Proud to be Mormon

"The church deeply appreciates the courtesy of the Chinese leadership in opening up a way to better define how the church and its members can proceed with daily activities, all in harmony with Chinese law." Although the Mormon Church does not proselytize in China, it is holding worship services there. Separate congregations exist for expatriates who are working and living in...

Dr. Jan Shipps, Indiana University:This is the key to understanding Joseph Smith and to understanding Mormonism, I am convinced: It is the literalness, the experiencing the same things that are described in the scriptures. Mormonism takes the scriptures and brings them into life. Literally recapitulates the scriptures. Now, if you get that understanding of Joseph Smith's understanding...

The New York Herald - April 3, 1842 observed:"...Joseph Smith is undoubtedly one of the greatest characters of the age. He indicates as much talent, originality, and moral courage as Mahomet, Odin, or any of the great spirits that have hitherto produced the revolutions of past ages. In the present infidel, irreligious, material, ideal, geological, animal-magnetic age of the world,...

The New York Sun - September 1843 wrote about the Prophet Joseph Smith:"It is no small thing, in the blaze of this nineteenth century, to give to men a new revelation, found a new religion, establish new forms of worship, to build a city, with new laws, institutions, and orders of architecture, to establish ecclesiastic, civil and military jurisdiction, found colleges, send out...

Jason Sheridan's conversion began something like this:With the 40th pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins select John Beck, quarterback, Brigham Young University.Sheridan didn't join the LDS Church just because his favorite football team drafted a Mormon. There were other factors — like BYU-TV, President Gordon B. Hinckley and the Book of Mormon.But draft day 2007 was...

They would have done it anyway. But it was easier for the BYU women's rugby team to walk away from a shot at a national championship knowing so many people were on their side. In Sanford, Fla., this past weekend, the club team forfeited its second-round game against Penn State in the USA Rugby collegiate tournament because the organization mistakenly scheduled it to play on Sunday...

I thought this was pretty funny.1. _____________________ (Given name)2. _____________________ (SURNAME)3. Descendant of:A. Brigham Young _____B. Heber C. Kimball _____C. Laman and Lemuel _____D. Cain _____4. Tribe of Israel : _____________________5. Number of occupants residing in home in each category:(Listed in chronological order)A. Nursery _____B. Junior Primary _____C. Senior...

I thought this was a neat article, because I'm a bit of a sports nut.Mormons accounted for 158 regular-season starts, 16 postseason games played and one Pro Bowl appearance during the 2009 National Football League season.By year's end, 40 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were listed on NFL team rosters. One of them, Baltimore nose tackle Haloti Ngata,...

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Nate Leishman, manager of the Church’s humanitarian emergency response efforts describes aid being sent.Via LDS....

From LDS.org: SALT LAKE CITY 17 November 2009An informed citizenry, it is often said, is the bulwark of democracy. The basic principles of journalistic integrity – objectivity in reporting, detachment from personal bias, and disinterested duty to the truth – are essential in facilitating public trust and civil discourse. All individuals and institutions, including churches, share...