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High-tech study Bible connects readers through smart phone QR codes
Our take: People interested in connecting to the teachings of Bible professor and pastor Gene Getz can use their smart phones to view videos thanks to the Life Essentials Study Bible. By linking Biblical principles to expanded segments with additional information, the Life Essentials Study Bible...
940 U.S. Census indexing finished for 6 states
1940 U.S. Census records from six states — Delaware, Colorado, Kansas, Oregon, Virginia and New Hampshire — are now indexed and searchable on familysearch.org. Also, records for more than 20 states are at least 85 percent completed thanks to the efforts of more than 100,000 volunteers,...
Mormon official: Temple would be a 'place for families'
MR says: Only one person rejected the proposal--good news! Dozens of curious residents packed the Town Plan and Zoning meeting Wednesday night to hear the formal presentation of plans for a Mormon temple at the corner of Farmington Avenue and Melrose Drive. Only one resident raised an objection. Several...
American Mothers, Inc. chooses state representatives
MR says: Several representatives are LDS. Each year the American Mothers, Inc., a non-profit organization established in 1935, recognizes two representatives — a Young Mother of the Year and a Mother of the Year — from each U.S. state and territory. A national convention is held each spring to honor the...
Bobbie Jager, LDS mother of 13 children, named Oregon Mother of the Year
Bobbie Jager wanted to have 14 children ever since she was a little girl. Her husband, Mike, says that if you count him, she's made it. Jager, of Sheridan, who was named the Oregon Mother of the Year last February, has 13 children from ages 10 to 33. Her parents weren’t able to have...
Pictures of newly acquired Far West burial grounds
MR says: Pictures of one of the newest properties bought by the Church from the Community of Christ. The pictures aren't impressive, but it's momentous considering there are some 200 unmarked graves on the property. One of several historical sites recently acquired by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
LDS missionaries help with N.C. Day of Service food drive
LDS missionaries provided hours of service during the multi-city, dual-stake Day of Service here this year. Mormon missionaries helped unload and sort donations at food bank drop-off cites throughout the...
Bloggernacle Back Bench: Introducing two new Q&A tools
Last week I saw a tweet fly by from @ldschurch: “A new online resource will help answer gospel questions about our faith and bring others to Christ.” I was intrigued. Clicking in, I found a page dedicated to “Answering Gospel Questions,” which includes some timely “Principles for...
Ensign tablet app available, Liahona app being produced
As part of an ongoing effort to share the prophetic word through a variety of channels, the Church is making available two prototype apps (one release and one update) that feature magazine content. The LDS Liahona app is in production, while the LDS Ensign app is now available. Both apps are...
Provo neighbors have mixed views on proposed MTC building
Driving south on Provo's University Avenue on a clear Saturday morning, orange balloons dot the sky. The closer one comes to their source, a house on Lambert Lane, more come into view. A handful of neighbors fill the balloons, tie them to strings at least 160 feet long and place them in their...
LDS Church News: Obituaries
Kathryn White Egan, 64, who served with her husband, Robert M. Egan, as he presided over the South Africa Cape Town Mission from 2005-08, died April 9, 2012, in Sandy,...
NC state rep apologizes for Mormon marriage comment
A Democratic North Carolina state representative apologized Friday for saying in an interview with CNN that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith allows individuals to "have multiple...
Today in the Bloggernacle: New Mormon.org widget and temple news
Mormon.org widget: I am pleased to present a new tool for bloggers and site developers: the Mormon.org widget, which lets you share Mormon.org content right on your blog or site! It’s easy to upload to your sidebar and is, as explained at the link, “a simple way to engage others in learning...
LDS Church to participate in San Jose interfaith blood drive, Valley Catholic Online reports
Our take: This article is an informative advance for the Interfaith Community Blood Drive in July. From the Valley Catholic Online: Parishioners across the Diocese of San Jose, Calif., will roll up their sleeves during the month of July to give blood at one of seven parish collection sites during...
Addiction Recovery Program Site Added to LDS.org
Throughout the world, members of the Church and others have found hope and healing through the Addiction Recovery Program (ARP), sponsored by LDS Family Services. Now, with the advent of http://arp.lds.org, the 12-step program’s message of recovery through the Atonement of Jesus Christ is...
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