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Churchwide News
| Opening of Green Polygamy Trial Attracts Attention of the World |
| The start of the court case against polygamist Tom Green has attracted attention from newspapers all over the English speaking world.
Newspaper stories on major news wires like the Associated Press, United
Press International and Reuters have appeared in newspapers across the US
and around the world, including such disparate places as Johannesburg, South
Africa, Manchester, England and Melbourne, Australia. Utah's 4th District
Court yesterday selected a jury of eight with one alternate to hear the case
against Green, who is charged with four counts of bigamy. |
| Elder Loren C. Dunn, Boston Temple President, Dead at 70 |
| Elder Loren C. Dunn, President of the Boston
Temple, died last night in a Boston area hospital while undergoing treatment
for cancer. Elder Dunn's death came just hours after the Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the Boston Temple's steeple could be
completed. Elder Dunn was recovering from extensive surgery May 1st that was
meant to combat an aggressive cancer. But his recovery had been difficult,
according to a report received by Mormon News, and his condition had
deteriorated rapidly in the past two days. |
| Dalai Lama Visits LDS Church's First Presidency |
| As part of a three-day visit to Salt Lake
City, Utah that ended Saturday, the Dalai Lama met with the First
Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
speaking with them about the plight of his homeland and its exile
community. The Tibetan spiritual leader is on a seven-city US tour,
and Salt Lake City was his first stop. He has been in exile from
Tibet, his homeland, for 42 years. |
| LDS Genealogy Resources Impress Dallas Newspaper |
| Reporter Jeff Parish presented his Texas readers
Saturday with an article that shed some light on why genealogy has
become an important hobby to millions. His article also describes how
extensive the genealogy records are in local LDS Family History
Centers, more than 20 of which are located in the Dallas-Ft. Worth
area. |
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