News.lds.org - The music section of youth.lds.org is expanding its offerings of free, downloadable music with songs by more contemporary artists from past Especially for Youth (EFY) media. ...
Newsroom - The following is an essay by Robert L. Millet, professor of religion and emeritus dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University. The issue of whether Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are Christian is not a new one, but the current media climate has caused the question to be revisited in both private and public conversations. No matter the circumstances, the underlying question is an important one and a matter whose implications reach well beyond the momentary news cycle. ...
LDS Church News - Ruth Roghaar Peterson, 93, who served with her husband, John A. Roghaar, as he presided over the Netherlands Amsterdam Mission from 1980-83, died Jan. 7, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...
News.lds.org - From January 20 to 29, 2012, Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, along with Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Presidency of the Seventy, visited Church members in Brazil. The Brethren were accompanied by their wives, as well as by the Brazil Area Presidency—Elder Claudio R. M. Costa, Elder Carlos A. Godoy, and Elder Jairo Mazzagardi of the Seventy— and other Area Seventies. ...
Deseret News - By 2060 nearly 7 billion people will participate in family history, FamilySearch’s former Chief Executive Officer Jay Verkler told attendees at RootsTech. FamilySearch has grown 3 percent per year, said Verkler, who retired last month. He is being replaced by Dennis Brimhall. The future and growth of family history work was the central topic at Thursday morning's keynote address at RootsTech, an annual conference on family history and technology that is held in Salt Lake City. ...
Deseret News - Organizers of the Mormon Media Studies Symposium 2012 have issued a call for conference papers, panels and presentations for the event Nov. 8-9 at Brigham Young University. The symposium will focus on the interdisciplinary academic study of all aspects of Mormons and the media — including print, electronic, books, film, etc. — in the present as well as the past. ...
New York Daily News - The Mormon church is seeking permission to build a two-story chapel in Flushing — nearly double the allowed size. But a group of Queens residents warn that it flies in the face of current zoning in the mostly residential area and could set a dangerous precedent if approved. Residents voiced their opposition to Queens Borough President Helen Marshall during a public hearing Thursday. ...
Washington Post - Mitt Romney’s opponents really never had much of a chance in Nevada. And it’s largely because of Romney’s Mormon religion. While Romney’s faith has rightly been described as a liability in previous states — most notably Iowa and South Carolina, where evangelical Christians have balked at supporting Romney — it’s hard to call it anything but a trump card in Nevada (so to speak). ...
Deseret News - Last week we wrote about the importance of distinguishing between people who are "interested" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and should be invited to have the missionaries and those who are merely "curious" and need a thoughtful and well-worded answer to a question they have. Often the quality of our answers to questions can determine whether someone comes to view the church favorably; and sometimes a clear and accurate answer can even help curiosity turn into interest. A week ago, we offered the wording we use when we are asked (or challenged) with questions about whether Mormons...
Deseret News - Food storage breakfasts do not have to be bland and boring. Some simple tips can keep them interesting and delicious. Planning food storage is simple when you plan around the recipes you will serve, and breakfasts are no exception. Find a week’s worth of recipes made with storable foods that your family likes to eat, multiply ingredients by the number of weeks for which you are planning, and you have planned for breakfasts. It’s that simple. ...
