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Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple dedication prayer

LDS Church News - Following is the text of the prayer offered by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, in dedicating the Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple on Dec. 11, 2011. O God our Eternal Father, we approach Thee with thanksgiving and love on this day of dedication. Our hearts reach out to Thee in faith and prayer. We invite Thy Holy Spirit to attend us. ...

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Elder Quentin L. Cook Speaks at BYU–Idaho Commencement

News.lds.org - Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles addressed 1,533 graduates at Brigham Young University–Idaho’s fall commencement on December 16, 2011. Originating from the BYU–Idaho Center at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, graduation addresses from Elder Cook and Roger Christensen, assistant to the Church Educational System commissioner, focused on post-graduation experiences. ...

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Be the Girl of Your Dreams: The For the Strength of Youth of the 1950s

Keepapitchinin - Almost two years ago, Janice W. asked whether anyone remembered Be the Girl of Your Dreams from the 1950s, and Rachelle described that booklet kept in her mother’s things in enough detail that I was able to find and scan it at the Church History Library. The release of the new edition of the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet seems an opportune time to begin posting Be the Girl of Your Dreams, to compare and contrast the counsel given, and especially the way the counsel was/is given, to youth of the Church separated by more than 50 years. ...

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LDS Living's Top 10 for 2011: No. 10

LDS Living - Click here to see all the other days. 2011 has been quite the "Mormon moment" with politicians, musicals, ad campaigns, athletes, you name it, and many of LDS Living's stories have followed these people and topics. Starting today and running for the next ten days, we will be featuring a countdown of the top ten most popular stories, blogs, videos, etc. from LDS Living. Today, we'll start with no. 10: #10 Most Popular Mormon Report Article: LDS Church takes public stance on immigration legislation LDS Living Online Article: Summer Reading Blog: {Single Saints} 5 Signs He’s Not Serious About You LDS...

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On Your Feet: Taking a Charge (Episode 4)

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Police arrest 2 teens in LDS Church fire

Deseret News - Police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a fire that heavily damaged an LDS Church stake house in Santaquin. Santaquin Police did not give the gender of the 16-year-old and 17-year-old who were arrested for investigation of burglary, theft and arson in the Dec. 14 blaze in a news release issued Saturday. The fire, near 200 East and 100 South, is believed to have caused between $1.5 million and $2 million in damage, police said. ...

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Young man worried about visiting his active LDS family during holidays

Deseret News - Angela, I'm headed home for the holidays and lately the experience has been bitter sweet. I'm a less active member of the church, and I am comfortable with my life decisions, but it is difficult to be home and feel like everyone is disappointed in me. It's not that anything is said directly to me but whenever there is a family prayer or mention of God, I feel like people are looking at me to see how I will react. How can I be home and enjoy their company and our traditions without feeling judged and uncomfortable? Sincerely, Michael ...

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Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: The parable of BYU-Hawaii

LDS Church News - Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve told BYU-Hawaii’s graduating students that they must get over their insecurities and look to the future with faith. Elder Holland spoke to more than 200 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 17, in commencement exercises held in the Cannon Activities Center on the university’s campus in Laie, Hawaii. “First of all, it is incumbent upon us as students, as Latter-day Saints, and as children of God to see the divine potential in ourselves, to believe in ourselves to know that with God’s help there is quite literally nothing in righteousness that we cannot...

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A year after fire, restored Mormon tabernacle could be boon for Provo

Salt Lake Tribune - A year to the day after a fire destroyed the Provo Tabernacle, the LDS Church’s plan to restore the historic building and convert it into a Mormon temple is expected to bring more to the city than spiritual blessings for devout Latter-day Saints. Civic and business leaders figure it also will bring people — and their wallets — downtown, further energizing the heart of Provo. "What it has done is legitimize the efforts of a lot of people to bring prosperity to downtown," said Richard Gregory, owner of the Provo Town Square commercial center across the street from the tabernacle. ...

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Elder Keith W. Wilcox dies at age 90

LDS Church News - Elder Keith W. Wilcox, who served in the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy from 1984 to 1989, died Friday evening, Dec. 16. Elder Wilcox,a resident of Ogden, Utah, was 90 years old. An architect before he was called as a General Authority, he is perhaps best known for his design of the Washington D.C. Temple. ...