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America Is Making Religious Diversity Work, Journalist Says
In a country that is remarkable for both its religious diversity and devotion — a situation rife with potential volatility — one of America’s leading faith journalists is impressed that America seems to be making it work. Laurie Goodstein, national religion correspondent for the New York Times, told a near capacity crowd in Utah Valley University’s Ragan Theater Wednesday that America’s unique and remarkable religious diversity “is not a threat, but actually can be an asset to our country.”
100-year-old Woman Completes Temple Work for 400,000 Names
Erma Rosenhan, of the Forest Dale 1st Ward, Salt Lake Granite Stake, has spent most of her life working on researching the names on her family line. Getting the records in the first place on the eve of World War II required faith, courage and more than a few miracles.
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Random Acts of Kindness: My Encounters With Mormons
Let me make it clear at the start that I am not (and never have been) a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So I am writing as an outsider. That being said, I have had several encounters with Saints over the past two decades, and I would venture to say that every one of them has been positive. So, yes, I write as an outsider, but as a friend.
A pageant of Mormon history and mirth
Every year in mid-July, Jesus descends from the heavens onto a hillside in bucolic western New York. Should they witness the nighttime scene, evangelical Protestants driving along U.S. Route 21 might worry that they have missed the rapture. Instead, what they have missed is a uniquely American religious festival, concluding its 75th anniversary this weekend. In the Hill Cumorah Pageant, nearly a thousand members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bring to life the sacred history of their faith. The pageant takes place near Palmyra, the small town in which Joseph Smith Jr. published the Book of Mormon in 1830.
Latter-day Saint Life
3 Missionaries Who Thought They Failed
Let’s face it, not every missionary will end up in Brazil and have the blessing of baptizing 50 beautiful families into the church. Not every member missionary will be able to baptize all his co-workers – and that’s okay. For those who don’t, have faith and trust in the Lord that your efforts will be accepted by Him and turned into something more marvelous than you can imagine.
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Latter-day Saint Life
5 Words Every Woman Needs to Stop Saying Right Now
This post, though written by a sister not of our faith, highlights something that all of us should remember. Who's judgements do we care the most about? Our Heavenly Father's or our peers?
LDS Church to Open Largest Temple in 17 Years
Seventeen years ago, the LDS Church had 50 temples in 22 countries, but not enough for a global church whose members believe temples provide the "crowning blessings" of their faith. Some of those members saved money much of their lives and traveled for a week or more to finally attend a temple and receive those sacred blessings.
Mormon Media Observer: Papers post robust defense of Latter-day Saints
Kudos to Bret Stephens for his defense of Latter-day Saints. Kudos to Simon Critchley for a similarly generous article. And kudos to the always terrific Laurie Goodstein at the New York Times for her article about a fragment of a document suggesting Jesus may have had a wife. In a way she didn't likely intend, Goodstein enhanced my faith in Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. More on the Goodstein piece in a moment.
From the Church
Mormon Helping Hands clean in UK to celebrate 75th anniversary of Church Welfare
Mormon Helping Hands projects to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Church Welfare Programme were fulfilled when over 300 faithful saints from the Greater London area turned out to work. We had dozens of youth there, building, instead of pulling down the community. At each of the three sites friends were made and promises to maintain relationships were swapped. In particular, we proved to the Mayor of London's Office that on a weekday with short notice, the Church could mobilise significant numbers of cheerful, willing and able volunteers to serve with no thought of a return.
(Infographic) A Sacrificial People: How LDS Spend Their Time
While it’s true every member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gives of their time differently, what’s certain is that few Christians give of their time like us Mormons.