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How Church Changes Since the 1980s Have Impacted Membership, Leadership Today
When looking at the changes made to Church programs, organizations and functions in the last several decades, the phrase "simplify and reduce" can be used to summarize many of the changes in recent years.
Is 'The Book of Mormon' good for Mormons?
The new Broadway show, The Book of Mormon, opened on Thursday to rave reviews and has immediately become one of the hottest ticket on the Great White Way. Since the show is written and produced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the guys who brought us South Park, the project had been met with intrigue from its onset; now, though, thanks to all the accolades, some are second-guessing whether the show is so controversial after all. Mormons have even reportedly been fans of the show.
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6 Ways to Spiritually Connect with Your Spouse
Dishes. Kids. Work. School. Laundry. Church callings. Family scripture study and prayers. Personal scripture study and prayers. By the time you crawl into bed at night, there’s precious little time left to connect with your husband or wife on any level.
Washington Post: Evangelicals, Mormons and the beliefs of the president
A week or so ago I read an essay by evangelical journalist and author Warren Cole Smith, suggesting that voting for a Mormon – any Mormon – was a less than responsible thing to do. I found its logic profoundly disturbing.
Romney on Israel: More GOP Than LDS
When Mitt Romney claimed “culture” and the “hand of Providence” led to Israel’s economic superiority over the Palestinians at a Jerusalem fundraiser this morning, he was hardly reading from a Mormon script. Daniel C. Peterson, professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University, editor in chief of the BYU Middle Eastern Texts Initiative, and author of the book Abraham Divided: An LDS Perspective on the Middle East, said in an interview that growing up as a Mormon in California in the 1960s, most Latter-Day Saints were “very militantly pro-Israeli.”
{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, July 7-13
By LDS Living
You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've our list of the week's most popular stories so you don't miss a beat. For July 7 through July 13, 2012, these are LDS Living’s top hits:
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'Once I Was a Beehive' Gets National Release
MR says: Find out why a Catholic produced the film "Once I Was a Beehive" or what a nonmember learned from starring in the film. Or, learn why critics are calling "Once I Was a Beehive" a must-see and the best Mormon comedy to date.
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Who is Carol F. McConkie, 1st counselor in the General YW Presidency?
Since she was a young girl, Carol Foley McConkie has had a “longing for the temple.” That focus has directed the new first counselor in the Young Women general presidency in her actions throughout her life. Born on April 23, 1952, in Spokane, Washington, to Williams and Joanne W. Foley, she was just a toddler when missionaries knocked on her parents’ door in Wilmington, Delaware, introducing her family to the gospel.
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LA Times Praises New Temple & Growing Membership in Mexico
MR says: "Every inch of the 151-foot-tall Tijuana temple exudes craftsmanship," Tatiana Sanchez from the LA Times writes. Later on, in discussing the exponential growth of the Church, she adds, "Catholicism and mainline Protestant denominations have seen declines in membership in recent years. Mormonism has seen uninterrupted growth since its founding in New York in 1830." Read more below.
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Top 10 Best Scriptural Teachers
May 6, 2014 is the annual Teacher Appreciation Day. I am certainly grateful for many teachers that I knew and met. However, I want to focus on those teachers I read and learned from in the scriptures. Their power has also blessed my life. It may only be one man’s opinion, but here are the top ten best scriptural teachers ever.