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Religion & recession: Churches help people find jobs
With typical pragmatism and organizational zeal, Mormons created a worldwide program to combat unemployment. Every congregation in the nearly 14 million-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is expected to assign one of its members to serve as "employment specialist." The idea: Build...
Mormon missionary in Chile describes destruction, miracles
It took just three minutes to change Elder Mark Roberts' life forever. He awoke suddenly on Feb. 27 in Chile to a rattling. The middle of the street began to sway like water, and concrete street posts wobbled back and forth. Roberts and his companion, who are missionaries for The Church of Jesus...
Mitchell found competent to stand trial in Elizabeth Smart kidnapping
Mormon Life says: This is pretty big news.
Brian David Mitchell, the man accused of abducting and raping Elizabeth Smart, has been ruled competent to stand trial in federal court. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball, in a 149 page decision,...
Couple meets President Obama, gifts him 'Joseph Smith Papers'
Mormon Life says: Makes me think: what gift would I bring to a meeting with the President?
Chase Walker and Helen Hovenier met President Barack Obama on Dec. 17, 2009. They brought the President a limited edition of "Journals: Volume 1" of the Joseph Smith Papers. Hovenier's father,...
Civility in politics
Mormon Life says: This article is not about Mormons per se, but after all that has been said about us in recent political elections and in the media, it does touch on an important-to-Mormons issue.
On Feb. 3, the day before the National Prayer Breakfast, Christian PR man Mark DeMoss had a 40-minute meeting with Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, and Joshua DuBois, the...
LDS Mother of 9 publishes "humble" bread book
When Kathy and Keith Summers married in New York state more than 40 years ago, it was their intention to live a life faithful to the tenets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to have lots of children. Keith Summers, now an O'ahu anesthesiologist, had two other ideas to...
Scholar sees proof of King David in Jerusalem wall
An Israeli archaeologist said Monday that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time of King Solomon and support the biblical narrative about the era. If the age of the wall is correct, the finding would be an indication that Jerusalem was home to a...
Susan Powell's family expresses frustrations on 'Dr. Phil'
Mormon Life says: Wonder if we will ever know what happened to this faithful LDS woman.
Family and friends of Susan Cox Powell appeared on CBS' Dr. Phil show Tuesday in an episode in which the talk show host made parallels between her case and those of women who were killed by their...
Why marriage is good for your health
Mormon Life says: Just in case eternal progression is not reason enough.
There's a lot to be said for saying "I do." And it goes beyond the romantic notions of happily ever after. How about healthily, wealthily ever after? Married people have higher levels of...
Secularism is growing obstacle for Church
An attorney for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints predicts secularism will be one of the most significant obstacles facing the LDS Church over the coming decade. William F. Atkin, associate general counsel for the LDS Church, made the prognostication Saturday during an address at...
After 100 years, are the Boy Scouts still relevant?
Mormon Life says: Considering the Church's heavy involvement in the Boy Scouts program, this is an interesting article dissecting the institution and the issues surrounding it.
Today, February 8th, marks the centennial of Boy Scouts in America. Over the past century, more than 110 million boys, young men, moms and dads have been members of the BSA. However, with such a...
LDS missionaries resuming their work in Guyana
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is slowly rebuilding its public profile in Guyana after the government ordered dozens of its missionaries to leave last fall because of outdated documents. Church spokesman Leslie Sobers said Saturday the church has resumed donations of medical...
Washington Post: Head of Church Public Affairs on 'pure religion' in Haiti
In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti that left millions of lives shattered, the world saw, and continues to see, an outpouring of love, compassion and service on a magnificent scale. It is a scene we have witnessed before: when lives are devastated by disaster, the best of humanity surfaces...
Mormon builders have challenge of two 'extreme makeovers'
Sean Murphy, president of G&M Contracting in Arlington, Va., had a challenge. His company, which had been asked to rebuild a house in Hyattsville, Md., for ABC Television's "Extreme Makeover -- Home Edition" last August, was facing a time crunch. Construction was to start in four weeks, and...
2 Missionaries found dead in Romania - Families pay homage
Mormon Life says: So, so sad.
McKay Burrows spent four Saturdays constructing a 10-foot-tall retaining wall for a church campsite in the American Fork Canyon area. Friends told him he had done enough, but the same drive that...
