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Apostles Travel the World in Response to Growing Church Membership

Newsroom - From Peru, Brazil, Guatemala and Mexico to Germany, Japan, Australia and the Netherlands, apostles from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fanned out across the globe this year in response to a robust and growing Church membership. The goal of the apostles is to train local priesthood leaders on every continent and become personally acquainted with the unique challenges and needs of members from dozens of cultures. The Church now has nearly 14 million members, most of whom live outside of the United States. Most recently, Elders Russell M. Nelson and M. Russell Ballard returned from Europe, where there...

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Reality show unreal, Mormons say

The Daily Item - A new reality television series highlighting a Utah polygamist family does not greatly concern Valley Mormons, who say their faith has shunned such a practice for the past 100 years. “Sister Wives,” they say, portrays a splinter group not associated with the modern Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It may be that the show is simply providing America with its latest source of “shock value” entertainment. A number of the more than 800 Valley LDS church members have not even taken time to watch the show, which debuted a week ago and airs at 10 tonight on TLC. “I...

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LDS Church leaders encourage service

Deseret News - Saturday's first day of the LDS Church's October general conference began with an announcement of five new temples from President Thomas S. Monson, and it ended three sessions and nearly 10 hours later with President Monson detailing the three R's of choice. And in between at the Conference Center, three two-hour sessions and 20 talks of testimony and messages of inspiration from general authorities and general auxiliary leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. n opening Saturday's morning session, President Monson announced five temples to be built in Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Tijuana, Mexico; Urdaneta, Philippines; and Lisbon,...

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2010 Fall Sunday 180th Semiannual General Conference Voices

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Downtown rising affecting Utahns' perceptions

Deseret News - Becky Christensen of Grace, Idaho, travels 300 miles round-trip about five times a year to shop in downtown Salt Lake City. Michael and Bridget Williams of Provo make their way to the capital city a couple of times a month to visit attractions such as Temple Square and Hogle Zoo. And Matthew and Crystal Kendall of Salt Lake City enjoy spending time at The Gateway — "when we have money," Crystal Kendall says. A recent survey for the Downtown Alliance indicates Utahns' perceptions of Salt Lake City are on the rise — much like the capital city itself. Thirty-five percent of...

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Conference raises Scouts' church knowledge

Deseret News - The principles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dovetail very well with the goals and purposes of the Boy Scouts of America, a visiting national Scouting leader says. "We are happy with our relationship with the LDS Church. It remains strong, and we look forward to its continuation," said Matthew J. Budz, team leader for community alliances for the national organization, which has headquarters in Irving, Texas. His position gives him oversight of Scout programs sponsored by religious organizations, including the LDS Church. Budz was one of a group of Scouting leaders from across the country who were...

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Missionary saves four from drowning in California

Deseret News - He thought he was going to serve in Russia. Yet just an hour and a half before he was to be set apart as a missionary, Kevin Bowen's plans changed drastically. It was 2008, and political turmoil kept the LDS Church from sending missionaries to Russia at that time. "I was super bummed. I've only cried twice since elementary school. One was when my cat died and the other was that experience," Bowen said. Bowen was assigned instead to the California Roseville Mission, Spanish speaking, and while he willingly accepted the call to labor, he didn't quite understand why he was...

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New social networking site targets Mormons

Deseret News - LDS.biz promises to offer people with common interest and values things that other popular social networking platforms do not. At first glance LDS.biz does not stand out much form Facebook or Linkdin, offering personal profiles that include the standard friends, photos and blog posts. Upon looking further into the site, users can find differences such as the ability to find a business mentor or the chance to earn site "service points." Users receive service points for adding value to their online community through things such as answering or posting discussion topics. Top service point earners, according to LDS.biz, will receive prizes...

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Veg Out

LDS Living - October is Vegetarian Awareness Month. Even if you’re an omnivore, you can still join in on the festivities. Here are some ways to celebrate World Vegetarian Day on October 1: • Go vegetarian for a day! Instead of just abstaining from meat, try planning meals centered around other foods that are high in protein, such as beans, tofu, and other soy products, or nuts and seeds. • If you (or the kids) aren’t ready to forego meat just yet, then use the day as an opportunity to eat a little more “green” than you might ordinarily. Snack on an apple instead...

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Ogden stake helping Mali

Standard-Examiner - Ogden East Stake President Reed Richards announced in his stake's conference last January that wards in the stake would be adopting villages in Africa to donate needed items. The idea came after a returned missionary in the stake had served a mission in Africa and reported on many of the needs in the different countries and villages there. No sooner did he make that announcement than did wards and Relief Society groups within those wards go to work for the villages. Contacts were made with Yeah Samake, an LDS church member living in Africa. He had also spent time going to...