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Official Church Statement: 'All are alike unto God'
Following is an official statement released by the Church on Feb. 29 titled, "The Church and Race: 'All Are Alike Unto God.' " The gospel of Jesus Christ is for everyone. The Book of Mormon states, "black and white, bond and free, male and female; … all are alike unto God" (2 Nephi 26:33). This is the Church's official teaching.
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Understanding Doctrine Is Key to Missionary Work, Elder Cook Says
Opportunities and challenges arise from the intersection of agency, opposition, and faith in missionary work, said Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
First-edition copy of Book of Mormon stolen, woman says
A bookstore owner in Mesa, Ariz., says a first-edition copy of the Book of Mormon was stolen from her. Helen Schlie says she has owned the book for 45 years. Schlie, 88, owned an LDS bookstore for 20 years and later opened an old and rare bookstore in August 2010 where she kept the 1830 copy of the Book of Mormon. She often allowed people to hold the book and take pictures with it.
Latter-day Saint Life
An Open Letter to Anyone Thinking About Serving a Mission
Come here for a second, now listen up!
Read The Book of Mormon in 85 Days Facebook Challenge
The work of translating of the Book of Mormon began on April 7, 1829, and was finished later that summer on June 30. An annual Facebook event is encouraging members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to read the book in that same amount of time.
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LDS Woman Named Tasmania’s Mother of the Year
Lisa King was recently named Barnardos Mother of the Year for Tasmania. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as are her family.
Gardens teach children important life lessons
Young children love gardening. For parents, a home vegetable garden provides a great opportunity to teach children some of life’s most valuable lessons. In October 1977, LDS Church President Spencer W. Kimball provided this instruction:
Ann Romney ‘stay-at-home mom’ debate: Mormons react
The public dust-up over Ann Romney and stay-home mothers played out in a particular way in Romney’s own community of Mormon women, who are twice as likely to be housewives as non-Mormons. Mormon culture and preaching is strongly protective of distinct gender roles, with church members more likely than Americans of any other faith group to say it’s better for women to stay home and men to work outside the house.
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Worldwide Leadership Training highlights path to real growth
Church leaders explained the significance of “real growth” and how to achieve it during the February 11, 2012, Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting. (Access the online archives of the 2012 Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting.) President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the Presidency of the Seventy, and Church auxiliary presidencies participated in the instruction to Church leaders around the world.
Church in Brazil realizing its prophesied potential
More than eight decades have passed since Elder Melvin J. Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve stood before a small Sabbath gathering of members in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and offered prophetic words about the future of the Church in South America. His declarations are well known by members and missionaries throughout the region: "Thousands will join here. ...The work here is the smallest it will ever be. The South American Mission will become a power in the Church."