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Mormons and Baptists clean up Houston neighborhood

Posted on April 20, 2008 @ 10:13 am in Church News.

Over 200 Mormon teens and youth leaders worked with their Baptist neighbors recently to clean up a downtown neighborhood.
After an early morning gathering at the Sunny Side Missionary Baptist Church to get acquainted and receive assignments, volunteers rolled up their sleeves to spend the day beautifying Sunnyside. The area is an older neighborhood south of […]

Apostles attend meeting with Pope

Posted on April 19, 2008 @ 10:04 am in Church News.

For the first time ever, high-ranking members of the LDS Church have participated in a prayer service with the Pope.
Friday night, Elders M. Russell Ballard and Quentin L. Cook of the Mormon Church’s Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles attended a service where Pope Benedict XVI met with leaders of Protestant and Orthodox Christian faiths at […]

New Apostle Named

Posted on April 7, 2008 @ 8:47 am in Church News.

In addition to a solemn assembly, with a new president of the Church, this General Conference marked the addition of Elder D. Todd Christofferson as the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Elder Christofferson had most recently been serving as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy with supervisory responsibility for the […]

General Conference Summary

Posted on April 6, 2008 @ 10:32 pm in Church News.

Speakers at this weekend’s general conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints focused on subjects such as faith, strengthening families and fostering righteous traditions.
“Do not try to control your children,” Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles encouraged parents. “Instead, listen to them, help them to learn […]

Church Seeks National Historic Landmark Designation

Posted on March 28, 2008 @ 11:26 am in Church News.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced several developments today in its efforts to memorialize the victims who were killed at Mountain Meadows more than 150 years ago in southern Utah.
Church Historian Marlin K. Jensen told leaders of three descendants organizations at a meeting in Carrollton that the Church will seek National Historic […]

Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for Twin Falls Idaho Temple

Posted on March 18, 2008 @ 9:40 pm in Temples, Church News.

The new Twin Falls Idaho Temple open house and dedication dates have recently been announced by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Members of the public will be able to see the Twin Falls Idaho Temple from Friday July 11, 2008 through Saturday August 16, 2008 (excluding Sundays). After the […]

First Presidency Warns of Financial Fraud

Posted on March 16, 2008 @ 8:59 pm in Business, Financial, Church News.

Recently in Sacrament meeting our stake president read a letter from the First Presidency regarding financial fraud. This letter urged members to be wary of fraud and other financial scams. Appearantly, too many members of the Church are using their church status to scam other members of the Church.
In the letter, the First Presidency says […]