Utah man shares story of opioid battle with youth groups
A once promising baseball player at the University of Utah who became addicted to heroin after an injury is now sober, and he’s sharing his story with youth groups to help prevent others from getting sucked in as he did.
The Dragon Dads Are an Online Community Offering Support to Fathers of LGBTQ Kids
Created by Jake Abhau after his son came out, Dragon Dads is a secret (meaning unsearchable) Facebook Group and community that allows dads of LGBTQ children to ask questions, share advice and learn from each other on how to best support their kids.
‘We are very rare’: Donny and Marie Osmond talk cost of fame, share Mormon joke in new Fox News interview
Donny and Marie Osmond don’t want to get political with their Las Vegas show.
After breaking neck in bicycle crash, former Helena College Dean Daniel Bingham is on the road to recovery
Early in the morning of Feb. 14, with the rising sun casting gray light into the streets, Daniel Bingham was riding his bicycle down a path in Sydney, Australia. It was a route the former dean of Helena College had taken many times before, but a split-second overcorrection drove him into a chain-link fence. In an instant, the routine bike ride turned into a broken neck, a 101-day hospitalization and a long road to recovery.
LDS Church leaders ask Mormons to submit original songs for new global hymnbooks
LDS Church leaders are asking Mormons to submit original songs for the first overhaul of the faith’s hymnbooks in 30 years, according to a news release issued Monday.
Latter Day Saints donates ultramodern eye equipment to St. Thomas Hospital
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has donated an ultra modern eye equipment to the St Thomas Eye Hospital at a ceremony in Accra.
‘Mormon soda’ — Soda shops a growing industry in eastern Idaho
Nearly 50 bottles of flavoring line the walls of Lael Andersen’s 10-foot by 20-foot shack on Northgate Mile, featuring common choices such as raspberry and cherry, to more off-the-wall additives such as cupcake.
Former Utah primary teacher at LDS church branch accused of sexually abusing child
Police arrested a West Jordan man accused of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl from his LDS Church congregation and authorities believe there may be more victims.
Utah court rejects man’s appeal over evidence that quoted the Book of Mormon
The Utah Court of Appeals has rejected a man’s request to overturn his felony stalking conviction because evidence used against him included quotes from the Book of Mormon.
When Your Teen Is in Love: 7 Tips for Parents When Their Children Begin Dating
Your teen comes home from school one day, starry-eyed and completely distracted. Uh-oh. She’s in love. How you wish you could return to the time when boys and girls yelled “Cooties!” and ran away lickety-split. Your teen’s sigh brings you back to the present. You remember what it was like to be in her shoes, but how do you deal with it from the other side?
“Next Women of Country” Shares Her Faith, Gets Praised by Marie Osmond: “She Flat Out Inspires Me”
Named one of Country Music Television’s “Next Women of Country” for 2018 and listed among the “2018 Artists to Watch,” 20-year-old country singer Abby Anderson is not only a rising country star, she is also an active believer in Christ and in the LDS faith.
1 Youth Leader Killed, 3 Injured in Car Accident on the Way to Young Women Camp
While driving to a Young Women camp on Tuesday, June 12, one Young Women leader was killed and three were injured in a rollover crash near Vero Beach, Florida.
Ex-LDS bishop gets probation for shooting out neighboring dog’s eye with BB gun
An Ogden resident and former Mormon bishop was given probation for shooting out the eye of a neighbor’s dog. His neighbor wanted him to serve jail time instead.
Coming soon to Mormon genealogical database: records of gay couples and same-sex parents
Three years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court made gay marriage legal in every state, but the LDS Church still hasn’t listed same-sex couples in its massive genealogy databank.
7 Things Emma Smith Wanted the Women of the Church to Know
In a letter to her husband, Joseph, Emma Hale Smith wrote, “I desire the Spirit of God to know and understand myself, that I might be able to overcome whatever of tradition or nature that would not tend to my exaltation in the eternal worlds. I desire a fruitful, active mind, that I may be able to comprehend the designs of God, when revealed through His servants without doubting.”
Mormon Church’s Billion Dollar Pharmaceutical Investment Allegedly Keeps Cannabis Illegal In Utah
It should come as no surprise that Mormons oppose the use of cannabis, as the faith forbids followers from any recreational drug use. Mormons are also forbidden from drinking alcohol, with some members going as far as abstaining from caffeinated drinks such as coffee, tea, and soda. Due to its high Mormon population, cannabis remains illegal in Utah.
Indiana Jones Is The Avatar Of Mormonism’s Intellectual Golden Age
Thesis: We would like to remind you all that Indiana Jones is definitely Mormon. Probably a jack-Mormon, but definitely a Mormon. In fact, to understand Indiana Jones is to understand post-Brigham Young, pre-David O. McKay Mormonism: the era sometimes called the golden age of Mormon intellectual life.
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Sugar addictions prominent in Mormon culture
Tarissa Vreeland gave up drinking coffee in order to be baptized into the LDS Church in 2016.
All Missionaries Safe, 2 Members Missing After Volcano Erupts in Guatemala
Two Latter-day Saints are counted among the missing following Sunday’s eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano that has killed at least 38 people.
Latter-day Saints donate $3,750 to local firefighters
More than 300 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered last month at an LDS church on Pump Road in Henrico to donate smoke alarms to leaders of Richmond-area fire departments. The effort was designed to assist a program that provides smoke detectors to homes in underserved communities.
President Nelson asks LDS youth for 7-day social media ‘fast’
The Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake was filled Sunday night with LDS youth who came to hear from President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was a rare occasion for a president of the church and his wife to speak directly to the youth — church members ages 12-18. President Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, encouraged them to eliminate distractions and make better use of their time, so they can focus on their faith. “My dear extraordinary youth, you were sent to Earth at this precise time — this most crucial time in the history of the world — to help gather Israel,” the 93-year-old church president said as he began his message. Telling the young church members they have an eternal destiny, President Nelson gave encouragement and counsel to the next generation of the church in the hour-long devotional. Sister Nelson urged the youth to live up to their potential in life.
Boy Scouts Reaffirm ‘Duty to God’ at National Meeting
Recognition of God as the ruling power in the universe, reverence for religious principles, and an “unwavering” commitment to God underscore the Scout Oath and the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) bylaws and constitution.
President Oaks acknowledges pain of past LDS restriction on priesthood, temple blessings for blacks
A senior LDS leader acknowledged Friday night that the church’s past restriction on blacks holding the priesthood and receiving temple blessings caused pain and suffering.
Provo adventure business creates escape room kit for LDS youth
Escape rooms are popular entertainment venues around Utah County, but sometimes are too expensive for local youth church groups.
Does the Mormon process beat the Seattle process for homelessness?
The number of chronically homeless people in King County is up 28 percent this year, according to the latest look at the homeless population, which was released today.
“Glee” and Broadway Stars to Headline for Mormon Tabernacle Choir Pioneer Day Concert
Broadway stars Matthew Morrison and Laura Michelle Kelly will join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for “Music for a Summer Evening,” a concert held annually in conjunction with community-wide Pioneer Day celebrations. This special Broadway-themed concert will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 20 and 21, at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center and will be conducted by Mack Wilberg, music director of the Choir, and Ryan Murphy, associate music director.
LDS Be One event encourages unity, celebration of modern revelation
Friday night’s Be One event by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is set to be a celebration of faith and the restoration of the priesthood to all men in 1978.
4.5 acre redevelopment plans around Mesa Mormon temple unveiled
City Creek Reserve, the Mormon church’s development arm, unveiled dramatic plans to transform 4.5 acres along Main Street in Mesa next to the temple.
LDS Church owns at least $32B in U.S. stock market
The LDS Church has U.S. stock market holdings valued of at least $32 billion according to information gathered from an independent website.
Despite LDS Church opposition, nearly 3/4ths of Utahns support ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana
Even though the Utah Medical Association and leaders of the LDS Church oppose the medical marijuana citizen initiative petition, three-fourths of Utahns support the measure, a new UtahPolicy.com poll finds.
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