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Latter-day Saint Life
Elder Holland Offers Dedicatory Prayer for Sculpture Garden Showing the Life of Christ
After noting the talents and faith of the artist, Angela Johnson, who created the figures for the sculpture gardens now at Thanksgiving Point's Ashton Gardens in Lehi, Utah, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said in a dedicatory prayer:
Why Bloomberg Businessweek's Mormon finance cover was unethical and offensive
One of the four pillars of the Society of Professional Journalists' code of ethics is to "minimize harm." Specifically, "Ethical journalists treat sources, subjects and colleagues as human beings deserving of respect." I was on the SPJ board of directors when the code was adopted. It represents a rock-solid set of guidelines that ought to guide every self-respecting reporter in his or her work.
Church presence growing in South America, Elders Oaks and Bednar report
The opening section of the Doctrine and Covenants includes the prophecy that the Church will emerge “out of obscurity and out of the darkness.” That day may have arrived in much of South America. “We are out of obscurity and darkness,” said Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve following his recent return from South America. “This truth is reflected in the way [South American] government officials know and recognize the Church and how Church representatives are received whenever we come.”
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Latter-day Saint Life
Huffington Post Calls New Church Videos 'Brutally Honest'
MR says: What does the Huffington Post have to say about the Church's new addiction recovery video campaign, "12 Steps to Change?" Here's a little look into what those outside of the Church think about these videos.
From the Church
Former anchorwoman hired to speak for LDS Church
Ruth Todd is returning to a television near you - albeit in a decidedly different role. The longtime local news anchorwoman has accepted a position as the LDS Church's media spokeswoman. She'll be a primary contact for local broadcast and print journalists who are looking for official Church comments on a wide variety of issues. Which means you'll be seeing her on TV and reading her quotes in print.
Episcopal Bishop Denounces Anti-Mormon Humor
Bishop Hayashi has taken his concern to a new level, specifically addressing the subject of anti-Mormon humor.
From the Church
Mormon Church apologizes for Jewish baptisms for the dead
The LDS Church has suspended access to its genealogy database for a church member who last month had a posthumous proxy baptism performed for the parents of famed Holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal. The church also issued a public apology.
NPR Praises MTC Language Program
On a sunny Wednesday in Provo, Utah, a long line of cars spits out about 300 new arrivals to the Missionary Training Center. The facility, known as MTC, is the largest language training school for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ann Romney corrects Whoopi Goldberg on LDS faith
Ann Romney corrected Whoopi Goldberg about military service and the Mormon faith after being pressed by “The View” co-host during Thursday’s show. “As first lady, if you get the job, it’s going to entail a lot of things, and one of those things is going to be talking to the mothers whose children are coming home in bags, you know, from wars,” Goldberg said. “Now, I believe that your religion doesn’t allow you to go fight?”
Mormon missionary survives Spain train wreck
A young Mormon missionary from Utah who previously lived through cancer was among the survivors of the Spain train crash that left 80 dead. Stephen Ward, 18, is hospitalized with a fractured vertebra in his neck but is expected to make a full recovery, his father, Raymond Ward, said Thursday.