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Displaying stories 1 - 15 of 19 in total tagged with "War"
The Mormons Sit Out the Civil War
Mormon Life says: A little church history story for your afternoon.
On May 1, 1862, Capt. Lot Smith led a cavalry company of a little more than 100 volunteers from Salt Lake City east into the mountains. Their mission was simple: to help the Union Army guard the...
LDS youths bring Mormon Battalion to life
The Mormon Battalion’s original trek through Yuma, Ariz., took place in January of 1847. Those who attended Yuma’s 2012 Silver Spur Rodeo Parade in February were treated to a trip back in time and a lesson in history. More than a dozen young men and young women from Yuma’s 9th Ward, in period...
Billboard: Why did LDS leader say Mormons are warlike?
Mormon Life says: Have you seen this?
Since Friday, drivers on southbound Interstate 15 have been confronted by an LDS Church leader’s claim that "we are a warlike people." The billboard, paid for by a group of libertarians and...
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...
Recalling the Mormon who tried to save Anne Frank
Mormon Life says: This story is worth retelling.
In the wake of last week's international media furor over the a reported recent proxy baptism of famed Jewish Holocaust victim Anne Frank in an LDS temple, a noted Jewish scholar is reminding his...
To Be Civilized
Mormon Life says: I would love to have been in this author's scripture class to hear this lesson.
In a scripture class, taught and attended by women in my stake, I was recently asked to read a story written by Paul Sullivan, published in the Reader’s Digest in 1996, about the Cellist of...
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...
President Henry B. Eyring: A blessing of peace at Christmastime
Mormon Life says: I love reading about the childhood stories of general authority.
Childhood memories are for me the most vivid and the emotions from those times most easily recovered. Just a few weeks ago, I walked through heavy snow that reached above the tops of my shoes to...
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,...
WWII Refugee to Mormon: Walter Maschmeyer's Journey
Mormon Life says: Living as Germans during the uncertainty of World War II, Walter Maschmeyer and his mother became displaced refugees fleeing the bombings. But they also saw plenty of kindness and miracles.
At age twelve, Walter Maschmeyer traversed Germany amid the turmoil of World War II. Traveling only with his mother, Maschmeyer saw miles of German countryside during 1945 as they used...
Book review: Details lives and faith of German Latter-day Saints under Hitler's regime
Life for German members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during World War II includes sacrament meetings interrupted by air bombers and many of their priesthood leaders being drafted into military service. "Under the Gun: West German and Austrian Latter-day Saints in World War...
Years of faith and effort for members of new stake in Guam
Mormon Life says: Read this for the incredible photo gallery.
Nearly 800 local members unanimously raised their hands in approval as Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve called for a sustaining vote to create the first stake in Guam — the Barrigada...
Tennesse Relief Society makes 'soldier' dolls to hug
To give support to the members of the military from their community, the Relief Society of the Athens Branch, of the Chattanooga Tennesee Stake, created "Soldier Dolls" for the 117th Military Police Battalion in Athens, Tenn., earlier this year. The dolls are made with pictures of the soldiers for...
Elder Perry visits Guam and Saipan, remembers serving in WWII
