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Youth in England reproved for chatting in general conference learns lesson

Deseret News - Born and raised in the LDS Church in England, I remember general conference broadcasts from my youth. In those days, church membership in England was still small; many had emigrated to the U.S. and growth was slow. Utah was thousands of miles away, not only across the Atlantic but also across the American continent, and contact with church leaders was very limited. Each conference, what seems now like a very small band of members traveled to the one purpose-built chapel in our stake to listen to conference. This was many years before satellite broadcasts and online webcasts could bring conference directly...

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General Relief Society Meeting: Sister Julie B. Beck

LDS Church News - Sister Julie B. Beck hopes her granddaughters will become "strong, faithful women who apply the principles and patterns of Relief Society in their lives." "As Relief Society is a way of life for them, they will serve with unity and with others to fulfill its divine purposes," she said. Speaking at the General Relief Society Meeting on Sept. 24, Sister Beck called Relief Society a spiritual legacy and a way of life. ...

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General Relief Society Meeting: Sister Barbara Thompson

LDS Church News - As individuals cleave unto their covenants, joy and happiness come into their lives, Sister Barbara Thompson, second counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, said during the General Relief Society Meeting held in the Conference Center on Sept 24. "In the scriptures, we learn of men and women who have made covenants with God," Sister Thompson said. "God has given instructions on what to do to honor those covenants, and then as those covenants have been kept, the promised blessings have followed." ...

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General Relief Society Meeting: Sister Sylvia H. Allred

LDS Church News - Charity is a divine gift in which individuals must seek and pray for, Sister Silvia H. Allred said during the General Relief Society Meeting held in the Conference Center on Sept 24. "Charity is not a single act, or something we give away, but a state of being, a state of the heart, kind feelings that engender loving actions," said Sister Allred, first counselor in the Relief Society general presidency. ...

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General Relief Society Meeting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

LDS Church News - There is something inspiring and sublime about the little forget-me-not flower, said President Dieter F. Uchtdorf during the Church's General Relief Society Meeting on Sept. 24. "I hope it will be a symbol of the little things that make your lives joyful and sweet," he said. Speaking to a capacity congregation in the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City, President Uchtdorf — second counselor in the First Presidency — used the forget-me-not flower, which has five petals, as a metaphor to illustrate five things he would like the women in the Church to remember. ...

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Does the LDS Church have a higher profile than ever before?

The Daily Herald - Do you ever get the feeling that everyone is watching you? It's a suddenly relatable phenomenon in 2011 for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, many of whom may feel that who they are and what they believe is the subject of greater public scrutiny than at any time since the early history of the church, when Joseph Smith and his followers were a subject of national controversy. The scrutiny is at least greater than at any time since 2008, which, not coincidentally was the last time that a Latter-day Saint mounted a serious presidential bid, and...

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New Testament Sunday School Lesson 38 (JF): Acts 21-28

Feast Upon the Word - I will focus these study notes on Acts 21:1-Acts 23:11. As you read this story of Paul, notice that the Church of his time has spread to many communities. Paul is able to move from place to place, at least in the general area of Palestine and parts of Asia Minor (now western Turkey), and to depend on local branches of the Church as he does so. For example, in verses 3-7 we see him visit the branches at Tyre, Ptolemais, and Caesarea. Clearly the early Church grew rapidly after the Day of Pentecost, roughly thirty years before the story we...

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New Testament Sunday School Lesson 38: Acts 21-28

Times and Seasons - I will focus these study notes on Acts 21:1-Acts 23:11. As you read this story of Paul, notice that the Church of his time has spread to many communities. Paul is able to move from place to place, at least in the general area of Palestine and parts of Asia Minor (now western Turkey), and to depend on local branches of the Church as he does so. For example, in verses 3-7 we see him visit the branches at Tyre, Ptolemais, and Caesarea. Clearly the early Church grew rapidly after the Day of Pentecost, roughly thirty years before the story we...

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Why the Cougars should agree to join the Big 12 NOW!

Bleacher Report - Instability aside, the dysfunctional family that is known as the Big 12 Conference is clearly the best fit for Brigham Young University athletics. Anyone with any knowledge of conference alignment and what will realistically work knows BYU has been on the league's radar as a replacement or expansion school virtually since the league's inception back in the mid 1990s. As of this writing, the SEC directors have now officially accepted the application of Texas A&M to become that league's thirteenth member.  ...

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A miraculous Mormon youth conference in Zimbabwe

Mormon Women - As we began preparations for this inaugural youth conference for the Harare Zimbabwe stake, we knew we should expect about 600 young men and young women from all walks of life. This would require incredible planning and resources in order for it to be a success. There was no way that our stake budget could accommodate this event, but the Lord had told us to do it and we knew He would provide a way. The inspiration regarding the itinerary had been VERY specific and we had been directed very clearly as to what we should do. The spirit confirmed to...