http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Spencer W. Kimball en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Sat, 25 May 2013 20:50:15 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628871/LDS-Primary-general-presidency-addresses-women-at-BYU-conference.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628871/LDS-Primary-general-presidency-addresses-women-at-BYU-conference.html Sister Wixom and her counselors, Sister Jean A. Stevens and Sister Cheryl A. Esplin, focused on three building blocks —... Sun, 05 May 2013 21:01:40 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577967/Granddaughter-of-two-LDS-Church-presidents-turns-100.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577967/Granddaughter-of-two-LDS-Church-presidents-turns-100.html Florence Smith Jacobsen, granddaughter to two LDS Church presidents, former general Young Women president and church curator,... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626216/Elder-John-B-Dickson-The-Gospel-to-all-the-World.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626216/Elder-John-B-Dickson-The-Gospel-to-all-the-World.html Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577404/Sandra-Nazar-The-conference-I-remember-best.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577404/Sandra-Nazar-The-conference-I-remember-best.html I love everything about General Conference. As soon as one is concluded, I eagerly anticipate the next. My most memorable was... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577406/Tim-Johnson-The-conference-I-remember-best.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577406/Tim-Johnson-The-conference-I-remember-best.html Most people remember the October 1988 general conference for President Benson's talk on flooding the earth with the Book of... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577236/Conference-memories-can-last-2-and-inspire-2-a-lifetime.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577236/Conference-memories-can-last-2-and-inspire-2-a-lifetime.html The October 2012 general conference was memorable, largely because of President Monson's historic missionary age... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576314/More-than-70-countries-are-represented-on-one-college-campus.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576314/More-than-70-countries-are-represented-on-one-college-campus.html BYU-Hawaii is the most diverse college campus in the nation with students from more than 70 countries represented at the... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575943/Book-review-A-Year-of-Powerful-Prayer-offers-daily-direction-for-gaining-answers-to-prayer.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575943/Book-review-A-Year-of-Powerful-Prayer-offers-daily-direction-for-gaining-answers-to-prayer.html Turn routine prayers into powerful daily communion and worship with "A Year of Powerful Prayer," a volume of quotes and... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575050/L-Tom-Perry-An-Uncommon-Life-Years-of-Preparation-1922-1976.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575050/L-Tom-Perry-An-Uncommon-Life-Years-of-Preparation-1922-1976.html This first volume of Elder L. Tom Perry's biography extends from his birth in 1922, through his marriage and family years,... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618734/Rebirth-of-revelation-heralds-a-brighter-day.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618734/Rebirth-of-revelation-heralds-a-brighter-day.html At this season of the year, many of us commonly formulate New Year's resolutions. We believe, often despite many failures,... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865566145/BYU-students-energized-by-alum-Mitt-Romneys-presidential-bid.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865566145/BYU-students-energized-by-alum-Mitt-Romneys-presidential-bid.html Though the voting and involvement mentality seeps deep into many college campuses, the feelings during this election season... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:30:32 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765612287/Too-many-credible-gospel-witnesses-to-believe-they-all-lied.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765612287/Too-many-credible-gospel-witnesses-to-believe-they-all-lied.html Leaving a general conference session a couple of weeks ago, I noticed a demonstrator holding a sign announcing that Joseph... Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561694/Church-growth-in-Africa-and-new-Bible-Video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561694/Church-growth-in-Africa-and-new-Bible-Video.html Exciting church growth continues in Africa. And a new powerful Bible Video to share with your family and friends. And ever... Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:01:39 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561610/Mormon-on-a-dating-show-focus-of-novel-Reality-Check.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561610/Mormon-on-a-dating-show-focus-of-novel-Reality-Check.html Mormons and reality dating shows have been in the news this summer. An LDS Church member on a reality date show is also the... Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865558354/Looking-back-on-the-rich-history-of-the-Jordan-River-Temple.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865558354/Looking-back-on-the-rich-history-of-the-Jordan-River-Temple.html The Jordan River Temple, one of the busiest in the LDS Church, has been in operation for 30 years. This is a look back at its... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765579023/Tips-for-effective-summer-parenting.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765579023/Tips-for-effective-summer-parenting.html Most children eagerly await the start of their summer break from school. For parents, however, those unstructured and... Sun, 27 May 2012 15:31:39 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865555061/Centenarian-to-spend-his-100th-birthday-at-Idaho-Falls-Temple.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865555061/Centenarian-to-spend-his-100th-birthday-at-Idaho-Falls-Temple.html Art Jensen of Rigby, Idaho, turns 100 on May 10. He will spend the morning at the Idaho Falls Temple - just as he has at... Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865553942/Understanding-what-matters-and-what-doesnt.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865553942/Understanding-what-matters-and-what-doesnt.html It’s a story we’ve told many times before, but it deserves repeating here because of the powerful lesson it... Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865552471/And-should-we-die-2-the-great-mystery-of-death-what-comes-after.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865552471/And-should-we-die-2-the-great-mystery-of-death-what-comes-after.html Latter-day Saints have a sacred knowledge of life and death, but as mortals we know fear and uncertainty. The secrets of... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865552404/Learning-leadership-from-biography.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865552404/Learning-leadership-from-biography.html Biographies are the best leadership manuals. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865552280/MTC-prepares-for-new-nine-story-building.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865552280/MTC-prepares-for-new-nine-story-building.html Provo will receive a towering new landmark when the LDS Church completes its planned new nine-story building on the... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:50:07 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551732/Gardens-teach-children-important-life-lessons.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551732/Gardens-teach-children-important-life-lessons.html Young children love gardening, and it's a great activity to help them learn important lessons. It's also an activity... Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765557255/Two-conservatives-who-left-their-mark-on-liberals.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765557255/Two-conservatives-who-left-their-mark-on-liberals.html Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865564615/President-Monsons-biography-available-in-Spanish.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865564615/President-Monsons-biography-available-in-Spanish.html Thanks to a team of English-to-Spanish translators, President Thomas S. Monson’s biography "To the Rescue" is about to... Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700222686/Why-Im-a-Mormon-Larry-Echo-Hawk.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700222686/Why-Im-a-Mormon-Larry-Echo-Hawk.html Larry Echo Hawk, is the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, and shares part of his conversion story in this excerpt from "Why... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700220860/MTC-celebrates-50-year-anniversary-with-devotional.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700220860/MTC-celebrates-50-year-anniversary-with-devotional.html PROVO — Fifty year ago last month, newly called missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints going... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:04:26 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700219686/Oops-USA-Today-goofs-in-cover-story-about-LDS-beliefs.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700219686/Oops-USA-Today-goofs-in-cover-story-about-LDS-beliefs.html In a front-page story that made a sincere attempt to clarify the beliefs and teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:39:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700210470/To-all-seminary-teachers-you-are-doing-good.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700210470/To-all-seminary-teachers-you-are-doing-good.html With the year 2012 days away, the world is preparing to celebrate a whole new slew of centennials. But the centennial that... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700199990/Elder-Ronald-E-Poelman-dies-at-83.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700199990/Elder-Ronald-E-Poelman-dies-at-83.html Elder Ronald E. Poelman, an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and former member... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:34:58 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394310/The-Perfect-Family--Why-we-stick-to-the-ideal.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394310/The-Perfect-Family--Why-we-stick-to-the-ideal.html None of us live in the perfect family, but we still need a standard, an ideal, to look to. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700194911/BYU-landmark-Tree-of-Wisdom-sculpture-torn-down-to-be-replaced.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700194911/BYU-landmark-Tree-of-Wisdom-sculpture-torn-down-to-be-replaced.html PROVO — Workers demolished a 20-ton BYU campus landmark on Saturday, but the beloved and sometimes controversial Tree... Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:15:14 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705392114/Ask-Angela-I-just-cant-go-to-family-home-evening.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705392114/Ask-Angela-I-just-cant-go-to-family-home-evening.html A reader describes her discomfort with young single adult family home evening activities, and seeks a way to make it... Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700177738/Old-friend-offers-fresh-outlook.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700177738/Old-friend-offers-fresh-outlook.html Last Thursday I spent the day with my friend, Rios Pacheco. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:10:15 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700170405/Telling-Western-stories-with-humor-poignancy-and-insight.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700170405/Telling-Western-stories-with-humor-poignancy-and-insight.html BY CARMA WADLEY Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700169841/Picturing-history-Florence-Smith-Jacobsen.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700169841/Picturing-history-Florence-Smith-Jacobsen.html As the granddaughter of two presidents of the church, Florence Jacobsen had an interest in church history and its... Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166112/Real-giants-are-people-not-just-natural-wonders.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166112/Real-giants-are-people-not-just-natural-wonders.html In California, about 19 miles outside of San Bernadino at marker 138 on I-15, travelers are greeted by some striking rock... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705379859/Mormon-Media-Observer-This-is-one-of-many-Mormon-moments.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705379859/Mormon-Media-Observer-This-is-one-of-many-Mormon-moments.html This 'Mormon moment' seems only the latest since the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705374178/Prophets-who-lived-in-the-Hotel-Utah.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705374178/Prophets-who-lived-in-the-Hotel-Utah.html Several people can recall random and memorable moments when they met the prophets who lived in the Hotel Utah. Here are some... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705373300/Beauty-of-language-is-one-casualty-of-our-increasingly-casual-world.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705373300/Beauty-of-language-is-one-casualty-of-our-increasingly-casual-world.html Casualness in language and communication causes me to long for the gentility of the past. Wed, 25 May 2011 07:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705373152/Laughter-is-always-the-best-medicine.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705373152/Laughter-is-always-the-best-medicine.html When family life gets difficult and borders on unbearable, someone pulls out this story of Grandpa Tony, dusts it off and... Mon, 23 May 2011 06:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705373154/Many-headstones-that-carry-distinct-Mormon-features.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705373154/Many-headstones-that-carry-distinct-Mormon-features.html Stroll through the Salt Lake City Cemetery and you'll find the graves of 11 of the past presidents of The Church of Jesus... Mon, 23 May 2011 04:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705387494/Many-LDS-Church-members-headstones-carry-distinct-features.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705387494/Many-LDS-Church-members-headstones-carry-distinct-features.html Stroll through the Salt Lake City Cemetery and you'll find the graves of 11 of the past presidents of The Church of Jesus... Mon, 23 May 2011 04:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705387442/President-Spencer-W-Kimball-was-a-small-man-with-a-great-appetite-for-work.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705387442/President-Spencer-W-Kimball-was-a-small-man-with-a-great-appetite-for-work.html One of the pleasures of going through the photo archives of the Deseret News is that it occasionally brings back personal... Mon, 09 May 2011 09:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700133751/President-Spencer-W-Kimball-was-a-small-man-with-a-great-appetite-for-work.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700133751/President-Spencer-W-Kimball-was-a-small-man-with-a-great-appetite-for-work.html Sun, 08 May 2011 22:32:23 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700128233/An-appetizer-for-Hotel-UtahJoseph-Smith-Memorial-Buildings-100th-year-anniversary.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700128233/An-appetizer-for-Hotel-UtahJoseph-Smith-Memorial-Buildings-100th-year-anniversary.html SALT LAKE CITY — While the actual 100-year anniversary of the Hotel Utah-turned-Joseph Smith Memorial Building is still... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:16:13 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705370608/Pairing-Off-Counsel-for-Latter-day-Saint-singles-on-kissing.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705370608/Pairing-Off-Counsel-for-Latter-day-Saint-singles-on-kissing.html President Spencer W. Kimball said: "Kissing has been prostituted and has degenerated to develop and express lust instead of... Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125226/LDS-Church-sets-rededication-open-house-for-Atlanta-temple.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125226/LDS-Church-sets-rededication-open-house-for-Atlanta-temple.html Closed for renovations for the past 21 months, the LDS Church's Atlanta Georgia Temple is scheduled for rededication in May... Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:49:38 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705370133/Pairing-Off-Expressing-generous-thoughts.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705370133/Pairing-Off-Expressing-generous-thoughts.html Unless youre quite heartless, I expect you couldnt help being touched by Elder Richard G. Sco Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700120184/The-Missionary-Training-Center-a-timeline.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700120184/The-Missionary-Training-Center-a-timeline.html Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:30:00 MDT