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Your Chance to Sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Fans of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will have a chance to sing with the choir in the coming months as the choir gets ready to go on its summer tour. It’s actually a virtual experience in front of a green screen that was tested on attendees at the American Choral Directors Association conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 24–28, 2015.
Hawaii Mother of the Year Extends Love Outside the Home Too
LAIE, HAWAII -- Penny Toilolo is an active member of the Church in Hawaii, a professional dancer, and a mother of six children ranging in age from 1 to 11. She spends four hours a day volunteering at the elementary school, actively supports the high school football team, and occasionally takes her dance team to competitions in both Hawaii and Utah. Friends jokingly called her the “mother of the year.” They were not surprised when she actually won the award.
Mormon choir's shows sells out
More than 700 musicians from the Mormon Choral Organizations of America poured into Salt Lake City over the Memorial Day weekend for a weeklong recording and now sold-out performances of a new work, “Messiah in America.” MCOAmerica is an independent nonprofit organization comprised of two sister organizations: the East Valley Mormon Choral Organization based in the East Valley of Arizona, and the Orange County Mormon Choral Organization based in Orange County, Calif. It originated four years ago in Orange County before spreading to Arizona two years ago.
'A Prophet's Voice: Messages from Thomas S. Monson'
President Thomas S. Monson has spoken in general conference more than any other living general authority and has also been the speaker at many, many other occasions and events throughout his decades of service as a general authority. Nineteen of his general conference talks since he was sustained as the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, along with 38 other addresses, have been compiled into a recently released book titled "A Prophet's Voice: Messages from Thomas S. Monson."
How Many Ways to be Mormon and Gay?
Gay. Lesbian. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Same-sex attracted. Same-gender attracted. LDS. Mormon. Active. Less active. Unorthodox. Open. Ex. Mixed-orientation married. Same-sex married. Partnered. Single. Divorced. Pick any two or three of these adjectives. Link them with a conjunction like “but” or “and.” As many combinations as you can imagine: that’s how many ways there are to negotiate being gay in the Mormon tradition.
Elder Russell M. Nelson speaks at funeral for missionary killed in Texas
Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told some 600 mourners gathered at the Kearns Utah Stake Center Monday that Elder Trevor R. Strong "has been transferred — he is still a missionary." Elder Strong was killed in a traffic accident last Tuesday in Donna, Texas.
Mormon websites sweeping the world
If you live in Mexico, you most likely know about it. If you live in Russia, Austria, Italy, Spain or New Zealand, the possibility is great you know about it too. But if you live in the United States, you probably have no idea it exists. What is it? Individualized lds.org websites called "country sites" based on the native language of a specific country.Matt Robinson, product manager for the country websites said, "The primary purpose of the country websites is to provide an online (Internet and mobile) means to extend the reach of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles around the world.
Mormons in Switzerland: Blending into the scenery
In a country that has banned the building of Muslim minarets, Mormons have set up a new community center with its own, unmarked tower. The locals don’t seem to mind.
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Book of Mormon translation: Pacific Islands
Editor's note: This is one in a series on the Book of Mormon translations and translators. The Pacific Islands span multiple languages and a variety of translation stories. From Tongan to Maori, from as early as the 1840s through today, translating the Book of Mormon for faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on these hundreds of islands has been a constant work in progress.
Take high road with 'Book of Mormon' musical
A couple of years ago I wrote a column about Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the "South Park" guys, and their proposed Broadway-bound "Mormon Musical." After detailing how they have lampooned all things LDS since their earliest collaborations around 1993, I suggested it was time for the duo to find a new target.