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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to speak at BYU Jan. 13

BYU News - A special university forum featuring former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University. Her address will be followed by a brief question-and-answer session. The forum is co-sponsored by BYU's Wheatley Institution and David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies. Her address, “Remarks by Condoleezza Rice,” will provide a sweeping look at global affairs presently as well as during her tenure as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush. ...

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Old Testament Lesson 48: Malachi

Feast Upon the Word - 1 Approach These represent the notes I made during my reading of the scriptural text for this lesson. It is not a lesson outline or a lesson plan but really notes about issues and questions that struck me as interesting during my reading. Consequently, the notes do not have a conclusion and very little mention of application. I like to let those things arise while I teach. 2 Introduction 2.1 The Prophet Malachi Little is known about the prophet Malachi. Even his name has been seriously debated by scholars. ...

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LDS Church invites gay activists to Christmas Concert

ABC 4 News - In the spirit of the season, the LDS Church is reaching out to the gay community. ABC 4 News has learned that the Church invited several prominent gay leaders to its Christmas concert this weekend, including Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Black, a screenwriter, won an Oscar for the movie, "Milk." ...

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United Kingdom may force Net providers to block pornography

Deseret News - The United Kingdom government may soon enforce policies to block all pornographic content from reaching British home computers unless users specifically request access, in a move designed to prevent children from viewing pornography. British communications minister Ed Vaizey is set to speak with Internet providers in the U.K. next month to implement the changes. Providers would block all pornographic content by default, requiring those who wish to view it to "opt in." "This is a very serious matter. I think it is very important that it's the (Internet service providers) that come up with solutions to protect children," Vaizey said, according...

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A Season for Tradition

Kate Ensign-Lewis - The Christmas buzz is all around the office, and we’re all a little trunkie for the holiday. Yes, there’s always the excitement for some time off, but with Christmas, it’s different. You know it is. There’s something certain about this time of year that goes straight to the heart of all people and infects them with a joyful anxiousness. For me, the anxiousness revolves around excitement for certain traditions. I’m one that loves tradition. As the youngest in my family, I was kind of the keeper of tradition—the one who, growing up, was desperate for the holidays, the siblings it brought...

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Christmas with the Prophets

Ashley Evanson - Most people don’t know that President Brigham Young celebrated Christmas by throwing a huge dance party, or that President Lorenzo Snow often wrote poetry to send with his annual Christmas card. In her new book “Christmas with the Prophets,” author Laura F. Willes shares the Christmas traditions and stories of our beloved presidents of the Church. “What I have done is taken all of these stories and kind of reworked and rewritten them and put a lot of context around them,” Willes said. The beauty of the book is that the Christmas vignettes include a history of the prophet’s life that...

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Christmas Recipes from <i>LDS Living</i> Readers

LDS Living - A while back, we asked you, “What’s one dish you always serve on Christmas?” Here are some of the responses, along with recipes. Suzanne Price of Pocatello, Idaho, said: We always have the "Single Woman's Salad". It originated with my mother who has since passed away from cancer but we kept it as a family tradition. My sister who was single at the time took up the responsibility of making sure we still had this family favorite for our Christmas dinners. Once she married, my niece who was single took up the responsibility.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Single Woman' Salad 1 can pineapple tidbits...

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Dave Says: Time to Close Up Shop?

LDS Living - Dear Dave, I have my own medical practice, but I’m in a lot of debt and the practice just doesn’t seem to be working out. I took out a large loan in the beginning, and I can’t seem to stay current on the payments no matter how hard I work. Do you think I should file bankruptcy? John Dear John, You went to school to be a doctor, which is an admirable thing. But now you’re also a businessman, so you need how to run your interest profitably. Chances are you’re not bankrupt . It sounds to me like you made...

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Dave Says: Brother Needs Help, But How?

LDS Living - Dear Dave, My brother and I recently received an inheritance after our mom died. He’s never been very good with money, so I was proud of him when he used his portion to pay off his debts. But then he went out and financed a $23,000 van he can’t afford. I’m afraid he’s falling right back into the same old money problems, but I don’t know how to talk to him about it. Diana Dear Diana, Over the years I’ve learned that you can’t make people listen to you. Even with what I do for a living I don’t throw my...

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Readiness Resolve

Angie Sullivan - If you are like me, the New Year is bittersweet. There is something invigorating about starting off with a clean slate and creating a set of new ideas for running your life. Then there is the down side. Often, my New Year’s Resolutions tend to be overwhelming, self depreciating in nature, and I find myself two weeks into February and I can’t even remember what I decided to do. Several years ago I abandoned this theory of a “list” of resolutions and decided to choose one simple phrase to describe how I would try to use my year. I’ll give you...