SALT LAKE CITY
24 August 2010
In a front-page
article in its Arts and Leisure section, The New York
Times featured the Mormon Tabernacle Choir this past
weekend in a story related to the choir’s 100th anniversary
of broadcasting. The story, by reporter Kirk Johnson,
details a 1962 broadcast of the choir from Mount Rushmore to
Cold War Europe.
They stood
rooted, gripped with the excitement and responsibility of
the moment, and when the cue came, they opened with a song
that was meant to appeal to the sensibilities of Europe —
“A
Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” composed in the 1520s
by Martin Luther — followed by the stirring American anthem
“Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
Read the full
story in The New York Times here.
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SALT LAKE CITY
18 August 2010
As the nation’s
genealogical societies gather in Knoxville, Tennessee, at
the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference this
week to share tips and tricks for finding one’s elusive
ancestors, there will certainly besome clamoring over an
unexpected gift from FamilySearch, a
world leader in historic records preservation and access.
FamilySearch announced the addition of over 200 million new
searchable historic records representing 18 countries to its
online database. The new records were added to the hundreds
of millions FamilySearch published earlier this year at a
similar event in Salt Lake City, Utah. The number of records
on the pilot site totals 700 million.
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17 August 2010
When 17-year-old
violinist Joseph Matthews performed at the dedication of the
Alex
Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, he had no idea
he would discover his family roots. Joseph, a high school
senior from Memphis, Tennessee, was among hundreds who
participated in two days of festivities at the Interpretive
Center located behind Mr. Haley’s boyhood home in Henning,
Tennessee. The center was dedicated on Friday, 13 August,
2010.
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LOS ANGELES, California
13 August 2010
For decades
visitors to the Los Angeles Temple have learned about the Mormon
faith through a series of displays and exhibits. The center
has now been updated with a full renovation two years in the
making. The renovation of the Los Angeles Temple Visitors’
Center brings together bright, vibrant colors appropriate
for the Southern California location, with the latest
technology in interactive multimedia.
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SALT LAKE CITY
4 August 2010
The Church issued
a statement today in response to the ruling by Judge Vaughn
R. Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California in Perry et al v. Schwarzenegger et
al.
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SALT LAKE CITY
30 July 2010
A new video from
Mormon
Messages tells the story of Chris Williams, whose wife
and two children were killed
by a teenage drunk driver in 2007 following a family
dinner with friends. The video depicts a story of grieving
over the unexpected loss of loved ones but forgiving those
at fault.
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KYIV, Ukraine
5 August 2010
The public is
invited to tour the newly completed Kyiv Ukraine Temple of
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the
first temple of the Church built in Eastern Europe. The
First Presidency of the Church has announced
a public open house beginning Saturday, 7 August
2010, and continuing through Saturday, 21 August 2010,
excluding Sundays. Public tours are available on Mondays
from 8:00 to 17:00, and Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8:00
to 20:00.
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SALT LAKE CITY
22 July 2010
The contemporary
pioneering journey was completed in eight hours on a
trans-Atlantic flight from France to Salt Lake City, a
startling contrast to the months-long expeditions endured by
the 80,000 pioneers who migrated to the Utah mountains from
1847 through 1869. Laura, 15, and a second-generation member
of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in her
native France,
arrived in Utah this summer as an English student but found
herself involved in a youth activity, a four-day pioneer
trek commemorating the tedious journeys of the early Utah
settlers.
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SALT LAKE CITY
21 July 2010
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
announced today that the groundbreaking for the Brigham City
Utah Temple will be Saturday, 31 July 2010, at 9:00 a.m. The
temple site is located at 250 South Main Street, directly
across the street from the historic tabernacle in Brigham
City, Utah.
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SALT LAKE CITY
15 July 2010
Missionaries from
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are known
the world over for knocking on people’s doors to share the
gospel. Now people interested in the faith can figuratively
knock on Mormons’
doors on the Internet to better understand their beliefs.
In a
revolutionary new launch of Mormon.org 4.0, 2,000 Mormons
have completed profiles,
13,000 more are in process, explaining why they live their
faith and why they are a Mormon. That number is expected to
eventually jump to 100,000 as the Church continues to ask
its members on LDS.org to
consider sharing their faith on Mormon.org.
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SALT LAKE CITY
9 July 2010
Historically,
illustrations help convey the scriptural stories found in
the Book
of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ.
Artists’ creations vary in concept and content. From the
familiar compositions of Arnold Friberg (1913–2010), who
passed away 1 July 2010, that define Book of Mormon
characters in oversized, muscular terms, to the gentle, even
romantic impressions created by Minerva Teichert
(1888–1976), or to the contemporary realism employed by
Walter Rane, stories from the scripture come to life on
canvas.
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SALT LAKE CITY
30 June 2010
Salt Lake City’s
City
Creek development, which is scheduled for completion in
2012, continues to garner national attention.
A recent column
on Forbes.com (“Salt
Lake City’s Sacred Space”) by Joel Kotkin takes a
look at how City Creek — an initiative of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — is enhancing downtown Salt
Lake City. The Church undertook the City Creek
project to protect the environment around Temple Square.
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SALT LAKE CITY
25 June 2010
This month 114
married couples will leave their homes, careers or
retirement, and even family to serve without pay for three
years in leading one of the 344 worldwide missions of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They
will replace mission presidents who have just completed
three years of service.
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SALT LAKE CITY
22 June 2010
For those who
work behind the scenes of summer pageants of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there
is little doubt as to what the driving force is behind these
popular summer productions — the youth.
Mormon summer
pageants, which kick off in Manti, Utah, are well known for
dramatic displays of history from the scriptures and the
Church. These pageants are the product of thousands of hours
of volunteer work, and no group is more serviceable than the
youth.
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