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Church Growth in Tennessee Gives Reason for New Buildings
MR says: We love reading about the growth of the church around the world. David Lifferth, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has been a witness to the amazing growth of the Mormon Church in the Nashville area. “When I first came as a missionary to the area, our stake...
Stories of Success after Persistence
MR says: From Noah to Helen Keller to Dieter F. Uchtodrf and Heber J. Grant, we enjoyed these stories of tenacious and successful men and women. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, also learned the value of persistence as a boy. At age 11, young Dieter was required to...
Watch Select RootsTech Family History Presentations Online
MR says: If you missed out on RootsTech, the largest family history conference in North America and held in Salt Lake City, all is not lost! Follow the links to watch recorded sessions, or watch an overview at LDS.org.
4 Lessons Learned When Sister Wixom Visited My CTR 4 Class
MR says: There are some really cute anecdotes from primary children in this fun-to-read recap of a visit from Sister Wixom (the Primary General President) to a CTR 4 class. Lesson #1: Preparation brings peace As luck would have it, it was our turn to do opening exercises that week, and I didn’t...
What Gets Teens into Genealogy?
MR says: With no fear of technology and some positive peer pressure, teenagers can be and are a powerful force in family history work. This weekend youth from the Klein Champions area in Houston chose to get up early on a Saturday morning to do something unusual. After meeting for an early morning breakfast...
Rebuilding Homes and Lives in the Philippines
MR says: Despite the devastation from Typhoon Haiyan, homes and lives are slowly being rebuilt, largely through efforts of the Church. Almost three months after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, Presiding Bishop Gary E. Stevenson, Philippines Area President Brent H. Nielson of the Seventy and other...
Register for LDS Seminary Online in US and Canada
MR says: This is a great way for parents to help make sure their students are enrolled for seminary. Parents of released-time seminary students in the US and Canada can now register their children in seminary for the upcoming school...
Blogging Family History
MR says: For help to start your own LDS blog, see LDS Living's ultimate guide! Award-winning blogger Ree Drummond, known to many as “The Pioneer Woman,” addressed thousands of RootsTech guests as a...
Get Informed, Get Involved
MR says: This links back to a great article in the February Ensign about how to be good influences as Latter-day Saints in our communities. In today’s world, Latter-day Saints need to become well informed so they can speak up and engage intelligently in causes that concern them. The February issue of the...
The Perseverance of Black LDS Church Members
MR says: This is a thoughtful recap on the Church's new statement on race and priesthood--and it includes some amazing stories of black saints who remained members despite the ban. The excerpt below is from halfway through the article.
Mormon Hap Holmstead Weighs in One Last Time on the 'Biggest Loser'
MR says: Congratulation to Hap who, while he didn't win on the show, says his three children will still keep him active! Utahn Hap Holmstead stood on “The Biggest Loser: Second Chances” scale one more time during Tuesday’s season finale. Holmstead started the competition at 403 pounds. At the...
Arizona Temples: Then and Now
MR says: How much did it cost to build the Mesa Temple? How many people showed up for the dedication? How many people went through the Mesa Temple open house? This article has some interesting historic facts that answer those questions. When it closes to public visitation on Saturday, Feb. 15, more than...
Free Access to Genealogy Records in LDS Family History Centers
MR says: What exciting news for members of the church! Normally these are expensive subscription sites. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will soon have unprecedented free access to family history records, including obituaries. Earlier this week, FamilySearch.org announced...
91 Year Legacy of Writing
MR says: We love a good warm and fuzzy story and this one is about a woman who has used her talents to spread the love of the gospel for nearly 91 years. If Shirley Sealy could convince a modern-day computer to cooperate with her high-speed brain, she'd write another book. This one would be about...
Helping Children Around the World Handle Emotion
MR says: What a unique project to emotionally help kids around the world. Though Stevenson is not LDS, his nephews both served LDS missions and were part of a BYUtv broadcast about the project titled "Two Brothers." An independent documentary filmmaker may have unwittingly stumbled onto a solution for many...
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