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Construction on Provo Tabernacle gets off the ground
PROVO — The bricks are still scarred from fire two years ago, but the Provo Tabernacle is on track to become the LDS Church's second temple in Provo.
Latter-day Saint Life
7 Changes in the Church from the Last 10 Years of General Conferences
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints gather together twice a year for a Church-wide conference to hear from Church leaders. Over the last decade there have been a few changes made to the General Conference experience.
Christmas I Remember Best: A Christmas in the Middle of the Great Depression
In December 1936, I was 8 years old and my father has died the year before at Thanksgiving time. For those who know and remember, the Great Depression was in full bloom. We lived way out in the country in Lincoln County, Miss. It rained a lot that fall and winter. The ditches were filled with water and mud. The unpaved roads were muddy and full of potholes.
Latter-day Saint Life
Safety Through Courage in the Church
We are standing on the east end of Lake Wakatipu. The water shines a bright aqua blue in the light of Sabbath morning. Broom shrub spots the hillsides, splashing yellow across green slopes. It is springtime in New Zealand.
Lesson Helps
Making family history applicable: Allegory of the last raspberry
My Sunday School class began with the “Allegory of the Last Raspberry” as class members munched on the fruits of the moral of the story baked into morning muffins. The day before, we were waiting to herd cow/calf pairs to a new pasture (another allegory for another column) at Grandma’s house when my daughter said, “Let’s go see if there are any raspberries left in the garden.”
Latter-day Saint Life
The Virtue of Stubbornness
Several spiritual wildernesses ago, I found myself a new scripture hero. Caleb, from the Old Testament, was one amazing, tough dude: faithful, honest, courageous and determined. In the second year after escaping Egypt, Caleb and Joshua – at the direction of Moses – go exploring into the Promised Land¹. Ten others went with them, all twelve being a representative of each of the tribes of Israel. When they all returned and told of what they’d seen, only Caleb and Joshua reported positively on the land they had explored.
Elder Hallstrom speaks at BYU-Idaho devotional
Keeping earthly covenants leads individuals to keep eternal covenants, Elder Donald L. Hallstrom of the Presidency of the Seventy said during a BYU-Idaho devotional held on May 10. "If we understand and believe the doctrine of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the role of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in helping us achieve the glorious plan of God, then our priorities become clearer," Elder Hallstrom told the gathering assembled in the BYU-Idaho Center.
The Oldest Member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Ever?
Members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir must retire at age 60 or after 20 years of service, whichever comes first. This policy was set in place in 1974 by former music director Jerold Ottley. Before 1974, there was no clear policy on retirement from the Choir.
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Latter-day Saint Life
Watch: Harvard Divinity School Features Video About the Founding of the LDS Church
In celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the LDS Church on April 6, 1830, Harvard Divinity School published a video on Instagram featuring Latter-day Saint Natalie Campbell, who explains, "We have 16 million members now but we started with six."
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The Church Receives Official Recognition in Kuwait
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has received official recognition for its local leaders and organization from the State of Kuwait.