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LDS Church assessing quake damage
Giancilo Vergel, 22, struggled to finish a final exam at Brigham Young University Wednesday after receiving news of the 8.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated his Peruvian homeland. "I was really, really scared," said Vergel, whose parents live in Lima. "I tried to call to Lima. There was no...
Little Hats, Big Hearts
When her husband's job called for a temporary move to Singapore, Sandy Simiskey knew exactly how she would pass the time. "I knew that I would need something to keep me busy during those two months," she explains, "so I brought a couple of crochet hooks and a bit of yarn with me. Little did I know just how busy I would be crocheting and knitting preemie hats and encouraging nice ladies to do the same."
Tongan Family's Roots of Faith
With one son finishing a mission in Hawaii for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and another son preparing to leave for a mission in Hong Kong, Vai Sikahema, former Philadelphia Eagles football player and current sports director for NBC 10 News in Philadelphia, felt it was time for his children to see firsthand their Tongan family roots.
Revered Statue is Background for European Mormon Choir Performance
Vocalis, a European young adult choir whose singers are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the first Mormon choir to perform in Our Lady's Church, the world-famous Lutheran cathedral in Copenhagen, Denmark. "As Mormons in Copenhagen, we are thankful for other...
Touring the Holy Land
"Was it wonderful?" "Were you frightened?" These are the two questions my wife and I have been asked since returning from Israel. We traveled there in the late spring of 2006 with a tour group and visited many of the sites named in the Old and New Testaments. We walked the streets and hills where Jesus walked, as many before us have done.
School Supplies and a Fireside
Jenny Phillips, an LDS recording artist, has toured Australia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. However, her tour this July in Western Samoa will be different than any other international tour she has done. With the help of the members of her choir, her son, and his kindergarten classmates, Jenny will bring needed school supplies to the schools of Western Samoa.
Bienvenidos á Madrid
Via Madrid, families are invited to experience the uniqueness of Spanish culture that sets Spain apart from the rest of her European cousins. Madrid is the perfect launch pad for your family’s Spanish crusade. In 1870, Miletón Trejo emigrated from Spain to Utah, where he became the first...
Across Continents
Most hear the name Richard Paul Evans and immediately think of a touching Christmas story that swept the world. But few know the buildings that have come in the decade since. While serving in Peru on a humanitarian project with one of his daughters, Evans and his daughter worked in the Hummingbird,...
The Church in China: Ever Onward
Ask a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints what questions he is most asked as he visits Saints around the world, and chances are good that he’ll say people want to know about missionary work in China. Perhaps we’re anxious for 1.3 billion Chinese to hear the...
Finding Hope for the Iraqi People
To many, the war in Iraq seems like it’s in another world, but to brave men and women who serve there, the reality is ever-present. Lieutenant Colonel Mark Bramwell, a resident of Provo, Utah and a member of the Marine Corps reserves, is one such serviceman who spent several months in Iraq last year.
Finding Faith in the Desert
As I participated in a sacrament meeting in the Coalition Provisional Authority Palace, the new central government building in Baghdad, Iraq, I was bombarded by several thoughts. To what extent did my understanding of the Word of the Lord influence my thoughts, feelings, and behavior? My mind...
Offering Mobility and Freedom
"One thing that’s brought me joy is stepping out of myself and helping other people," said Julie Anne Springman, a BYU student from Danville, California, who not too long ago partnered with the Wheel Chair Foundation to raise funds to buy and deliver 280 wheelchairs to Lima, Peru. "It makes me happy and it makes life great."
Giving the Gift of Sight
For Troy Macdonald, a trip to Chile last August felt just like coming home. The twenty-nine-year-old general manager of LensCrafters in Idaho Falls traveled to the city of Antofagasta, at the base of the Andes Mountains, to distribute donated eyeglasses for the Give the Gift of Sight program. Troy was one of three hundred people to apply for the program through LensCrafters’s parent company, Luxottica.
Fire In The Bones
It was a spring day, not unlike any other April morning, but for seven parents this would be their last. Six fathers and one mother walked in procession to the Little Park, where stakes were set in the ground. Bundles of straw and sticks lay piled nearby. On this day, seven would face the heretic’s fire.
Answering Prayers for a Brighter Future
"The Perpetual Education Fund is a blessing to our youth—For many of our young people it represents the fulfillment of their dreams, it helps them to enlarge their vision, to—achieve their potential in life." This statement from Jorge Romeu, president of the Quilmes Argentina Stake,...
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