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| 'I am a Child of God' Author Naomi Randall Dies |
| Naomi Randall, longtime leader in the LDS Church's
primary organization and author of what is arguably the most beloved LDS
hymn, died Thursday, May 17th at her daughter's house in La Mesa,
California. Sister Randall said that the lyrics for 'I am a Child of God'
came to her in answer to prayer about writing a new song for Primary General
Conference. The song has since moved beyond the Primary to be used in all
LDS services, not just those for children. Sister Randall was 92. |
| LDS Woman's Stalker Arrested and Charged |
| A 20-year-old LDS woman's stalking nightmare may be over
after Mesa, Arizona police arrested Frank William Elmer, 52, on May 11th.
Elmer is charged with two counts of stalking, one count of threatening and
one count of attempted kidnapping in connection with his three-year-long
obsession with the woman. Elmer met the young woman, whose name has not been
released, when her father, an LDS Bishop, was helping him return to normal
life after a stint in prison. |
| Deaf New Zealander Will Serve LDS Mission |
| John Lydiate was schueduled to leave today
for the United States to serve an LDS mission, but before he left he
told a local newspaper that he had wanted to serve in spite of his
inability to hear. But in spite of his sign language fluency, the
24-year-old man will spend eight weeks in Provo's MTC learning
American Sign Language. |
| LDS Woman's Effort Brings Books to Impoverished School |
| LDS Church member Anne Kate Ard picked up a piece of
paper that she thought she had dropped in a Hoover, Alabama parking lot, and
discovered a need. The piece of paper wasn't hers at all -- it was a letter,
a plea from an elementary school teacher for books for her impoverished
students. And Ard says her discovery of the letter was no coincidence. |
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