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Gainesville Sun: Young Mormon Missionaries Gain Much from Service

The Gainesville Sun - After two knocks and no answer, Elder Paul Goodrich and Elder Cameron Wilde — both clad in white button-downs, dress pants and nametags — stepped off a stranger's doorstep and walked toward the house across the street. Noticing a woman sitting on a porch nearby, Goodrich and his fellow Mormon missionary headed over to say hello. When they asked her if she'd heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she said she had and didn't have any ill will toward Mormons. "It's a neutral thing for me," she told them. The woman, an Episcopalian with short, dark hair,...

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Opinion: Raising Children in a Fallen World

Deseret News - One of the arguments I hear from people not wanting to have children is they don’t want to bring them into such a wicked world. If we understand the purpose of life, we know that a mortal experience is crucial to Heavenly Father’s plan. Yet, I can see their point. I’m sure we’ve all had those moments, those heart-wrenching glimpses of global terror, and worry at our children’s future. Looking to events around the world, to the potential threats in our homes, communities and countries, it’s easy to let fear take hold. Will our children have enough food to eat? Will...

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LDS-themed Movies on Netflix

FamousMormons.net - I am a big fan of Netflix. I have created this page to help locate LDS themed or Movies with Mormon actors, Directors or Producers on the Netflix page. What really "sold" me on Netflix was the ability to stream you're pick of thousands of Movies on your computer, on your game station. I use the ROKU and it works great. Below are movies that may be hard to find because of the large number of movies available on Netflix, either through streaming or available on DVD. These LDS-themed Movies on Netflix are available by DVD. The streaming titles change, at...

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'Saints and Sinners' Race Raises Money for LDS Missionary Fund

Deseret News - Runners from around and outside the U.S. are planning to make their way to Boulder City, Nev., for the second annual Saints and Sinners Half Marathon and Team Relay on Oct. 26. The race’s purpose, according to its website, is to gather runners together to achieve something physically great while helping others achieve something spiritually great. All of the proceeds from the race are donated to the General Missionary Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The racecourse begins in Bootleg Canyon Park and ends in Lake Mead National Park. ...

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Ways to Celebrate Genealogy Month this October (+video)

Deseret News - October is Genealogy Month. Even though we are past mid-point of the month, it's not too late to get started or pick up on a line you are thinking about. Here are a few ways to observe Genealogy Month. Gather items President Boyd K. Packer, president of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has given us valuable tips on getting started. In the “Your Family History: Getting Started” (see Ensign, August 2003), he advised, “Get a cardboard box. Any kind of box will do. Put it someplace where it is in the way,...

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Spiritual Answers in Scriptural Questions

Deseret News - "A question can actually send us in quest of insight, of motivation and of change in our lives," Wilcox said. "Elder Tad R. Callister has said a good question is like an alarm clock that can wake us up. I look back in my own life. Questions have awakened me and made me think, 'We need to deal with this issue, we need to address this.'" Hilton was awakened six or seven years ago by a curiosity to know how many questions existed in the Book of Mormon. Using a computer, he copied and pasted the entire text of the sacred...

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Mormon Woman Helps Other Countries Write Their Constitutions

Deseret News - When you meet Lorianne Updike Toler for the first time, you're surprised by what you find. She's blond, trim, green-eyed, ivory-skinned, smiling — and young. This woman should be worn out. You expect gray hair and wrinkles; instead, you get a Clinique ad. This can't be the woman who completed — take a deep breath — nine internships and a degree at BYU by the time she was 20, served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, graduated magna cum laude from BYU law school, founded and almost singlehandedly started a first-of-its kind online searchable library of...

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NPR Covers Growing LDS Sister Missionary Force

NPR - There are 11,000 more female missionaries around the world now than there were a year ago. Women comprise 24 percent of all Mormon missionaries, up from 15 percent before the change. Like their male counterparts, they're disconnecting from worldly belongings and focusing solely on their faith. No hobbies, no school, no social media — unless it relates to their mission. Finding Inspiration Amelia Belchior was born in Mozambique. Her parents and her older brother died of AIDS. She was adopted five years ago by a Mormon family. When she heard about the age change, she felt inspired. ...

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The Plight of the LDS Wallflower

Mormon Mommy Blogs - I still struggle to socialize. After church, I stand in the hall, displaying a friendly smile, hoping for a little bit of conversation before gathering my family and heading home. I observe other sisters chatting away, and wonder how they start. My visiting teacher rushes past without a glance, rounding up her own brood. Some people will smile, a few might say "Hi." And that's about it. ...

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Time Out for Women Inspires to Stand Up, Speak Out

Deseret News - “I believe the challenge to oppose this evil is one from which members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as citizens, cannot shrink.” She said that we must catch a glimpse of who we really are and the power that we have. I was so impressed and inspired by this message. At the same time, it troubled me a little. I worried that I lacked the courage necessary to “stand up and speak up.” I had faith that my Heavenly Father would be there for me, but was it enough? I worried that my fear would be stronger...