Mormon Life - New York tag

Queens community says 'no' to Mormon church

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:59:00 -0600

source: wpix.com

A group of angry residents from Queens took a bus to Downtown Manhattan today to protest a Mormon Church moving to their neighborhood.

"They want to build a structure that's twice the size than they allow," said Tyler Cassell, of Community Board 7.

Rapidly growing Mormon community in Harlem looks to reach out

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:45:00 -0600

source: columbiaspectator.com

Mormon Life says: This Harlem ward tries to show the public it's a misconception that all Mormons are white, and that the Church is not racist. As Mitt Romney’s status as the Republican presidential nominee is becoming more and more certain, Mormonism—Romney’s declared faith—is facing new scrutiny.

Last month, a comment in the Washington Post by a Brigham Young University professor prompted an official Mormon Church statement clarifying its position on the historical priesthood ban on African-Americans, which was lifted in 1978. “We condemn racism, including any and all past racism by individuals both inside and outside the Church,” the statement read.

New Yorkers opposing construction of LDS church

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:51:00 -0600

source: bayside.patch.com

Bayside activists are dogmatic in their opposition to the construction of a Latter Day Saints Church in Flushing, but purportedly not for religious reasons.

If the church were to be built at 145-15 33rd Ave. as planned, it would account for 23,000 square feet of its neighborhood in Flushing, and have a 94-foot steeple. A protest held on March 8 drew many neighborhood preservationists, including Bayside Hills Civic Association President Michael Feiner. In Feiner's words:

NY rejects Mormon Church bid

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:43:00 -0700

source: queenscourier.com

It’ll take a prayer.

The Mormon Church will have to re-examine its options after Community Board 7 (CB 7) unanimously rejected a request for zoning variances for a proposed church on 33rd Avenue in Flushing.

Mormon church opens new digs for Jamaica congregation

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:19:00 -0700

source: timesledger.com

The Jamaica Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomed members of the community to its new location on 163rd Street for an open house Saturday and Sunday. The six-story building will offer religious services, classes and other activities.

Mormon church’s plans for land upset Harlem

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:36:00 -0700

source: nytimes.com

Mormon Life says: The land being sold has been used by church members and the community as a local gathering place and they don't want to lose it. The wider world does not often glimpse the internal disputes of the Mormon Church. Formally known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the fast-growing religion is expanding in places as far-flung as Africa and Latin America, but most big decisions are still made centrally by a church hierarchy in Salt Lake City.

Recently, though, a debate over a ramshackle church property in Harlem has spilled into public view. And perhaps it is no surprise what subject could raise passions strong enough to override Mormons’ aversion to airing differences outside the church: Manhattan real estate.

Looking back at the 'Mormon Pavilion' at the New York World's Fair

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:33:00 -0700

source: deseretnews.com

We are writing this week's column from New York City, where we have just welcomed our 23rd grandchild into the world. (Hey, if you are a fresh, new spirit going to go down into the world, why not start your life off right in the middle of the Big Apple?)

This city has been a second home to us in many ways for many years. I (Richard) served my first mission here, several of our kids studied here and two started their careers here.

During my mission, there was only one LDS chapel in Manhattan, and it was a converted Jewish synagogue on West 81st Street, where we met without a choir but with a chamber music group composed of Julliard students who had joined the church. The Upper West Side was a dangerous place in those days. One Sunday morning, a brother got stabbed on his way to priesthood meeting, and we missionaries were glad for the flannel boards we carried under our arms in long black cases, which some mistook for firearms and thus left us alone.

Live from New York, it’s Donny and Marie!

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:15:00 -0700

source: sltrib.com

Donny and Marie Osmond stood at the top of wholesome, family-oriented entertainment 35 years ago, back when they were teenagers and Times Square was full of X-rated movie houses and adult book stores.

The duo from Utah’s famous first family of singers were chided for their uncompromising approach to old-style entertainment during the 1980s. That was the era when Times Square began its gradual transformation into a center of pulsing lights, shops and attractions that makes visitors feel as if they are inside a video game.

True fans might say the timing couldn’t be better for a Donny and Marie show on Broadway. Ticketholders to Dec. 9’s opening show sounded more interested in extending old memories into the future than making side-by-side comparisons.

NY Times praises Utah's immigration stance

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:13:00 -0700

source: nytimes.com

Mormon Life says: The LDS Church is also in support of the Utah Compact. Not all the political news this year involves the rise of partisan extremism and government by rage. There has been lots of that. But maybe there is a limit, a point when people of good sense and good will band together to say no. As they have just done in Utah.

Political, business, law-enforcement and religious leaders there have endorsed what they call the Utah Compact. It is a statement of principles meant to address, with moderation and civility, “the complex challenges associated with a broken national immigration system.” What a welcome contrast it draws with the xenophobic radicalism of places like Arizona.

*You can also read about the story on LDS.org Newsroom.