‘Religion’ Category
» posted on Saturday, March 31st, 2012 at 6:27 PM by davebres
Pop Star Turned Mormon Missionary David Archuleta Appears with Missionary Choir
Salt Lake City, Utah — Fans of pop star David Archuleta did not expect to see him perform for two years because he became a Mormon missionary, but he surprised them on Saturday.
Elder Archuleta showed up on the front row of a special Mormon Missionary Choir which performed at the 182nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday. It was the second of five sessions that continue through Sunday. Over 100,000 attend in person in the Conference Center at Temple Square, while most of the more than 14 million Mormons watch the conference through satellite broadcast to thousands of local congregations throughout the world, and on the Internet at LDS.org.
Archuleta’s career took off when he became a runner-up on American Idol, and has continued to grow. He has not only performed many concerts, but his recordings continue to be in high demand by his many fans. Recently he also performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and released an album of music with them. » read more
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» posted on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at 9:28 PM by davebres
Genealogy, I am Doing It! Family History Collaboration Gets Easier for Researchers
Salt Lake City, UT – I was genuinely amazed at what I saw during the 2nd Annual RootsTech Conference in Salt Lake City that just concluded.
The Salt Palace was packed with wall to wall displays by the many companies providing software, computers, printers, scanners, mobile apps, research services, and all the many tools that make doing genealogy more fun than ever before. It was also packed with a combination of professional genealogists, amateur genealogists, and the many technical experts what want to help them all do it better than ever before.
There were far more classroom presentations than any one person could attend, but fortunately they were all presented live online, and archived for anyone to listen to at any time. The recordings and the syllabus of every presentation are available at http://www.RootsTech.org. » read more
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» posted on Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 at 3:28 PM by davebres
Mormon Apostle Expresses Faith after Significant Personal Illness and Suffering
Salt Lake City, Utah – Mormons gathered for a world-wide conference were given advice on how they can deal with severe illnesses, financial troubles, wayward children, and other trials and difficulties by an Apostle of Jesus Christ who has suffered through medical problems a number of times.
Elder Robert D. Hales (79), a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is no stranger to medical difficulties and physical challenges. He spoke of his personal medical struggles in October 2000, and when speaking to the same conference gathering in October 2011 he remained seated as he spoke because of his physical struggles.
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» posted on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 at 6:31 PM by davebres
Mormon Youth Asked to Find Ancestors through Genealogy
Salt Lake City, UT – Mormon children and teenagers were asked to get involved in family history research and genealogy during the world-wide conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the Saturday session.
Genealogy has been a rapidly growing hobby for many years, and includes many people who are not Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides free resources to people of all beliefs who wish to find their family history. Information about these resources, as well as tips for research can be found at www.FamilySearch.org, and more than 700,000 people visit the Family History Library to do research in person each year.
“Many of you may think family history work is to be performed primarily by older people. But I know of no age limit described in the scriptures or guidelines announced by Church leaders restricting this important service to mature adults,” advised Elder David A. Bednar, a members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. » read more
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