SALT LAKE CITY
10 November 2009
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has declared its support of nondiscrimination regulations that would extend protection in matters of housing and employment in Salt Lake City to those with same-sex attraction.
The Church said the Salt Lake City Council’s new nondiscrimination ordinance “is fair and reasonable” and balances fair housing and employment rights with the religious rights of the community.
The remarks, representing the position of the Church’s leadership, were read by Michael Otterson, managing director of Church Public Affairs, as part of a public comment period discussing the ordinances at a Salt Lake City Council meeting tonight. (Read full remarks).
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SALT LAKE CITY
4 November 2009
Latter-day Saints
believe that giving service to others is a lifestyle based
on the teachings of Jesus
Christ, who “went
about doing good.” The desire to serve others
crosses cultural boundaries and has been manifested in
recent months with stories featured on International
Church Web sites. From Brazil and El Salvador to
Samoa and Guatemala, members of the Church are reaching out
around the world to help those in need. Below are some
examples.
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SALT LAKE CITY
26 October 2009
Most first-time
visitors to a Mormon church building comment on the number
of rooms. Many expect to find one large interior space, such
as in many other Christian denominations’ buildings of
worship.
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SALT LAKE CITY
15 October 2009
Singer,
songwriter and performer Natalie Cole and two-time Pulitzer
Prize-winning author David McCullough will join the Mormon
Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for
their annual Christmas concerts, titled The Wondrous Gift
of Christmas. Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy will
conduct the concerts.
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SALT LAKE CITY
13 October 2009
An apostle for
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said
religious freedom is being threatened by societal forces
intimidating those with religious points of view from having
a voice in the public square.
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SALT LAKE CITY
6 October 2009
A chartered cargo
plane loaded with relief supplies is on its way to Samoa to
aid victims of last week’s tsunami.
“Dozens of
villages were completely destroyed, resulting in hundreds of
families losing everything," said Elder James J. Hamula of
the Church’s First Quorum of the Seventy. Elder Hamula, the
first counselor in the Pacific Area
Presidency, said this shipment is expected to care for
2,000 people for 3-4 weeks.
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SALT LAKE CITY
3 October 2009
Plans to build
five new temples were announced today by President
Thomas S. Monson, worldwide leader of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, during the Church’s 179th
Semiannual General Conference in Salt Lake City.
With 130 temples currently operating and with another 16 in
some phase of planning or construction, these five temples
bring the worldwide total to 151.
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SALT LAKE CITY
2 October 2009
Following the
devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami in the central
Pacific, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is
determining a response from Church headquarters in Salt Lake
City while local relief efforts are underway.
According to news
reports, over 150 people have died in Samoa, American Samoa
and Tonga. Church reports indicate that 26 members of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have died.
Twenty-two were in Samoa and four were in American Samoa.
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SALT LAKE CITY
2 October 2009
More than 100,000
Church members, friends and invited guests are expected to
attend the 179th Semiannual General Conference
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, with millions more watching or listening to
conference proceedings via television, radio, satellite and
Internet broadcasts. Five sessions of the conference will be
held Saturday and Sunday, 3–4 October 2009, in the
Conference Center in Salt Lake City.
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SALT LAKE CITY
2 October 2009
Regardless of
what country they live in, members of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints who journey to Salt Lake City
for the semiannual
general conference meetings share similar reactions.
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SALT LAKE CITY
30 September 2009
The Church is
assessing the situation in Samoa and the surrounding area
following the earthquake and tsunami there. Efforts are
underway to determine the Church’s humanitarian response
including coordination with government and disaster relief
organizations.
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SALT LAKE CITY
28 September 2009
Tropical storm
Ketsana struck the Philippines on Saturday, 26 September
2009, triggering the heaviest rainfall in 40 years and
causing significant flooding. The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints is providing food, water, clothing,
hygiene items and other relief supplies, which are being
purchased locally and distributed to those in the affected
region.
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SALT LAKE CITY
22 September 2009
Coinciding with
the anniversary of Joseph Smith receiving the ancient plates
that he would later translate as the Book of Mormon, the
second volume of
The Joseph Smith Papers
was released today. Elder Russell M. Nelson of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was presented one of the first
copies by Elder Marlin K. Jensen, Church Historian and
Recorder, in a special ceremony in the Church
History Library attended by members of the media.
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PROVO, Utah
17 September 2009
Thomas S. Monson,
president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, spoke to thousands of Brigham Young University
students at the Marriott Center on Tuesday. The 16th
president of the Church said he looked forward to the
assignment of speaking to the student body, telling them,
“What a glorious sight you are.”
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