Up to 100,000 can hear Conference on the Internet (LDS General Conference clicks into cyberspace)

The new LDS Church-owned Internet services company MStar.Net will broadcast the Church's upcoming General Conference to up to 100,000 listeners via Real Audio on the World Wide Web. The company has set up a new internet domain, http://www.generalconference.com, which will broadcast tomorrow's General Relief Society meeting as well as all four sessions of General Conference. The company said the popularity of the limited feeds provided in the past by BYU and by KSL Radio urged them to provide the service.

LDS missionaries serving in Taiwan are safe

The LDS Church reports that all LDS missionaries serving in the Church's three missions in Taiwan are safe and accounted for, according to Church spokesman Dale Bills. "We do not have a lot of information about members or our (church) facilities," he said. "We're still waiting for information on injuries."

Mormons Update Women's Meeting

At the annual General Relief Society Meeting on Saturday night, the LDS Church announced that the monthly 'homemaking meeting' will now be called the 'Home, Family and Personal Enrichment meeting.' The change starts January 1st. According to Sister Virginia Jensen, first counselor in the Relief Society Presidency, the focus of the meetings will also change, and include practical skills like home repair and gardening.

Oaks' new book says Mormons respect other religions ( LDS Leader: Church's missionaries try to respect wishes of all countries, their people)

Apostle Dallin Oaks and LDS Church General Counsel Lance Wickman have co-authored a new book on the legal and philosophical basis of proselyting. Their book, " Sharing the Book: Religious Perspectives on the Rights and Wrongs of Mission," which is due out this fall, says that LDS missionaries respect local laws and the desires of individuals not to be proselyted.

Returned Missionary founds International Charity (Choice Humanitarian)

Although they come from throughout the United States, the majority of volunteers are from Utah. They represent a variety of skills, ages and religions, participating as individuals, couples, and even as families. One participant, Rebecca Cowden, of Salt Lake City, said people feel they're serving their fellow man the way God wants them to. The article relates many experiences that volunteers have had working for the organization.

Perth Temple Update

Wondering what's happening to the Perth Temple? Not a lot at present.

Omaha Nebraska Temple's name changed to 'Winter Quarters'

The name of the announced "Omaha Nebraska Temple" has officially been changed to the "Winter Quarters Temple."

LDS Missionary Interviewed from Taichung, Taiwan

During the telephone interview an aftershock struck. Elder Meyers related his experience and how he felt during the earthquake. He spoke of how he had traveled to the nearby city of Longjing where he saw a 12 story building which had collapsed. He reported making his way to the front lines of this scene to help assist the survivors and rescue people from the building. He saw numerous dead bodies being pulled from the rubble.

LDS Research on the effects of Divorce (Divorce debate: Does it run in the family?)

In an article covering divorce rates and the debate about its tendency to follow in families, Uhlenhuth mentions a forthcoming Ensign article by BYU professor Elaine Walton. Walton has researched the effects of divorce on the marriages of children affected by divorce. She says that children of divorced parents "experience some fear and distrust" about marriage.

The Mormons' genealogical gift

The granite climate-controlled vaults carved into the Rocky Mountains of Utah holds the world's most complete master list of dates of births, deaths, and marriages. In 1894, the church began this quest with its ultimate objective, a grand link of the human chain.