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LDS Living Interview with General Relief Society President Julie B. Beck
Mormon Life says: Sister Julie B. Beck serves in a calling that few others can fully comprehend. In a recent interview, she shared what it’s like to work with Church leadership, what she wishes women in the Church better understood, and her inspiring testimony of faith.
Sister Julie B. Beck was serving as first counselor in the Young Women general presidency when she was called as general president of the Relief Society in the spring of 2007, succeeding Sister...
Teachings of George Albert Smith Lesson 6: Sustaining Those Whom the Lord Sustains
Mormon Life says: "Those called, sustained, and set apart are entitled to our sustaining support." -James E. Faust
Note: As the Church has said, the manual has been prepared as the primary source of lesson material. This supplement, from a general conference address, is only meant as a complement to your study...
Changes made to the Presidency of the Seventy
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) announced that Elder Richard J. Maynes of the Quorum of the Seventy has been called to serve in the Presidency of the Seventy.
Prophets.LDS.org features new biographies of living apostles
New biographies of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were published today on prophets.lds.org, under the section titled “Meet today’s prophets and apostles.” The first biography to be featured on Prophets and Apostles Speak Today is...
Elder Oaks testifies before Senate committee, defends charitable deductions
Mormon Life says: This committee is meeting about proposed tax changes that would limit charitable tax deductions for some citizens; Catholic and Baptist representatives supported Elder Oaks's testimony.
Elder Dallin H. Oaks told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee Tuesday morning that proposed "impairments" of the charitable tax deduction in order to increase tax revenues available for government...
Looking Up to the Brethren
Mormon Life says: A fun post about how parents' testimonies impact children.
My family was on Temple Square during a visit with Utah relatives, when suddenly, my mother grabbed me by the shoulders, and propelled me with alarming urgency towards the Tabernacle. An old man was...
Neal A. Maxwell – “A Brother Offended”
Mormon Life says: This is simply a quote from an old Elder Maxwell talk - but it's a good one.
"Quickly forgotten by those who are offended is the fact that the Church is “for the perfecting of the saints” (Eph. 4:12); it is not a well-provisioned rest home for the already perfected. ...
General Authorities chart - October 2011
Mormon Life says: Download a PDF of the newest chart showing the General Authorities of the Church . . .
The Church News edition of October 15, 2011, contained a two-page chart showing the General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To download a .pdf copy of the chart,...
2011 Seminar for New Mission Presidents
This article has links to the following talks from the seminar: President Henry B. Eyring: Holy Spirit will help missionaries succeed President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: Presidents help missionaries reach their potential President Boyd K. Packer: A voice felt, rather than heard Elder Russell M....
Elder Hallstrom speaks at BYU-Idaho devotional
Keeping earthly covenants leads individuals to keep eternal covenants, Elder Donald L. Hallstrom of the Presidency of the Seventy said during a BYU-Idaho devotional held on May 10. "If we understand and believe the doctrine of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the role of The Church of Jesus...
LDS apostles sought truth in science and religion
Elders James E. Talmage and John A. Widtsoe, two LDS apostles, knew a thing or two about science. Before they were both ordained as special witnesses in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder Widtsoe was a chemist and Elder Talmage was a geologist. Both men were considered...
Elder Jack H. Goaslind Jr., Mormon emeritus general authority, dies at 83
Elder Jack H. Goaslind Jr., 83, an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Salt Lake City. He served as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy for two decades, twice as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy and as...
New General Authorities and Area Seventies Named at April 2011 Conference
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced 10 new General Authorities and 41 Area Seventies at the Saturday afternoon session of the Church’s 181st Annual General Conference being held this weekend.
Emeritus LDS Church leader and political pollster dies
Richard Bitner Wirthlin, an LDS Church general authority who was Ronald Reagan's chief strategist and pollster, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 80. Born in Salt Lake City, Wirthlin was a close adviser to Reagan for more than 20 years and directed Reagan's successful presidential...
First General Authority of Japanese descent dies
Elder Adney Yoshio Komatsu, who served in the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1976-1993, died in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Feb. 23. He was 87. Elder Komatsu was born Aug. 2, 1923, in Honolulu to Jizaemon and Misao Komatsu, who had come from Japan to live in Hawaii. In 1941, at age 17, Adney Komatsu...
