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NFL football: Former BYU star John Beck traded from Ravens to Redskins

Deseret News - The Baltimore Ravens traded former BYU quarterback John Beck to the Washington Redskins on Monday. In exchange for Beck, the Ravens received cornerback Doug Batch. Beck, who's in his fourth NFL season, will be joining his third team. He was picked in the second round of the 2007 draft by the Miami Dolphins and started four games as a rookie. Beck, who didn't play in 2008 with the Dolphins, was signed by Baltimore in 2009. He did not play in a game for the Ravens. ...

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BYU most sober school, 13 years in a row

Deseret News - In Provo, hops refer to how high you can jump on a basketball court and brewing is what you do with root-beer extract and dry ice. Ask for a cold one and you'll get you a Sprite, and if anything starts fermenting, it's either your roommate's mystery meat in the fridge or a chemistry experiment in the Clyde. That's why it shouldn't come as a surprise that BYU has, for the 13th year in a row now, been dubbed the nation's most stone-cold sober school by the Princeton Review. The LDS-owned school's Honor Code prohibits anything with more bite than a...

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Website ranks Salt Lake City as one of best places for young adults to live

Deseret News - Utah's capital is one of the 10 best places for young adults to live, according to Kiplinger.com. The website's "10 Great Cities for Young Adults" used youth-friendly factors such as large percentages of people under age 35, cost of living, rental costs, culture, nightlife and average commute to determine which U.S. cities offer the best settling ground for 20-somethings. Young adults often aren't tied down to kids or a mortgage, so it's easier for them to pick up and move anywhere. Because of this, Kiplinger asked: "So which place is best for you when the world is your oyster?" Salt Lake...

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President Packer Presides at Groundbreaking of Brigham City Utah Temple

Newsroom - President Boyd K. Packer, of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for the Brigham City Utah Temple. President Packer and his wife, Sister Donna Packer, are natives of Brigham City. “I am home,” opened President Packer, who attended elementary school 80 years ago at this same spot. “I can see in my mind’s eye a temple sitting here in about two years time. It will be gorgeous; it will be white. You will see in the design of it reflections of previous temples that have been built,...

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Taiwan, Hong Kong visited by President Uchtdorf

LDS Church News - Thousands of Saints in Taiwan and Hong Kong were thrilled to enjoy a visit by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, and his wife, Sister Harriet Uchtdorf, in mid-July. "While I came to Taiwan and Hong Kong many times when I was employed as a pilot, I have not had the chance to visit the saints in this part of the world since I was called as an apostle and began serving in the First Presidency," President Uchtdorf said. "I was so excited to take this opportunity." At a special meeting for all members in Taiwan on...

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Divine identity inspires new Primary president

LDS Church News - Even though Rosemary Mix Wixom looks, sounds and oftentimes acts identical to her twin sister, Roseanne, she has a personal knowledge of her individual identity as a daughter of God. It is that divine identity that brings joy and gives a sure footing on the path of life, she said. "This earth life is a path and when we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ we stay on that path and we will find happiness," said Sister Wixom. "It is a path of happiness, not to happiness, but a path of happiness on the journey." For Sister Wixom, who was called...

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'We have heroes'

LDS Church News - Who and where are today's heroes? In an age when the mass media can bring seemingly instant fame and adulation to an individual for whatever reason, it is common for people — especially the young — to admire well-known figures in sports, entertainment, politics and other fields, often viewing them as larger than life. It is sad indeed when such prominent persons fail to embody the ideals with which they are imbued by an admiring public. Having been repeatedly disillusioned, we are led to wonder whether individuals in our day appropriately and consistently live up to this dictionary definition for hero:...

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70 years of family unity

LDS Church News - A plea for family unity in the gospel made by Mateo Fuimaono in 1940 to his children continues to be heard by his family 70 years later. Mateo Fuimaono was born in 1888 in Salani, Upolu, Western Samoa. His wife, Pei'uafealetaua (Peiu) Seiuli was born in Sapapali'i, Savai'i, Western Samoa. They were married in 1913 in Upolu and sealed in the Laie Hawaii Temple in 1959. They were blessed with 16 children, but only 10 lived — three boys and seven girls. In 1923, the Fuimaonos moved to Mapusaga, American Samoa. Through the missionary efforts of Alisa and Kuka Toelupe, their...

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Mormon Youth Symphony Chorus holds reunion concert

Deseret News - This past June, as part of the 30th anniversary of the Temple Square Performance series, the alumni from the Mormon Youth Symphony Chorus were invited back for a reunion concert. The Mormon Youth Symphony Chorus began in 1968-69 with its first director, Jay E. Welch, who was the assistant Tabernacle Choir director at the time, and Lamar Williams, formerly of the Missionary Department. Williams thought it would be a good idea to have a group of young musicians and vocalists to make some recordings — and Welch supported his idea. The chorus started with 200 voices and a 95-piece symphony of...

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God Uses People to Finish His Work and His Work to Finish His People

Time Out for Women blog - One of the many things that sets our church apart from others is that we have no professional clergy. We don’t hire people to care for us and serve us. Rather, we care and serve each other. While this offers wonderful opportunities for growth, it can also present a few challenges. Why would the Lord call HIM or HER? Just as surely as we have thought those words about others, someone may have thought them about us. We may not always know the exact reason someone was called at a given time. We don’t even need to. Elder Neal A. Maxwell...