome," said Nelson, a freshman political communication major. You may see him, though, being followed around by a camera crew. Nelson is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, more commonly referred to as the Mormons. He is one of nine young Mormon men being filmed as part of a church documentary and reality...

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TLC films LDS quintuplets in 'Multitude of Multiples'

Deseret News - Getting seven children through a regular day is one thing -- getting seven children, five of whom are only 2 years old, through a day is something else. Now add in a couple video cameras and a four-person crew from cable network TLC. LDS parents Jayson, 35, and Rachelle, 34, Wilkinson of Cedar Park, Texas, agreed to let TLC follow their family through a "typical" day, with special focus on quintuplets Kassidy, Kaydence, Kyndall, Rustin and Ryder, for a documentary called " Multitude of Multiples" which aired Aug. 30. "It was actually fun," Rachelle said. "The videographers came out for a...

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BYU wins first football game in an upset over No. 3 ranked Oklahoma

NPR - Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford stood helplessly on the sideline, wearing a T-shirt, a sling and a towel around his neck. All he could do was watch as his Oklahoma Sooners lost their chance for a perfect season — and the BYU Cougars launched their bid to become the latest BCS busters from the Mountain West. Max Hall threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide-open McKay Jacobson in the back of the end zone with 3:03 left, giving No. 20 BYU a 14-13 victory over No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday night. The Sooners' last hope to recover ended when Tress Way...

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BYU football preview: Bronco, team ready to roll

The Daily Universe - BYU’s expectations are sky-high again entering this season, but you wouldn’t know it watching coach Bronco Mendenhall, who has his team more relaxed than ever before. “We’re a lot more excited to play football this year,” quarterback Max Hall said. “It just feels right out here — guys are flying around and we’re having fun playing the game. Everyone’s outlook, from the coaches down to the players, is more relaxed and positive than it was last year.” BYU had endured three consecutive losing seasons when Mendenhall took over in 2005, but a program reboot and an increased focus on tradition have...

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MSNBC: Guyana orders missionaries to leave after officials become ‘uncomfortable’

MSNBC - Authorities in Guyana grew "uncomfortable" with the presence of Mormon missionaries who have been ordered to leave the South American country, a governing party leader said Thursday. About 40 missionaries were briefly detained Wednesday and told to leave within a month as authorities said their travel documents were out of date. Comments by Donald Ramotar of the governing People's Progressive Party, however, suggested the crackdown went beyond immigration issues. ...

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LDS missionaries in Guyana: What really happened

Deseret News - While the buzz surrounding the 40-plus LDS missionaries detained in Guyana centered on correcting inaccurate first-day media reports, LDS Church and government officials continued discussions Thursday over the missionaries' legal status in the South American country. Wednesday in the capital city of Georgetown, the country's Criminal Investigation Department detained the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Deseret News received e-mails from several missionaries serving in Guyana, both directly and indirectly through family members, unhappy with Wednesday's Associated Press report stating that the detained missionaries "could be heard singing 'We Shall Overcome' from their cells Wednesday night."...

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Orson Scott Card on selecting missionaries for referrals

Deseret News - One of the most important things that full-time missionaries do is build relationships with LDS church members in their area. We all know the statistic that says that investigators are more likely to join the church if they're taught the gospel in the home of a member. But just as cold medicine doesn't cure a cold, it only blocks an obnoxious symptom, so we've found that merely teaching lessons in a member's home is not the key. The key is that when an investigator already has good friends inside the church, he is much more likely to join the church and...

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Panel paves way for new temple in Gilbert

Arizona Republic - The Gilbert Planning Commission got its first look Wednesday at a temple that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans for the southeast corner of Pecos and Greenfield roads as it approved a series of zoning changes to pave the way for its construction. Paul Gilbert, an attorney representing the church as it goes through the town approval process for the temple, unveiled artistic renderings of the building to show why he is requesting several exceptions to Gilbert codes. Sketches will be published later Thursday on The Gilbert Republic Web site and azcentral.com. The building will be square and...