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Uchtdorf family Christmas traditions, on 'Mormon Times TV'
As we approach Christmas this next week, I'm reminded of the holiday traditions we’ve kept up for years while also establishing new ones. They remind me of happy times. Not sure that I “relish” the time it takes to set out the decorations every year, but I always enjoy placing my nutcrackers...
LDS baseball player chimes in during 'Survivor: Philippines' finale
MR says: Mormon and former MLB player Jeff Kent was on "Survivor: Philippines" this season. “Survivor: Philippines” host Jeff Probst told retired Major League Baseball player Jeff Kent during Sunday’s finale and reunion show that Kent’s “exit speech is probably the best there has ever been.”...
Elder Oaks honored for contributions to the cause of religious freedom
MR says: Congratulations to Elder Oaks on this recognition! Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be honored by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty for “his lifelong contributions to advancing religious freedom.” Elder Oaks...
Sen. Orrin Hatch on a mission to show Mormons are Christians, too
MR says: Hatch uses the Bible to explain why Mormons are Christians in his new book. The nomination of Mitt Romney as the GOP presidential candidate may have brought the Mormon faith into...
Glenn Beck defends gay marriage
MR says: First the "Mormon Moment", now do we have a "Gay Mormon Moment" happening since the launch of the LDS Church's website on same-sex attraction? Conservative firebrand Glenn Beck has...
Elder David Archuleta sings at Santiago Chile Temple Christmas celebration
MR says: Elder Archuleta hasn't stopped singing even though he's serving a mission in Chile. And here's the official version of the video, which is longer and features other parts of the Christmas...
Romney back on board of Mormon-owned Marriott International
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has rejoined the board of directors of Marriott International, the parent company of one of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains, and food services companies, owned by a devout Mormon family. "We are delighted that Gov. Romney has agreed...
Elizabeth Smart to tell story of kidnapping in upcoming memoir
MR says: Although she's been the subject of several other books, this is the first one Elizabeth will write herself. Ten years after her kidnapping in 2002, Elizabeth Smart will tell her story for the first time in writing, according to the New York Times. Written by Chris Stewart, an author of other...
Sen. Hatch: Obama’s people did attack Romney’s Mormon faith
MR says: Others disagree with the accusation and say Obama faced unflattering attacks over his faith and wouldn’t do the same to Romney. Sen. Orrin Hatch isn’t backing down on his previous charge that President Barack Obama would use Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith against him in the battle for the White...
A Mormon reporter on the Romney bus
MR says: This Mormon journalist describes what it was like living on the Romney campaign, and how he believes America finally got used to the LDS faith. On the night of the South Carolina Republican primary in January, I sat near the front of a dark campaign press bus and listened to reporters talk about...
What’s next for Romney? Become a Mormon apostle? Oversee an LDS mission?
MR says: Speculation of what church calling the high-profile Mitt Romney will receive next. As speculation escalates about what Mitt Romney will do after his failed presidential bid, outsiders continue to turn to his Mormonism for possible answers. Last November, Bloomberg columnist Albert R. Hunt opined...
Will Huntsman re-join Obama administration as Secretary of State?
MR says: An AP story points to him as a strong contender according to unnamed officials. With Mitt Romney losing his race for the White House, another Republican with Utah ties may be on his way to Washington, D.C. to play a key role in President Barack Obama’s administration. Former Utah Gov. Jon...
Romney’s chance at presidency heartens Mormon faithful in Utah
MR says: If Romney wins, history will likely remember him not as the first private-equity president, but the first Mormon commander in chief. “The story began in 1820,” the voice in the headphones exclaimed. A handful of people taking an audio tour of the Church History Museum here over the weekend...
Most see Romney’s bid as a blessing for Mormonism
MR says: A poll conducted this week showed that 61 percent of Utah’s likely voters say Romney’s candidacy has had a positive effect on "how people view the LDS Church." Mormons across the nation held their missionary-minded breath when Mitt Romney became the Republican presidential nominee, unsure about...
Video revives debate over Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith
MR says: “I don’t like coming on the air and having you go after my church and me. I’m not running as a Mormon, and I get a little tired of coming on shows like yours and having it all about Mormon.” -Mitt Romney told a radio host. Mitt Romney has largely avoided discussing the details of his Mormon...
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