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Racism and the Church: Do we demand change?
A friend mentioned recently that he met his first black Mormon and that he didn't know they existed. Of course they do. I was one. He was shocked and asked, "How could you be a member of a racist church?" I explained the Church's teaching, then turned to my own question about race and religion: why don't we challenge racism in all faiths?
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Latter-day Saint Life
Watch: LDS Musician Combines Guitar and Violin Melodies in Incredible Version of "Israel, Israel, God Is Calling"
By LDS Living
Think playing one instrument for a music video is hard enough? Try two.
From the Church
Updates to LDS.org Home Page
The home page of LDS.org continues to evolve and today has some changes in design and content. After months of testing, changes have been made to make the site more engaging and especially to make it more friendly for mobile.
Improved annual history instructions to bless leaders, and members
Every member plays some part in Church history, whether their role is recorded or not. Providing renewed emphasis and revised instructions, the Church History Department hopes that more members will be blessed by being involved in annual histories for wards, branches, stakes, districts, and missions. In March 2012 a handbook of improved instructions for compiling annual histories will be mailed out to every unit in the Church in 15 languages: Cebuano, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, Tahitian, and Tongan.
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Watch: LDS Couples' Crazy Viral Video Shows What Happens When You Use 100 Layers of Hairspray
The Jurgys are an LDS husband and wife who chronicle their adventures together on Instagram. From pictures of the temple to exotic trips and hot air balloon rides, the couple shares their faith and love of family through social media.
Patriarch turns 106
Long-time friends and General Authority associates, President Thomas S. Monson and Elder Eldred G. Smith spent an hour visiting together, reminiscing about "old times," on Jan. 9 in Elder Smith's home in Salt Lake City. The occasion was Elder Smith's 106th birthday. After presenting a birthday card and a gift, a box of chocolates, President Monson placed a hand on Elder Smith's shoulder and declared, "Eldred Smith is my good friend. We have traveled many miles together. I love and respect this man."
LDS Church's temporary MTC will bring changes to apartment complex
Young men in white shirts and ties and young women in conservative skirts will replace T-shirt-and-jeans-wearing college students at two Provo apartment complexes for at least the next year and a half. Raintree Commons and Wyview Park will be transformed into temporary campuses for 2,000 Mormon missionaries while the LDS Church makes plans to expand its bulging Missionary Training Center.
Origin of the Names Zeezrom and Jershon in The Book of Mormon
I mention these biographical details in order to illustrate the background of training and experience from which Professor Ricks speaks. He recently published a very brief but striking article in the free online “Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture” (mormoninterpreter.com) under the title “A Nickname and a Slam Dunk: Notes on the Book of Mormon Names Zeezrom and Jershon.”
Missionaries got talent: Elders and sisters share musical humor, inspiration on YouTube
Mormon dream: These elders sing and dance to "Mormon Dream," a spoof on Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream." Featuring lyrics such as "Ima get your faith racing with my testimony," this video was published on Dec. 3, 2010, and has more than 157,000 hits.]
From the Church
Church offers online support for 2013 children, youth and adult curriculum
In 2013, children will begin new courses of study in Primary; youth will be introduced to new curriculum in Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women classes, as well as in Sunday School; and adults will move on to new subjects in Melchizedek Priesthood, Relief Society, and Sunday School. On LDS.org, individuals can find many materials to support them in their gospel studies during 2013. (Many of these resources are also available at store.lds.org.)