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Last week a Jewish journalist contacted me about Mormon outreach efforts to the Jewish community. His email came just after an LDS leader interested in reaching out to Jews had called for a briefing on the “ABC organizations” that make up the organized Jewish community. Their queries caused me to reflect on the prospects for future LDS-Jewish collaboration, which I believe will ultimately prove to be most fruitful with Orthodox and pro-Israel groups.
The LDS Institute Men's Association and the LDS Institute Women's Association are serving final semesters before ceding to termination, in December. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it has decided to end the programs in order to focus on participation in young single adult stakes.
The following is an article by Kurt Andersen published in The Atlantic. While he does not withhold his criticism of Mormon beliefs (beliefs he explains using terms and examples which are often lacking in their accuracy), it's interesting to note that he does not withhold praise of the way Mormons live those beliefs: "Latter-day Saints were the brave, virtuous avant garde, and as ridiculous as I find their supernatural beliefs, they are in this instance an outpost of true, real-world righteousness in a party in the grip of a terrible Faustian bargain."
Mormon Guitarist Ben Howington created this video of a beautiful arrangement of "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" played on his guitar. But this version is not the same as what we sing today. Howington plays with the notes of the original arrangement from when John Taylor sang it for Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage Jail prior to their martyrdom.
Why are there so many similarities between the rituals and symbols of Freemasonry and the symbols and rituals found in Mormon temples? In this address from the 2005 FAIR Conference, Greg Kearney, a master mason, discusses the involvement of Joseph Smith and early members of the Church in Freemasony and gives his opinions as to why there are so many parallels between Freemasonry and Mormon Temple rituals.
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Thanks to LDS Media Talk for finding this great project! At 13 years old, Latter-day Saint Levi Hilton is doing something not many deacons do--he's creating a computer game. And it's not just any computer game: it's one that is based on Book of Mormon stories.
Mayor Cory Booker waits in his wood-paneled city hall office for his next visitors. His life, even on a Sunday, is tightly scheduled. He checks the time on his cell phone and lets the ribbing of his two friends, who are now late, begin. “Jewish time is even worse than black time,” he says, “although I should never drag all the Jewish people down with Shmuley.” And then, about the other guy: “I thought Mormons were always 15 minutes early?”
Shortly after the Church premiered anew video of the First Vision,President Henry B. Eyring and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke to the youth of the Church in a broadcast from Palmyra, New York, in a historic event.
“Partner involvement in housework and joint decision-making were predictive of greater [family] satisfaction,” Sister Forste said. “Family satisfaction depended on both partners contributing to decision-making and housework. In particular, we found that satisfaction was highest among men that reported greater involvement in childcare and household chores.”
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on June 28, 2018, that it will be creating a revised Hymns andChildren’s Songbook to be used in worship services. Members from around the world can participate in the revision process by submitting hymns to newmusic.lds.org.