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Churchwide News
| National Conference Coverage Light, Focused on Temples, Faith |
| Coverage of the LDS Church's annual General
Conference in US national newspapers was limited to a handful of
Associated Press articles that focused on LDS Church President Gordon
B. Hinckley's statements that the Church would build more Temples and
that faith is the basis of the Church's success. The articles were
few and limited compared to coverage of Conference in Utah news
sources, which covered many more elements of the conference and
placed more emphasis on the announcement of a Perpetual Education
Fund. |
| Mountain Meadows Massacre Artifacts to Remain in Arkansas |
| They say that time heals all wounds. Perhaps
"they" never heard of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. In the latest
chapter of the on-going saga of perhaps the most infamous incident in
the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the
Church and its primary opponent have reached an uneasy conclusion. |
| Armenian Book of Mormon Translation Complete |
| The Book of Mormon is now available in
Eastern Armenian. Eastern Armenian is the language actually spoken
by people in Armenia, while Western Armenian is spoken mostly in the
diaspora. |
| RLDS Church Will Become 'Community of Christ' on Friday |
| The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, often called the RLDS Church, will change its name
this coming Friday to the "Community of Christ" in an attempt to
change the way outsiders and Church members look at the Church. Tom
Morain, an RLDS Church member in Ames, Iowa, says this move looks
forward instead of back, "The word "reorganized' looks back to an
event in the 1800s and defines us in relationship to the Mormon
Church, and we've moved beyond that. We're trying to get away from
the constant comparison to the Mormons," Morain explained. |
| Church Announces New Leadership Assignments |
| At the Saturday afternoon session of the
171st Annual General Conference, the First Presidency of The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the callings of twelve
General Authorities to serve in the First and Second Quorums of the
Seventy. Those called to the First Quorum of the Seventy serve in
various assignments until age 70. Those called to the Second Quorum
of the Seventy serve for a period of about six years. |
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