Question: What is a Patriarchal Blessing and How Can I Get One? Maybe you already know the answer, but you still might learn something new. Also, if you’ve lost yours, you can request one from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the Patriarchal Blessing Requests page of their website. You can even [...]
Plans to build five new temples were announced Saturday morning by President Thomas S. Monson. With 130 temples currently operating and with another 16 in some phase of planning or construction, these five temples bring the worldwide total to 151 (with 14 in Utah). Monson noted that 83 percent of the faith’s 14 million members [...]
I find it edifying to listen to the apostles at every General Conference. There are many current events happening around the world: global tension, wars and rumors of wars, economic collapse, loss of freedoms, loss of employment, financial crisis, natural disasters, et cetera. This is not happening on a local level; this is world wide! [...]
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 [...]
Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is celebrating his 81st birthday today. President Monson has devoted his life to serving others. When Church News editor Gerry Avant asked what the ideal birthday gift would be, he gave a true-to-form answer: “Do something for someone else on that day [...]





