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Elder Condie: A disposition to do good continually

LDS Church News - Reflecting on memories as a child sitting on his grandfather's lap as he listened to stories from the Book of Mormon, Elder Spencer J. Condie of the Seventy told BYU students of the important lessons learned from the teachings of the prophets on how to be cheerful and do good continually during the campus devotional on Tues., Feb. 9, in the Marriott Center on BYU's Provo, Utah campus. During his address, Elder Condie shared insights from King Benjamin's address, speaking of six signs that come with receiving a remission of sins and the joy comes as individuals seek to do good....

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City Creek development is at 20-mile mark in construction marathon

LDS Church News - Focusing on the first retail portion to open in downtown Salt Lake City's City Creek development, a press conference was held in its food court Tuesday morning, Feb. 9. The food court has actually been open for several months, but it is steadily expanding in a bit of obscurity. With the ongoing construction of the massive City Creek multi-use development dominating two downtown blocks, the food court, currently with five vendors, is accessible only through an entrance on State Street between South Temple and 100 South and from the Eagle Gate and Key Bank office buildings on each side of it....

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The conversion story of a new BYU recruit

Scout - Jordan Black is a 6-foot-7-inch, 265-pound offensive tackle prospect from Alta High School in Sandy, Utah. Those that are familiar with the area know that a predominant Mormon culture exists there, probably more so than in any other city in Salt Lake County. Having grown up in the area myself, I can attest to this fact. I grew up on the east benches near Brighton High School, where 14 of the 15 households in the cul-de-sac where I grew up were occupied by members of the LDS faith. “Yeah, pretty much everyone is Mormon in my school, that’s for sure," observed...

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After 100 years, are the Boy Scouts still relevant?

Wired - Today, February 8th, marks the centennial of Boy Scouts in America. Over the past century, more than 110 million boys, young men, moms and dads have been members of the BSA. However, with such a momentous celebration at-hand, the Boy Scouts, in many ways, are a struggling organization. At a time when shows like “Man Vs Wild” and “Survivorman” are experiencing immense popularity and global awareness of the environment is at a high, wouldn’t it make sense that an organization like the Boy Scouts would see a surge in enrollment? After all, the scouting program specializes in promoting survival skills and...

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Single on yet another Valentine's Day

Deseret News - Valentine's Day stands before us -- the dreaded day set aside so lovers can express their love. The traditional day that we, as Mormon "singles," feel even more sensitive than usual about our singlehood. So how do we survive it? Not just the day itself, but also an entire January of red-and-hot-pink promotion and half of February's countdown. Perhaps we need to take a step back from the huge neon spotlight shining on our relationship statuses -- especially in a Facebook world. President Gordon B. Hinckley once expressed concern over LDS Church members labeling ourselves or others, saying, "Somehow we have...

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Mormon Messages: Love One Another

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LDS veggie program helps Bolivians

Deseret News - William Guerrero is building a reputation as a first-rate soccer player here in this remote region of the Bolivia Altiplano some 14,000 feet above sea level. This is an impoverished area. William will likely never play on an organized team. He may never own a pair of cleats. But the 12-year-old boy can dribble his well-worn ball along the hardened paths of soil outside his home like a veteran. Young William is strong and looks like he could run forever. No surprise, said his mother, Bernita Choque. When William's not at school or outside playing soccer with his many siblings, he's...

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Dinner (LDS commercial from 2000)

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NY Times: Huge Church project renews downtown, and debate

New York Times - For many devout Mormons, Utah’s capital city is important mainly as a setting for the jewel that really matters: Temple Square at the city’s center. Brigham Young, the pioneer leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, laid out the urban grid with street numbers starting at the temple. The secular world was thus defined by the sacred core. City Creek Center, expected to be completed in 2012, will include 20 acres of retail shops and about 700 apartments. But now a hugely ambitious, $1 billion church-financed redevelopment project near the temple, called City Creek Center, and a wave...

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The story of a hygiene kit

Deseret News - "Scary." Mariama Kallon laughed at her response about speaking for the first time at Time Out for Women. But Kallon knows scary, having grown up in war-torn Sierra Leone. "If it wasn't for hope, I wouldn't have been able to be here with you. Hope is the reason I am here." With a slideshow behind her, Kallon described living in war-torn Sierra Leone: "we moved from one place to another, trying to find a place of safety." One morning they found out the rebels were coming to the town they lived. As they raced to leave, Kallon and her sister had...