SALT LAKE CITY
3 February 2010
Teenage members
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have some
helpful new resources available to them as they strive to
live the standards of their faith. The Church has created youth.lds.org,
a new Web site that uses multimedia and social networking to
provide young Latter-day Saints with answers to their
questions about faith and morality in today’s world.
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SALT LAKE CITY
25 January 2010
A new temple of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to be
built in Payson, Utah, it was announced today by Church President
Thomas S. Monson.
The new temple
will help meet the needs of a growing Church membership in
the area and will ease the heavy use of the Provo temple,
which is one of the busiest in the Church. The Payson temple
will bring to 15 the number of operating and announced
temples in Utah.
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SALT LAKE CITY
22 January 2010
The First
Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints appealed today to the worldwide membership of the
Church to help relieve the suffering in Haiti.
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SALT LAKE CITY
22 January 2010
The devastating
earthquake in Haiti has shattered millions of lives, but the
relief efforts and outpouring of support by organizations
and individuals worldwide offer hope. The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints has been working diligently
since the disaster to provide aid to the people of Haiti
through its humanitarian aid program. Hundreds of thousands
of pounds of relief supplies have arrived already, and more
are being shipped.
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MIAMI
22 January 2010
The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Islamic Relief USA
have partnered to send urgently needed food and medical
supplies to aid those impacted by the earthquake in Haiti.
The first of two shipments is scheduled to depart Miami
today.
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SALT LAKE CITY
18 January 2010
Shipments of
relief aid from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints arrived in Haiti over the weekend, including a large
shipment of 85,000 pounds of supplies from Miami. That
shipment included emergency resources such as food,
blankets, tents and tarps. Latter-day Saint missionaries
assisted in unloading the supplies.
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SALT LAKE CITY
14 January 2010
The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sending a team of
doctors and medical supplies to Haiti immediately to help
care for those injured by the devastating earthquake. The
doctors will set up a temporary medical center in a Church
meetinghouse in Port-au-Prince. The meetinghouse is largely
undamaged by the quake.
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SALT LAKE CITY
13 January 2010
In the wake of
the devastating earthquake in Haiti, The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints is mobilizing resources to
address the most pressing needs of the people in the
Caribbean nation. Images of collapsed buildings and
devastated families tell the story of the widespread
destruction.
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SALT LAKE CITY
13 January 2010
The Church
released the following statement this morning regarding the
earthquake in Haiti:
We express our
sympathy and prayers on behalf of the citizens of Haiti
following the recent devastating earthquake. The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is immediately shipping
humanitarian relief, including personal hygiene kits and
supplies for newborns. Efforts are underway to determine
further humanitarian response in coordination with
government and disaster relief organizations. Donations for
relief efforts can be made at http://give.lds.org/emergencyresponse.
All missionaries
serving in the country are safe, and we continue efforts to
account for Church members in the area.
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PROVO, Utah
11 January 2010
Obstacles, delays
and mistakes will challenge you through life’s journey,
explained Elder
Neil L. Andersen, a member of the Quorum of Twelve
Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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SALT LAKE CITY
28 December 2009
Two temple
dedications are among the many highlights for The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during 2009. In March,
President Thomas S. Monson, world leader of the 13.5
million-member church, dedicated the Draper Utah Temple. In
August he dedicated the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple, the
130th temple of the Church and the 13th temple in Utah.
Prior to the dedications, nearly 1.3 million people toured
the temples during eight weeks of open houses.
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SALT LAKE CITY
22 December 2009
The First
Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints has announced a public open house prior to the
dedication of the Cebu City Philippines Temple. The public
will be invited to visit the temple beginning on Thursday,
21 May 2010, and continuing through Saturday, 5 June 2010,
excluding Sundays.
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SALT LAKE CITY
21 December 2009
As of this month,
the Perpetual Education
Fund (PEF) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints has helped over 40,000 men and women throughout the
world receive education, training and employment
opportunities to better their lives and the lives of their
families
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SALT LAKE CITY
18 December 2009
In November,
Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles visited the Dominican Republic, a country that he
had visited 30 years earlier when there were just a handful
of handful of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints there. Today more than 110,000 Mormons
live in the island nation and the Church continues to grow
rapidly there as in many other parts of the world. A video
posted on Newsroom today highlights Elder Ballard’s visit.
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SALT LAKE CITY
13 December 2009
The First
Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints has announced a public open house prior to the
dedication of The Gila Valley Arizona Temple.The public will
be invited to visit the temple beginning on Friday, 23 April
2010, and continuing through Saturday, 15 May 2010,
excluding Sundays.
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