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Today in the Bloggernacle: A Texas-sized hailstorm hits a mission home there
Life’s storms: “…however, the rain turned into loud pounding sounds. The wind howled fiercely. With growing concern, I got up and looked out a front window. I saw a river of water flowing down the street and through our front yard. Hailstones, solid pieces of ice the size of golf balls, were being...
The Mormon I know
Mormon Life says: The good example of one Mormon has left a lasting impression on this non-member.
One aspect of America which has been crushed in the Culture War is the wealth of regional diversity that permeated the United States before the nationalization of television and radio. In the time...
Dallas temple walk
As 27 young women set out at 4:30 a.m. to walk from their meetinghouse to the Dallas Texas Temple, leaders were sure the energy and enthusiasm of the goal would wear off. Instead, the young women embarking on their 18.1-mile walk to get to the temple, practically "ran to the temple," said Janice...
Texas communities remember missionaries killed in tragic accident
In an outpouring of support, people in the south Texas communities of Weslaco, La Vista and Dove attended a memorial service honoring two Mormon missionaries. Elder Trevor Reinholds Strong, of Taylorsville, Utah, and Elder Derek Jason Walker, of Fairfield, Idaho were remembered at the service...
Elder Russell M. Nelson speaks at funeral for missionary killed in Texas
Mormon Life says: What a good message.
Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told some 600 mourners gathered at the Kearns Utah Stake Center Monday that Elder...
Funeral services set for Mormon missionaries killed in Texas
Funeral services will be held Monday — in Utah and Idaho — for two LDS missionaries killed in Texas earlier this week. Trevor Reinhold Strong, 21, of Taylorsville, and Derek Jason Walker, 20, of Fairfield, Idaho, were riding bicycles Tuesday evening when they were hit head-on by a driver who...
Mormon missionaries were between teaching appointments when two were killed
Three LDS Church missionaries had just finished teaching a lesson to a prospective member and were bicycling to their next appointment when they were struck by a car on a small road in Donna, Texas, their mission president said Thursday. Trevor Reinhold Strong, 21, of Taylorsville, Utah, and...
Missionary who survived praises companions killed in crash
Mormon Life says: Elder Harris has chosen to continue serving his mission. What a good guy.
An LDS missionary who survived the crash that killed two other missionaries in Texas is praising them.The three missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were riding their...
Mormon missionary killed in Texas died after extending his mission
Mormon Life says: This new update is heartbreaking.
One of the two LDS missionaries hit by a vehicle and killed Tuesday night in Texas while riding their bicycles was scheduled to return home from his mission last week. Elder Trevor Reinhold Strong,...
UPDATE: Two LDS missionaries killed in Texas in hit-and-run accident
Mormon Life says: So, so sad. Our prayers are with the three families.
The driver in a Texas crash that killed two LDS missionaries from Utah and Idaho and injured a third turned himself in at the port of entry at Progresso, Texas, overnight.The injured missionary from...
Mitt Romney's campaign impacts LDS in Texas, Kentucky
With the race for the Republican presidential nomination heating up, Mormon college students deep in the heart of Texas are acclimating themselves to the increased attention Mitt Romney 's presidential aspirations bring to their religious observance. The Daily Texan, the student newspaper for the...
