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Hundreds celebrate 200th birthday of LDS church leader

The Herald Journal - The life, heritage and birthday of Ezra Taft Benson were celebrated Saturday with an all-day gathering that drew hundreds of people. Benson, who served as an apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has descendants that number in the thousands, more than 500 of whom met in Logan for a family reunion. "He left a great heritage," said Serge H. Benson, who is a great-great-grandson of the apostle. ...

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{Single Saints} How My Life Is Like a Chick Flick

Vera Taylor - My life the past, oh, 15 years has felt a little like one (really long) chick flick. Or more specifically, the first 15 minutes of a chick flick.  You know the part of the movie I am talking about—the set up. The opening scenes where we learn about the main character and are subjected to some awkward and perhaps painful (but funny) experiences so we feel sorry for her/like her/relate to her better. The first 15 minutes of a chick flick could include the following: watching our heroine on a series of failed dates; getting dumped by her long-term (no-good) boyfriend;...

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{Lifestyle} A New Meaning for the 24th of July

Ashley Bardsley - On the 24th of July I usually look forward to playing outside, popsicles, and water activities. This year I will be sure to take time to really think about what the day means.  Let me explain.  A couple weeks ago I found myself in the middle of a crazy workday. Some things went down and I got offended, upset, and really tired. It was one of the few days I can remember where I just felt down. Looking back now I think it is a little comical how one thing really altered my mood as much as it did. I just...

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NT Sunday School Lesson 30 (JF): Acts 10-14; 15:1-35

Feast Upon the Word - This part of Acts tells the story of the beginning of the mission beyond the area immediately surrounding Jerusalem to “the uttermost part of the world” (Acts 1:8). As you read these stories, notice how important the Twelve are in that work. Why do you think that they didn’t delegate more of the missionary work? Is there any connection between the extreme dependence of the early Church on the Twelve and the later apostasy? Notice also that the members of the Church come into greater conflict with traditional Judaism because of this missionary work. For most of the first century and...

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Mormon.org Wins Interactive Media Award

LDS Media Talk - The Mormon.org website was selected as one of the Interactive Media Awards (IMA) “Top Ten Websites of the Year.” Mormon.org was first launched in 2001, then was  redesigned in 2010 to focus on individual members of the Church. ...

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Weaving the tapestry of faith in the heartland

Arts and Entertainment, Musical - Oklahoma is called the Sooner State because settlers staked their claims in the Indian Territories a little "sooner" than was legal. Similarly, the Oklahoma statewide youth pageant and conference was a success before it officially started. LDS youth represent about one percent of students in Oklahoma's High Schools. That translates into kids in outlying areas that are the only members in their high schools. "Everyone knows I'm a member of the Church. They ask a lot of questions," Marisa Riddoch said. She's the only member in her high school of about 500 students. Three girls that have no LDS boys in...

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Putting the Mormon faith at center stage

News Observer - Don and Lee Preston, who teach at an international school near Shanghai, were sitting under a gaily striped tent on a recent Saturday in a field near the birthplace of the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, helping entertain a group of Mormon teenagers. The Prestons could have gone home to Arizona for their vacation - "but we wanted to do something more meaningful with our summer than eating in restaurants and seeing movies," said Lee, 43. So they packed up their three teenagers and flew to upstate New York instead. Along with hundreds of other Mormon families, they would spend a couple...

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New Roku Mormon Channel gives TV access to Church media

Newsroom - Technological developments to instantaneously distribute media for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include Mormon Channel radio, recent redesigns of LDS.org and Mormon.org, and a strong presence on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Another innovation is the recent launch of the Church’s own Roku channel. he Mormon Channel on Roku gives anyone with high-speed Internet access and a Roku box the ability to stream Latter-day Saint content — including the upcoming 2011 Pioneer Day Commemoration Concert 23 July at 7 p.m. — straight to a television. A Roku player is a 1-by-5-inch box that enables instant play of various entertainment...

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Sports Illustrated features big-time recruit's Mormon faith

Deseret News - A highly recruited junior from Chicago is the subject of a Sports Illustrated article that addresses his Mormon faith, while a Kentucky baseball player has decided to put his career on hold to serve a mission. Jabari Parker, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound junior at Chicago’s Simeon High, is one of the top basketball prospects in the country. Davis writes that before Parker plays a basketball game, he sits by himself in the locker room for a couple of minutes of prayer and reflection. "I pray that God keeps me safe on the floor and that I'm able to have a good attitude...

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From 'partying frat guy' to faithful Mormon

Deseret News - n my introductory article, I introduced readers to my alter ego, “Special K,” while suggesting that I was perhaps “The Most Interesting Mormon in the World.” So how did I go from a partying frat guy and R&B disc jockey to a faithful Latter-day Saint, returned missionary and former bishop. Frankly, I was blindsided by the Holy Spirit. As August 1980 began, I was at the top of my game as an African-American college student in the South. I was 22 years old and legal to enjoy the adult beverages of my choice. My radio program on North Carolina State's college...