SALT LAKE CITY
30 June 2009
The Mormon
Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square enter the
final weekend of their summer tour. A cast of 500 musicians,
performers and support personnel have put on a show to
remember for thousands — in venues from Cincinnati to Kansas
City.
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LONDON
10 June 2009
“Reach out to others” was President Dieter
F. Uchtdorf’s message to thousands of members of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered in
meetinghouses across the United Kingdom and Republic of
Ireland as part of a multi-congregation conference broadcast
live via satellite on June 6 and 7.
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MOSCOW
5 June 2009
Amid their
meetings with members and missionaries of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Russia and Ukraine this
week, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the First Presidency
and Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles paused for a tour of a historic Baptist church in
Moscow that hosted another senior Church leader nearly 50
years ago.
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SALT LAKE CITY
3 June 2009
Thousands of
Mormons in Ukraine and Russia traveled from throughout
eastern Europe this week to welcome President Dieter F.
Uchtdorf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'
First Presidency and Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles. During their trip, the two leaders
spoke to several large congregations of Mormons in Kiev,
Ukraine; and Samara, Yekaterinburg, and Moscow, Russia.
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SALT LAKE CITY
1 June 2009
Parents of
missionaries entering the Missionary Training Center in
Provo, Utah, are being asked to pay particular attention to
the physical condition of their missionary sons and
daughters and to delay their arrival at the training center
if they show any signs of illness.
The caution comes
on the news that three missionaries at the MTC have been
diagnosed with the H1N1 virus and another 17 have tested
positive for the type A flu virus.
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SALT LAKE CITY
29 May 2009
With millions of
visitors each year, Temple Square was recently recognized by
Forbes magazine as the 16th
most visited attraction in America. The 35-acre area
draws visitors from all over the world because of its
renowned research libraries, cultural activities and
historic buildings — most notably the Salt
Lake Temple, at the center of Temple Square.
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SALT LAKE CITY
26 May 2009
The Church issued
the following statement following the California Supreme
Court Decision on Proposition 8: Today’s decision by the
California Supreme Court is welcome. The issue the court
decided was whether California citizens validly exercised
their right to amend their own constitution to define
marriage as between a man and a woman. The court has
overwhelmingly affirmed their action.
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SALT LAKE CITY
20 May 2009
The
First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints has announced dates for a public open
house prior to the dedication of the new Oquirrh Mountain
Utah Temple.
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SALT LAKE CITY
18 May 2009
Mormon Channel, a
new radio service of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, launches 18 May and can be accessed via
the Internet or HD radio affiliates. The newly created
24-hour, 7-days a-week format is available live online at http://radio.lds.org, but
content may also be downloaded.
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SALT LAKE CITY
15 May 2009
Two-time Pulitzer
Prize–winning author David McCullough told Church History
Library employees recently that “history doesn’t stay alive
unless it’s looked after.” McCullough made his remarks at
the soon-to-be-dedicated Church
History Library in downtown Salt Lake City.
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
1 May 2009
A new partnership
between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation promises an additional water
source for the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research
Center, which is located in the capital city of Kinshasa.
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