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South of border, Romney's Mexican roots run deep - The Seattle Times
Three dozen of Mitt Romney's relatives live here in a narrow river valley at the foot of the western Sierra Madre, surrounded by peach groves, apple orchards and some of the baddest, most fearsome drug gangsters and kidnappers in all of northern Mexico. Like Mitt, the Mexican Romneys are descendants of Miles Park Romney, who came to the Chihuahua desert in 1885 seeking refuge from U.S. anti-polygamy laws. He had four wives and 30 children, and on the rocky banks of the Piedras Verdes River, he and his fellow Mormon pioneers carved out a prosperous settlement beyond the reach of U.S. federal marshals. He was Mitt's great-grandfather.
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Famous Latter-day Saints
Watch: The Piano Guys Create Utterly Breathtaking Cover of "Flicker"
By LDS Living
The Piano Guys just released a stunning new cover, "Flicker" originally performed by Niall Horan. Check in out:
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Latter-day Saint Life
Watch Alex Boye in His Inspiring New Music Video "Heart of Lion"
By LDS Living
Sometimes, you have to face life's challenges with courage and ferocity. Sometimes, you need the heart of a lion to face down your fears. Check out Alex Boye's latest music video, which according to a Facebook post from Boye has been almost two years in the making.
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Famous Latter-day Saints
Catholic Say Publishes "10 Hugely Influential Figures You Didn't Know Were Mormon"
It's fascinating to see our Catholic friends sharing the accomplishments of Mormons who are shaping the world today. From Star Wars to Disney and television to traffic lights, here are a few Mormons who shape your everyday life that you might not have known about. For more lists like this, click here.
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Latter-day Saint Life
Living Under the Priesthood Ban: Black Mormons Share Their Experiences of Faith, Hope
The following article, posted on lds.org, shares the story of six faithful black Latter-day Saints who were members of the Church when the priesthood ban was lifted.
LDS furniture donation helps refugees
Several refugee families living in Logan received much-needed donations of furniture, bedding and other items on Saturday, thanks to the English Language Center of Cache Valley, the LDS Humanitarian Center and the hard work of local Eagle Scouts. “We have refugees from Burma, Africa, several different places,” said Katie Jensen, co-director of the English Language Center, which teaches language and other important life skills to immigrant adults. “And when they arrive in our valley, they usually arrive with just what they have on their backs, because they come right out of refugee camps.”
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Latter-day Saint Life
ESPN Pays Tribute to LDS Former NFL Player Todd Heap After Daughter's Death
To learn more about how teams and people across the nation supported the Heap family on Hugs for Holy Day, click here.
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Lesson Helps
August 2016 Visiting Teaching Message: "Nurturing Families Together"
By LDS Living
A "husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. The home is to be God’s laboratory of love and service,” said President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Genealogy TV growing in popularity worldwide
As geneaology websites increase in popularity, like ancestry.com with its 14 million users, TV shows are catching on to the family history wave and becoming hits not only in the U.S. but around the globe. “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” is a popular new 10-part PBS program. The Washington Post highlighted an episode about Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a leading civil rights pioneer who found out that one of his ancestors had registered to vote shortly after the Civil War — a right Lewis had to fight for during his own lifetime. In 1965 he was beaten nearly to death by state troopers in Alabama during a voting rights protest march.