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News about Mormons, Mormonism,
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| General News |
| President Hinckley Announces San Antonio Temple |
| At a regional fireside this evening, June 24th,
President Gordon B. Hinckley announced that he had spent the day
looking for land for a temple in the San Antonio, Texas area. "We've
come here to see about a temple." He said the Church didn't own land
for it yet, but that he was "looking around today for a place to put
it." He spoke about preparing and being worthy to attend the temple,
"If we build a temple here, as I think we will do." He challenged
members to be prepared and worthy to enter the temple, and discussed
those requirements. |
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| Missionaries in Peru Safe, Church Reports |
| After an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9
hit off the coast of Peru Saturday, the LDS Church reported that all
missionaries in the area of the quake are safe. A news report in the
Deseret News Sunday quoted Dale Bills, spokesman for The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as saying that all missionaries
were safe and accounted for. However, Bills did not yet have
information about the status of Church members and facilities in the
area at that time. |
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| Local News |
| Another LDS Chapel Vandalized in Utah |
| The current wave of vandalism against churches in
the Salt Lake Valley continued last week when the Rose Park North Stake
Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was vandalized.
The damage was discovered at 8 am Friday by a maintenance worker, who called
on local church members to help clean up the building for events scheduled
that day. |
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| Sports |
| Golden Richard's Tragic NFL Career And Recovery |
| Remember what they say, "Be careful what you
wish for because you just may get it." Never was this more true than
in the case of Golden Richards, former professional football player.
From the time he was a little boy, Richards dreamed of playing for
the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He dreamed of glory on the field and
fame and celebrity off the field. And, after many years of hard work
and practice, Richards found himself living his dream. He became a
celebrity hero on America's Team, the Dallas Cowboys. He caught a
touchdown pass in a Super Bowl win. He went out on a date with Olivia
Newton-John and rubbed shoulders with beautiful women like supermodel
Jerry Hall. |
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| Missionary Crandall Returns to ASU |
| Elder Kenny Crandall is trading in his white shirts,
neckties and wingtips for some gym shorts and sneakers. Recently
returned from Eugene, Ore. after serving a two-year mission for The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Crandall hopes to resume
his college basketball career and return to action this fall. Before
his mission, Crandall played at ASU as a freshman in the 1998-99
season and will most likely play shooting guard if he makes the team
this fall. ASU suffered through a somewhat lackluster season last
year, due in large part to a lack of quality outside shooting from
the guard line. The Sun Devils struggled to a 13-16 record last
season and Crandall would love to help the team do better this year. |
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| Politics |
| Cook Already Planning Return to Congress |
| Merrill Cook, who lost his seat representing
Utah's 2nd congressional district to Democrat Jim Matheson last Fall,
is already planning a comeback, hoping to win back the seat in 2002.
But while he thinks he is the best candidate to oppose Matheson,
other candidates disagree, noting that Cook has strong negative
perceptions among many voters. |
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| People |
| The Princess and Her Mormon Marine Settle in Las Vegas |
| The Mormon Marine who fell in love with a Bahraini
Princess and spirited her to the US against her family's wishes is back in
the news, this time as he and the 19-year-old princess, now his wife, have
decided to settle in Las Vegas. The couple told their story again to the
Associated Press, and the article about them has appeared in hundreds of
newspapers in the past few days. |
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| Business |
| Seven Mormons on Forbes List of World's Billionaires |
| The current issue of Forbes magazine includes its
annual list of the richest people in the world, and at least seven of those
listed are Mormon. Forbes list is based on public records and Forbes'
estimates of the fortunes of the 538 people worldwide who control fortunes
worth more than $1 billion. One Mormon who has appeared on Forbes lists in
the past year fell off the list, a casualty of the decline in tech stocks in
the past year. |
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| Regional Airline Run by LDS Family Growing Rapidly |
| SkyWest, the country's largest independently
owned regional airline, says, "the skys the limit," as it embarks on
one of the most ambitious expansion plans in the industry. While
Comair, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta, is in the throes of a
month-long pilot strike, SkyWest is buying up five jets dropped by
Comair and planning new routes from Salt Lake City to Texas, Iowa and
Arizona. |
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