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Elder Anderson mentions Twitter in BYU-Idaho commencement address
June 28, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
One of the things that always amazed me about President Hinckley was how he was in his 90s, but still knew what the “in” things were for teenagers. I had a similar experience a couple of months ago while graduating from BYU-Idaho. Elder Neil L. Anderson came and spoke one week after being ordained an [...]
Praise to the Man–Joseph Smith YouTube Video
June 27, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
Joseph Smith, who was the first Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was martyred on June 27, 1844 by a mob in Carthage Jail in the state of Illinois. I thought the following YouTube video was a fitting way to recognize this day as the day he sealed his work with his blood.
I know Joseph Smith was [...]
Mormons in Kuwait
June 24, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormon Middle East
Mormon Congregations in Kuwait and the Middle East
The Kuwait Branch of The Bahrain Manama Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is yet another example of the (very) small but growing presence of Mormons in the Middle East. Most members in the Middle East are expatriate members working abroad or Mormons serving in the [...]
Mormon Church in Iran – A brief history and Iranian Mormon converts
June 21, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormon Middle East
Mormon Church in Iran – A brief history and Iranian Mormon Converts
Though The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints currently has no current presence in the Islamic Republic of Iran there is some history of Mormons in Iran. With so much happening right now in Iran I thought it would be beneficial to look [...]
The inspiration behind the smaller Mormon temple model
June 18, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormon Temples
In 1997 there were only 50 Mormon temples in the entire world. Then President at the time, Gordon B. Hinckley, accelerated the pace of building temples significantly. Much of this rapid growth was due in part to a smaller temple model. More temples would be built closer to the members that were much smaller than [...]
Mormon Messages: The Blessings of the Temple YouTube video
June 17, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormon Temples
The Blessings of the Temple is a short video produced and released by Mormon Messages, one of the official YouTube channels of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The actual video, Blessings of the Temple, shows many of the beautiful Mormon Temples around the world while interviewing members of the Mormon church about the blessings they receive [...]
Elders Cook and Ballard for the media, Elder Holland for the Jewish rabbis
June 14, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormon Temples
The Oquirrh Mountain Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is currently having its open house in which the public and the media can tour the temple before it is dedicated. I read an article the other day unrelated to the open house but found something very interesting in relation to the tours through the Oquirrh Mountain [...]
Chinese: “We’ll take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Arab and Muslim world”
June 9, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormon Asia
Chinese Christians will take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Arab (and Muslim) world. To call that a bold and ridiculous claim at this point in time would be an understatement. But according to Jesus in Beijing by David Aikman there is no less than a few people who truly believe this will be the [...]
Mormon Tabernacle Choir – 2009 Central States Tour tickets and schedule
June 4, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be on tour this summer throughout the Central United States. The 2009 Central States Tour will run from June 18 to June 29 with visits to: Cincinnati, St Louis, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City, Norman, and Denver. The “Mormon Choir” is a world famous choir with a long list [...]
