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Missionary finds strength in conference as the world back home seems to crumble

Deseret News - While Alberta, Canada, may not seem very distant or international to those in the United States, for a young missionary from Arizona, it was far enough to feel like another universe. Serving in Edmonton, and preparing for a winter with minus-20 F temperatures, made it seem closer to the moon than anything else. Add to that the news that President Richard Nixon had recently resigned his presidency and the world in general seemed to be circling down the drain. ...

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The old and new near Temple Square

Deseret News - The log cabin, all of one story high, sits across from Temple Square between the Family History Library and the Church History Museum on West Temple. Built in 1847, it is the oldest man-made residence in the Salt Lake Valley. Half a block away, the 30-story Promontory Condominium building sits on the corner of West Temple and South Temple, also across from Temple Square. Built as part of the soon-to-be-completed City Creek project, it is the valley's newest man-made residence. The 164 years between the one development and the other tells the story of progress since the Mormon pioneers became the...

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LDS institute accommodates time conflict of U game and LDS general conference

KSL - Local - This Saturday comes with a dilemma for a lot of LDS University of Utah fans. The football game has been scheduled for 5 p.m., but the LDS priesthood session starts at 6 p.m. The LDS Institute at the U. is now trying be accommodating. Institute officials say no need to skip the priesthood session or the game. They've worked it all out. They'll replay the session at 9 p.m., after the game. The PAC 12 set the time for the game. People at the institute say there are many LDS students involved with the game who will benefit from the later...

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It will be business as usual for general conference in 'the Mormon Moment'

Deseret News - Michael Otterson, director of public affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says that something "transformational" happens in downtown Salt Lake City twice each year as general conference time approaches. "Temple Square becomes thronged with people of every nationality," Otterson wrote in his regular "On Faith" blog posting in the Washington Post this week. "Across the (downtown LDS Church headquarters) campus the flavor becomes decidedly cosmopolitan, from the cafeteria crowds to the tourists packing the (Main Street) Plaza, the nearby Family History Library or the adjacent Church Museum. "In short," he said, "things get busy." But are things...

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My Favorite Mormon: Martha Hughes Cannon

The Exponent - While teaching gospel doctrine classes over the years I often considered myself a kind of Mormon History Johnny Appleseed. I felt a part of my calling was to spread ripened ovules of the most vivid anecdotes I dug out of the loamy pages of LDS history, trusting the fruit of my research would add some flavor and fiber to the blandly correlated instruction materials I was expected to present to my different congregations. My favorite bucket of seeds was A Book of Mormons by Richard Van Wagoner and Steven C. Walker (now available as a part of the Signature Books online...

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Watch LDS General Conference Live

LDS Media Talk - Before each conference, the First Presidency issues a letter to “invite all members of the Church to participate” in general conference. “Messages of inspiration and guidance will be delivered by the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities and general officers of the Church…. We encourage all members to listen to and follow the counsel given during the general conference.” ...

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FHE: Leadership

Shauna Gibby - *The wrong link was listed in the e-mail for Monday, October 10th. To reach "FHE: General Authorities," click here . Conference Talk: For more information on this topic read “Sacred Keys of the Aaronic Priesthood,” by Elder Larry M. Gibson, Ensign , May 2011, 55. Thought: The priesthood is not really so much a gift as it is a commission to serve, a privilege to lift, and an opportunity to bless the lives of others. (“Our Sacred Priesthood Trust,” Ensign , May 2006, 57). Song: “Teach Me to Walk in the Light,” Children’s Songbook, p. 177. Scripture: His lord said unto...

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The priesthood blesses lives around the world

Deseret News - The best thing about going to church in the first half of 2006 was the way I got there. I would wake up while my roommates were still sleeping, walk a little way down the street to retrieve my bike and then I would ride across town. I would bump across the cobblestones in the basically deserted early Sunday-morning streets. I had to work desperately to avoid getting my skirt caught in the spokes while I wondered at the beauty of the local synagogue and old cemetery I passed by every week. ...

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Utah couple to help LDS Church with legal issues in Africa

Standard-Examiner - You don't have to explain to Jeff and Marge Clayton why members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sometimes are afraid to serve in South Africa, where the couple has been asked to go for at least three years. With safety issues such as the need to keep away from open water and from touching items on the street, Marge admits to feeling like she wanted to stay away from the area herself. "I said 'I'll go anywhere with you but Africa,' " Marge told her husband when first invited with him to a meeting at church headquarters...