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| Pres. Hinckley, National Religious Leaders Meet Bush |
| President Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, attended an hour long
prayer meeting Thursday evening in Washington, D.C., along with 27
other religious leaders at the White House, to give his blessing and
support to President Bush prior to Bush's address to the nation.
According to a report from President Hinckley's office Bush told the
group, "I have never felt stronger, and that strength comes from God." |
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| Angels Moroni Placed on Three Temples |
| A statue of the Angel Moroni was hoisted above the
Nauvoo Temple and two other temples last Friday. It was the 178th
anniversary of the day LDS scriptures say the angel first appeared to church
founder, the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr. |
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| Local News |
| LDS Group Protests Porno Store |
| An LDS group renewed its protests over an adult video
store Tuesday night in an effort to get the store shut down. About 80 people
showed up to the protest, including many youths and teenagers from The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, waving signs, flagging down
cars and chanting "Don't go in, it's a sin." |
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| New York Humanitarian Fair Looks at Service Opportunities |
| The New York Metro LDS Professional Association
held its New York Humanitarian Fair 2001 in the New York Stake Center
on Saturday, educating about 100 attendees on service opportunities,
both through the many Mormon-related charities and through several
New York-area organizations. The half-day conference featured
workshops from five different organizations, including one session
that covered the work of many other Mormon groups, and a keynote
address by Chieko N. Okazaki, former member of the Relief Society
General Presidency. |
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| Sports |
| BYU's Doman Called Heisman Contender |
| ESPN.com has listed BYU quarterback Brandon Doman as one of
the top ten contenders for college football's highest honor, the Heisman
trophy. Taking advantage of the attention, the University has started
promoting his contention, calling him "The Domanator" and producing a new
poster featuring Doman. |
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| Rulon Gardner: One Year after the Gold |
| There are a few nicks now in the
Olympic gold medal and it shows other slight signs of wear from being
touched, handled, and even accidentally dropped as hundreds of fans
have sought to have some personal contact with the symbol of victory,
and its owner Rulon Gardner. |
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| Politics |
| Young Named Chair of US Religious Freedom Commission |
| Michael K. Young, Dean of George Washington University Law
School and former president of the LDS Church's New York NY Stake has been
elected chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the
commission announced Monday. Young, who has been a member of the commission
since its 1999 inception, is an expert on Japanese law as well as on
religious freedom. |
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| Internet |
| SouthernSaints Discussion List Created |
| Mahonri.org is pleased to announce the
creation of SouthernSaints, an email discussion list for members of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who live in, or have
a special interest in, the Southern United States. SouthernSaints is
to provide a forum for discussion of doctrine, culture, daily life,
and about the unique experiences of living as a member of the Church
of Jesus Christ in the South. |
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| People |
| New York Times Remembers Only New York LDS Victim |
| While as many as 17 possible LDS victims have
been identified in the attacks on the World Trade Center, little is
known about some of the victims. However, the New York Times gave
further information on Ivhan Carpio recently in its continuing
profiles of the more than 5,000 New York victims. Carpio was
identified as the only LDS resident of the New York area who was
killed in the attack. |
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| LDS High School Senior's Lifestyle Leads Trend |
| The example of Lindsey Searle, a senior at
Ponderosa High School in Parker Colorado and a member of the Parker
Colorado Stake, was presented in The Denver Post as representing a
trend toward less risky behavior by today's teens. |
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| A Mongolian Teen's View of America |
| He only has one name, comes from a country
half-way around the world, and is getting educational opportunities that his
friends back home don't get. 15-year-old Munkhbaatar (prounounced
MUNK-ba-tar) is from Mongolia, and is attending high school in Albuquerque
thanks to LDS Church members John and Carolyn Bennett. |
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| Arts & Entertainment |
| LDS Stress Expert's E-Book Free After Terrorist Attacks |
| Stress management expert Dr. Glenn R.
Schiraldi's book, "The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook: A
Guide to Healing, Recovery and Growth," will be available free on the
Internet starting tomorrow, courtesy of the book's publisher,
McGraw-Hill. Schiraldi, an LDS Church member and faculty member at
the University of Maryland, College Park, is the author of several
books on mental and physical health. The 441-page book is available
in several e-book formats, including Adobe Acrobat and Peanut Press,
from Amazon.com, McGraw-Hill, Contentville and Adobe's eBookstore. |
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| Utah Shakespearean Festival Box Office Declines; But Wins Expansion |
| In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the
Utah Shakespearean Festival has seen a 25-30 percent drop in ticket sales
for its Fall season. But, in spite of the drop, the Festival, founded and
run by LDS Church member Fred Adams, won an important ruling Wednesday that
will allow it to proceed with a planed expansion. |
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| Business |
| Deseret News Accused of Forum Shopping in Tribune Lawsuit |
| One day after the Utah Supreme Court ruled that a
Deseret News lawsuit against the Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Company must
be heard in Salt Lake County, the News asked a Davis County Judged to
dismiss the case, saying that the News would now file its claim in U.S.
Federal Court. The move led the Tribune Publishing Company, which has a
contract to manage the newspaper, to accuse the News of 'forum shopping' in
its effort to move to morning publication and establish its right to veto
any sale of the Tribune. |
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