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Attending the temple is one of the greatest ways to find answers to prayers, learn about the gospel, and feel close to the Savior. Nineteen temples have been announced over the past year and members all around the world will enjoy the blessings that will come from these new temples.
I have been concerned over the years that too often our youth (and, unfortunately, even some of our more experienced members) are prone to confuse sentimentality with spirituality, tears with testimony. Let me illustrate. One Mutual night as I came out of my bishop’s office, I noticed that the members of the Laurel class were huddled in the hall and in the midst of what seemed to be quite a fascinating discussion. They appeared to be talking about one of the young women in their class who had, during the last year, slipped out of Church activity.
“It is the personal opinion of the writer that the Lord does not intend that the Book of Mormon, at least at the present time, shall be proved true by any archeological findings. The day may come when such will be the case, but not now. The Book of Mormon is itself a witness of its truth and the promise has been given most solemnly that any person who will read it with a prayerful heart may receive the abiding testimony of its truth” (Joseph Fielding Smith, Answers to Gospel Questions, Vol.2, p.197)
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For the 25th anniversary tour of Michael McLean's The Forgotten Carols, the cast, crew, and audience joined in the latest internet craze—the mannequin challenge.
A group of volunteers and experts attempted to duplicate the first printing of the Book of Mormon on Saturday using a replica of the printing press used to create the first 5,000 copies of the book. Louis Crandall has a hand-operated printing press capable of producing 16 pages at a time, which is identical to the one that was used to print the first edition of the Book of Mormon in E.B. Grandin’s print shop in 1829, according to a press release.
The Church has released a digital version of the November 2013 conference issue of the Ensign magazine for iPad users. The issue is free as part of the LDS Ensign app from Apple’s App Store. To find and download the free app, use this direct link, or search for “LDS Ensign” and look for the blue icon shown below. Those who have previously downloaded the app will receive the most recent content.
“The two things you aren’t supposed to talk about in this country are religion and politics. But that’s the explosive combo that makes this such a fascinating subject,” said Adam Christing, filmmaker and member of the Mormon History Association. "A Mormon President, Joseph Smith and the Mormon Quest for the White House" is a documentary that looks into the history behind the Mormon links to the U.S. Presidency, and it will be released on DVD on August 23.
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Peter Hollens, who teamed up with the Mormon Tabernacle choir to create a Christmasmusic video featuring the largest live Nativity in the world and who is now working with the choir to create the largest virtual "Hallelujah" chorus in the world, is an artist well loved by the Mormon world. It's little wonder his rendition of "Mary Did You Know" went viral during the Church's "12 Days of Social" campaign.
Prominent Mormons continue to speak in the national media about the LDS Church in the midst of the "Mormon moment." In a National Public Radio report titled "The Oft-Misunderstood Faith of Modern Mormons," broadcast on Wednesday, Rebecca Roberts, host of "The Talk of the Nation," interviewed Michael Purdy, the media relations director for the church, and Joanna Brooks, a self-proclaimed liberal feminist Mormon and writer whose articles have been featured in the Huffington Post, the Washington Post and the New York Times, among others. Roberts also took calls from a couple of listeners.