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Online Collections of Civil War Records Updated for Memorial Day
If you have an ancestor who served in the American Civil War, it may now be easier to find information about that relative online.
How an Icy Mountain Road Taught Me the Best Answer to Prayer Is often ‘No’
Like many Americans of all faiths and backgrounds, I like to pray often. You probably do, too. We pray at church, over meals, at bedtime, before road trips and when life presents a need that only heaven can meet.
Mormon historian mines a 'third way' to unearth the past
Mormon historian Richard Bushman has pioneered an approach to history based on “generosity,” and it's not just for his own faith's complicated — and often controversial — past.
Romney’s run evokes pride, fear in Mormons
Tourists stroll among the faithful, their conversations competing with the birds and fountains. Old couples walk hand in hand amid a steady stream of brides and grooms emerging from the massive granite temple.Temple Square, the world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, emanates harmony. But fresh anxieties pulse just below the surface.
Trek helped chef prep for national competition
Todd Leonard had an unusual way to prepare to compete for the National Chef of the Year title. The Utah chef spent two days cooking for the Draper Utah Riverview Stake's Pioneer Trek, creating outdoor meals to nourish and strengthen about 250 hungry "pioneers."
James Taylor: Singing with Mormon Tabernacle Choir 'Worth the Wait'
The collaboration between James Taylor and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir — two iconic figures of American music — was many years in the making, Taylor revealed at a press conference Friday afternoon at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. “It just took us a long time to find the date, and this was worth the wait,” said Taylor, who has been practicing with the choir and the Utah Symphony since he arrived in town Wednesday afternoon. “The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a national treasure and a great gift to the world.”
Assessing Jon Huntsman Jr. and the Republican Party: Is 2020 his year?
Former presidential candidate and Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr.'s best shot at the White House may not come until 2020, a political scholar at a conservative Washington, D.C., think tank said. For now, Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute told the Deseret News, Huntsman, 52, needs to continue speaking out against the Republican Party's sharp shift to the right and hope the GOP takes the criticism to heart.
A Mormon, 2 Catholics and a Protestant go into a homeless shelter
Religiously speaking, this presidential election is a fascinating moment in our national life, and for multiple reasons. First, one party nominated a Mormon and a Roman Catholic as president and vice president respectively, the first time in American history that a major party ticket has excluded a Protestant! This is not the first time a Mormon has sought the presidency. The father of the present Republican nominee unsuccessfully pursued that party’s nomination in 1968. Mormon patriarch Joseph Smith ran for president in 1844, the same year he was assassinated by a “gentile” mob in Nauvoo, Ill.
LDS Church expresses gratitude for religious freedom
They sought to breathe a freer air, To worship God unchain'd — They welcomed pain and danger here, When rights like these were gain'd. —Author Unknown As the United States celebrates Thanksgiving, citizens across the nation gather with family and friends to commemorate the shared gratitude between the English pilgrims and the local Native Americans. During this season, many recount the history of these English pilgrims.
Woman sues after 2005 accident during LDS Church activity
A Utah County woman is suing various members of her LDS Church ward to help cover medical bills that are piling up from a 2005 accident that happened during a church activity. Documents filed in 3rd District Court on Thursday state that the woman, who was 13 at the time of the accident, was participating on a caroling trip with members of the Sunset Hills 1st Ward, in American Fork, when her ankle was run over by the trailer everyone was riding on during the activity.