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Maintaining Accurate Public Perceptions of Mormonism

Newsroom Blog - The Mormon Channel recently interviewed Church Public Affairs managing director Michael Otterson about current public perceptions of the Church, as well as what more can be done to help the public better understand Church beliefs and practices. A recent study from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life shows that over half of Americans know little or nothing about Mormons, 47 percent have an unfavorable view of Mormons and one-third say Mormons are not Christians. Otterson told the Mormon Channel that the purpose of the Church Public Affairs Department is to help the public see the Church as it really...

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Obama on Marriage: Bigot or Liar?

National Review Online - Like Sherlock Holmes’s dog that didn’t bark in the night, liberals have been strangely silent about Obama’s comments on marriage. It has become a matter of orthodoxy among progressives that those who believe that marriage is properly defined as the union of one man and one woman are guilty of bigotry. There is a problem, however: Barack Obama has assured voters that he believes marriage to be the union of one man and one woman — not two men, two women, or some combination of more than two people. As Donald Trump rather pointedly noted after the Miss U.S.A. pageant, President...

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New Mormon Stake Center opens in Cambridge

Wicked Local - When the Longfellow Park Chapel burned down in a May 2009 fire, the Cambridge Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was already in the throes of a real estate crisis. Since 2002, expanding membership has forced Mormons out of the Brattle Street Longfellow building into makeshift, rented spaces. Last month, the 36,000-square-foot Cambridge Stake Center became the primary meetinghouse for most Cambridge wards and several in neighboring towns. The Stake Center is at 65 Binney St., off Kendall Square. Its crisp red brick exterior is a variation on the low-rise industrial buildings that surround it. Its steeple is more...

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Teen dies following LDS girls camp hike

KSL - A 17-year-old Holladay girl collapsed and died following a hike at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints girls camp Monday afternoon. Now a community is grieving the loss of a talented musician and caring friend. According to those who knew her, Sophie Barton had a lot going for her. As a musician, she had written more than 25 original songs and performed many of them on local television stations. She was also well-liked and well-respected, as evidenced by the number of people who attended a Tuesday night fireside in her honor. Barton often performed alongside her sister Tessa. According to...

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‘Marriage guarantee’ makes it easy to end housing contract

The Daily Universe - The Branbury’s marriage guarantee is making it easier to get out of a housing contract when tenants get married. “This is our second year doing this guarantee,” said Loren Arb, Branbury apartment complex manager. “It was really successful last year and there are only a few stipulations.” Those stipulations include signing a full-year contract, forfeiting a security deposit, staying in the lease at least six months and, according to the form signed upon moving in, applicants must have “no immediate marriage prospects.” Which, according to Arb, can be defined as “a fiance or someone who you think is going to propose...

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Orem library partners with FamilySearch

Deseret News - The Orem Public Library has been named a FamilySearch affiliate, giving patrons access to the world's largest collection of resources for genealogy research. By partnering with FamilySearch.org, a website provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the city library can provide access to millions of rolls of microfilm and microfiche for a fee of $5.50. Requested rolls of the microfilm are delivered to the library from the Family History Library where they're stored, 40 miles to the north. Patrons will have 30 days to view the material. Loan renewals and indefinite loans are also possible, said Kyrstin Anderson,...

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Elder Nelson dedicates New Hope Clinic

Deseret News - Dr. Mansoor Imam's second "Field of Dreams" sprouted Wednesday as he opened another medical clinic to treat the ever-growing population of Utah's working poor, who can't get treatment without health insurance. Dedication services for the New Hope Clinic, at 65 E. 6850 South, included a prayer by Elder Russell M. Nelson, a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve. He thanked God for the facility, which has been "conceived and created by compassionate, competent and caring citizens in their desire to help their less fortunate brothers and sisters." The clinic, which has been dubbed a "new baby sister" to...

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Sometimes, I Pretend

Mormon Mommy Blogs - Sometimes, when I don't want to load the dishwasher, I pretend I am a pioneer woman. (You mean, I don't have to wash each and every dish? By hand?!) Sometimes, when my husband accidentally erases a year's worth of pictures from our computer, I pretend I am a pioneer woman. (I'll just keep looking at these 347 million other ones I never had.) Sometimes, when I grumble about how quickly the floor gets dirty, I pretend I am a pioneer woman. (Wowee! A floor not made of dirt!) ...

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Tips for Social Networking Safety

LDS Media Talk - Microsoft.com offers the following 11 Tips for Social Networking Safety: Social networking Web sites like MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and Windows Live Spaces are services people can use to connect with others to share information like photos, videos, and personal messages. As the popularity of these social sites grows, so do the risks of using them. Hackers, spammers, virus writers, identity thieves, and other criminals follow the traffic. Read these tips to help protect yourself when you use social networks. 1. Use caution when you click links that you receive in messages from your friends on your social Web site. Treat links...

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Young Men Lesson 26: Worthy Thoughts

Gordon B. Hinckley - My dear young women, what a wonderful sight you are in this great hall. You are accompanied by your mothers, grandmothers, and teachers. Beyond this Conference Center hundreds and thousands of others are assembled across the world. They will hear us in more than a score of languages. Our speeches will be translated into their native tongues. The opportunity to speak to you is an overwhelming responsibility. But it is also a wonderful opportunity. I pray for the direction of the Holy Spirit in that which I say. Others have eloquently addressed the theme of this meeting. I only mention it....