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Go West, young religion: Mormonism on exhibit
Mormon Life says: The New York Times features the exhibits on display at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City. I like what they have to say about the Church and U.S. history.
The president, according to Mormon doctrine, is literally a seer, a prophet — the president, that is, of the church. Usually American presidents have a somewhat lower reputation.Now that Mitt...
LDS Conference Center fire caused $500K in damage, fire officials say
A fire at the downtown Conference Center caused $500,000 in damage to the LDS Church building, fire officials said Thursday. The blaze began about 8:15 p.m. Monday in a bank of backup batteries in a mechanical room at the Conference Center, 60 N. West Temple. The batteries serve as a backup...
The Inner City Project: a chance to serve from home
Whether you're finding an apartment for someone newly homeless, explaining to a foreign refugee what a flush toilet is, or connecting addicts with resources for recovery, the Inner City Project has something nearly anyone can do to fulfill Christ's call to serve "the least of these" right when it...
Elder Dallin H. Oaks dedicates new home of Utah's largest law firm
Elder Dallin H. Oaks was among friends Thursday afternoon, surrounded by legal professionals at the new home of Utah's largest law firm. Elder Oaks, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Quorum of the Twelve, officially welcomed Kirton McConkie to City Creek Center and...
LDS Church to reuse the rubble from the old downtown malls
With all the attention paid to the new City Creek Center development, a lot of Utahns may be starting to forget what was there before. But a reminder of the ZCMI Center and Crossroads Plaza is seen by drivers every day. Alongside an I-80 frontage road at 7200 West, there's a sizable pile of...
Family history holidays bring tourists to Utah
Thousands of people flock to Salt Lake City each year, not for Utah’s skiing or national parks, but to search through endless records of births, deaths and marriages at one the world's largest repositories of genealogy information on the planet. There is a new breed of traveller focused on...
{LDSL Blog} What City Creek Will Do for the Church
Mormon Life says: The new City Creek Center in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City is more than just a mall - it's the newest missionary tool of the LDS Church.
The LDS Church’s for-profit firm City Creek Reserve is behind the construction of the $2 billion mixed-use shopping space that spans two city blocks just across the street from Temple Square. And...
The Truth About Mormons: American attitudes towards Mormons
Mormon Life says: I love this cover.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is, you may be surprised to learn, the largest religious organization in the United States after the Catholic Church, the Southern Baptist Convention,...
Conference visitors have many travel, viewing options
Officials are urging the tens of thousands gathering for LDS General Conference to carpool, use mass transit and take advantage of many options to watch or listen elsewhere. And beware: Fares for buses and TRAX light rail go up April 1 — halfway through conference. It is no April Fools’ Day...
City Creek prepares for LDS General Conference weekend
The debut of City Creek Center exceeded expectations, but owners of the shops and stores that constitute the mixed-use downtown destination are bracing for more, possibly larger, crowds in its second weekend. Scott Trotter, spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,...
Salt Lake City storehouse at top of Mormon food chain
At the new Utah Bishops’ Central Storehouse, pallets loaded with food wait to be ferried to locales near and far, their destinations handwritten in black marker on plastic wrap covers: Lindon, Ely, Mesa, San Diego, St. George. Richard Humphries, storehouse manager, stops a golf cart next to one...
First Presidency attends City Creek opening
Mormon Life says: What an incredible day this was! This article has an excellent photo gallery of the events.
The First Presidency participated in Thursday's ceremonial ribbon cutting at City Creek Center, signaling the long-awaited opening of Salt Lake City's newest mall.President Thomas S. Monson and his...
Artists at work on March 23 at Church History Museum
Seven Mormon artists will be featured at this year's Artists at Work event at the LDS Church History Museum on Friday, March 23, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Mormon inner city project blesses lives of thousands
Glenn and Kathy Sorte serve as volunteer missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in the Inner City Project of Salt Lake City. After a lifetime of Church service, they are still keeping busy by responding to the needs of central city families. Their list of...
It's time to move past 'the Mormon moment,' LDS official says
Mormon Life says: Is it really a "moment" if it's lasted more than ten years?
History has not recorded the name of the journalist who created the phrase, “the Mormon moment.” The originator may have been a headline writer for U.S. News and World Report who, back in...
