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Why Do People Belong to Religions?
“Together is harder, but together is better.” — Rabbi David Wolpe[1]
NCAA Suspends LDS Member for Playing 'Church Ball,' Then Reverses Decision
A returned LDS missionary in Georgia was stunned to learn he can't play college basketball because of a few games of "church ball." Nathan Harries had returned in June from serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Raleigh, N.C. In July, one of Nathan's friend who attends the Dunwoody Baptist Church needed a favor for his congregation's basketball team.
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Landmark Anniversaries in Family Home Evening
At one of your upcoming family home evenings, you might wish to note two landmark anniversaries that both occur this year.
Most Mormon leadership positions strictly volunteer
Ross Smith has two full-time jobs. Although each job consumes a significant amount of his time, he only gets paid for one of them.
Mormons and Baptists compete for converts
Jake Pulsipher's first day as a working missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began at 6:30 a.m. with prayer and exercise, followed by breakfast and study. Then he put on a black suit, white shirt, and red tie, along with his official name tag, and headed out to knock on doors and tell people about Jesus. In doing so, he became the latest of 20,000 Mormon missionaries in the United States.
Mormons Duck Romney-Huntsman Political Duel
The Mormon Church, with two candidates running for the GOP nomination for president, is on alert for signs of religious discrimination while at the same time taking a hands-off approach to campaigning, The Wall Street Journal reports. "We not only don't want to cross the line" between religion and politics, Michael Purdy, director of the church's media relations office told the paper in an interview at church headquarters in Salt Lake City. "We don't want to go anywhere near the line."
The virtues of the small life: Being a different kind of famous
The night before I got married, my father gave me the wisest counsel of my adult life. “The world will call you to a larger stage,” he said, “but I counsel you to seek the smaller stage of home and family.”
World-Renowned Musician Sting and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
2002 was a busy year for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. In addition to their weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcasts, Christmas concerts, and general conference appearances, they also performed numerous times during the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
BYU's Noah Hartsock worked out the Jazz
He's still recovering from an ankle surgery, so Noah Hartsock wasn't able to go through his entire pre-draft workout with the Utah Jazz. And who knows if the former BYU basketball standout's name will be called at No. 47 in the second round by the Jazz or at any other time during the upcoming NBA Draft.
Tweeting: Changing How People Experience General Conference
For most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, general conference weekend is a change of pace from typical Sunday worship, but for one virtual congregation, conference weekend is prime time.