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Eating with wisdom: Author, blogger put Word of Wisdom into action

Deseret News - From gluten free and vegan to lacto-vegitarian and macrobiotic — there seems to be a different option to fit every lifestyle and possible to solve every problem. While there is no "one-size-fits-all" diet, many religions have dietary perscriptions for their members. For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it's the Word of Wisdom found in Doctrine and Covenants 89. The Word of Wisdom consists of seven base dietary rules: Avoid alcoholic beverages; avoid the use of tobacco; avoid hot drinks (understood to mean tea and coffee); eat all herbs (understood to mean vegetables) in their season; eat...

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How Long Should You Wait for a Temple Marriage?

Mormon Momma - I just reread a nine year old post from an LDS woman contemplating marriage to an inactive LDS man. Aside from his loss of conviction (or rather, testimony) that the gospel was true, she described their relationship as very good. According to her, he treated her very well and his values were in line with a Mormon lifestyle. She loved him and he loved her. She wanted to know if she should marry him. The response she got was an overwhelming NO. Which would have been my response, hands down, ten, twenty, thirty, forty years ago. I’m on the backside of...

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Salt Lake Chamber to honor Bishop H. David Burton

KSL - The Salt Lake Chamber will honor Bishop H. David Burton of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Wednesday night with its most prestigious business award "A Giant in Our City." Many say his influence goes far beyond his faith. As Burton recently overlooked the rising of City Creek Centre, he said, "This is one of the largest developments in the western part of the United States." Burton has been the visionary and point man since the beginning. "I see the LDS Church as not only a critical partner for us in terms of success, but really sharing a lot...

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Elder Holland on Japan, moving missionaries out of affected areas

Newsroom - Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles told reporters in a news conference Tuesday that the Church has committed substantial financial aid to Japan and that Church missionaries will be moved out of affected areas. “We have great concern for everyone. Our prayers are being offered for them, and substantial financial help has already been committed to the nation.” Concerns over limited food, power shortages and the possibility of radiation leaks from damaged nuclear power plants has prompted the Church to move its missionaries from two missions. “Given the radiation issue, we have taken the precaution of...

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LDS Church takes public stance on immigration legislation

Salt Lake Tribune - The LDS Church stepped from the sidelines on immigration reform and squarely onto the playing field Tuesday by sending Presiding Bishop H. David Burton to attend and speak at Gov. Gary Herbert’s signing ceremony for four bills passed by the Utah Legislature. “Our presence here testifies to the fact that we are appreciative of what has happened in the Legislature this session,” Burton said at the signing, indicating it was no accident or private decision. “We feel the Legislature has done an incredible job on a very complex issue.” Burton, who oversees the Utah-based church’s financial affairs, joined key legislators, business...

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Fictionist on to Round 2 of Rolling Stone competition

Deseret News - Editor's note: LDS Living ran this story on the competition earlier this week. It's a good day for Provo's Fictionist. The band just found out it is advancing to Round 2 of Rolling Stone magazine's "Do You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star" competition along with seven other bands. The overall winner of the competition will win a spot on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and a deal with Atlantic Records. Rolling Stone publisher Matt Mastrangelo and music editor Nathan Brackett passed on the exciting news to the band members over Skype, but not until they had a little...

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Obama heaps praise on BYU's Jimmer Fredette

KSL - Local - President Obama is getting in on March Madness, and it sounds like he may have been "Jimmered." The president appears to be a big fan of BYU senior guard Jimmer Fredette, complimenting him in an ESPN.com preview of the Presidential Bracket Reveal. The President's NCAA Tournament picks show he has the four top seeds -- Kansas, Ohio State, Duke and Pittsburgh -- going to the Final Four. He picks BYU to win a couple of games and go at least to the Sweet 16. ...

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{Lifestyle} Making Mom Relax

Ashley Jones - I have a lot of young mothers in my life right now--sister, sisters-in-law, best friends, ward members, and a few co-workers. It’s amazing listening to them talk about how busy their days are--I can only imagine. They are (you are) the sole caretakers of one or more little adults! Of course that is going to keep you busy. But in addition to caring for those darling diaper draggers, we all know it is important, even vital, to take care of ourselves. If we aren’t taking care of ourselves, it’s going to be pretty difficult to do everything else we willingly sign...

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LDS family shares story of being stranded in Tokyo after earthquake

Angela Lankford - As their children said prayers, Melissa and John Petrini carried Benjamin (7) and Isabella (5) through the crowded streets of Tokyo only moments after the 8.9 earthquake experienced on March 11. As a dentist for the United States Navy, John and his family had been deployed to Okinawa, Japan. Each year, the Petrinis and four other LDS families on deployment visit Tokyo for a week-long temple trip and site seeing tour. On the day of the quake, the Petrini’s opted out of visiting Disney Tokyo with the rest of the group in order to tour a local park. As Melissa and...

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Parenting with rules and relationships

Deseret News - A friend was in a family relations class at BYU when the professor said, “Rules without a relationship create rebellion. Relationships without rules create chaos. Rules with a relationship create maturity." This advice is applicable not only for parenting but for employers, missionaries and, most importantly, in obtaining an ideal relationship between us and our Heavenly Father. In my youth, I believe we trended in the direction of "rules without a relationship." Parents were stricter, they believed in discipline and relationships often took a backseat to enforcing the rules. Over the last 20-plus years, we have watched as parents have become...