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Displaying stories 1 - 15 of 22 in total tagged with "Military"
Woman stunned by unexpected act of kindness
Mormon Life says: What a great story of paying it forward.
Lisa Brummer was at a Walmart in Sandy, purchasing shelf-stable food, snacks, magazines and personal care products to send to her 21-year-old nephew who is serving his second deployment to...
Faith and adventure: A patriarch leads a full life
Mormon Life says: Wow, what hasn't he done?!
Not many people would fly more than 1,500 miles for a two-hour interview with a reporter. Then again, there aren't many people who approach life like Robert "Robin" O'Brien. The spur-of-the-moment...
You Make the Call: Missionary Draft Deferrals
It has been interesting for me to watch the reactions this past week as news stories illuminated yet again the contested territory where the free exercise of religion meets civic considerations and obligations. As I observed other LDS people comment on these stories, I realized that in our recent...
Military wives turn to Bible for marriage advice
With husbands deployed or off preparing for war, some young wives at this sprawling Army installation have spent much of their marriages so far alone. Faced with long periods of separation and worry over the next combat tour, a group of wives mostly in their late 20s and early 30s are drawn...
Pearl Harbor devastation: Missionary recalls bombing
Mormon Life says: In remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day, here's a neat story from an LDS missionary serving in the Hawaiian islands during the bombing.
On Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941, Elder Wayne M. Winegar had just listened to the radio broadcast of "Music and the Spoken Word." The Mormon Tabernacle Choir had sung the words, "All is well." And...
LDS vet recalls attack on Pearl Harbor
In August 1941, Bill Jarvis' uncle signed a letter giving permission for the 17-year-old to enlist in the U.S. Navy. The teenager could not have known that he would soon become an eyewitness to some of World War II's most pivotal events — beginning with the "Day of Infamy."On that day, Dec. 7,...
The Latter-day Saints and the Civil War
It was 150 years ago last month Brigham Young sent the first message by telegraph from the old Utah Territory. Out East, the American Civil War was beginning to rage, so his short message was one of great import: “Utah has not seceded but is firm for the Constitution and laws of our once happy...
America's freedom fighters
Mormon Life says: Happy Veterans Day, and thank you to everyone who has served.
It’s been more than a month since my last column. During that hiatus, some of my time was spent speaking to groups in Utah and Idaho. On Oct. 29 I had the privilege of being the keynote speaker at...
Choir television program salutes armed forces
The Choir is known for its stirring patriotic music from "God Bless America" to "America, the Dream Goes On." True to that tradition, in conjunction with BYU Broadcasting, the Choir has prepared "The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Salutes Our Armed Forces," a one hour special featuring Broadway...
Remembering a spiritual giant, Dale Brough Rex
Before BYU basketball stars Jimmer Fredette and Danny Ainge graced the Marriott Center and television sets of the nation, another former player also caught the eye of America, except at Madison Square Garden. Dale Brough Rex, a 6-foot-7, 200-pound center, and the rest of his BYU basketball team...
Vet's military service enhanced his faith
“Honor your covenants and you’ll be protected,” said the voice that rang in JD Thornock’s ears as he looked out his window and realized he was only a few feet away from a roadside bomb sticking out of the ground. “I thought it was over, and I heard Elder (David A.) Bednar’s voice in my head,”...
BYU student prepares for life as an army chaplain
Being in the U.S. military requires a certain level of toughness; however, being an LDS chaplain in the military requires more than just toughness.Growing up in Hyattsville, Md., Gabriel Hess’s dreams were of being an actor and attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Hess even had...
BYU conference to salute LDS veterans
Russell Meacham's respect for Elder Marion D. Hanks runs very deep. One of Meacham's most treasured memories from his military service during the Vietnam War was time spent with Elder Hanks, who risked his life to fly into hot combat zones to minister to LDS soldiers. "Elder Hanks … made lists...
Pres. Packer to military chaplains: 'We depend on you'
At the moment, 75 LDS men serve their country and the Church as chaplains in all branches of the U.S. armed services, an impressive corps, but it has not continuously been so. Speaking Oct. 4 to an audience of LDS chaplains and their wives in the auditorium of the Church Office Building in Salt...
Pres. Boyd K. Packer recalls days of service
Gazing at an auditorium filled with LDS military chaplains and their wives, President Boyd K. Packer recalled a time less than 50 years ago when the entire chaplain corps of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had dwindled to five or six men. On Tuesday, President Packer, president of...
