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Mission-driven change: Impact of Mormon missionary age change
Announcements by the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints tend to come without much warning, and on October 6 the church’s leadership dropped a bombshell. Effective immediately, the church’s leadership said during the opening session of its semiannual General Conference, the minimum age for Mormon missionaries would be lowered from 19 for men and 21 for women to 18 and 19, respectively. That might not sound significant to individuals outside the faith, but reporters noted that the audience in the hall audibly gasped at the announcement.
Turf Wars, Talents and Spiritual Gifts
In the last 30 years, I have been a member of about a dozen different wards. With each move, I must establish new friendships and create a niche among my fellow saints. Church is a place for shared faith, but it is also a place where many perform a skill that may or may not be related to one’s professional training. If it’s a skill that a sister does not use at work, this often makes church a particularly important venue for expressing that skill.
'Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam' not a Mormon song
I was minding my own business, listening to Elvis Costello on my headphones, (which I am wont to do) when he sang the following line in his unique voice: "Maybe Jesus wants you for a sunbeam."
Globe looks at Mormonism as a business model
Referring to Mormons as "the original organization men," Boston Globe columnist James Carroll looks at LDS history and doctrine today on the Globe's website and concludes that "outsiders attempting to understand the surprising arrival of the Latter-day Saints can do worse than to think of it as a business model — made perfectly, it turns out, for the 21st century. Made in America. "The faith has found a way to make God and a genius for commerce work together," Carroll writes. "The reasons begin not in business but in theology."
New LDS youth website redesigned and better than ever
Mormon youth today are bombarded with hundreds of digital voices: e-mails, texts, cell phone calls, media, digital entertainment, Facebook and Twitter. A lot of the content out in the digital void is not worthy of attention. To assist LDS youth to rise above the world, the Church launched a brand-new version of the youth.lds.org website. Designed for youth, parents and youth leaders, the faith-promoting site is full of safe and interesting content.
New Joseph Smith movie gaining attention on East Coast
Filmmaker Christian Vuissa wanted to make a movie that made an impact beyond the 14 million members of the LDS faith. And after two years of research and 23 days of movie production, Vuissa is seeing how his new film, "Joseph Smith, Volume 1: Plates of Gold," is one more way people can find out the truth about the restored gospel.
Utah couple creates Christian films
Amy and Shawn Kenney are filmmakers, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but they do not make Mormon films. They make Christian films. “The difference between a Mormon film and a Christian film is that one is geared to an LDS audience — usually with subject matter or references that are uniquely LDS,” said Shawn Kenney, who pulls double duty as writer and producer. “While a Christian film is faith based, it is inspirational, not necessarily denominational.”
Religious groups, including LDS, sign open letter against birth control mandate
A diverse coalition of religious leaders, including the presiding bishop of the LDS Church, signed an open letter to "all Americans" saying they are not done fighting against health care reform's birth control mandate and its infringement on religious liberty. Acknowledging they don't all agree on religious teachings about contraception, they are united against government requiring any faith or its followers to violate those teachings.
LDS membership growth stable; slight improvement predicted for convert retention
Mormon researchers who pay close attention to LDS Church growth throughout the world see a hint of improvement in the number of converts who progress from baptism to become fully active, faithful Mormons. A key piece of evidence, says Matt Martinich, a Colorado-based researcher, is in the number of wards and branches in each country.
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Alissa Parker: Finding Emilie
December 14, 2012, is remembered by many as the day of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. But Alissa Parker remembers it as the day she lost her daughter, Emilie. In the nine and a half years since Alissa has found solace in the kindness of others and in the goodness of a God who has allowed her to feel her daughter's presence time and time again. While the trauma of her loss still causes Alissa to feel anxiety, she continues to find comfort in the confidence that she will be reunited with Emilie again.