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Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long [...]

So, the passing of Amendments to State Constitions by a majority of voters through a democratic process was not enough. The gays are blaming the LDS Church that we are taking away their marriage rights. They are protesting in the streets, rioting around temples, destroying and defacing Church property.
Utah faces boycott after Mormon [...]

After a wonderful regional conference, much thought and reflection engrossed my mind through out the day. I decided not to do any work today (it’s nice when you’re self-employed), and instead used my time more effectively at home, thinking about the talk from President Packer from yesterday, and then reviewing his talk from General [...]

The following should in no way be considered doctrine, but is my own personal experience and notes from the meeting. What is in quotations is verbatim what the speaker(s) said.
This Sunday the stakes of Arizona have been blessed to have a regional conference with Bruce C. Hafen of the Seventy, Sister Margaret Lifferth in [...]

Agency is a God-given right for us to make our own choices, and agency is an essential part of the Plan of Salvation. We exercised our agency in the pre-mortal existance to follow Christ’s plan to come to earth (a third of the host of heaven chose a different path). Remember that it [...]

In the Saturday morning session of the 178th SemiAnnual General Conference, President Thomas S. Monson announced the building of 5 more temples in the coming months and years:
1. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2. Cordoba, Argentina
3. “the greater Kansas City area”
4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5. Rome, Italy
After announcing those 5 places, there was a huge gasp of surprise and excitement [...]

Recently, Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen tried to compare Barack Obama to Jesus Christ and suggested Sarah Palin is comared to Pontius Pilate. This Tennesse Democrat (who supports Obama), offered the comparison, “If you want change, you want the Democratic Party,” Cohen said. “Barack Obama was a community organizer like Jesus, who our minister prayed [...]

McCain is expected to announce his vice presidential pick the day after Senator Obama accepts the Democratic nomination. It’s a greaty way to hinder and supress Obam’s bounce coming out of his convention. McCain supposedly still has Mitt Romney as a top candidate for his VP, now that the idea of Tom Ridge has received [...]

Avoid the following companies like the plaque. Do not give them your credit card number or any other personal information, as you could become a victim of identity theft.
1. NuSkin - Provo, UT
This is just one of many MLMs (Multi-Level Marketing Companies) that are headquartered in Utah. In fact, Utah is the MLM scam capital [...]

“The subject of keeping a journal, log, or diary goes in many different directions. There are so many psychological and therapeutic reasons and uses. But, the family history minded person has unique feelings about their personal journals and the writings of their ancestors. They are priceless links between generations.” (Regan, Robert. “Treasure Maps,” monthly e-mail [...]