Tagged with "Texas"
LDS Church members and missionaries in Texas reported safe, relief efforts planned
MR says: We're glad to hear these people are safe, but continue to pray for all those affected by this tragedy. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and LDS missionaries are safe following a massive fertilizer plant explosion, which rocked West, Texas, on Wednesday evening, April 17....
Official: 12 bodies recovered after Texas blast
MR says: So sad. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this tragedy. The bodies of 12 people have been recovered after an enormous Texas fertilizer plant explosion that demolished surrounding neighborhoods for blocks and left about 200 other people injured, authorities said Friday. Texas...
400 volunteers make light work of Texas cleanup project
MR says: Love seeing those yellow vests all over the world. Eight hundred hands can do a lot. “In just a few hours, the Mormon Helping Hands group accomplished a week’s worth of maintenance,” said Jim Bowlin, City of Pflugerville Parks and Recreation director. “I’m overwhelmed by the response of...
Missionaries clarify Mormon doctrine at Texas A&M
MR says: Texas A&M student newspaper features the missionaries who proselyte on campus every week. Frequently seen around Academic Plaza, a religious group is doing their part to spread their beliefs to the students of Texas A&M. Easily recognized by the white shirts, black ties and friendly attitudes...
Missionaries take colorful approach to spread the gospel
MR says: What a creative idea! Missionaries in Texas are using sidewalk chalk art to spark conversations about the gospel. Caden Jensen and Ryan Maccarthy knelt on a Clear Lake sidewalk, chalk crayons in hand, drawing pictures depicting the "Plan of Salvation," the Mormon account of man's creation and...
Laughter and tears shared at Houston's Time Out for Women
Singer-songwriters Macy Robison and Hilary Weeks, war survivor Mariama Kallon, along with authors James Ferrell, Brad Wilcox, John Hilton III, Kris Belcher, Merrilee Boyack and Emily Freeman, were in the Houston area Sept. 14-15 as part of Deseret Book’s Time Out for Women "Seek the Good" tour....
Finding refuge in El Paso
MR says: LDS colonists' 1912 exodus from Mexico is commemorated. Through the darkness of hardship and oppression in early Church history there are, here and there, beams of light wherein the Latter-day Saints benefitted from the humanitarianism and charity of others. One such episode occurred precisely a...
Departing Mormon mission president describes his 3 year assignment
MR says: A nice feature on the former Houston, Texas mission president. Being assigned by the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be a full-time mission president in Texas in 2009 was a life changing event for Greg Saylin. His entire family would move to Houston and he would put...
Texas Congressman says ‘thank you’ to Mormon Church
MR says: He publicly thanked the Church for setting a good example of families, contributing to America, and for keeping good values. In an interview Sunday evening following a community patriotic celebration hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon Church, Congressman Pete Olson...
A stake in Houston puts together community drill
MR says: Radio skills are a great thing to have in a time of emergency. With the official start of the hurricane season, emergency preparations have gone into high gear on the Gulf coast. Though emergencies and disasters can take many forms, the major consideration this time of year is the potential for high...
Today in the Bloggernacle: A Texas-sized hailstorm hits a mission home there
Life’s storms: “…however, the rain turned into loud pounding sounds. The wind howled fiercely. With growing concern, I got up and looked out a front window. I saw a river of water flowing down the street and through our front yard. Hailstones, solid pieces of ice the size of golf balls, were...
The Mormon I know
MR says: The good example of one Mormon has left a lasting impression on this non-member. One aspect of America which has been crushed in the Culture War is the wealth of regional diversity that permeated the United States before the nationalization of television and radio. In the time before...
Dallas temple walk
As 27 young women set out at 4:30 a.m. to walk from their meetinghouse to the Dallas Texas Temple, leaders were sure the energy and enthusiasm of the goal would wear off. Instead, the young women embarking on their 18.1-mile walk to get to the temple, practically "ran to the temple," said Janice...
Texas communities remember missionaries killed in tragic accident
In an outpouring of support, people in the south Texas communities of Weslaco, La Vista and Dove attended a memorial service honoring two Mormon missionaries. Elder Trevor Reinholds Strong, of Taylorsville, Utah, and Elder Derek Jason Walker, of Fairfield, Idaho were remembered at the service...
Elder Russell M. Nelson speaks at funeral for missionary killed in Texas
MR says: What a good message. Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told some 600 mourners gathered at the Kearns Utah Stake Center Monday that Elder Trevor R. Strong "has been transferred — he is still a missionary." Elder...
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