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Fort Collins temple moves ahead amid criticism, support

A controversial proposal to build a Mormon temple in south Fort Collins has cleared an initial hurdle. Over the objections of some neighbors, Larimer County commissioners on Tuesday approved a plat change for a 38-acre property southeast of the intersection of Trilby and Timberline roads that would house a temple built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Third-party web developer access to Church materials

Beginning in September 2011, the Church will release a beta program allowing third-party developers to apply for approved access to the Church’s repository of gospel content. The access will require developers to sign an intellectual property license agreement and will specify what content is approved for distribution. The third-party developers will then receive an API that allows them to access Church content (such as magazines, manuals, scriptures, conference addresses, and other gospel resources) for use in their applications. Currently, some third-party developers are using backdoor methods to screen-scrape the Church’s copyrighted content. At the end of the first quarter of 2012, the Church will require all third parties to have permission prior to using copyrighted material.

How to Decide to Rent or Buy Your Home

By Mountain America Credit Union, advertiser

One of the biggest expenses you will have each month during life as an adult is the ongoing cost of housing, whether it’s for rent or for a mortgage. Now may be the time to review your individual circumstances and consider your options.

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Church Calls for Legislation That Protects Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is deeply concerned that the ongoing conflicts between religious liberty and LGBT rights is poisoning our civil discourse, eroding the free exercise of religion and preventing diverse Americans of good will from living together in respect and peace. Lawmakers across the nation, including members of Congress, are working to enact or strengthen laws that ensure LGBT persons fair access to important rights, such as nondiscrimination in areas like housing, employment and appropriate public accommodations. The Church is on record favoring reasonable measures that secure such rights.

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Josh Pack: The Faith To Be Healed

Over a decade has passed since Josh Pack made a swimmers dive at a family reunion that left him paralyzed. While presently confined to a wheelchair, Pack maintains hope that he will someday be healed, whether in this life or the next. On today’s episode, we talk about that hope and why he is determined to hold onto it.

23: How We Move Forward

After a year of asking and waiting, Donald finally got permission from his mom to join the church when he was 15. Being a part of this new church family felt like the right next step for this Jamaican immigrant living in Florida, but he soon learned that while the restored gospel was perfect, the people weren’t. In this story, Donald shares the moments that left him wondering about his place in the body of Christ and what helped him to chose faith and forgiveness.

D&C 51-57: Wise Steward

For Church members in the 1830s, gathering in Ohio and building the city of Zion were spiritual as well as temporal labors. In the revelations recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 51–57, the Lord appointed and instructed people to handle the tasks required for building a new place. He also taught the people about becoming a Zion people, which may have been more difficult than building, printing, or running a store.

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