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LDS Church among 18 churches added to Hungarian recognition list
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of 18 churches that have been added to the list of formally recognized churches by Hungary's new coalition government. A spokesperson for the LDS Church verified that the recognition has taken place, but said the church would not be...
Kyiv Ukraine Temple receives construction award
The Kyiv Ukraine Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) has received first place for the best religious building constructed in Ukraine in 2010.
Oklahoma missionaries featured in local news
An Enid couple spending two years as missionaries are finding themselves, in the words of one of them, speechless in Hungary. Dr. Michael and Janice Scott, Enid residents for 20 years, left for Budapest in August. However, their first stop was Provo, Utah, for 10 days of language training. ...
Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine Celebrate 20 Years of the Church
This year marks 20 years since the official establishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in three Eastern European countries—Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine. Although the Church already had a presence in each country, the governments of Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine didn’t...
Church responds following Turkey earthquake
On October 23, 2011, a 7.2 magnitude quake struck the city of Van and the town of Ercis, near the Iranian border, in Turkey's Kurdish heartland. An aftershock 6.0 magnitude quake stuck shortly thereafter. At least 239 people have been killed, and more than 1,000 have been injured. Hundreds more...
New triple combination published in Estonian
A new triple combination edition of the scriptures, featuring the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price bound together in one volume, is now available in Estonian. The new volume is available immediately from local Church distribution centers, from the Online...
Ambassador thankful for Church's humanitarian work
Once a Kosovo refugee, Avni Spahiu is now an ambassador to the United States from that nation who on Nov. 16, expressed his gratitude to a General Authority for the humanitarian service given by the Church during the dark days of a decade ago. The expression came on Nov. 16, while the ambassador...
Historic moments for the Church in Ukraine
When Ivan Stratov received his call to serve in the Finland Helsinki East Mission he had no way of knowing he would become so much a part of Church history that his name would show up in the Deseret News Church Almanac. In the 2010 edition, on page 593 under the heading "Ukraine," the first...
Albanian Mormon convert tells all of her love for the Savior
"Amen" was the sole word I siphoned from a flood of sound the first time Sister Topalli Hanci spoke to me. It seemed I had barely touched Albanian soil before I was lifted up again in the arms of this riotously staunch member of the Church. Somewhere between her rapid Albanian and exultant...
