Mormon Life - South America tag

Brazilian Youth Connect Family History, Temple Work

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:01:00 -0600

source: news.lds.org

José A. Moscão was noticing a trend: the youth who were coming to the Campinas Brazil Temple had a lot of “down time.”

Brother Moscão, the director of the family history center located adjacent to the Campinas Temple, knew that because of the distance many youth had to travel to get to the temple, most came in caravans and stayed for several days. The time between their sessions in the baptistry and meals and waiting for their parents and leaders who were participating in other temple ordinances couldn’t be avoided.

But maybe, he thought—or rather, he felt—he could offer the youth an alternative to wandering the temple grounds whenever they had some free time.

So he did.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil and the Amazon Region

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:28:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

The first known members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in Brazil were two German families who immigrated to Brazil — one in 1913 and the other in 1923. During the decade that followed, others joined the Church, and the first congregation was organized in Joinville in 1930.

By the end of the 1950s, the number of Church members totaled 3,700. Today, more than 1.1 million Latter-day Saints live in Brazil.

Manaus Brazil Temple open house and dedication dates announced

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:20:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

Mormon Life says: There's a pretty photo gallery of the temple interior. The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has announced open house and dedication dates for the Manaus Brazil Temple.

The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from 18 May through 2 June 2012, excluding Sundays. Tickets are not necessary for this open house. The temple will be formally dedicated on Sunday, 10 June 2012, in three sessions. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to congregations of the Church within the temple district.

Temple announcements

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:43:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

The First Presidency has announced the dates for the dedication of the Brigham City Utah Temple and the rededication of the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple.

Deacons quorum president is representative of the 'good fruit'

Thu, 03 May 2012 10:00:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

The Punta Arenas Chile Stake is the southernmost stake of the Church in the world. Nicolás Reyes lives there.

Bishop David Oyarce of the Ovejero Ward called Nicolás to be the president of the deacons quorum not only because he was worthy but because he was the only active deacon in the whole ward. When he was set apart the bishop helped him understand his responsibility to go in search of those who were not active — which in this case were all of the other quorum members. Nicolás remembers that when he was set apart he felt a change within him; he felt that it was important that he be active because of his own testimony and not because of his parents or the testimony of others.

Buenos Aires Argentina Temple open house, cultural celebration and rededication dates announced

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:48:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has announced the open house, cultural celebration and rededication dates for the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple.

The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from Saturday, 4 August 2012, through Saturday, 25 August 2012, excluding Sundays.

Seminary in the jungles of Ecuador

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:00:00 -0600

source: lds.org

East of Quito, Ecuador, past the volcanoes and Andes Mountains, the terrain drops swiftly to the Amazon jungle. There you’ll find thick forests, abundant rivers, monkeys, toucans, and even pink dolphins.

You’ll also find a city called Puerto Francisco de Orellana. It’s a long ways from, well, everything else in Ecuador. Fifteen years ago, there were relatively few people in the area. But the discovery of petroleum brought industry, people seeking jobs, and members of the Church.

Two LDS missionaries battle back from brain injuries

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:51:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: We hope they recover soon. Two missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are fighting their way back from serious brain injuries suffered while serving in Brazil and Canada, respectively.

Elder Britten Schenk, the LDS missionary from Hyde Park, Utah, who was severely injured when he was hit by a bus in Sao Paulo, Brazil, last month, has returned home to Utah.

"When he saw/heard us he stretched out his arms and started to cry," members of the Schenk family reported on the online blog they maintain to keep friends and family members informed of the missionary's progress. "It was a great reunion! Tears of joy, for his safe return home."

Helpings Hands Program Opens Way for Missionary Work, New Stake in Amapa, Brazil

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:06:00 -0600

source: news.lds.org

On Saturday, March 10, 2012, 21 people—including both families and individuals—entered the waters of baptism. This is the largest number of people in recent years in the Brazilian states of Para and Amapá, both part of the Brazil Belém Mission, to receive the ordinance of baptism on the same day and to become “fellowcitizens” with the Saints (Ephesians 2:19), and walk “in newness of life” (Romans 6:4).

LDS missionary in Brazil severely injured in bus accident

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:06:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: Our prayers are with this missionary and his family. A full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was hit by a bus Friday and suffered severe injuries that required emergency neurosurgery to relieve swelling on the brain.

Elder Britten Steven Schenk, 20, of Hyde Park, Utah, who was serving in the Brazil Sao Paulo East Mission of the LDS Church, was "struck by a bus while waiting on the sidewalk to cross the street," LDS Church spokesman Scott Trotter said.

Millions of records, images added to FamilySearch

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:37:00 -0600

source: MormonTimes.com

Millions of new records and images have been added recently to FamilySearch.org for more than 20 countries, including Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Italy, Micronesia, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Sweden and the U.S.

Education moments: 'Plan from heaven'

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:24:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

After returning home from serving in the Argentina Rosario Mission from 2001-2003, Luis Alberto Fuques Munoz, from the Lezica Ward, Montevideo Uruguay North Stake, requested a loan through the Perpetual Education Fund to study dairy production. Although he planned to finish in 2007, Luis had an impression in December 2006 (school started in March) that he should not go to school that year.

Luis received an email from the Employment Resource Center concerning an internship in New Zealand in the field of dairy production. He went to the Employment Resource Center and submitted his résumé. In a short time, he received a letter from them inviting him to an interview with New Zealand Farming Systems Ltd. Louis was one of six young people selected to go to New Zealand.

Single Adults in Brazil Respond to Blood Shortage

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:48:00 -0700

source: news.lds.org

The public affairs committees and single adults of two Brazilian stakes—the Campo Grande Brazil Stake and the Campo Grande Brazil Monte Líbano Stake—recently organized a blood drive to help relieve a shortage of blood in area hospitals.

Manaus Brazil Temple Open House and Dedication Dates Announced

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:29:00 -0700

source: Newsroom.lds.org

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has announced open house and dedication dates for the Manaus Brazil Temple, the 137th temple in the Church.

The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from Friday, 18 May through Saturday, 2 June 2012, excluding Sundays. Free tickets will be distributed for the open house; details will be made available in the coming weeks. The temple will be formally dedicated on Sunday, 10 June 2012, in three sessions. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all congregations of the Church in Brazil.

Church in Brazil realizing its prophesied potential

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:01:00 -0700

source: ldschurchnews.com

More than eight decades have passed since Elder Melvin J. Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve stood before a small Sabbath gathering of members in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and offered prophetic words about the future of the Church in South America.

His declarations are well known by members and missionaries throughout the region: "Thousands will join here. ...The work here is the smallest it will ever be. The South American Mission will become a power in the Church."

Mormon Helping Hands revitalizes school in Brazil

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:16:00 -0700

source: news.lds.org

Approximately 50 Mormon Helping Hands volunteers—including members of the Church, their friends, and Latter-day Saint missionaries missionaries—mobilized on Saturday, January 21, 2012, to help clean, weed, and otherwise revitalize Ivone Maria Menezes, a state school in Macapá, Brazil.

The activity, coordinated by the school board and organized by the Macapá Brazil Amapá District’s public affairs director, Kleber Sainz, drew attention and coverage from several local media outlets.

Apostles Visit Members in Brazil

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:12:00 -0700

source: news.lds.org

From January 20 to 29, 2012, Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, along with Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Presidency of the Seventy, visited Church members in Brazil.

The Brethren were accompanied by their wives, as well as by the Brazil Area Presidency—Elder Claudio R. M. Costa, Elder Carlos A. Godoy, and Elder Jairo Mazzagardi of the Seventy— and other Area Seventies.

Former missionaries return to Ecuador to serve 20 years later

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:42:00 -0700

source: news.lds.org

It’s Friday afternoon when the two dozen or so children who attend Control de Tareas (Homework Control) at the Annika Tutoring Center in Guayaquil, Ecuador, exit the facility.

In years past, the center, run by the Fundación por Ayuda Humanitaria (Foundation for Humanitarian Aid—FAHUM), could accommodate as many as 300 children, but recent economic struggles and a reduction in donations necessitated cutbacks, allowing only 50 to attend.

During a 2011 humanitarian trip organized by 20 former missionaries of the Ecuador Guayaquil South mission, however, the Annika Tutoring Center was able to add a second floor to the facility and increase its total attendance to more than 75 children on average.

'Great strength emerging' - Church leaders visit Chile

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:16:00 -0700

source: ldschurchnews.com

Elder Quentin L. Cook arrived in Chile recently to find faithful Latter-day Saints commemorating a pivotal anniversary in Church history even while looking forward to the building of a new temple and a rededication of their own lives to the gospel.

A member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Elder Cook was in Chile to preside over a review of the Chile Area and to meet with thousands of priesthood leaders, missionaries, young single adults and other local members. He was accompanied in his travels by Elder Steven E. Snow of the Presidency of the Seventy and Bishop Keith B. McMullin, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric.

Elder Christofferson teaches members in Salta, Argentina

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:16:00 -0700

source: news.lds.org

On Saturday, November 12, 2011, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Presidency of the Seventy addressed youth, priesthood leaders, missionaries, and general members in Salta, Argentina.

Also present were Elder Mervyn B. Arnold, President of the South America South Area, and his wife, Devonna, and Elder Ruben Spitale, Area Seventy. Elder Christofferson’s wife, Kathy, and Elder Jensen’s wife, Lona, also attended.

Youth and Parents Fireside

Nearly 1,300 youth and parents attended the fireside where both Elder Christofferson and Elder Jensen spoke. Another 10,000 members in 70 stake centers throughout Argentina watched by broadcast.