Elder Cook responds to bishop slaying

Mormon Life says: Love how he says "all that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement." Our hearts go out to Bishop Sannar's family and we mourn with and pray for them, together with their friends and ward members. It is a tragic event. We are confident that the extended family,...

Celebrating Kyiv Ukraine Temple

Kyiv Ukraine Temple: Expressing love for a prophet

The love members in the Kyiv Ukraine Temple district feel for President Thomas S. Monson is, quite literally, beyond description. Even if there were no language barriers, many would have no difficulty expressing their feelings for President Monson’s legendary role in bringing the first temple to...

Check out Deseret Book's new window display celebrating President Monson

Mormon Life says: Click over to the full story to see video and pictures of the display. In anticipation of the release of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson's biography, the downtown Deseret Book store has put up a new display about the prophet. There are all sorts of items from...

Elder Oaks to keynote Constitution forum in SLC

LDS general authority Dallin H. Oaks will be the keynote speaker at a Constitution Day event next month sponsored by the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics. Oaks, who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, is a former Utah...

'To the Rescue' describes Pres. Monson's life

On Aug. 18, three days before his 83rd birthday on Aug. 21, President Thomas S. Monson went to the Church Printing Services and pressed the button that started the presses rolling on his biography, To the Rescue. The visit to the press and seeing the pages recording a great portion of his life's...

Elder Ballard dedicates Mormon Battalion plaza

Brigham Young pledged that the Mormon Battalion would be held "in honorable remembrance to the latest generation." Now, those 500 Mormons who enlisted in 1846 as U.S. Army soldiers in the war with Mexico are honored at This Is the Place Heritage Park, the Emigration Canyon location where the LDS...

Apostle's blog may be a first

A Mormon apostle recently used a unique avenue to share a gospel message. Elder Quentin L. Cook, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Michael Otterson, managing director of the church public affairs department, both contributed a blog post to Patheos.com last week. Editors from the website,...

Prophet's birthday gift: Do something for others

Mormon Life says: The Church News is reposting this article from last year to honor President Monson's birthday this weekend. President Thomas S. Monson observed his 82nd birthday on Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, which was the first day for dedicating the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple. Last year, the Church News asked him to...

President David O. McKay had global reach

David O. McKay, the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had a full life — 96 years long — that was chronicled extensively in the Deseret News. As an apostle in 1930, then-Elder McKay's strong educational talents were highlighted. "He received his early education...

BYU summer grads told to seek the Promised Land

After sitting in the audience and watching four of his eight children graduate from college, 58-year-old Erick Wadsworth finally knows how it feels to wear a cap and gown on graduation day. "I thought the opportunity to finish college was gone," Wadsworth said. "Then I saw an advertisement that...

Orson Scott Card: Figuring out free agency

At a recent conference in our stake, Elder David A. Bednar spoke of his time as president of BYU-Idaho. From time to time, students would complain that honor code restrictions somehow limited their free agency. "Why can't I choose for myself?" they would ask. "Aren't we free agents?" His answer...

President Packer Presides at Groundbreaking of Brigham City Utah Temple

President Boyd K. Packer, of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for the Brigham City Utah Temple. President Packer and his wife, Sister Donna Packer, are natives of Brigham City. “I am home,” opened...

Taiwan, Hong Kong visited by President Uchtdorf

Thousands of Saints in Taiwan and Hong Kong were thrilled to enjoy a visit by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, and his wife, Sister Harriet Uchtdorf, in mid-July. "While I came to Taiwan and Hong Kong many times when I was employed as a pilot, I have not...

Elder Robert D. Hales urges preparedness to LDS Scouts

Some 3,500 boys and their leaders gathered on a grassy slope here Sunday and were issued a charge familiar to any earnest Boy Scout: Be prepared. That was the council repeated by Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve during an outdoor LDS sacrament meeting at the 2010 National...