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Members of Midland LDS church reach out to tell their story
The 2012 election, pop culture and more are prompting members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Sugnet Road in Midland to take an active approach in sharing their story. Members of the church want to open up a dialog with the community and simply be good neighbors. The effort...
CNN features Mormons, others helping with Sandy cleanup
MR says: The part about the LDS Church is at the end of the article, but the whole thing is worth a read. Arriving by bus, train and plane, thousands of Mormons from across the country canceled their church plans one Sunday to help with Sandy relief. One of those volunteers, Joshua Brown, documented the day...
NPR: Mormonism: A scrutinized, yet evolving faith
MR says: Mormonism is a new religion, which means many of its claims can be easily confirmed or denied by modern science, making it an easy target for scrutiny. Mitt Romney refused to mix religion with politics in this year's presidential campaign, but that didn't repress people's curiosity about Mormonism....
In Russia, pro-Putin youths protest Mormons as 'cult'
MR says: The Young Guard's claim that Mormons are promoting an American political agenda in Russia. Young supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin have staged several protests this month outside Mormon meeting houses, claiming that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an "authoritarian...
Don't believe the legend: You wouldn't want to eat a month-old Twinkie
MR says: This newspaper talks about Mormons and food storage, and why it's not such a bad idea to have. With news today that Twinkies have hit the endangered species list, people are already stocking up on the cream-filled pastries, presumably to last them through the Twinkie apocalypse and beyond. Which, it...
Mormons uniquely ready to respond to disasters like Sandy
MR says: An area organizer for Helping Hands said he wouldn’t be surprised if the Mormon practice of preparing for life’s emergencies becomes a more widespread practice. Mormons are among the many faith-based organizations who've pitched in to assist in the post-Sandy relief effort. More than 5,000 are...
Is the Mormon Moment over?
MR says: This author believes it's absolutely not. No sooner had Mitt Romney lost the presidential election than various pundits and journalists began to declare that the "Mormon moment" was over. Certainly, Romney's candidacies in 2008 and 2012 brought about increased visibility and often scrutiny for...
BBC News: Has the Mormon mystique been lifted?
MR says: A really in-depth report of the mainstreaming of the Mormon faith. He didn't win, but Mitt Romney wasn't far off. So what happened to the predictions that a Mormon candidate could never have a shot at the US presidency? The long lead-up to the US election was peppered with commentaries on...
NYC newspaper features Mormon Helping Hands
MR says: “It boggles my mind that there are still good people left like that in the world." -NY Sandy victim. Mormons, better known in New York City for clean-cut young missionaries in pressed white shirts, are now doing God’s work by getting their hands dirty. Members of Mormon Helping Hands have won...
Mormon ward is meant to attract, match singles
MR says: A Washington paper features the local LDS mid-singles ward. Being single on a Sunday is hard — just ask anyone of the 60 or so singles that will soon be traveling from around the Eastside area to join the Tiger Mountain Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “We were hearing...
And the winner is ... the Mormon Church
MR says: This is a really positive piece on the greater acceptance of the LDS Church in Ohio and the U.S. as a whole. Stan Way, a Latter-day Saint from Jasper, Ala., had just finished dinner out with some Mormon missionaries when he noticed a car slowing as it approached. The missionaries were wearing...
The Mormonizing of America
MR says: Author Stephen Mansfield speculates why Americans seem so intrigued by the Mormon faith. This is a good read. There are nearly seven million Mormons in America. This is the number the Mormons themselves use. It's not huge. Seven million is barely 2 percent of the country's population. It is the...
NY Times: Mormons take a step toward mainstream acceptance
MR says: Even with the U.S. elections over, it's likely the LDS Church will never go back into the obscurity it once was in. As a Mormon boy, Daniel C. Peterson grew up hearing stories about the persecution of his ancestors, beginning with his great-great-great-great-grandfather, who was chased out of...
NY Times: Inside the L.A. Temple Visitors' Center
MR says: A great piece on what it was like for this journalist to visit the once-mysterious Mormon temple grounds. Visible from so many angles, it’s L.A.’s own version of the Chrysler Building, with a couple of caveats: no pedestrian access and only its members allowed inside. The Los Angeles Mormon...
Mormon student takes time off school for missionary work in Brazil
MR says: An Indiana university features one of its students who is serving an LDS mission. Root beer is one of the main topics featured in most of Jared Knotts’ letters he sends home. That and his longing for Pizza Hut and Twitter, all of which the vocal performance major cannot come across in Brazil,...
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