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Many resources to help Young Women leaders accomplish goals

LDS Church News - "We definitely do not replace parents," she said. "We assist parents and priesthood leaders in that purpose. And we have a lot of tools." She and her counselors in the Young Women general presidency, Sister Mary N. Cook and Sister Ann M. Dibb, hope leaders have discovered some of the many resources that can help them work with the youth. They recently met with the Church News to discuss some of those tools. "There are a lot of resources that are out there right now for parents, priesthood leaders and Young Women leaders and youth that will help them on the...

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RS/MP Lesson 46: “The Final Judgment” (Gospel Principles Manual)

Feast Upon the Word - As always, I try to hit each section briefly and offer some food for thought through the scriptures quoted. I also give questions for each section. My hope is that these questions make you come up with questions of your own. My questions, and commentary, are mostly rhetorical to help guide your own thoughts on the subject. Judgments of God Our lives are not made up of one single judgment. Rather, our lives are made up of a series of judgments. We are judged in almost everything that we do. This is especially true in the church when it comes to...

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Mormonism enjoying dramatic growth in Latin America

Fox News - Growing up in Colombia, Margarita García always considered herself a woman of faith. But no matter how many religions she explored, she couldn’t find the right one. It wasn't until she got baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — also known as the Mormon Church or the LDS Church — that, she says, she found a perfect fit.  It all started when a pair of clean-cut young men wearing suits and ties showed up on her doorstep. She was unsure about their message but started asking questions. ...

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Annual devotional a highlight among Latinos

Deseret News - The annual church-sponsored Latino devotional is a highlight each year for Latter-day Saint Hispanics and their friends living in Utah. But Sunday's edition of the popular event was viewed far beyond the last row of the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. For the first time, the Latino devotional was broadcast via satellite and the Internet to congregations gathered throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central and South America. Such communication technology allowed Spanish-speaking members across the western hemisphere to share an evening of song, choral music and spiritual instruction and holiday-season counsel. ...

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News about missionaries in Liberia

Sierra Leone Freetown Mission - For everyone's information, all the missionaries in Liberia are safe and sound.  During the elections, they are staying inside and no one goes out.  We fly into Liberia Friday to see everyone and have Zone Conferences to conclude the rest of our Mission Tour with Elder Mensah.  We have two District Conferences as well. ...

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{Lifestyle} Fashion: Mainstream Modest

SarahJo Ciotti - Popular fashion trends have increasingly included the baring of skin, creating added frustrations for fashion-minded women who try be modest in appearance. As if we don’t have enough frustrations in our lives? Not wanting to resort to Victorian-era dresses with impeccable detail, skirts hemlines that pass the shoes, high necklines, and sleeves to wrists (I get claustrophobic just thinking about all of it), many resort to time-consuming personal creations, or (don’t say it!) dowdy “mom wear” in order to avoid trendy mini-length sweater dresses, low necklines, or sleeveless blouses. As in the flapper-girl days of the roaring 20s, today’s fashions also...

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7 LDS youth and leader survive tragic accident

LDS Church News - The ride from Jackson Hole, Wyo., to Rigby, Idaho, usually takes under two hours. But, for Holly Galbraith and the seven young women traveling with her Saturday, Nov. 5, the day was not what they expected. Holly, a 35-year old youth leader, gave herself extra time that morning allowing for slick road conditions as the group set out for an Especially for Youth Church activity. Holly and her group of girls are all members of the Jackson Hole 2nd Ward. The group included Marianne Galbriath, 15; Heather Banack,16; Emily Fairbanks, 13; and four sisters — Sky and Star Roney both 17,...

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Church supports immunization, works toward eliminating preventable diseases

News.lds.org - A worldwide goal set by a consortium of health and humanitarian organizations is helping eradicate measles and other infectious diseases, and Church welfare has been assisting the cause by providing funding, service hours, and education. The goal, which is to “reduce childhood mortality” by two-thirds by 2015, was set 21 years ago by the United Nations Foundation, World Health Organization, Red Cross, United Nations International Children’s Fund, and the U.S. Center for Disease Control. ...

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Elder Christofferson visits members, officials in Resistencia, Argentina

News.lds.org - Early in November, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Presidency of the Seventy met with members, missionaries, and local officials in Resistencia, Argentina. On November 5, accompanied by his wife, Katherine, Elder Christofferson addressed nearly 200 missionaries of the Resistencia Argentina Mission, where he himself served nearly five decades ago. Elder Christofferson invited the missionaries to focus on the people, helping them to receive the saving ordinances of the gospel. ...

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Leggings, Modesty, and EFY

By Common Consent - To the left is the cover of the official an EFY souvenir book from 1991. It consists of the title, Feeling Great, Doing Right, Hanging Tough, in 80′s-tastic font design, and a photo of an exuberant young woman doing a sort of cheerleaderish jump for joy [1]. What I noticed immediately when I saw this image was the presence of leggings. It was remarkable to me because I have recently observed some controversy in the LDS community surrounding leggings and modesty. Now, I have to assume that whatever makes the cover of an EFY book is pretty much the definition of...