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One of the largest displays of Christmas lights in the state is getting ready to light up the sky. The lights at the Mesa Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints attract over a million visitors each year. Beginning the day after Thanksgiving, several miles of Christmas lights will turn on.
Manual 3; Supplement from General Conference talk "Salvation and Exaltation" by Russell M. Nelson
In response to the generous help given following a series of recent unprecedented catastrophes, President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, expressed his gratitude. “In the midst of this suffering, people throughout the world have rallied to come to the aid of their brothers and sisters,” he said in representing the First Presidency.
Its impact can be hard to imagine in the Internet age, but 50 years ago, when the New York World’s Fair of 1964-65 was staged, it was a chance for many people to experience an array of world culture and glimpse the technological dazzle of the future.
Recently, while giving a speech at Johns Hopkin's about religious freedom, someone from the audience asked Elder Oaks about the Church's policy on LGBT Mormons and how that has affected the suicide rate of those members within the Church. Here's a portion of Elder Oaks' response:
While Mormons might be the most Republican-leaning religious group in America, we are not the religion with the most unified political view. That's why it's important to remember that the Church does not take a stance when it comes to political parties, and there's room within our Church for those with differing opinions, whether in politics or other areas of life.
On Wednesday, September 6, Category 5 Hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean, with winds of 185-mph, making it one of the strongest storms on record in the Atlantic. The Church has 20 missions and one temple in the Caribbean, where the storm has already hit Barbuda, St. Martin, Lesser Antilles, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. As it continues its path north and west, through the Caribbean to the United States, which is still recovering from Category 4 Hurricane Harvey that made landfall in Texas, the Church released the following statement:
In 2011, Jimmer Fredette found himself in the spotlight (no pun intended) during his senior year as he led the BYU basketball team to the Sweet 16. Along the way, he picked up every major award that college basketball has to offer including National Player of the Year, the Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, the Adolph Rupp Trophy, and the Oscar Robertson trophy. Jimmer was taken 10th overall in the 2011 NBA draft and found himself playing for the Sacramento Kings. He met his wife Whitney (a former BYU cheerleader) while at BYU and the couple was married in 2011 in the LDS Temple near where they now reside in Denver, CO. They were gracious enough to sit down with us to discuss what life is like for a young, Mormon couple in the NBA.
An exterior rendering has been released showing the planned design of the Feather River California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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George Frideric Handel’s famous oratorio Messiah was first performed in 1742 and has been performed by The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square every two years in the Tabernacle. The concert is also streamed live over the internet to audiences around the globe.