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Missionary Moment: What shall I do with all this money?

Meridian Magazine - Dear President, I want to share with you the miracle of Susan. As we would go by and teach her and her family we noticed that her kitchen shelves were bare and that they had practically no food. It was probably some of the worst living conditions I saw on my mission. One day Susan called us up crying and very worried. She told us she felt horrible asking us for help, but after realizing that she had no other options she gave us a call. ...

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In life he fights dangerous fires; on film he plays real-life heroes

Deseret News - When flames engulf a mountainside, Jasen Wade races toward them. He has worked as a BLM wildland firefighter for 10 years and chasing these unpredictable blazes is everything you think it is. In video he has shot behind the lines, picture a man with flames shooting up behind him as he maneuvers steep terrain. Cut to a shot of him inside a building sometime later, looking into the camera, face smudged, bloodshot eyes, hair askew saying, "We just got our butts handed to us." ...

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House OKs selling ‘Y’ mountain to BYU

Salt Lake Tribune - Brigham Young University is one step closer to owning the land under its iconic mountainside "Y" after the House passed a bill Monday sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. The Utah lawmaker’s legislation requires the U.S. Forest Service to sell 80 acres to BYU at fair market value. Chaffetz sponsored the bill at the request of the university, which already owns the lower half of the trail to the concrete "Y." ...

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Fall groundbreaking expected for Philadelphia's Mormon temple

Philadelphia Inquirer - When tents went up on a vacant parking lot near Logan Square and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hoisted ceremonial shovels, the rise of Pennsylvania's first Mormon temple seemed imminent. That was last September. Today, the asphalt remains undisturbed at 1739 Vine St. "We thought groundbreaking would be in April, then July," said church spokeswoman Corinne Dougherty. ...

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Church history catalog online

LDS Media Talk - A catalog of the vast holdings of the LDS Church History Library in Salt Lake City is now available online at history.lds.org. You can browse through or search the catalog to see what the Church History Library has to offer before you go to the library in Salt Lake City. Use it to figure out what reference you want to see, and then save it electronically and simply access it once you arrive at the library. ...

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LDS Mission Call Prank

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Mormon who just missed Olympics will compete in Paralympic Games

Deseret News - Paralympic sprinter Jason Smyth is going to the 2012 London Games with mixed emotions. The legally blind runner will happily defend his world records and the two gold medals he won in the 100- and 200-meter Paralympic events at the 2008 Beijing Games. On the other hand, the 25-year-old Mormon from Northern Ireland recently came within centimeters of qualifying for the men’s 100-meter Olympic race. ...

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Sermon on the Mount: The Higher Law

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Young Men Lesson 31: Continue in Prayer and Fasting

LDS Living - Discussion Questions • How have you seen the power of fasting and prayer in your life? • What can you do to make your fasts more meaningful? (see D&C 59:13–16). Excerpt from "Lessons from the Lord's Prayers," by Elder Russell M. Nelson, April 2009 General Conference: The Lord has taught ways by which our prayers can be enhanced. For example, He said that “the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.” 31 Prayer can also be enhanced by fasting. 32 The Lord said, “I give unto you a...

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LDS Events Calendar

LDS Living - To request an LDS event be added to the calendar, e-mail details to  events@ldsliving.com . Lunch and Learn Series with Deseret Book Artists and Authors  Every Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Downtown Deseret Book Store, SLC, Utah    July 27 Glenda Gleave  Glenda considers herself fortunate to have learned from some of the world’s best modern day portrait and figurative artists. Daniel Green, William Whitaker, Daniel Gerhartz, Susan Lyons, Jeff Watts, Quang Ho, Morgon Weistling, and Jeff Hein have all contributed in some way to Glenda’s becoming a nationally known portrait and figurative artist. In addition to commissioned portraiture, she combines her...