http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ LDS Church en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:03 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579577/LDS-First-Presidency-wives-on-Mormon-Times-TV.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579577/LDS-First-Presidency-wives-on-Mormon-Times-TV.html On our special "Mormon Times TV" Mother's Day show, you'll get to know the wives of the LDS First Presidency. One child from... Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579566/LDS-home-storage-centers-tweaking-cannery-policy.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579566/LDS-home-storage-centers-tweaking-cannery-policy.html Some changes are coming for Latter-day Saints who rely on the LDS Church’s home storage centers as a place to purchase... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:19:34 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579599/Angel-Moroni-statue-placed-on-Ogden-LDS-Temple-spire.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579599/Angel-Moroni-statue-placed-on-Ogden-LDS-Temple-spire.html The ongoing renovation of the LDS Church's 41-year-old Ogden Temple reached a milestone Tuesday morning when a 14-foot,... Tue, 07 May 2013 16:20:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579584/Salt-Lake-Community-College-to-honor-Herbert-Bishop-Burton-at-commencement.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579584/Salt-Lake-Community-College-to-honor-Herbert-Bishop-Burton-at-commencement.html Utah's governor and an emeritus LDS Church general authority will be honored by Salt Lake Community College at its... Tue, 07 May 2013 13:10:58 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579535/Book-review-100-Favorite-Verses-for-Women-shares-scriptural-insights.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579535/Book-review-100-Favorite-Verses-for-Women-shares-scriptural-insights.html "100 Favorite Verses for Women" by Shauna Humphreys is a collection of scripture-based devotional essays written to women. Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579539/Lia-Collings-Motherhood-is-about-teaching-souls-to-fly.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579539/Lia-Collings-Motherhood-is-about-teaching-souls-to-fly.html Lia Collings shares a realization about motherhood and its purpose from a painting titled "Teach These Souls to Fly" in this... Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579559/Molotov-cocktail-thrown-into-Ogden-church.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579559/Molotov-cocktail-thrown-into-Ogden-church.html A failed Molotov cocktail thrown through a window at an LDS church sometime Sunday night has sparked a joint investigation. Mon, 06 May 2013 19:45:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579545/LDS-Church-commentary-Society-needs-strong-families.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579545/LDS-Church-commentary-Society-needs-strong-families.html Drawing significant information from a wide variety of scholars and researchers, the LDS Church pays "Homage to the Home" in... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:40:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579512/LDS-missionaries-using-UTAs-new-rail-lines-to-reach-missions-Salt-Lake-International-Airport.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579512/LDS-missionaries-using-UTAs-new-rail-lines-to-reach-missions-Salt-Lake-International-Airport.html Missionaries from the LDS Church's Missionary Training Center in Provo are testing mass transit connections to local LDS... Mon, 06 May 2013 09:45:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628904/LDS-missionaries-to-report-directly-to-new-Provo-MTC-campus-being-prepared-at-apartment-complexes.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628904/LDS-missionaries-to-report-directly-to-new-Provo-MTC-campus-being-prepared-at-apartment-complexes.html Crews assigned to perform the unique transformation acquired access to the two apartment complexes — Raintree Commons... Sun, 05 May 2013 23:20:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577561/Book-review-Choosing-Motherhood-is-a-look-at-the-role-of-moms-successful-women.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577561/Book-review-Choosing-Motherhood-is-a-look-at-the-role-of-moms-successful-women.html Often women put off their career for motherhood, or the other way around. This compilation of essays in "Choosing Motherhood"... Sun, 05 May 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628736/President-Eyring-speaks-at-Womens-Conference-says-Lord-protects-his-trusted-friends-in-his-work.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628736/President-Eyring-speaks-at-Womens-Conference-says-Lord-protects-his-trusted-friends-in-his-work.html The Lord protects, guides and watches over those who are his trusted friends in his work, said President Henry B. Eyring on... Sat, 04 May 2013 10:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579443/BYU-Womens-Conference-attendees-counseled-to-continue-journey.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579443/BYU-Womens-Conference-attendees-counseled-to-continue-journey.html Thousands of women crowded into BYU's Marriott Center to attend the opening session of the 2013 Women's Conference. Fri, 03 May 2013 17:03:04 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579364/From-Book-of-Mormon-musical-to-Mormon-convert.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579364/From-Book-of-Mormon-musical-to-Mormon-convert.html The last thing Liza Morong expected when she saw the Broadway show "The Book of Mormon" was that she would one day become a... Fri, 03 May 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579320/Utahns-to-unite-in-faith-on-National-Day-of-Prayer.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579320/Utahns-to-unite-in-faith-on-National-Day-of-Prayer.html Utahns from across the religious spectrum will gather at various locations on the National Day of Prayer Thursday to unite... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628515/LDS-Church-celebrates-30-years-in-Haiti-by-planting-thousands-of-trees.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628515/LDS-Church-celebrates-30-years-in-Haiti-by-planting-thousands-of-trees.html On the afternoon of Jan. 12, 2010, Famfan Jean Arnold was at work attending to his driving school business when a deadly... Wed, 01 May 2013 20:40:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628390/Picturing-history-Penwortham-Lancashire.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628390/Picturing-history-Penwortham-Lancashire.html Penwortham is a town south of the city of Preston in the county of Lancashire, England. It is separated from Preston by the... Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628418/Elder-Gay-honored-with-20th-Distinguished-Utahn-award.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628418/Elder-Gay-honored-with-20th-Distinguished-Utahn-award.html Whether in the business world, in his calling as a member of the Seventy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579168/Committed-parents-around-the-world.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579168/Committed-parents-around-the-world.html We give thanks every day for our opportunity to travel throughout the world speaking to groups about parenting and families. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579194/LDS-Church-exploring-two-options-for-long-term-MTC-expansion.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579194/LDS-Church-exploring-two-options-for-long-term-MTC-expansion.html Representatives from the LDS Church have been meeting with residents who live near its Missionary Training Center campus in... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579193/Crews-will-start-work-on-temporary-MTC-facilities-Wednesday.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579193/Crews-will-start-work-on-temporary-MTC-facilities-Wednesday.html A month's worth of work to turn two Provo apartment complexes into a temporary off-campus branch of the LDS Church's... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579185/Book-offers-parenting-tips-from-the-scriptures.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579185/Book-offers-parenting-tips-from-the-scriptures.html Julie K. Nelson's book, "Parenting with Spiritual Power," provides parents with scriptural examples of parenting and... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579169/Reactions-to-Im-a-Mormon-campaign-in-UK-video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579169/Reactions-to-Im-a-Mormon-campaign-in-UK-video.html Commuters react to pictures of smiling people on bright backgrounds and the phrase 'I'm a Mormon,' which have come to many... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:28:23 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579067/Truth-Will-Prevail-is-a-new-Mormon-pageant-in-the-UK-this-summer.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579067/Truth-Will-Prevail-is-a-new-Mormon-pageant-in-the-UK-this-summer.html Latter-day Saints in the British Isles are excited and busily preparing for a summer of celebration in 2013. The UK is to... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579027/Book-review-Prairie-Lite-columns-entertain-educate.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579027/Book-review-Prairie-Lite-columns-entertain-educate.html Carla Kelly's newest non-fiction book, "Stop Me If You've Read This One: Prairie Lite" is a collection of columns written... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579064/What-older-newspapers-reported-about-Mormons.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579064/What-older-newspapers-reported-about-Mormons.html Old newspapers can offer surprising commentaries on Latter-day Saint history. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579060/LDS-author-Stephanie-Dibb-Sorensen-invigorates-motherhood-with-practical-doctrine.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579060/LDS-author-Stephanie-Dibb-Sorensen-invigorates-motherhood-with-practical-doctrine.html In an interview about her blog, Diapers and Divinity, and her book, "Covenant Motherhood," Stephanie Dibb Sorensen discusses... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579053/Copper-wiring-stolen-from-2-LDS-meetinghouses-in-West-Haven.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579053/Copper-wiring-stolen-from-2-LDS-meetinghouses-in-West-Haven.html Several air conditioning units were severely damaged at two LDS meetinghouses in West Haven, and it’s going to costs... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:20:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578995/UVU-graduates-encouraged-to-embrace-their-imaginations.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578995/UVU-graduates-encouraged-to-embrace-their-imaginations.html Anousheh Ansari addressed graduates at Utah Valley University's commencement ceremony Thursday. Students at the Orem school... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:40:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578988/Former-Jeffs-bodyguard-offer-winning-bid-at-FLDS-auction.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578988/Former-Jeffs-bodyguard-offer-winning-bid-at-FLDS-auction.html Property once belonging to FLDS church leader Warren Jeffs now belongs to his former bodyguard. Willie Jessop won the... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:23:30 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578960/LDS-Church-satisfied-with-Scouting-membership-compromise.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578960/LDS-Church-satisfied-with-Scouting-membership-compromise.html The LDS Church issued a statement Thursday indicating it is satisfied with the Boy Scouts of America's proposed policy... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:20:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578928/Former-LDS-Church-presiding-bishop-appointed-to-Utahs-new-welfare-commission.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578928/Former-LDS-Church-presiding-bishop-appointed-to-Utahs-new-welfare-commission.html H. David Burton, former presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has been appointed to the Utah... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578896/LDS-seminary-enrollment-reaches-all-time-high.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578896/LDS-seminary-enrollment-reaches-all-time-high.html Enrollment in seminary, the LDS Church’s religious education program for teenagers, is at an all-time high, with more... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:20:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578836/Ziggy-Ansahs-improbable-journey-continues-in-New-York.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578836/Ziggy-Ansahs-improbable-journey-continues-in-New-York.html As of one 23 prospects invited to attend the National Football League Draft at Radio City Music Hall, former BYU defensive... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:30:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578785/Federal-regulators-seek-info-in-FLDS-child-labor-case.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578785/Federal-regulators-seek-info-in-FLDS-child-labor-case.html The Labor Department began investigating Southern Utah Pecan Ranch after a CNN report in December showed FLDS Church children... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578671/LDS-seminary-stretches-beyond-Utah-to-reach-all-time-enrollment-high.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578671/LDS-seminary-stretches-beyond-Utah-to-reach-all-time-enrollment-high.html Born at Salt Lake City’s Granite High School 101 years ago and long a predominantly Utah Mormon experience, the LDS... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:40:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578729/Heaven-on-earth-Religion-returns-to-the-environment.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578729/Heaven-on-earth-Religion-returns-to-the-environment.html In anticipation of Earth Day, religious and environmental leaders gathered at the University of Utah Law School's 18th... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578616/Book-review-Jean-Holbrook-Mathews-latest-novel-Safe-Haven-proves-to-be-inspiring-gripping.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578616/Book-review-Jean-Holbrook-Mathews-latest-novel-Safe-Haven-proves-to-be-inspiring-gripping.html Jean Holbrook Mathews’ decision to base her novel "Safe Haven" off of the experiences of real pioneers laid the... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627453/LDS-Church-members-and-missionaries-in-Texas-reported-safe.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627453/LDS-Church-members-and-missionaries-in-Texas-reported-safe.html Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and LDS missionaries are safe following a massive fertilizer plant... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578569/Provo-City-Center-Temple-a-feat-of-engineering-hard-work-and-faith.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578569/Provo-City-Center-Temple-a-feat-of-engineering-hard-work-and-faith.html For Andy Kirby, a construction project manager for the LDS Church, the work taking place near the intersection of... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578543/Utah-basketballs-scholarship-roster-will-be-a-5050-blend.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578543/Utah-basketballs-scholarship-roster-will-be-a-5050-blend.html Dean and Dotson plan to leave the U. after graduating early. Seymour also departing. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:30:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578531/Church-burned-but-Clearfield-residents-pull-together-to-save-youth-trip.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578531/Church-burned-but-Clearfield-residents-pull-together-to-save-youth-trip.html The blackened vestiges of the burned Clearfield Community Church have been pulled away but the resolve of a congregation and... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:49:20 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578506/Utah-State-basketball-Aggies-round-out-signing-class-with-pair-of-guards.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578506/Utah-State-basketball-Aggies-round-out-signing-class-with-pair-of-guards.html With three scholarships previously devoted to the frontcourt, the Aggie coaching staff focused on the guardline in the... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:55:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578487/Elder-H-Burke-Peterson-emeritus-LDS-general-authority-dies-at-89.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578487/Elder-H-Burke-Peterson-emeritus-LDS-general-authority-dies-at-89.html Elder H. Burke Peterson, emeritus LDS general authority and longtime counselor in the church's Presiding Bishopric, died... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578474/Utahns-to-get-glimpse-of-ancient-history-with-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-exhibit-in-fall.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578474/Utahns-to-get-glimpse-of-ancient-history-with-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-exhibit-in-fall.html The Dead Sea Scrolls will make an appearance in Utah during a mid-November exhibition at The Leonardo museum in Salt Lake City. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:10:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578355/Teens-stop-the-bullying-on-Mormon-Times-TV.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578355/Teens-stop-the-bullying-on-Mormon-Times-TV.html On April 21, you'll see how teenage football players stepped in to stop bullying at their high school and changed a girl's... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578359/95-year-old-skier-still-loves-hitting-the-powder-at-local-resort-video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578359/95-year-old-skier-still-loves-hitting-the-powder-at-local-resort-video.html After hitting the slopes every season for 53 years, 95-year-old George Jedenoff isn't ready to call it quits just yet. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:15:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578328/Wright-Words-Revealed-The-church-dance-ecosystem.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578328/Wright-Words-Revealed-The-church-dance-ecosystem.html Last Saturday, my 14-year-old daughter Jadi attended her first dance. She was, not surprisingly, more nervous about this rite... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578310/Historic-LDS-newspaper-volume-presented-in-auction.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578310/Historic-LDS-newspaper-volume-presented-in-auction.html “The Latter-day Saints Messenger and Advocate,” one of the earliest publications in church history, was up for... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578163/Transitioning-for-senior-missionaries-Do-we-have-to-go-home.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578163/Transitioning-for-senior-missionaries-Do-we-have-to-go-home.html Senior missionaries eventually complete their missions. We know that young missionaries return to college, obtain a job,... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:10:00 MDT