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What 1st Graders Really Think About Moms
One year ago, I met with a handful of kindergarten kids — including one of my own — and asked them to share what they knew, felt and wondered about God. Their answers displayed a sense of spiritual maturity beyond their years, and the experience reminded me that not long ago they didn’t have to simply wonder about God — they lived with him.
Jewish-Mormon dialogue: Three wonderful evenings in Los Angeles
It’s been a great month for Jewish-LDS relations in Los Angeles. Readers of this blog know of my firm belief that Mormons have a great deal to say to Jews, and vice versa. Judging from the turnout at three recent events, many other Mormons and Jews feel the same way. Last Sunday Jewish and Mormon leaders gathered at an LDS chapel in order to hear an inspired presentation on Mormons and the Holy Land given by Joe and Marilyn Bentley, who recently returned from 18 months of service as the Directors of Hosting and Outreach at the BYU Center in Jerusalem. The Bentleys have a great love for Israel and the Jewish people, and clearly enjoyed sharing interesting details of their assignment and of LDS involvement in the Holy Land for over 160 years.
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Latter-day Saint Life
Poll Shows Support for LDS Senator Becoming New Supreme Court Justice
Sen. Mike Lee wasn't the only one on President-Elect Trump's short list of Supreme Court nominees. His brother, Thomas Lee, also made the list.
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Latter-day Saint Life
11 Ways Fathers Can Make a Difference in Their Child’s Life
MR says: Father's have such an influence on the lives of their children. Here are some simple ways that all dads out there can guarantee their influence will be for the better and will bring the most to their kids' lives.
From the Church
BREAKING: All missionaries in Japan safe and accounted for
Church leaders confirmed this morning that all missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in Japan are safe and accounted for. The Church had been working diligently to make contact with missionaries in Sendai despite difficulty with communication systems and traveling in and around the city. Families and friends of the missionaries in the Sendai area had been anxiously awaiting word that their loved ones were safe. The Church released a statement yesterday saying, "our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan following the recent devastating earthquake and tsunami."
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Latter-day Saint Life
LDS Church Makes Historic Donation to LGBTQ Support Group for Suicide Prevention
“We hope that this LDS Foundation grant to Affirmation will aid in suicide prevention amongst LGBTQ+ Mormons throughout the world and also be an encouragement to LDS members, bishops, Young Men and Young Women presidencies, and others working with Mormon youth to take advantage of these training opportunities with us,” Affirmation President Carson Tueller said in a news release.
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LDS Mothers of LGBT+ Called ‘Mama Dragons’ Share Stories of Love
Kimberly Anderson presented her yearlong work, “The Mama Dragon Story Project,” at Writ & Vision, a bookstore in downtown Provo on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The project contains photos and essays written by women who refer to themselves as “Mama Dragons.”
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Latter-day Saint Life
How a Prayer Saved One LDS Family from Death During WWII
The following is an excerpt from President James E. Faust's April 2002 general conference talk, "The Lifeline of Prayer" during which he quotes from Elder Andre K. Anastasiou's October 1946 general conference address. We are grateful to Meridian Magazine for making us aware of this story. To read selections of the 1946 talk, you can read it on their site here.
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Latter-day Saint Life
How We Can Find Peace in the Gospel No Matter What Happens in the World
By Mark E. Petersen
With so much tribulation and chaos in the world, we are often left wondering where we can go to bring peace into our lives. In his book, Way to Peace, Mark E. Petersen shares how Heavenly Father established His Church on the earth and the message of peace it brings to the world.
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From the Church
Never-Before-Published Church Documents Reveal Persecutions Joseph Smith Faced We Still Face Today
By Katharine Lyon
In the last year of Joseph Smith's life, he formed a council to discuss political and temporal matters, known as the Council of Fifty. In the newest installment of The Joseph Smith Papers, the council's minutes are now available to the public for the first time.