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LDS Baptism Gift
Choose the perfect gift for a Mormon child about to be baptized. A LDS Baptism gift can be anything from CTR rings, LDS Temples picture, and other great ideas.
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How to Hold an Auction for the Relief Society
Mormon women can learn more about one another at an auction as a LDS Activity or Relief Society meeting for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.
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Joseph Smith, Jr. Created a New Religion
Joseph Smith, Jr. worked his way through the tumultuous religious frenzy of his times and gave the world a frontier American religion, Mormonism.
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Inexpensive Holiday Gift Ideas for Church
An inexpensive holiday gift can be given for Christmas to church members no matter the budget.
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Personal Scripture Study for Latter-day Saints
There are many different ways to help form the habit of scripture reading for Latter-day Saints. Find the program that works best.
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Fun LDS Activity for Mormon Women
This is a fun activity for the women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a lot of sisters from the ward and helps introduce new sisters too.
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Additional Relief Society Meetings
Additional Relief Society Meetings are held for the women members in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints for the purpose to teach skills on womanhood and moth
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Who Was Moroni?
Moroni, son of Mormon, was the last Nephite to have the golden plates that would centuries later become The Book of Mormon.
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Who Was Mormon?
A look at the man whose name is synonymous with one of the largest Christian churches in the world.
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Preparing a Talk for Church
Being asked to present a talk for sacrament meeting can be stressful for first time speakers. Thorough planning can help speakers feel confident in their delivery.
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What is the Book of Mormon?
The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ that records the dealings of God with a group of people in ancient America and records Christ's visit to them.
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An Overview of the Mormon Religion
The Mormon religion has received a large amount of negative publicity in recent months, but what are the fundamentals of the religion, and why has it been misunderstood?
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New Forums for LDS Sexuality Discussion
The attitude of the Mormon church towards sexuality is complicated, but a one forum attempts to ease the problems that LDS couples sometimes have.
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Arizona's Temple Riders
Motorcycle groups are nothing new, but a group of LDS men and women who are mostly retirees has decided to ride their Harleys and Hondas to Mormon temples.
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Mormon Leadership Backs Proposition 8
The author of the Nine Moons Blog was called in by her stake president and asked to make a sizeable contribution to support Proposition 8.
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Controversy over the Book of Abraham
In 1966, the scrolls that Joseph Smith used to produce the Book of Abraham were uncovered in a New York museum. These scrolls contain the Breathing Permit of Hor.
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The Golden Plates
Central to the Restorationist movement is the Book of Mormon. The historicity of the book may be doubted, but the story of their discovery is a central to the faith.
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre
Tensions had been high between Mormons and the Federal Government in the late 1850s. One consequence of this was the death of 120 Arkansas emigrants.
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LDS History Articles Warned Against
More details of Mormon history have become freely available. LDS Leaders warn members to use caution when reading about the history of the church.
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Preston Temple Loses Property Tax Exempt Status
The British House of Lords decided to remove tax exempt status from a Mormon temple in Chorley in Lancashire County.
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The Hymn Come, Come Ye Saints
The song set to the tune of an English folk song has been adopted by Mormons as the way that they choose to sing about themselves.
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Child Protection Project
The Child Protection Project founded by Linda Walker aims to end instutionalized child abuse. Flora Jessop, who works with former FLDS members, is the executive director.
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Lilbrun Boggs' Extermination Order
When Mormons first entered Jackson County they were treated with suspicion. Pronouncement from Joseph Smith, commercial, and political factors led to this edict.
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Stories of the Three Nephites
Catholics tell stories about their saints that mirror a similar pattern to the tales told about the Three Nephites and John the Revelator told by faithful Mormons.
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The Mormon Trail
After the death of Joseph Smith, many Mormons went westward on the advice of Brigham Young, the second Mormon prophet. They settled in what is now the state of Utah.
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Fast and Testimony Meeting
On the first Sunday of each month, Mormons gather for what is known as fast and testimony meeting. This service is more freeform than other LDS services.
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LDS Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage
A letter writeen by the First Presidency was read to California wards on June 29 asking members to support a measure defying marriage as between a man and woman.
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Low LDS Convert Retention Rate
Although the number of baptisms reported has remained fairly steady, most people baptized into the Mormon faith become inactive shortly after joining the church.
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Disaffected Mormon Underground
New Order Mormons and the Disaffected Mormon Underground church members stay in the church, despite not believing in many of its key doctrines.
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Thomas S. Monson: 16th LDS President
The Mormon church is always led by a president who is ordained as prophet, seer, and revelator. Monson is the latest in the line of 16 prophets since Joseph Smith.
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Patriarchal Blessings
When the spirit prompts a faithful Mormon that it is time to get a patriarchal blessing, he must be interviewed by a bishop and get an appointment with a stake patriarch.
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Smiles for Diversity
Members of the FLDS church who choose to leave the group face many challenges because of poor schooling and their religious upbringing.
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LDS Baptism for the Dead
Mormon theology gives people the chance to accept the gospel even after they die. Many critics see the practice as changing the deceased's faith.
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LDS Temple Weddings
Most religions give a couple an automatic divorce at death, but church members who go through a sealing ceremony can be together for all eternity.
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Community of Christ Overview
When most people hear the term Mormon, they think of Utah and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but Joseph Smith Jr started a religious movement.
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LDS Singles Wards
The church wants people to be married as quickly as possible. Singles Wards allow members to meet people who, in theory, share the same values and religion
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Smithsonian Book of Mormon Usage
Tales about Mormon scripture being used in arhaeological research surface from time to time. These rumors may promote faith, but they are often just folk tales.
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Mormon Boy Scouting Program
The only organizational difference is that the leaders, even the patrol leaders, are selected by the Bishop of the Ward.
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Mark Hoffman's Salamander Letters
One of the strangest parts of modern Mormon history are the two 1985 car bombings that led to the discovery of what may be one of the greatest forgeries of all time.
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FLDS Children's Scriptures Taken
The reasons for taking these copies may have been valid, but why have the texts not been replaced with clean copies?
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LDS Senior Missionary Program
Church members who have reached retirement age can keep busy by serving their fellow man in a spiritual capacity.
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The South Park Mormon Episode
The creators of Kenny, Stan, Kyle and Cartman got most things right when they did a show on early Mormon history, but a few details presented in the show were incorrect.
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Prank Call Initiated FLDS Raid
Had a Colorado woman not made an anonymous tip, the abuse of women and children at the YFZ ranch might never have been found.
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LDS Wikimedia Copyright Complaint
When Wikinews posted a link to the Mormon Church's Handbook of Instructions, the foundation received a letter asking the free online news service to remove the link.
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FLDS Children's Schedule Released
The people in charge of the YFZ Ranch have tried to show concern for the boys and girls in custody by releasing schedules for Texas authorities.
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Book of Mormon Translation Process
South Park's depiction of the process is not far from the truth of how the early LDS leaders produced this sacred text.
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FLDS Letter to President Bush
Willie Jessop addressed a letter to the executive branch accusing the agencies who conducted the raid on the Yearning for Zion ranch of exceeding boundaries
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Proof of Mormon Scripture in Egypt
The Book of Abraham has never been used in research on Ancient Egypt, so why does the claim exist among the faithful that it has?
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No LDS Access to Catholic Records
The Vatican issued this statement over concern that the records might be used in baptizing former Catholics into the Mormon church after their death.
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The Different Mormon Jesus
This is a debate largely ignored by members of the church, but often brought up by Fundamentalist Christians and anti-Mormons.
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