What They're Saying About "Us"
Why Tampa gets the Repub. Convention over Salt Lake City
Today's big rumor is that the 2012 Republican National Convention is going to be held in Tampa, Florida -- as opposed to the other proposed sites, Phoenix and Salt Lake City. No announcement has been made yet, but it's fair to say, "Signs point to yes." ...Why not Salt Lake? Weigel suggests...
The Curious Case of (the soon to be former BYU student) Michael Loyd, Jr.
Mormon Life says: This is a very well-written opinion piece that, through the story of a departing BYU basketball player, brings up important issues surrounding BYU: how well the school works to assimilate non-Mormon students and if it is okay to just "get by".
In a move that clearly caught the fans and the media off-guard, it was announced [Michael Loyd Jr.] would be transferring out, by "mutual consent" of the player and the BYU coaching staff. Why?...
Profile on Spanish speaking missionaries in Houston
They've put off college and typical young-adult antics to spend two years without TV , movies, laptops, texting or dating. They've moved hundreds of miles from home to work in a city they've never lived in before, speaking a language they've just learned. That's life for missionaries of the...
LDS bishop's wife -- one tough 'calling'
Night after night, Mario Durrant pored over the thick handbook, learning how to conduct services, how to handle interviews, how to provide welfare aid -- how, in short, to be an LDS bishop. Finally, his wife, Karla Durrant, half-jokingly asked, "Isn't there one for me?" Nope. There is no...
The merging of Polynesian culture into LDS Utah
Mormon Life says: An interesting look at the Polynesian culture and presence in Utah (often closely tied to the Church.)
On a drizzly, gray day in May, the Huntsman Center on the U of U campus is jammed. Parking lots are full, and crowds of people—toddling children, gray-haired grandparents, teenagers, all huddled...
Loyd Jr. leaves BYU; Is the cougs' recruiting pool shrinking?
While most conversations about Brigham Young hoops generally start with Jimmer Fredette, one of the interesting ancillary characters in the Cougs' cast was Michael Loyd Jr. After playing in 2007-08 and redshirting the 2008-09 season, Lloyd played a relatively steady sophomore season, but came on...
Mormons on opposite sides in immigration fight
Mormon Life says: Lots of debate resulting from Arizona's controversial law.
No matter how much the LDS Church would like to remain neutral on the issue of illegal immigration, Mormon activists on opposite sides draw on their faith's doctrines or practices to buoy their...
Debated LDS meetinghouse in Boston approved
The Brookline Zoning Board approved a proposed Mormon meeting house late Thursday despite objections by neighbors and some local politicians that the building will be too big. The meeting house would be located at 603 Boylston Street, also known as Route 9. The Mormon church bought the...
Green gospel? Some Mormons welcome faith's eco-push
Mormons who worship at a new "green" meetinghouse at the edge of Farmington Bay will be able, at a glance, to see the good fruits of 156 solar panels on the building's south roof. A monitor in the new stake center's library not only will show the number of megawatts the panels are producing...
Scholar looks into the geography of the Book of Mormon
Mormon Life says: Article moves into an interesting discussion on how an increasing international Church changes an "American faith."
The Book of Mormon is widely viewed as the quintessentially American scripture of a quintessentially American faith, but in strictly geographical terms this designation is more complicated than it...
Non-Mormon mom joyful over temple wedding
Mormon Life says: A very selfless perspective here.
I am writing in response to the March 29 Republic article "Temple wedding off-limits to non-Mormon family." Coincidentally, my daughter Nicole was also married in the Mesa Temple on the same...
Report on apostle's visit to Delaware
Mormon Life says: A local bishop mentioned that Vice President Biden is in his ward boundaries and that he is "here if he ever wants to learn more."
The warmth and caring was inspirational. That's how it felt for Katie Moyes to meet Elder Neil Andersen of Salt Lake City last Sunday morning. His teachings represent Jesus on earth, said...
CBS Sports: Columnist wonders how BYU wins with honor code and without sex
Mormon Life says: My favorite line in this article: "Who plays quarterback for BYU, the dude from Leave it to Beaver?"
This one's on me, because I had no idea. Brigham Young University has been around for more than 100 years, and it has been competing at the highest levels of college athletics for decades, and I...
Blogger gives crash course in Mormonism
Mormon Life says: This columnist takes a picture book from the 60's to educate himself and his audience about the Mormon faith.
Now that South Park bad boys Trey Parker and Matt Stone have announced plans for a Broadway production titled The Book of Mormon, congregants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are...
LDS Churches in Idaho vandalized with anti-Mormon statements
Idaho Falls police are investigating damage to two LDS churches after rocks with anti-Mormon statements written on them were thrown through doors or windows. ...Police say four to six rocks were thrown through doors or windows with statements like, "Joseph Smith was a liar," "Mormonism is...
