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News about Mormons, Mormonism,
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| General News |
| The Economist Looks at Mormonism |
| Drawing heavily on Professor Rodney Stark's
prediction that the LDS Church would grow to some 50 million members
by 2040, the highly-respected international business magazine The
Economist wonders how the world will react to 'the next world
religion.' |
| First Presidency Passes Olympic Torch |
| As expected, LDS Church President Gordon B.
Hinckley handled the Olympic Torch, passing it on to fellow members
of the First Presidency as part of the torch relay. But none of the
First Presidency actually carried the torch, leaving that to Elders
Robert D. Hales and Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve. |
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| Local News |
| Maryland Stake Adds Spanish Speaking Branch |
| Mercedes Yarn, and 30 other Spanish
speaking members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
will be able to worship in their native language as the Church adds a
Spanish speaking branch to the Columbia, Catonsville, Laurel,
Hampstead and Eldersburg wards in Maryland. Over 1,300 members meet
in the 1976 brick church on Johns Lane and U.S. 29. |
| BYU Enrollment Doesn't Require Church Attendance |
| Despite common perception, BYU does not require that
students attend Church each Sunday in order to get its "continuing
ecclesiastical endorsement," which is required to enroll each year. |
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| Politics |
| National Law Firm Takes On Utah Census Lawsuit |
| The national law firm Sidley Austin Brown &Wood
LLP has agreed to represent the state of Utah in its lawsuit seeking
a fourth U.S. Congressional seat before the U.S. Supreme Court. In
the case, to be heard March 27th, Utah argues that the U.S. Census
Bureau illegally increased the population counts it made when
enumerators were unable to contact residents in a process the Bureau
calls "imputation." |
| Salt Lake City to Shelter the Homeless during Olympics |
| The Los Angeles Times reports that Salt Lake
City is experiencing an increase in homeless persons due to the
coming Olympics, in part because some motel owners are forcing out
weekly and monthly renters to get higher room rates from event
attendees. The city has planned for such an increase by adding a
450-bed emergency shelter and providing increased meal services. |
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| People |
| How Barton-upon-Humber England Got Missionary Murderer |
| An article in The Times of London last
week gives an account of how Robert Elmer Kleasen, once convicted and
newly accused of the 1974 murder of two LDS missionaries, was able to
not only enter the United Kingdom, but there amass a large weapons
cache under the noses of local police. Kleasen is currently facing an
extradition request from Travis County, Texas, which wants to try him
again in the 1974 murders. The extradition hearing is now scheduled
for later this month. |
| Episcopal Priest Finds Book of Mormon in Trade Center Wreckage |
| An Episcopal priest, one of hundreds of
ministers who volunteer as chaplains at ground zero in lower
Manhattan, has collected dozens of bibles and other sacred books,
including a copy of the Book of Mormon, from the wreckage of the
World Trade Center. |
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| Arts & Entertainment |
| 2002 Not the First Time Mormons Have Played Host to An International Race for Gold |
| A new documentary film by History Channel
veteran Scott Tiffany reveals the historic saga of an overlooked sea
trek. Forgotten Voyage relates the exodus of a clan of Mormon
families who fled persecution in 1846 on an unprecedented sea
journey-six months crammed into a ship with just two square feet of
space per person. Aboard the ship Brooklyn, they became the first
civilian families to sail the nearly 20,000-mile journey from New
York to California, rounding the treacherous tip of South America at
Cape Horn. These Mormons survived horrific storms, buried loved ones
at sea, and-accidentally-settled San Francisco for America. |
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| Business |
| The Church Flag Internet Store Increases Business |
| Exciting News! Now there are more beautiful
and historical LDS souvenir items available at The Church Flag. Since
starting his LDS online business, back in April of 2001, John T.
Wardle, owner of The Church Flag, has seen his flags sold to members
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all over the
world. "Members of the church have enjoyed our distinctive product,
but we're not simply selling flags any longer. We've added new
merchandise with the beautiful Church Flag design on them. Items like
our quality made Cloisonne Church Flag Lapel Pins and dazzling Church
Flag Sterling Silver Rings," states Mr. Wardle. |
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