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Most LDS-friendly law school? Arizona State, says Web site
Arizona State University has the "most Mormon-friendly law school" -- outside Utah -- in the nation, according to a recent posting on an LDS-oriented Web site. The site managers for mormonlawyers.com decided to exclude Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, which together have by...
Michelle Obama visits with LDS officials
For the second time in less than a year, Mormon church leaders have met with a President Barack Obama family member in the White House to present a volume of history. First lady Michelle Obama was presented with a volume of her family history Wednesday morning by Elder Dallin H. Oaks of The...
Is the Deseret News aiding, abetting watercooler gambling?
Mormon Life says: Or perhaps a better question...should Latter-day Saints really be participating in office betting pools?
Pardon us for aiding and abetting a crime. The Deseret News, along with every other media outlet in the country, printed a bracket in Monday's edition to help our readers, ahem, follow the NCAA...
‘Overheard @ BYU’ surpasses 10,000 fans
Mormon Life says: I bet this can be very funny.
Life on campus, for those who venture out of their headphones, can be a noisy place. Endless conversations are around. For the lucky few, that inaudible chatter can turn into more as the noise...
How Buddhists and Mormons are alike
It took a Utah newcomer to uncover parallels between Mormonism and American Buddhism, two religious systems that have coexisted in the state for more than 100 years. There are obvious theological, ritualistic and practical differences between American Buddhism and Mormonism, but both use a lay...
Survey shows generation gap in religious devotion
Studies suggest today's current crop of young adults — labeled the "Millennial Generation" — is less religious than preceding generations. But a closer look suggests they really may not be much different than preceding generations at the same age. Whatever the case, religious leaders haven't...
Elizabeth Smart's accused kidnapper will go on trial Nov. 1
Brian David Mitchell will go on trial in federal court starting Nov. 1 for allegedly kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Smart. The trial date was set Friday morning. Officials said the trial is expected to run for a minimum of two weeks, and defense attorneys plan to try to move the trial out of...
Religion & recession: Churches help people find jobs
With typical pragmatism and organizational zeal, Mormons created a worldwide program to combat unemployment. Every congregation in the nearly 14 million-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is expected to assign one of its members to serve as "employment specialist." The idea: Build...
Mormon missionary in Chile describes destruction, miracles
It took just three minutes to change Elder Mark Roberts' life forever. He awoke suddenly on Feb. 27 in Chile to a rattling. The middle of the street began to sway like water, and concrete street posts wobbled back and forth. Roberts and his companion, who are missionaries for The Church of Jesus...
Mitchell found competent to stand trial in Elizabeth Smart kidnapping
Mormon Life says: This is pretty big news.
Brian David Mitchell, the man accused of abducting and raping Elizabeth Smart, has been ruled competent to stand trial in federal court. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball, in a 149 page decision,...
Couple meets President Obama, gifts him 'Joseph Smith Papers'
Mormon Life says: Makes me think: what gift would I bring to a meeting with the President?
Chase Walker and Helen Hovenier met President Barack Obama on Dec. 17, 2009. They brought the President a limited edition of "Journals: Volume 1" of the Joseph Smith Papers. Hovenier's father,...
Civility in politics
Mormon Life says: This article is not about Mormons per se, but after all that has been said about us in recent political elections and in the media, it does touch on an important-to-Mormons issue.
On Feb. 3, the day before the National Prayer Breakfast, Christian PR man Mark DeMoss had a 40-minute meeting with Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, and Joshua DuBois, the...
LDS Mother of 9 publishes "humble" bread book
When Kathy and Keith Summers married in New York state more than 40 years ago, it was their intention to live a life faithful to the tenets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to have lots of children. Keith Summers, now an O'ahu anesthesiologist, had two other ideas to...
Scholar sees proof of King David in Jerusalem wall
An Israeli archaeologist said Monday that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time of King Solomon and support the biblical narrative about the era. If the age of the wall is correct, the finding would be an indication that Jerusalem was home to a...
Susan Powell's family expresses frustrations on 'Dr. Phil'
Mormon Life says: Wonder if we will ever know what happened to this faithful LDS woman.
Family and friends of Susan Cox Powell appeared on CBS' Dr. Phil show Tuesday in an episode in which the talk show host made parallels between her case and those of women who were killed by their...
