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Church begins Haitian relief efforts
With its missionaries in Haiti all safe, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is beginning its humanitarian-relief efforts in the wake of Tuesday's massive earthquake and Wednesday's aftershocks in the Caribbean island nation. "We express our sympathy and prayers on behalf of the...
7.0 quake hits impoverished Haiti
MR says: So glad the Church is able to help. Church News note: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has authorized an initial response project to provide aid to Haiti, according to Emergency Response Director Lynn Samsel. The Caribbean Area Presidency is also expected to utilize local fast...
General Primary President speaks at BYU devotional
Holding tight to the iron rod brings joy and happiness now and forever, Sister Cheryl C. Lant, Primary general president, said during BYU's devotional held Jan. 12, in the Marriott Center. Looking to the story of Lehi's vision in chapter 8 of 1st Nephi in the Book of Mormon, Sister Lant gave...
Mexican saints are rededicating themselves to the Lord
MR says: Area Presidency gives 6 steps to Mexican members of the Church to follow as social and political conditions make active membership difficult. Judging by the numbers, Mexico is a bastion of Church activity. The nation's 12 temples are more than every other country save the United States, and more...
Elder Neil L. Andersen: 'Preparing for your spiritual destiny'
Using the story of the safe landing of a disabled airliner as a teaching tool during a Church Educational System fireside Sunday, Jan. 10, Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve counseled young adults to prepare for their spiritual destiny. Speaking to a congregation in the BYU...
Visiting teaching is a 'way of life'
A bishop recently spoke to Sister Julie B. Beck about a problem he had in his ward. The women, he told the Relief Society general president, don't know how to minister. This was obvious, he continued, because only 10 percent of the Relief Society sisters were completing their visiting teaching each...
Church announces new youth website
Uniting Latter-day Saint youth around the world by giving them a sense of the gospel rolling forward is an aim behind a new youth-oriented Internet site the Church has just launched, according to Lee Gibbons, director of the Church's Web site, lds.org. The new site, www.youth.lds.org , is...
Sister Beck speaks at BYU-Hawaii graduation
Sister Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president, addressed 209 new graduates of BYU-Hawaii at commencement ceremonies held Dec. 18. An overarching theme of Sister Beck's remarks was the concept that, although a bright line clearly delineates college studies from the pursuits that follow...
President and Sister Samuelson speak to students at BYU
MR says: Talks about lessons learned from President McKay and other modern-day prophets. Sounds like it was a great talk. Individuals must look to the examples of the prophets and do their best to emulate them, BYU President Cecil O. Samuelson, a member of the Seventy, said during Brigham Young University's...
How to keep an effective journal
MR says: This is great information. Several readers have e-mailed asking for the text of Bishop Frank D. Gibson's 16-point journal "cheat sheet" (as mentioned in the article "Keeping a journal can foster progress" from the Jan. 2, 2010, issue of Church News). Regarding how he came to have his own journal...
Elder Rasband: Virtue provides a proven course to escape from evil
MR says: Some good reminders here. The story of Joseph who was sold into Egypt by his brothers is an Old Testament favorite. In this day of moral permissiveness, the portion of the story that speaks to Joseph's personal morality in the face of temptation is a powerful reminder to all disciples of Christ....
Despite danger, El Paso Latter-day Saints cross border to attend the temple
The two border towns of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, permanently staring at each other from opposite sides of the Rio Grande, could not be more different. Congressional Quarterly recently named El Paso the second-safest city of its size in the United States — although more than 600,000 people...
LDS Newsroom shares top stories of 2009
Two temple dedications are among the many highlights for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during 2009. In March, President Thomas S. Monson, world leader of the 13.5 million-member Church, dedicated the Draper Utah Temple. In August he dedicated the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple, the...
The Young Women program announces a redesign for personal progress
MR says: This is kind of fun. The Church's Personal Progress program - which now includes a revised booklet, a redesigned Young Women medallion, and other tools - will help young women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints grow in faith and testimony of their Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus...
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