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Mormon missions to gain local office in Vancouver
Vancouver is one of 58 sites around the globe that's been targeted for new missions, and an influx of young missionaries, by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Right now the home office for Mormon missionaries in Western Washington is in Kennewick, according to local spokesman...
BYU ranked 3rd among top 50 accounting schools in U.S.
MR says: Way to go, BYU! Another top program to add to the list . . . An independent accounting publication ranked Brigham Young University as No. 3 on a list of the nation's 50 best accounting undergraduate programs. The list also included the University of Utah at 27th in the nation and Utah State...
Forgotten history: Mormons contributed significantly to Transcontinental Railroad
MR says: How cool! I had no idea. Keeping a sense of heritage alive in a techno-savvy world may seem challenging to some, but Uintah native Mark Stuart has discovered a way of connecting with the past through an event that helped to thrust technology into the present. “The Mormons and the...
In a Mormon missionary's shoes: Spreading the word in the Bible Belt
MR says: A nice piece about what two elders experience in the Bible Belt of the Southern U.S. A car was parked in the driveway. Lights were on inside the home. But as the two men, dressed in suits and ties, knocked on the stranger's door, no one answered. Not after the first knock, or the second....
Mission-driven change: Impact of Mormon missionary age change
MR says: A really good, in-depth look from an outside source on how the age change may affect LDS culture and education. Announcements by the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints tend to come without much warning, and on October 6 the church’s leadership dropped a bombshell....
Huffington Post: Manti Te'o and Mormonism - understanding LDS dating culture
MR says: Interesting. This author thinks the Te'o situation comes down an element of innocence in Mormons' interactions with the opposite sex. Much of media coverage surrounding the so-called "catfishing" of college football star Manti Te'o has highlighted the questions left unanswered. Amid an athletic...
Jewish rabbi: A Mormon walks into a temple...
MR says: A great "what they're saying about us" piece in which the rabbi commends Mormons for the way we've handled ourselves publicly and hopes for better interfaith relationships between Mormons and the Jewish community. Throughout the two decades I have spent in the rabbinate, I have never met a Mormon at...
Florida news station reports on new Mormon temple
MR says: The Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple is nearing completion, and the community is starting to really take notice. It is one of the fastest growing faiths the South Florida area: Mormonism. According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, within the last year their congregation has more...
Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right | January 22
MR says: A few examples of recent news pieces that get things right when it comes to reporting on the Church. Deseret News: Mormons are politically diverse The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has more than 14 million members scattered throughout the world. They come from a variety of...
Book of Mormon goes 'under the knife' in new humanist 'Bible'
MR says: Wow - hard to know how to feel about this one. The Book of Mormon is one of five books edited by humanists to seemingly include only philosophy. The Book of Mormon is among five holy books that go "under the knife" in a new publication by the American Humanist Association that attempts to do for...
Washington Post: In America’s Christian churches, okay to be gay?
MR says: In the LDS Newsroom's most recent "Getting It Right" article, the Church commended the Washington Post for getting the LDS position on homosexuality correct in this article. It also explains other Christian churches' views on homosexuality.
Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right | January 12
Salt Lake City | Saturday, 12 January 2013 00:00:00 -0700 | In today's Getting It Right: The Deseret News writes that 2012 was more than a Mormon moment; KALW Public Radio has a piece about how Mormon temples differ from regular Mormon meetinghouses; The Post News Group describes how the Church...
Bay Area Radio: Peace and quiet at the Mormon temple in Oakland
MR says: A great, personal look at the beauty of the Oakland Temple. The spectacularly lit Mormon Temple in the Oakland Hills has been a fixture in the East Bay skyline for over almost fifty years. As part of our place profiles series, KALW's Isabel Angell decided to see what the temple looked like up...
Where are America's Mormons?
MR says: 'The Book of Mormon' musical has made it to Washington, where there are a surprising number of Mormons. Just for fun - check out how many Mormons there are across the U.S., and numbers for Washington specifically. The Broadway musical “Book of Mormon” is opening in Seattle on Tuesday, and, as...
Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right
MR says: Handpicked articles by the Church Newsroom of stories that portray the LDS Church the "right" way. Today's "Getting It Right" features a New Zealand journalist's account of visiting a Mormon worship service, and San Antonio Magazine asks eight local religious leaders — one of them a Mormon bishop...
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