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Saints in Mexico Learn from Apostle’s Visit
Mexico holds a special place in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first Mormon missionaries to visit Mexico in 1876 found a people ready to hear the gospel, and in 2004 Mexico became the first country outside the United States to reach a membership of 1,000,000...
Millions of records, images added to FamilySearch
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.
FHe will give families the opportunity to provide Guatemalan villagers with training and hope
In the “land of eternal spring,” the people of Guatemala are being taught “how to fish.” This summer Family Humanitarian experience, known as FHe, will carry out its first expedition to the remote Polochic Region. FHe provides families and singles over 40 the opportunity to work alongside...
Keeping missionaries safe in the midst of violence
Mormon Life says: Every year, 3 to 6 LDS missionaries die, which is significantly lower than the average number for their age group.
ABC 4 uncovered new information on how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is keeping missionaries safe after two Baptist missionaries were killed in Mexico.
Elder Nelson visits Central America
In January, as part of an assignment from the First Presidency, Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles traveled to El Salvador to train priesthood leaders and instruct local members. On Saturday, January 14, Elder Nelson met with bishops, branch presidents, district...
Central America has become a 'land of temples'
Perhaps it was John Forres O'Donnal's upbringing in the rural Latter-day Saint colonies in northern Mexico that blessed him with a farmer's eye. He could look at a fallow, empty field and immediately divine a rich bumper crop.It was 1942 and Brother O'Donnal wasserving as an agricultural adviser...
Mormon family helps Guatemalan nonprofit group expand nutrition programs
A Guatemalan nonprofit group founded by Mormons is using a USAID grant to expand its infant nutritional feeding program. Workers at Casa de Sion (House of Zion) will be giving Nutributter, a peanut-based supplement enhanced with vitamins and minerals, to all infants between the ages of 6 months...
Guatemala youth counseled to remain worthy and attend the temple
For thousands of Guatemalan Latter-day Saints, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf's recent visit here marked a pivotal moment in this country's rich Church history.The second counselor in the First Presidency traveled to Guatemala last month to dedicate the Church's 136th temple in the highland city of...
President Uchtdorf meets with Guatemalan media
Thousands of Latter-day Saints from western Guatemala graciously welcomed President Dieter F. Uchtdorf to the "Land of Eternal Spring."
President Uchtdorf also made time to speak with a reporter from the national media about the role of temples and the future of the Church in Guatemala.
Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple dedication prayer
Following is the text of the prayer offered by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, in dedicating the Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple on Dec. 11, 2011.O God our Eternal Father, we approach Thee with thanksgiving and love on this day of dedication. Our hearts...
Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple: 2,400 youth participate in cultural celebration
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf stood before thousands of Guatemalan youth Saturday and testified that they were built from the same spiritual goodness as the newly built Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple."You are a representative of the values of the temple to all the world," said President Uchtdorf,...
President Uchtdorf dedicates second LDS temple in Guatemala
Most maps identify Guatemala's second-largest city as Quetzaltenango. But ask a native from this highland community to name their hometown and they will likely answer "Xela" — the Mayan name that existed centuries before the arrival of the Spaniards. Indeed, Quetzaltenango (or Xela) is synonymous...
Public open house draws thousands to new Guatemalan temple
Christmas promises to come a bit early for faithful members in Guatemala. Latter-day Saints throughout this Central American nation are counting down the days and hours until the Dec. 11 dedication of the Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple. It will be the second such edifice in Guatemala and the...
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El Salvador Youth Testify of Temple Blessings
Mormon Life says: These kids are incredible examples. Wow.
Siblings Kevin and Jacqueline Salas’s parents had been inactive for some time. The brother and sister, however, had continued to attend Church meetings each Sunday. They prayed that their parents...
LDS temple news in Brazil, Guatemala and France
Mormon Life says: Hooray for temples!
Ground was broken Tuesday in Fortaleza, Brazil, for that country's seventh temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Fortaleza Brazil Temple. "This temple will be a source of...
