OTTAWA, Canada
1 July 2008
Gladys Knight’s son Jimmy III died in his sleep nine years ago at age 36. She recently told the Ottawa Citizen newspaper: “He brought me to my church and I just grew immensely from his example. I am happy in my spirit for where I know for sure he is. That (death) is something we all have to go through, it’s not our time and place to dictate when, where or what, it’s not our business. It belongs to the Lord and that's how I've dealt with it. I know I'll see him again.” Knight joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1997.
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ROCHESTER, New York
1 July 2008
The Democrat and Chronicle newspaper has profiled local members of The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints as part of a story on how Mormons are reaching out to those of other faiths in new ways.
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WIESBADEN, Germany
1 July 2008
About 10,000 people, including U.S. soldiers, attended an open house at Wiesbaden Garrison on Sunday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift — one of the largest humanitarian undertakings of all time.
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BENNINGTON, Vermont
30 June 2008
Imagine putting on distinctively formal clothes, traveling to a place thousands of miles away you've never seen before and knocking on strangers’ doors to tell them about your faith. This is part of what Mormon missionaries do around the world in 349 mission territories. Such efforts have helped increase the size of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the church is known formally, from 2 million in 1963 to 13 million today.
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BENTONVILLE, Arkansas
30 June 2008
Women from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered on the weekend to assemble “memory boxes,” gifts for mothers who have lost a baby during pregnancy or at birth. The volunteers also prepared hygiene kits and quilts for victims of disasters and school bags for children.
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SALT LAKE CITY
27 June 2008
There will be an organist transplant in downtown Salt Lake City tonight, when the Mormon Tabernacle's five official organists travel three blocks up the street to perform at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Madeleine. It's the first concert ever to feature the entire Tabernacle Organ staff, "no more, no less," senior Tabernacle organist Richard Elliott said.
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MACHESNEY PARK, Illinois
26 June 2008
Spending a Friday evening filling sandbags isn't typical for a teenager. But last Friday, for one youth group, it was the most fun they had in a long time. These were just a few of the many volunteers who helped a flooded community. More than 150 members from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints answered the call to serve the Machesney Park residents affected by the Rock River flooding.
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BOSTON
25 June 2008
The fairy tale season for Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics ended last week in the best possible way — a drubbing of the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship, Boston’s 17th overall, ending a 20-plus-year championship drought.
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MANAUS, Brazil
23 June 2008
Leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints broke ground on Friday at the site of what will be the faith’s sixth temple in the country. The ceremony was attended by community leaders, media representatives and Church members.
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SALT LAKE CITY
23 June 2008
A new report highlighting environmentally friendly projects by U.S. faith-based organizations praises The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for its City Creek Center initiative in downtown Salt Lake City.
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SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont
20 June 2008
Founded in America, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today is a global faith, with about 13 million members in 176 countries and territories. More than half of all Church members live outside the United States. Just 4,236 members of the Church were living in Vermont as of 2007. But about a dozen of the first Mormon leaders were born in the Green Mountain State, including the two most influential. These were the founding prophet, Joseph Smith Jr., and his successor as head of the Church, Brigham Young.
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QUINCY, Illinois
19 June 2008
Over 130 missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are saying thank-you to the people of Quincy, Illinois, by filling sandbags to protect the city that once protected Mormon pioneers.
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HONG KONG
19 June 2008
Eighty volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worked with others in the community to bring fresh bread and bottled water to residents of the village of Tai O after recent flooding and mudslides.
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COLUMBUS, Indiana
17 June 2008
Hundreds of volunteers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints adorned in yellow “Mormon Helping Hands” T-shirts spent this past weekend rendering aid to flood victims throughout southern Indiana.
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MENDOZA, Argentina
10 June 2008
Young Argentine soccer player Guillermo Franco put his career on hold for two years while he served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is now back home, married, and making a stellar rise in his sport.
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SALT LAKE CITY
9 June 2008
Vivien Jordan’s lifetime dream came true yesterday thanks to a random act of kindness by a complete stranger. The 95-year-old Floridian was flown to Utah this weekend by Angela Waggoner, a woman who read a newspaper article about Jordan’s lifelong ambition to see a performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. When the local paper featured Jordan’s answer to the question “Where in the world have you always wanted to visit?" she never imagined a woman unknown to her would completely orchestrate giving her such a gift. Fox 13 Television reported on her visit to Utah to hear the choir in person.
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SALT LAKE CITY
6 June 2008
Those not familiar with terms frequently used by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may be confused by some of them. For example, a common phrase is “I’m going to the stake center.” Without more information, that may sound like someone is going to a restaurant. A Latter-day Saint stake, however, is a group of local congregations (called wards and branches) in a geographical area.
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