Mormon Life - First Presidency tag

General Authorities chart — April 2012

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:15:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Mormon Life says: Click on the forwarding link to download the chart. The Church News edition of April 15, 2012, contained a two-page chart showing the General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

First Presidency Easter Message — 2012

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:22:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Mormon Life says: A sweet letter. This is the season of the year when the Christian world remembers the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Out of love for His Father and for us, the Savior allowed Himself to suffer beyond the capacity of mortal man. He said, "Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit — and would that I might not drink the bitter cup and shrink — Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men" (Doctrine and Covenants 19:18-19).

Getting To Know The First Presidency

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:10:00 -0600

source: mormonsoprano.com

Mormon Life says: Fun facts about the First Presidency. Could be a fun game for kids. In just 4 days The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold its 182nd Semi-Annual General Conference! (March 31-April1, 2012) Today we are going to get to know a little more about the leadership of the Church, focusing on the First Presidency.

Podcast: LDS Dems credit record caucus numbers to letter from LDS First Presidency

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:08:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Utah State Democratic Party Chairman Jim Dabakis was delighted with the soaring numbers of LDS Utahns who turned out for the Democratic Party's caucus meetings last Tuesday, and Craig Janis, head of outreach for the LDS Dems Caucus, talked about the increased interest in the newly formed organization just this week. With leaders of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expressing concern over a lack of political participation in the state and amid worries over the ways an increasingly one-party system of government in the state can be harmful to all citizens, Mormon or not, LDS Democrats were impressed to hear the following read over the pulpit in church meetings in a letter from the First Presidency of the church in recent weeks:

LDS Church email reminds members to follow proxy baptism policies

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:39:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Continuing its effort to encourage all church members to comply with established policies for the submission of names for proxy baptisms, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent an email Tuesday to users of its New FamilySearch genealogical website reminding them that the conditions for use of the website "require compliance to the policies before you can submit names to the temple."

First Presidency letter: Names submitted for temple ordinances

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:38:00 -0700

source: ldschurchnews.com

The following letter from the First Presidency was mailed to priesthood leaders Feb. 29, 2012, with directions that it is to be read to members during sacrament meeting.

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

We would like to reiterate the policies first stated in 1995 concerning the submission of names for proxy temple ordinances:

First Presidency Letter: Church asks members to understand policies

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:30:00 -0700

source: ldschurchnews.com

Mormon Life says: The First Presidency had to issue this letter after all the media spotlight on proxy baptisms of Jewish Holocaust victims. Church leaders are asking Latter-day Saints to learn and better understand the Church's family history policies on submitting names for temple ordinances.

The conditions of use for the New.FamilySearch.org website were set in place "for reasons of common sense, reasons of doctrine and reasons of respect," said Dennis C. Brimhall, managing director of the Church's Family History Department.

Sunday Idea: Study a Christmas Message

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:05:00 -0700

source: MormonLife.com

Mormon Life says: This Sunday during your down time, consider bringing the spirituality of the day together with Christmas by reading and studying a Christmas message.

Here are some great resources for Christmas stories, devotionals, and even a little family history.

Celebrating Advent

If you haven't been following along with advent lessons for each of the four Sundays preceding Christmas, take some time to study them now (click here and scroll to the bottom of the article). The topics include hope, love, joy, and peace.

Missionary Christmas Stories

Missionaries, like the wisemen of old, travel afar bearing gifts. And they find that when they’re miles away from friends and family at Christmas, they grow closer to Heavenly Father and catch a glimpse of their celestial home.

The Church magazines asked readers to share with them their own experiences with Christmas in the mission field, and responses came in from all over the world. Christmas traditions, situations, and climates were different, but the overwhelming spirit of the Savior’s love was the same.

To read the missionaries’ Christmas stories, click here.

Christmas Devotional

Watch the 2011 First Presidency Christmas Devotional again (or for the first time, if you haven't seen it yet).

(Click here to read a synopsis of their talks.)

Or, read other Christmas messages from members of the First Presidency in recent years past. Here are some we like:

President Monson, "A Bright, Shining Star"
President Eyring, "The Gift of a Savior"
President Uchtdorf, "Seeing Christmas through New Eyes"
President Thomas S. Monson, "Christmas Gifts, Christmas Blessings"
Presdent Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Wondrous and True Story of Christmas"
President Gordon B. Hinckley, "To Do Good Always"
President Henry B. Eyring, "Home for Christmas"
President James E. Faust, "A Christmas with No Presents"

A Christmas Carol 101

Put together your own reading of A Christmas Carol. You can print out a radio play version of A Christmas Carol and read it with your friends and family here.

Make a traditional feast as seen in A Christmas Carol!

Non-alcoholic plum pudding recipe
Roast Goose recipe
Wassail recipe

Write Your Own Christmas Stories

Have an activity where you write down some of your family's favorite Christmas stories--you can even submit them to magazines for publication or save them for competitions, like the Deseret News annual "Christmas I Remember Best" competition. Or just type them up, print them out, bind them at your local copy shop, and give copies to your family for Christmas.

Your turn: What is your favorite Christmas story?

Mormon leaders meet with El Salvador president

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:08:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

President Henry B. Eyring and several other LDS general authorities visited Saturday with the president of El Salvador to discuss their shared concern, hope and optimism for the people in this Central American nation.

President Eyring, first counselor in the LDS Church's First Presidency, is in El Salvador to preside Sunday over the dedication of the church's new San Salvador El Salvador Temple. Saturday's visit at the presidential palace with President Mauricio Funes marked the first time a member of the First Presidency has met with the nation's top leader.