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Explore Old Jerusalem on Google Maps Street View
Mormon Life says: This is pretty cool.
Many LDS people who’ve visited the Holy Land will tell you that it deepened their understanding of the the scriptures in a big way. Being able to walk the same places where Old and New Testament...
A week on an archaeological dig in Israel is a messy but interesting Biblical lesson
4 a.m. My eyes feel heavy. Today is my second day of digging. I'm in Israel for a week-long archaeological dig — not your regular vacation, but one that brought fulfillment and surprisingly more rest than I've gotten sitting on the beach. Richard Stamps, a professor of anthropology, and Mike...
LDS Church to blitz YouTube, Facebook with messages of Jesus Christ on Easter weekend
Mormon Life says: I love that the Church is doing this. Wouldn't it be awesome if all members shared the videos this weekend on their own social media?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to blitz the world of social media this weekend with a new media campaign aimed at helping "those not of our faith understand that we...
Mormons in the Holy Land
Mormon Life says: A non-LDS woman living in Jerusalem describes what the BYU Jerusalem Center is like.
With all this talk of Mormonism back home, and the state of Mormon-Jewish relations, I decided to go Mormon-hunting here in Jerusalem. Didn’t need to look far. Just up the hill there. On the...
Professor's discovery resurrects debate over 'Jesus tomb'
Mormon Life says: I don't agree with his thoughts about Christ's body, but his discovery is interesting.
Five years removed from his controversial "Jesus Tomb" documentary, UNC Charlotte archaeologist James Tabor announced Tuesday that he has helped uncover perhaps the earliest Christian image ever...
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The Lord's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Mormon Life says: A new Bible Video!
Biblical gardens come back to life in Israel
Mormon Life says: One more place to add to my bucket list.
Scientists have reconstructed what the biblical Kingdom of Judah would have looked like 2,500 years ago. The reconstruction shows a royal garden in Judah to have been an exotic paradise and is...
Today in the Bloggernacle: BYU-Jerusalem Center security update and one mission's 20th anniversary
Jerusalem update: “While there have been recent comments about possible Israeli responses to the development of nuclear capabilities by Iran by a few US and some Israeli officials, the security situation within the Holy Land has not changed — tensions within the Holy Land itself are low and there...
New Bible video available
With more than 1.5 million video minutes viewed at the website biblevideos.lds.org, The Life of Jesus Christ Bible videos given to the world by the Church last Christmas have been viewed in 194 different countries. Last week, a new video based on the parable of the Widow's Mites became available...
Experience Christmas in the Holy Land on Mormon Times TV
Mormon Life says: Tune in on Christmas Day to watch this special episode.
I’ve never been to the Holy Land. We planned to go several years ago, then Operation Desert Storm broke out and, well, I’m a nervous flyer who looks for any excuse not to soar through the clouds....
Ancient markings excavated in Jerusalem stump experts
Mormon Life says: A marker resembling a religious stone was found; however, it doesn't necessarily mean the whole complex was a temple. But maybe!
Matti Friedman of the Associated Press published news about a recent excavation in the City of David in Jerusalem, near the Gihon Spring. The excavation revealed an interesting set of markings...
BibleVideos.LDS.org is Church’s gift to the world
Mormon Life says: Did you watch it during the devotional? Amazing.
During the December 4, 2011, First Presidency Christmas Devotional, Church leaders presented The Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos website, a “gift” to the world for the coming holiday season. ...
Glenn Beck warmly received by Israeli Parliament
Conservative U.S. television commentator Glenn Beck received several rounds of applause by Israeli lawmakers as he voiced his unequivocal support for Israel during a visit to Jerusalem.
He spoke Monday before a packed parliamentary committee.
