In honor of this summer’s abundance of supermoons and National Moon Day on July 20, here are some of our favorite photos of temples under the light of a full moon!
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In July 2020, Sister Michelle Wright Amos began her service of presiding over the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission with her husband, leaving behind a career with NASA where she had worked on the Mars Perseverance rover for almost a year. At the end of the month, that rover launched into space.
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The only known copy of the Book of Mormon ever to go into space is coming to Utah as general conference approaches.
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A total solar eclipse is when the moon comes between the earth and the sun, temporarily obscuring the earth from the light and warmth of the sun.
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Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong unveiled a plaque inscribed: "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind." Then, Armstrong stepped from the Apollo 11 lunar module, Eagle, and spoke 11 immortalized words: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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Thanks to Meridian Magazine for making us aware of this video.
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A group of researchers at BYU are nearing completion of a NASA-sponsored project that aims to measure the electrical charge and size of dust particles on Mars.
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As The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith opens in theaters nationwide this weekend, we wanted to share an excerpt from the faith-promoting book on which the film was based. The following account is excerpted from Fire of Faith by John H. Groberg.
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On Sunday, January 20, 2019, the world witnessed a rare event as the sun, moon, and earth all aligned to create a spectacular blood moon, known also as a lunar eclipse. But what made this event even more unique was that this eclipse was also a wolf and supermoon, making this celestial event a rare super blood wolf moon.
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Read insights about the spirit world from Brent L. Top and Wendy C. Top's "What's On the Other Side: What the Gospel Teaches Us About the Spirit World."
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Famines, pestilences, earthquakes, tribulations, hailstorms, scourges, sickness, commotion, killing, iniquity, blood—these are just some of the calamities prophesied about in the scriptures. But if we “have taken the Holy Spirit for [our] guide,” we will be prepared and need not fear.
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From landing men on the moon to helping humans reach interstellar space, these Latter-day Saint pioneers dedicated their lives to exploring the outer most limits of space and expanding our understanding of the celestial.
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A Church activity in Queen Creek, Arizona, had some locals wondering if UFOs were responsible for strange lights in the sky on Dec. 18, according to abc15.com.
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Thanks to KSL for making us aware of this video.
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For the first Mormon who ventured into outer space, the experience left a remarkable spiritual impact.
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Planetary symbols such as the sun, moon, and stars direct our attention to God and challenge us to contemplate matters of eternal significance as we work to emulate the life of our true Light, Jesus Christ. Many temples have earth, moon, sun, and star stones.
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In the fall of 2014, Robert James Hillan designed a multipurpose tool for astronauts to use in outer space. He was only a senior in high school at the time.
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Check out this fascinating history of NASA from the article. I had no idea!
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MR says: Check out the exciting work this BYU senior is doing building simulations for NASA!
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