Tagged with "Mormon Report"
LDS woman shares story of past lesbian lifestyle to bring hope to Mormons with same-sex attraction through LDS Church's new website
MR says: The personal story of a woman who let her family and world know of her past when she decided to be on the Church's new website. For Laurie Campbell, it is time to come forward. "I've never really wanted to be this visible," she said during a recent telephone interview. "I have children. I have a...
{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, December 1-7
Check out this week's top stories in the Best of LDS Living for the week of December 1 through 7, 2012. You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've put together our list of the week's best stories so you don't miss a beat. For December 1 through December 7, 2012, these are LDS...
Elder Nelson and ambassador of Ukraine open D.C. Festival of Lights
MR says: Don't miss the article's photo gallery at the forwarding link. Children from many nations watched in anticipation as Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve and his Excellency Olexander Motsyk, ambassador of Ukraine, continued a Washington tradition Nov. 28 by opening the annual Festival...
International rugby legend joins Mormon Church
A New Zealand rugby legend has joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jonah Lomu, a 37-year-old who played for the “All Blacks” rugby team, along with his wife, Nadene, joined the LDS Church earlier this year. The couple was recently featured in the New Zealand Herald and...
Mormon Heisman Trophy candidate Manti Te'o key to perfect season for Irish
MR says: He's very open about his Mormon faith on the Catholic campus, and a video has even been made featuring him and his faith. If Manti Te'o's career at Notre Dame has seemed like something straight out of a Hollywood script, perhaps it is fitting the linebacker is cast as a underdog in the final two...
Today in the Bloggernacle: Apostle takes a hovercraft ride
MR says: Elder Holland rode into Sierra Leone on a hovercraft to organize the Church's 3,000th stake. What an entry! Hovercraft ride: Which apostle rode in a bright yellow hovercraft to go and organize a stake? You are going to have to click in to find out and see the awesome accompanying photo. LDSTech...
Mormon author shares journey through '31 Dates in 31 Days'
MR says: Advice from a woman jaded by the pressure to date and marry typical of the YSA and LDS midsingles scenes. Once she decided to spend a month not worrying about finding Mr. Right, Tamara Duricka Johnson finally figured out dating and turned her experiences into an award-winning book. She also...
Food Storage Essentials: Christmas gifts for peace of mind
MR says: Ideas for giving food storage as a Christmas present. During a recent trip we passed through farmland dotted with neatly stacked haystacks. Farmers had prepared to feed their animals during cold winter months by storing alfalfa in a time of abundance for use in a time of scarcity. For millennia this...
LDS Church unveils website on same-sex attraction
Big news: the LDS Church launched a wonderful new website for Mormons who experience same-sex attraction and others seeking to understand the issue better. In an effort to increase love and understanding for Mormons who experience same-sex attraction, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Interfaith event brings San Francisco area faiths together
MR says: The event celebrated the similarities and differences while promoting unity and fostering greater understandings between faiths. The Interfaith Council of Greater Rancho Santa Margarita in California participated in the annual “Let Us Sing Thanksgiving” event at San Francisco Solano Catholic...
Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right | December 5
MR says: Handpicked articles by the Church Newsroom of stories that portray the LDS Church the "right" way. Today’s edition of “Getting It Right” features stories that detail how Mormons continue to help Hurricane Sandy victims, and a news segment that says Mormons welcome opportunities to explain...
What your children really need for Christmas
MR says: This year, prioritize traditions that foster love and teaching even if it means making some sacrifices and opting out of some things. We often think that an over-scheduled holiday season focused too heavily materialistic things is a modern-day problem and think longingly of the “olden days” when...
RS/MP Chapter 23: “Of You It Is Required to Forgive”” (George Albert Smith Manual)
I do not usually quote long passages from the lesson material, but given the bitter nature of the presidential election that those of us in the United States just went though it seems appropriate. In 1897, while still a young man, George Albert Smith enlisted in the Utah National Guard. At the...
Elder Holland's book offers help in finding spiritual solace from the Psalms
It's some of the most poetic, compelling and quoted scripture in the world. "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want," opens the 23rd Psalm. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside still waters. ..." Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve says anyone...
Defending the Faith: Moral law is no product of evolution
MR says: Moral law is notably uniform across cultures. While applications can and do vary, fundamental values don't. No culture teaches that murder is good, that selfishness is a virtue or that parents should be disrespected. In one of his dialogues, the Greek philosopher Plato cites his beloved teacher,...
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