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End disposable marriage, say senior jurist. → Commentary: Let’s end disposable marriage. By Leah Ward Sears, Special to CNN. CNN, July 2, 2009. — Leah Ward Sears, recently retired Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, calls for a different approach to marriage and family. #
Fight Oiver FLDS Land, Assets, Expanding → Division over FLDS land grows wider. By Ben Winslow. Salt Lake City UT KSL TV5, July 1st, 2009. #
BC Court Records: Nine of Blackmore’s 25 Wives Were Under 18 When Married → One charge of polygamy seems inadequate. Fundamentalist Mormon leader Winston Blackmore married nine women who were under age 18. By Daphne Bramham. Vancouver Sun, July 02, 2009. Four of Blackmore’s wives were 15 when he married them. He has fathered 101 children. #
Brazilian BYU Basketball Player Seeks Spot on Brazilian National Team (in Portuguese) → Mórmon, Tavernari, da seleção de basquete, mantém-se virgem. Por Maurício Dehò. UOL Esporte, 2 Julho 2009. Jonathan Tavernari is the only Mormon among those seeking a spot on the Brazilian National Basketball Team. #
Manchester, NY on Palmyra: Hill Cumorah is in Manchester → This skirmish is refreshingly friendly. Brighton-Pittsford Post, Jul 02, 2009 #
UN Chief’s Visit to Burma Over Yettaw Incident Called “Political Gamble” → UN Chief Visits Burma: A Political Gamble. By Evelyn Leopold, Veteran reporter at the United Nations. The Huffington Post, July 1, 2009. #
Mormon Microcredit Group Works in the Philippines → Would-be business owners get hand up. By Christine Rappleye. Mormon Times, Jul. 02, 2009 #
All About Jon Huntsman, Jr. → U.S. Ambassador to China: Who is Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.? By Noel Brinkerhoff. AllGov.com, July 02, 2009. #
MoTab Recent Target of Hate From Topeka Church → Reciting the politics of hate, chapter and verse. By Eric Meyer. Hillsboro OK Star-Journal, July 1, 2009. #
LDS Church Absent in Effort to Repeal Utah SB81 → Utah faith leaders urge repeal of SB81. During interfaith service, they express solidarity with undocumented immigrants. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, July 1, 2009 #
“If Mitt had been there when the economy went down last year, we’d be in a much better position.” → In Wake of McCain, Sanford, Ensign: Grassroots Republicans Like Mitt Over Palin. By Jennifer Donahue, Political Director, New Hampshire Institute Of Politics. The Huffington Post, July 1, 2009. #
Gilbert Temple Zoning Process Begins → LDS church approved in Gilbert. By Katherine Greene. The Arizona Republic, Jul. 1, 2009. #
“Everyone wants to do it, be it or know about it. They just don’t want other people to know that.” → New Mesa business uses pole dancing for fitness. By Katherine Greene The Arizona Republic, Jul. 1, 2009. #
The genderless child. → Keeping the Gender of a 2-Year-Old Secret. By Lisa Belkin. New York Times Blogs: Motherlode: Adventures in Parenting, July 1, 2009. #
TftCarrie’s top 10 frugal fashion tips. → My Top 10 Frugal Fashion Tips Revealed. By TftCarrie. This Mama Makes Stuff, June 29, 2009. #
SHeDAISY lead vocalist, Kassidy Osborn, Married in San Diego Temple → SHeDAISY’s Kassidy Osborn Weds. SHeDAISY lead vocalist, Kassidy Osborn, recently married longtime boyfriend Derek Williamson in a private ceremony in San Diego, Calif. Country Weekly, June 30, 2009. #
Another LDS Affinity Investment Fraud → Get Gephardt: Charges Filed against man accused of Stealing LIfe Savings from fellow church goer. Reported by Bill Gephardt. Salt Lake City UT KUTV TV2, 30 June 2009. #
“You’ll note one thing this painting has in common with real life is that in the painting, my hair doesn’t move either.” → Romney’s return to Statehouse recalls tidy tenure. By GLEN JOHNSON, AP Political Writer. Worcester MA Telegram & Gazette, June 30, 2009. #
Lamarck strikes back. → 100 Reasons to Change How We Think About Genetics. Article Reviews Evidence for Epigenetic Inheritance in Wide Range of Species. The Quarterly Review of Biology, Chicago Journals Press Release, 12 May 2009. Some non-DNA based characteristics are passed from parent to child. #
UN Secretary General to Visit Burma Over Yettaw Incident (in French) → Visite à haut risque de Ban Ki-moon en Birmanie. Philippe Bolopion. LE MONDE, June 30, 2009. #
40th Anniversary of the Gospel in Spain → It’s been 40 years of teaching the gospel in Spain. Country dedicated for missionary work by Elder Marion G. Romney in 1969. By J.G. Askar, Church News staff writer. LDS Church News, June 29, 2009. #
50 years of the gospel in Taiwan → Celebrating 50 years of the gospel in Taiwan. Elder Mark E. Petersen dedicated island in 1959. By Elder James Phillips and Sister Judith Phillips, Taiwan public affairs missionaries. LDS Church News, June 27, 2009. #
The slippery slope of socialism. → Debate over government-funded police protection heats up. Conservatives decry “socialized” law enforcement; Democrats are divided over “single-payer” police protection. By Michael Lind. Salon, June 30, 2009. #
Mormon Pioneer was the “Father of San Bernardino County” → He’s the Father of San Bernardino County. By Nicholas Cataldo, Correspondent. Contra Costa CA Times, June 29, 2009 #
Missionaries Safe, Confined to Apartments in Honduras → LDS missionaries in Honduras safe. Salt Lake City UT KSL TV5, June 29th, 2009 #
Washington State Summer School is Twilight Obsessed → ‘Twilight’ World Comes To Life In Forks, Washington. Summer School in the small Washington town features ‘Twilight’ classes, field trips and prom. By Larry Carroll. MTV, Jun 29 2009. #
The overlooked threat to traditional marriage… → Olde News…. By Matt Davies. Lower Hudson Blogs-Matt Davies Blog, June 26, 2009. #
Mormon under protest. → Mormon Under Protest. By ECS. Feminist Mormon Housewives, June 29, 2009 #
Vote for T&S in the Niblets! → Welcome to the Niblets Nominations!! By Batman. Mormon Matters, June 28, 2009. #
RM Tells of Adventure, Dangers in Service → For the sake of the call: Missionary faces life-threatening situations. By Clint Sloan, Staff Writer. Ada OK Evening News, June 29, 2009. #
This Week’s Sign the Apocalypse is Upon Us: Democratic Governor to direct Motab… → Mormon Tabernacle Choir gives Colorado governor baton. The Associated Press. June 29, 2009. #
Reid’s Son Starts Race for Nevada Governor → Rory Reid gets serious early in 2010 race for governor. By Jane Ann Morrison. Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun. 29, 2009. #
Obama’s Approval Just 39% in Heavily Mormon Counties → Obama approval flying high, but turbulence ahead. By Dante Chinni. Christian Science Monitor Patchwork Nation Blog, June 29, 2009. #
Lemony Snicket illustrator Brett Helquist — a BYU grad and Orem-native — to speak at BYU → Snicket illustrator to speak at BYU. Deseret News, June 27, 2009. #
BYU professor illustrating book about Barack Obama → BYU professor illustrating children’s book about Obama. By Jennie Nicholls. Deseret News, June 27, 2009. #
Frank McIntyre setting the record straight on bankruptcy in Utah → State law is factor in bankruptcy, study finds. Most differences between states can be explained by wage garnishment rules. By Laura Hancock. Deseret News, June 22, 2009. #
“The article reports that some Mormons feel a need to choose between the LDS Church and their gay children. I understand that some people feel this way, but it is not the Church that forces such a choice.” → Gay marriage petition. By Dave Banak. Beliefnet, June 27, 2009. #
“Infidelity is no longer a career-killer for politicians. But weirdness, mendacity and ineptitude just might be.” → Sex Americana. Infidelity is no longer a career-killer for politicians. But weirdness, mendacity and ineptitude just might be. By GERARD BAKER. Wall Street Journal, JUNE 27, 2009. #
“They could avoid this hypocrisy by focusing more on what happens in their own bedrooms and avoiding the trap of judging what goes on in everyone else’s.” → The Prurient Trap. By CHARLES M. BLOW. New York Times, June 26, 2009. #
“God has mellowed.” → No Smiting. By PAUL BLOOM. New York Times, June 24, 2009. Review of The Evolution of God by Robert Wright. #
Yettaw Incident May Lead to UN Secretary General Visit to Myanmar → UN troubleshooter discusses Ban visit in Myanmar. Agence France Press, 26 June 2009. #
LDS Woman’s Tragedy Captures Hearts at Pro-Immigrant Family Rally → Interfaith rally points to spiritual side of immigration debate. By Kristen Moulton. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 26, 2009. #
The case of the disappearing guv’nor. (It’s not the one you’re thinking about.) → Long Gone: The Mystery of Gubernatorial Absences in South Carolina and Utah. By William P. MacKinnon. Keepapitchinin, June 25, 2009. Brigham Young disappeared from Utah for five weeks in 1857. #
Nauvoo-era LDS/RLDS Cemetary Crumbling → Concrete legacy crumbling at the Mormon Cemetery. By Jim Dresbach. Mendota IL Reporter, Jun 23rd, 2009. #
Heber J. Grant: When our leaders speak, the thinking isn’t necessarily done → When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done. By SteveP. By Common Consent, June 25, 2009. #
Mormon Rugby Trio’s “Minto Reunion” → Minto mates Israel Folau, Krisnan Inu, Jarryd Hayne keeping the faith. By Josh Massoud. Brisbane Australia Herald Sun, June 27, 2009. Reunited lifelong friends meet in Church before facing each other on the field. #
Otterson on France’s Prohibition of the Burqa → Hijab Today, Yarmulkes and Crosses Tomorrow. By Michael Otterson. Newsweek/Washington Post On Faith Blog, June 25, 2009. #
RM Travels the World for Theater, Returns Home to Start His Own → Starlight Mountain Theatre Turns 10. By Dana Oland, The Idaho Statesman, Boise. California Chronicle, June 26, 2009. #
BYU Sees the Light: YouTube No Longer Blocked → YouTube redeemed: BYU unblocks video-sharing Web site. Availability of quality cultural, religious and scholarly material is more important. By Brian Maffly. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 26, 2009. #
Oops → Oops! Sentinel’s Spring Catalog, Featuring Book by Mark Sanford, Already at the Printer. By Leon Neyfakh. New York Observer, June 25, 2009. #
Bring your gun to church day? → Pastor Urges His Flock to Bring Guns to Church. By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE. New York Times, June 25, 2009. #
Didn’t these folks have the support of a former Secretary of Agriculture a few decades back? → Holding Firm Against Plots by Evildoers. By DAN BARRY. New York Times, June 25, 2009. Inside the John Birch Society. #
“Why do people so often permit themselves to dump on mothers? And why do we put up with it?” → Insult and Injury. By Judith Warner. New York Times: Judith Warner Blog, June 25, 2009. #
Kidnapped Romney Tells Hist Story (in Spanish) → Mormón secuestrado relata su calvario. 102 plagios en el noroeste. By Venessa Rivas. El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 21 de junio de 2009. #
Google Earth Map of UK/Ireland LDS Congregations → A complete map of Church congregations in the UK and Ireland for Google Earth! By Matthew J. Bembridge. British Latter-day Saints, 3 June 2009. #
Reconciliation? → Healing the rift between Brigham and Emma. By Michael De Groote. Mormon Times, Jun. 25, 2009. #
The King (of Pop) is Dead. Long Live the King? → Michael Jackson is dead. By Andrew Blankstein and Phil Willon. Los Angeles Times LA Now Blogs, June 25, 2009. #
Burma’s Junta: Yettaw Manipulated by ‘Mastermind’ → Police Chief Suspects Yettaw Mastermind. By THE IRRAWADDY, June 25, 2009. “The junta rolled out the allegations a day before before UN troubleshooter Ibrahim Gambari was due to visit Myanmar to lay the groundwork for a planned visit by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.” #
Mitt Romney’s favorability rating on the rise → Mitt Romney’s favorability rating on the rise. By MICHAEL FALCONE. Politico, June 25, 2009. #
LDS Society Writer Sells Novel to Crown → Leggy Mormon Kristina Stewart Ward Sells Society Tome. By Irina Aleksander. New York Observer, June 25, 2009. #
Mormon Times Discovers: Some LDS Church Members Speak Spanish!! → Conferencia de adultos solteros Hispanos SUD (Hispanic YSA Conference July 2-4). By Chelsea Warren. Mormon Times, Jun. 22, 2009. #
Logan Wants Church To Build Parking Structure Next To Logan Tabernacle → Logan’s fundraising czar starts job. By Emilie H. Wheeler. Logan UT Herald Journal, June 25, 2009 #
NOM Fights Claim It Was Founded By LDS Church → Foe of N.Y.’s same-sex marriage probed. By Keith Eddings. Westchester NY Journal News, June 22, 2009. #
Young Family and Smith Family Make Peace → Healing the rift between Brigham and Emma. By Michael De Groote. Mormon Times, Jun. 25, 2009. #
A Marriott Reformation. → Marriott gets a wake-up call. Shaken by the plunge in travel, the hotel giant presses ahead with a makeover: freshening its look, trying new brands, and preparing a successor to the patriarch. By Marc Gunther, contributor. Fortune Investors Daily, June 25, 2009. #
“Love is the bridge to our children. I wonder if it’s the real sealing power, the undergirding of whatever binds us.” → The Prodigal. By Margaret Young. By Common Consent, June 24, 2009. #
Seagull Miracle Redux? → Mormon Miracle II: Did seagulls save Tooele County farm? By Annie Cutler. Salt Lake City ABC TV4, June 22, 2009. #
Reid’s Approval Rating in Nevada Just 34% → The Most Important Number in Politics Today. By Chris Cillizza . Washington Post Voices: The Fix, June 22, 2009. #
Daily Universe Makes Liberal Shift → Editorial: A caricature of bias. By Daily Universe. BYU Daily Universe, June 22, 2009. #
History of the LDS Church in Iran → Mormon Church in Iran - A brief history and Iranian Mormon Converts. By DH. As If From The Dust, June 21, 2009 #
T&S is #2? BCC #1? Unbelievable. → Bloggernacle Rankings: BCC is #1! By Batman. Mormon Matters, June 23, 2009. #
LDS Church Conspicuously Absent from Utah Interfaith Health Care Reform Effort → Utah faith leaders speak out for health-care reform. They are urging Congress to help expand Medicaid to cover those who live below poverty level. By Kristen Moulton. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 24, 2009. #
Recession Delays Construction of LDS Meetinghouse → Mormons seek extension. By CHRIS SHOLLY, Staff Writer. Lebanon Daily News, June 23, 2009. Church real estate manager blames recession for delay in constructing local meeting house, saying “our congregation has not grown quite as fast as we thought it would.” #
LDS Man Named Adviser to King of Cambodia → Presidential adviser. King of Cambodia approves high councilor for high government post. By Sister Deborah Calderwood, Cambodia temporal affairs missionary. LDS Church News, June 20, 2009 #
Murder of LDS Man by Wife Examined by CBS’ 48 Hours → 48 Hours: Camera Captures Forbidden Romance And Murder. Posted by Mike Ballou. CBS 48 Hours, June 23, 2009. #
On Sunday: Kuwait Branch → On Sunday: Kuwait Branch, Kuwait City, Kuwait. By Harriet Petherick Bushman. #
Man Sentenced for Planned Attack on Jordan River Temple → Man sentenced for threat on LDS temple. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 23, 2009 #
But what about Schrodinger’s cat? → Friday Forum: All Dogs Go to Heaven. By JA Benson. Millennial Star, June 18, 2009. #
The passing of a pioneer. → (ht: Randy B). Longtime bookseller Sam Weller dies at 88. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 24, 2009. #
Head of LDS Church’s insurance company tells U.S. House to protect work-based health plans → Head of LDS Church’s insurance company tells U.S. House to protect work-based health plans. Wrong plan could spur ‘exodus.’ By Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, June 23, 2009 #
Another Romney in Politics? → Rolly: Romney as lieutenant governor? Josh Romney. By Paul Rolly. Tribune Columnist. Salt Lake Tribune, June 23, 2009. Mitt Romney’s son seen as possible Lieutenant Governor Candidate. #
The perils of missionaries using Axe body spray… → Axe, ‘Mormon’ Commercial. Axe Commercial Directed by Elliot Dillman, Director of Photography Samuel Brownfield. Youtube, September 12, 2007. #
Divorce down everywhere… except Utah. → US Divorce Dip Excludes Utah. Recession has no effect on filings, despite national trend. By Michael R. McFall. Deseret News, June 22, 2009. #
“I feel more respect for my children. They aren’t just little people needing my full attention and parenting; they are smart little people who see the world in clearer, simpler ways than I do.” → Seeing the World in Clearer, Simpler Ways. By Tom Johnson. I’d Rather Be Writing, June 22nd, 2009 #
Jewish journalist and blogger joins the Get Religion team. → Brad Greenberg on God, news, blogs. By tmatt. GetReligion, June 22, 2009. #
New York Times Looks at Blanding Dr. Suicide & Theft of Indian Artifacts → Utah Town Unsettled by Doctor’s Suicide and an Inquiry on Indian Artifact Looting. By WILLIAM YARDLEY. New York Times, June 20, 2009. #
Another LDS History Library on the Way? → Building on LDS History. Salt Lake Tribune, June 20, 2009 #
New LDS History Library Dedicated → Monson dedicates new LDS History Library. Facility will preserve history of the church. By Lisa Schencker. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 20, 2009. #
New LDS Group Seeks to Help Immigrants → Missionaries for Compassion works against ‘tide of anti-immigrant sentiment.’ Group opposes Utah’s new immigration law. By Sheena Mcfarland. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 20, 2009 #
Retired LDS Judge Visits Bulgaria, 62nd Country, To Give Advice on Developing Strong Judiciary → US Federal Judge Wallace: Bulgaria Will See Amazing Changes in 10 Years. Interview by Georgi Choranov. novinite.com, Sofia News Agency, June 19, 2009. The agency also published a profile of Judge Wallace at: http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=104853 #
Turlock CA City Manager Roy Wasden Balances LDS Faith, Work → Wasden looks ahead. Turlock’s manager says he’ll prove his worth with hard work. By Merrill Balassone. Modesto CA Bee, Jun. 19, 2009. Q: You were known for your “no-swearing” policy among employees in the Modesto Police Department. Will you continue that policy in Turlock? A: Yes. There are going to be frustrating things, and it’s OK to be frustrated. We’ll make sure we use very professional language and be respectful about what we do and say. #
Kirby: Oquirrh Mountain Moroni to be “Reguilded for the Dead” → Kirby: Temporal at the temple. By Robert Kirby, Tribune Columnist. Salt Lake Tribune, June 19, 2009 #
“Capitalist, Mormon, Dad” and Alleged Ponzi schemer pleads not guilty → Alleged Ponzi schemer pleads not guilty. By TOM MORTON, Star-Tribune staff writer. Caspar WY Star-Tribune, June 19, 2009 #
Sunday Meetings Cancelled Aug. 23 for Temple Dedication in Parts of Utah → Temple dedication pre-empts Sunday meetings for Utah Mormons. The building will be dedicated Aug. 23. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 18, 2009 #
LDS Rugby Player Advances in Australia Despite Swine Flu → Hannant props up Maroons. By Wayne Heming. Melbourne Australia The Age, June 20, 2009. 24-year-old Ben Hannant is a forward for the Queensland Maroons of Australia’s National Rugby League. #
Study finds weaker copyright protection benefits society → Harvard Study Finds Weaker Copyright Protection Has Benefited Society. By Michael Geist. Michael Geist Blog, June 17, 2009. #
Lund Calls it Quits. No More Work and the Glory → Lund will not write 10th ‘Work and the Glory’ novel. By Molly Farmer. Mormon Times, June 18, 2009. #
The Gentile Pageant → Pageant Watch: The Gentile Pageant. By Orwell. Mormon Mentality, Jun. 16th, 2009. #
Safety at Church → Security at Places of Worship: More Than a Matter of Faith. By Scott Stewart and Fred Burton. Democrat=Socialist, June 18, 2009. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) also has a very organized and well-connected security department that provides information and security advice and assistance to LDS congregations worldwide.” #
“Even more wrong than a bug-eyed blue-eyed Jesus is, in my opinion, using the Church’s records to sell your crap.” → Selling the Bug-Eyed Blue-Eyed Jesus (that’s just wrong). By Theric Jepson. A Motley Vision, June 18, 2009. #
“Should religious organizations be using taxpayer supported public television to carry out sectarian missions?” → PBS’ Sectarian Neighborhood. By David Waters. Washington Post/Newsweek-On Faith-Under God, June 17, 2009. #
Is reconciliation possible? → Reconciliation . . . By: fMhLisa. Feminist Mormon Housewives, June 18, 2009. #
BYU coach Rose has cancer → BYU coach Rose has cancer. 51-year-old takes leave to undergo treatment. By MATT YOUMANS, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun. 18, 2009. #
“Perhaps this is further proof that for some Christians right belief will always trump right practice.” → Pageant Preachers. Carrie Prejean isn’t the only Christian contestant using the contest as a platform for her beliefs—or who has faced questions about compromising them. By Mandy E. McMichael. Christianity Today, June 17, 2009. #
LDS Drama Facing East To Be Movie → ANNOUNCING-”FACING EAST,” THE MOVIE! By Carol Lynn Pearson. Transforming…with Carol Lynn Pearson, June 2009. #
Former Chihuahua Temple President Meredith Romney Released by Kidnappers → Former LDS Church leader freed by Mexican kidnappers. By Erin Alberty. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 17, 2009. His Family reportedly paid ransom to get him free. #
A sobering discussion. → Some scientists doubt moderate drinking is good for you. by Geoff B. Millennial Star, June 16th, 2009. #
“You never stop thinking about the baby you killed. You never stop thinking about the guy you were with when you killed the baby you made with him. You never stop wondering.” → What’s the connection between abortion and careers? By Penelope Trunk. Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist, June 17, 2009. #
Forest Hills TN Church Facing Same Opposition that LDS Temple Faced → Forest Hills neighbors, church await decision. At issue: expansion of Hillsboro Church of Christ. By Angela Patterson. Nashville TENNESSEAN, June 17, 2009 #
Trial of Yettaw and Suu Kyi Extended to Hear Additional Witnesses → Myanmar Supreme Court considers more witnesses in Suu Kyi case. Monsters and Critics, Asia-Pacific News, Jun 17, 2009. Suu Kyi’s lawyers won appeal to hear additional witnesses. Now they wait for a new court date. #
LDS-oriented Radio Station #2 Among Inspirational Stations on Live365 → yourLDSradio.com Ranked Number Two in Nation Among Live365-Hosted Online Inspirational Radio Stations; Worldwide Listening Audience in 63 Foreign Countries; More Than 35,000 Streams a Month. PRNewswire, Jun 17, 2009. #
LDS Justice Department Attorney Draws Fire for DOMA Memo → In Defense of the DOMA defense. By symphonyofdissent. Daily KOS, Jun 16, 2009. #
Canadian FLDS Leader: No Sin in Taking Tax Money → B.C. polygamist leader ‘sees no sin’ in taking tax money. By Suzanne Fournier, Canwest News Service. Toronto ON National Post, June 16, 2009. #
Kidnappee was Temple President in Chihuahua, Mexico → Former LDS Church leader kidnapped in Mexico. By Erin Alberty. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 16, 2009. #
LDS member kidnapped in Mexico while “doing some kind of work for the Mormon Church” → LDS Member Kidnapped in Mexico. Salt Lake City UT KUTV TV2, June 16, 2009. #
PBS splits baby, allows KBYU to keep sectarian programming that it already airs → PBS decision allows KBYU to continue broadcasting ’sectarian’ content. By Brian Maffly. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 16, 2009. #
Deseret Book Exec Says There Is Hip LDS Music → Is there any hip LDS music? Yes, but we need more. By Bob Ahlander. Shadow Mountain Records. Mormon Times, Jun. 16, 2009. #
Checketts Trying to Buy NFL’s St. Louis Rams → Checketts wants to buy Rams. By Associated Press. ESPN.com, June 2, 2009. Checketts currently is part of groups that own Real Salt Lake (Soccer) and the St. Louis Blues (Hockey). #
Local Leader in Mexico Blames LDS Youth Suicides on “Santa Muerte” Cult (Spanish) → Asocian mormones suicidios con culto de la Santa Muerte en Yucatán. SDP Noticias, 14 de Junio, 2009 #
New Yorker Humor: Mormons Visit “Gay” Massachusetts → True Story. by Paul Rudnick. The New Yorker, June 22, 2009. #
Should the LDS Church Drop Scouting? → Old fashioned? By Steve Pierce. BYU Daily Universe/Newsnet, 15 Jun 2009. Critics contend the LDS scouting program is ineffectively run and outdated, with many young men participating as a chore rather than a choice. #
Utah AG Proposes Settlement with FLDS Over Trust → Deal is proposed in UEP trust fight. By Jennifer Dobner. By Associated Press. Salt Lake Tribune, June 15, 2009 #
LDS Church’s Beneicial To Exit Insurance Business → LDS Church’s Beneficial Financial Group to stop selling insurance. By Paul Beebe. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 16, 2009 #
Vandalism Against LDS Family Considered Hate Crime → LDS Family Targets of Vandalism. Las Vegas NV KLAS TV 8, Jun 16, 2009. #
Lightning Strike is God’s Approval? → Angel Moroni Atop Oquirrh Mountain Temple Struck By Lightning. By Associated Press. Salt Lake City UT KSTU TV 13, June 16, 2009 #
Idaho Stake Center 1, Drunk Driver 0 → Idaho LDS stake house damaged in car-vs-church collision. By The Associated Press. Salt lake Tribune, June 15, 2009. In a car vs. church collision, a vehicle in Nampa, Idaho drove off a rode, bashed through a fence and struck a Mormon stake house early Monday. The driver went to the hospital, while the stake house was not damaged. #
Mormon Lawyer, Bush Admin Holdover, Defends Federal DOMA → Mormon Bush holdover filed anti-gay DOMA brief today. By John Aravosis. America’s Blog, June 12, 2009. #
UK Hero Soldier Gets Mormon Funeral in Northern Ireland → Tears in the rain as hero soldier is laid to rest. By Claire McNeilly. Belfast Northern Ireland Telegraph, 16 June 2009 . #
TV Series to Look at Mormon Neighborhood → ‘This Is the Place’ / LDS TV series in the works. By Nancy Van Valkenburg, Standard-Examiner staff. Ogden UT Standard-Examiner, June 14, 2009. #
Headline switch: from “Storm Over the Mormons” to “Are Mormons Misunderstood?” → Are Mormons misunderstood? By Dave Banack. Beliefnet, June 16, 2009. #
What the Mormons Won’t Tell You. → “Facts” Mormons Won’t Tell. by Bridget Jack Meyers. LDS & Evangelical Conversations, June 14, 2009. Cue scary music. #
We can finally get back to obsessing about Romney! → Prez Romney. By Man SL. Junior Ganymede, June 15, 2009. #
Podcast of T&S’s 12 Questions with Marvin Perkins → Steve Evans… I hereby dub thee unofficial sidebar editor of T&S. #
Forbes Celebrity 100: Stephenie Meyer #26, Glen Beck #81 → The Celebrity 100. World’s Most Powerful Celebrities. Edited by Matthew Miller, Dorothy Pomerantz and Lacey Rose. Forbes, June 3, 2009. #
Glen Beck on 20/20 → Glenn Beck on Glenn Beck. Controversial Fox Host Talks About Kicking Bottle, Turning Mormon and Common Sense. By JOHN STOSSEL and ANDREW KIRELL. ABC 20/20, June 10, 2009. #
Romney Echoes Party Line on Iran → Romney On Iran’s Elections: Obama’s Apology Tour Isn’t Working. The Huffington Post, June 14, 2009 #
Salon.com: The Book of Jer3miah: Not Just for Mormons Anymore → The Book of Jer3miah: Not Just for Mormons Anymore. By Jill Weinberger. Salon.com, June 12, 2009. The Book of Jer3miah, a tight, suspenseful little series wrapping up its first season today, may just have what it takes to get web audiences to utter the words “Mormon conspiracy thriller” without a touch of irony. #
We Don’t Need No Great Mormon Novel → Why we need not worry about the Great Mormon Novel. By William Morris. A Motley Vision, June 13, 2009. #
Abandon All Hope of the Great Mormon Novel? → Abandon All Hope: Mormon Lit Can’t Be ‘Great.’ By S. P. Bailey. A Motley Vision, June 12, 2009. #
Newsweek’s Profile of Yettaw → ‘The Lady’ And The Tramp. The Missouri misfit who helped bring down Burma’s future. By Tony Dokoupil. NEWSWEEK. Published Jun 13, 2009, From the magazine issue dated Jun 22, 2009. #
First stake in Mongolia organized → First stake in Mongolia is organized. By Elder James Phillips. LDS Church News, Jun. 13, 2009 #
Philadelphia Inquirer Looks at What It Takes To Be a Mission President → Fast-growing Mormon Church looks to laity for its leaders. By David O’Reilly, Inquirer Staff Writer. Philadelphia Inquirer, Jun. 14, 2009. #
Dale Murphy’s RM Son Seeking Starting Spot on Miami Dolphins → Miami Dolphins’ second-year guard takes inspiration from his dad, Dale Murphy. By HAL HABIB. Palm Beach Post Staff Writer. Palm Beach FL Post, June 14, 2009 #
Church College of New Zealand Demolition plan dismays alumni → Demolition plan dismays alumni. LDS members built much of the Church College of New Zealand with their own hands. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 13, 2009. #
Church News hijacking ‘a cautionary tale’ → Church News hijacking ‘a cautionary tale.’ Deseret News officials tried for three days to reach Twitter, disable the account. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 12, 2009. #
RM Seeks Majors thru National Collegiate Baseball Championship → A mission on the diamond. Former CSN standout seeks national title with Arkansas. By Steve Silver. Las Vegas NV Sun, Jun 13, 2009. Chase Leavitt spent two years on a mission in Wisconsin for the Mormon church that might have cost him a chance at playing professional baseball. This weekend, Leavitt embarks on another mission –- this time in Nebraska for the University of Arkansas, a national championship and a shot at resurrecting those Major League dreams. #
NYT on missionaries-turned-direct-salesmen: “It’s missionary work turned into a business” → Door to Door as Missionaries, Then as Salesmen. By KIRK JOHNSON. New York Times, June 11, 2009 #
A woman claims to have photo of Joseph Smith → Santa Clara woman says she has Joseph Smith photo. St. George UT Spectrum, June 12, 2009. More information in Saturday’s Spectrum. #
Mormon Times Claim That “Great Mormon Novel” Impossible is “A Big Steaming Pile” → A Big Steaming Pile About The Great Mormon Novel. By Dallas R. This Mormon Life, June 12, 2009. #
LDS Medal of Honor Winner George Wahlen Laid to Rest → ‘A true patriot’ / Hundreds remember George Wahlen, a hero and the man behind the Weber County veterans nursing home. By Charles Trentelman, Standard-Examiner staff. Ogden UT Standard-Examiner, June 12, 2009. #
Profile of Gilbert AZ’s Mayor, John Lewis → Lewis preparing for role as Gilbert mayor. By Blake Herzog, Tribune. Mesa AZ East Valley Tribune, June 11, 2009. #
RM Sons of Diamond Rio Star Looking for Success in Rock → The Truman show: Brothers know making it big in music isn’t easy. By Carma Wadley. Deseret News, June 11, 2009 #
Is There Any Good, Hip, Mormon Music? → An appeal for some hip LDS music. By McKay Coppins. Mormon Times, Jun. 12, 2009. #
House Passes Amendment to Study Adding Overseas Missionaries to Census Count → U.S. House passes amendment on Census count. Associated Press. Salt Lake City UT ABC TV 4, June 11, 2009. #
“[T]his new building suggests the church’s willingness to be open about its past “is in a period of expansion,” Jensen said. → Church History Library is unveiled downtown. LDS artifacts showcased in state-of-the-art care. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 12, 2009 #
All About Stephen Covey → Stephen Covey’s Gainful Habits. By Trang Ho. Yahoo!Finance, Jun 11, 2009. #
2 LDS Senators Vote Against FDA Tobacco Regulation → Senate votes to let the FDA regulate tobacco. By Jim Abrams, Associated Press. Deseret News, June 11, 2009 #
RM Austin Collie Fighting for Spot on the Coltes → Colts’ Collie far from an average NFL rookie. By Bob Kravitz. Indianapolis IN Star, June 12, 2009. #
Back From Mission, Dale Murphy’s Son, Taylor, Playing Baseball → Collegiate league has some familiar names. Taylor Murphy — Dale’s son — set to play for Surfers. By Stacy Kaneshiro, Advertiser Staff Writer. Honolulu HI Advertiser, June 12, 2009. #
Sloganeering Now! or, at least, soon. → Nuanced, Ambivalent, or Guarded Bumper Stickers. By GST. Junior Ganymede, June 12, 2009. #
LDS Church History Library Opens → Church History Library unveiled. By Scott Taylor. Deseret News, June 11, 2009 #
Things get really interesting at He Said / She Said. → He Said: Retreats and Symposia. By Dr. B. He Said/She Said, June 11, 2009. #
Hate groups threatened by diversity → Commentary: Hate groups threatened by diversity. By Brian Levin, Special to CNN. CNN, June 11, 2009. #
“Do you tell his story as a baseball player, or do you describe him as a the incredible human that he is?” → Iorg’s Long, Impressive Road to Erie. By Nick Underhill, Erie Correspondent. Tigs Town, Jun 8, 2009. Profile of LDS minor league baseball player Cole Iorg in Detroit Tigers fan magazine. #
“The salesmen are mostly former Mormon missionaries from Utah who cut their teeth — and learned their people-skill chops — cold-calling for their faith.” → Door to Door as Missionaries, Then as Salesmen. By KIRK JOHNSON. New York Times, June 11, 2009. Six days a week, in fair weather and foul, two-dozen door-to-door salesmen, all of whom live clustered together in an apartment complex in this suburb west of Chicago, pile into S.U.V.’s and cars and head into the big city, bent on sales of home security systems. And on Sunday, their one day off, they drive together to the nearest house of worship of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. #
Time: The Storm Over the Mormons → The Storm Over the Mormons. By DAVID VAN BIEMA. Time, Jun. 22, 2009. Last November, Jay Pimentel began hearing that people in his neighborhood were receiving letters about him. Pimentel lives in Alameda, Calif., a small, liberal-leaning community hanging off Oakland into the San Francisco Bay. Pimentel, who is a Mormon, had supported Proposition 8, the ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage. And that made him a target. “Dear Neighbor,” the letter began, “Our neighbors, Colleen and Jay Pimentel”–and it gave their address–”contributed $1,500.00 to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign. #
Are we humanist? (Or are we dancerist?) → Can Mormons Be Humanists? The Faithful Dissident, Jun 8, 2009 #
Hackers seize Church News Twitter account → Hackers seize Church News Twitter account. By Lynn Arave. Deseret News, June 11, 2009. Charlie Craine, director of interactive media for the Deseret News, said he realized Sunday night that the Church News account had been compromised. “We tried to get it back,” he said, but he soon realized that the hacker had even been able to change the password and lock him out. “I don’t know how they got the password,” Craine said. “I’m very skeptical (of Twitter) now.” #
Now Mormons are Zombies? → Mormon Zombie Movie Brings the Gore. By MrDisgusting. Bloody Disgusting Horror News, June 8, 2009. One more for the Mormons as Targets file. #
Plastic Surgery is Common Among Utah’s Mormons → Plastic Surgery is Common Among Utah’s Mormons. By Dr. York Yates. SubmitYourArticle.com #
Organization Fights Sexual Adictions → Sons of Helaman: Organization aims to conquer morality challenges. By Arie Kirk. Logan UT Herald-Journal, June 11, 2009 #
Child-Support Fight Turns LDS Woman into anti-Deadbeat Dad Activist → Most wanted: Deadbeat dads: A child-support fight spurs Costa Mesa mom to launch Web site. By GREG HARDESTY, The Orange County Register. Orange Co CA Register, June 10, 2009 #
FLDS Victim Offers to Settle Her Suit Against Them → Settlement in FLDS suit offered. Associated Press. Deseret News, June 10, 2009. #
Hatch “grazes” pedestrian → Hatch has close call with D.C. pedestrian. By Lee Davidson. Deseret News, June 10, 2009 #
LDS Man Struggles to Get Past Abuse Accusation → Fanjul says he wants ‘peace’ for his accuser. By Linda Thomson. Deseret News, June 9, 2009 #
Houston LDS Couple Prepping for Sextuplets → Texas couple braces for birth of sextuplets. By CINDY GEORGE, HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Seattle WA Posst-Intelligencer, June 8, 2009. Family blog is at www.stanseljourney.com. #
Georgia County’s “Mental Gymnastics” Favor Baptists Over Mormons → Editorial: Fees make political mess in Oconee County Athens Banner-Herald, June 8, 2009. #
“Etsy fosters the delusion that any woman with pluck and ingenuity can earn a viable living without leaving her home. It preys on the hopes and dreams of working moms and other women, while delivering genuine financial success to only the very few.” → Etsy.com Peddles a False Feminist Fantasy. No, you can’t quit your dayjob to make quilts. By Sara Mosle. doublexx, June 10, 2009. #
“Whatever the verdict on Tiller’s practice, most abortions in the United States bear no resemblance whatsoever to the hardest third-trimester cases.” → Not All Abortions Are Equal. By ROSS DOUTHAT. New York Times, June 8, 2009. #
We’re number two. Yay! (Err, where’s BCC?) → The Top 50 Mormon / LDS bloggers. By L. Fabry. Online University Reviews, October 2005. #
Counting Missionaries in U.S. Census is Issue Again → Matheson wants census to factor in U.S. citizens overseas. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 10, 2009. #
Helen Andelin, Author of Fascinating Womanhood, Died June 7th → Obit: Helen Berry Andelin, LDS mom and author of ‘Fascinating Womanhood,’ championed a woman’s domestic role. By Ben Fulton. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 9, 2009. #
Whence a Mormon President? → Whence a Mormon President? By Jacob S. The Mormon Left, June 2, 2009 #
Ammunition for parents everywhere… → Study Links Later Parental-Mandated Bedtimes for Teens with Depression & Suicidal Thoughts. insciences organization, 9 June 2009. New research from Columbia University Medical Center has demonstrated that teens with earlier parental mandated bedtimes got more sleep and had fewer cases of depression and suicidal ideation. The data strengthens the argument that getting enough sleep protects against depression and suicidal thoughts in teens. #
3 people shot at the U.S. Holocaust museum → At a Monument to Peace, A Day of Deadly Violence. Guard Killed, Suspect Injured Amid Scene Of Fear, Chaos. Shooting at Holocaust Memorial Museum. A gunman walks into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in downtown Washington and opens fire, killing a guard, according to authorities. By Michael E. Ruane, Paul Duggan and Clarence Williams, Washington Post Staff Writers. Washington Post, June 11, 2009 #
How to be a pro husband in 1933. → List of Merits and Demerits for Husbands– published in 1933. #
Not earmarks… “congressionally directed spending” → Making his own earmark rules. U.S. House freshman says he would help only public or nonprofit entities. By Matt Canham. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 10, 2009. Freshman Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) is trying to change the parameters of the debate and even its terminology. He wants to separate the bad earmarks from the good ones — calling the legitimate ones “congressionally directed spending” — and he is asking the public to help set the boundaries. #
Missionaries only request… don’t be mean. → Young Mormon missionaries have one request: Don’t be mean to them. By David B. Offer. Kennebec ME Journal & Morning Sentinel, June 9, 2009. Carter Howell had one request when, at the end of an hour-long interview, I asked if there was anything I should tell people who read this column. “Tell people not to be mean to us,” he said. “We are just 19- and 20-year-old guys and we’re not different than other people.” #
“It seems to mark some kind of cultural tipping point, where pornography has soaked so far into the fabric of mainstream culture that it’s no longer seen as a stain.” → This Porn’s for You: Budweiser’s Racy Web Ad. By Belinda Luscombe. Time, Jun. 04, 2009. #
Rory Reid gets key early endorsement in NV Gov’ race → Union comes out for Rory Reid, slams Buckley. By Molly Ball. Las Vegas NV Review-Journal, Jun. 08, 2009. #
Mormon Times thinks burqas are a great idea. Stay tuned for FMH response. → Wearing of the veil — a modesty lesson Mormons can learn. By Kristine Frederickson. Mormon Times, Jun. 07, 2009. #
Supreme Court molded by Hatch’s influence → Supreme Court molded by Hatch’s influence. Utah’s senior senator once shepherded Sotomayor through the judicial confirmation process. By Thomas Burr and Matt Canham. The Salt Lake Tribune, 06/07/2009 #
“Public Affairs” as Church Diplomacy → Mormon Diplomacy Part II: Public Affairs. By Nils Bergeson. Mormon Thinking, June 6, 2009. “As part of my calling, I have been lucky enough to receive some training in the public relations system of the Church. They have a very grand objective: To bring the Church out of obscurity. In other words, they seek to help more people who don’t know anything about the Mormons know something about them, and most preferably, something positive.” #
Could the Lord have carried out the restoration in a British America? → Why I am a Tory. By Russell. Mormon Matters, June 6, 2009. “I have often shifted in my seat uncomfortably as I sit in classes at BYU and in the church house while folks accept as axiomatic all the talk about the American revolution as merely the harbinger of the Restoration.” #
Apostles Visit Site of Historic Benson Sermon → Apostles recall historic sermon at a Moscow church. LDS Church Newsroom, Jun. 06, 2009. In 1959 Ezra Taft Benson, then the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and a member of the church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd of worshipers in Moscow’s Central Baptist Church. #
Do Political Disputes “Stop at the Water’s Edge?” → Flashback: Romney Once Insisted That Politics Stop At Water’s Edge. By Sam Stein. Huffington Post, June 4, 2009. Despite that claim in the Bush years, Romney criticized Obama’s recent foreign trips for “apologizing.” #
LDS Couple Struggles With Life, Themselves to Raise Conjoined Twins → Mother shares ‘The True Story of the Herrin Twins.’ By Jesse Fruhwirth, Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau. Ogden UT Standard-Examiner, June 5, 2009. Multiple doctors encouraged Erin Herrin to terminate her pregnancy that resulted in the birth of conjoined twins Kendra and Maliyah, now 7, who were surgically separated in Salt Lake City in 2006. #
The Preparation of Elder Eyring → Flood prepared Ricks President Eyring. By Nate Sunderland. Rexburg ID Standard Journal, June 6, 2009. Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was the president of Ricks College during the flood following the Teton Dam failure June 5, 1976. His example of leadership during that time still resonates. #
LDS-Oriented Credit Unions in Las Vegas Weathering Recession, But Lose Cash → Credit unions operating in LV lose cash in quarter. By JOHN G. EDWARDS, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun. 06, 2009. Cumorah Credit Union and Ensign Federal Credit Union both saw increases in bad loans during the quarter. #
UEP Trustee Decides to Take FLDS Check → Court-appointed CPA to accept FLDS housing payment. By Jennifer Dobner. Associated Press, June 5, 2009. Bruce Wisan initially rejected the Monday payment of $192,600 made “under protest” by the Fundamentalist LDS Church. The fees are half of what’s owed in occupancy fees on homes in Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz. The homes are held in the church’s United Effort Plan Trust, which was established in 1942. #
Kyiv Temple in the Right Place, Says Uchtdorf → ‘Right place for a temple.’ By Kimberly DeGroff. LDS Church News, Jun. 06, 2009. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf began a long-anticipated visit to Ukraine and Russia on May 28 by visiting important historical areas of Kyiv, presenting new imaging equipment to a medical diagnostic center, and touring the construction site of the Kyiv temple. #
Another Profile of Mesa Mayor Scott Smith → Mesa mayor used to shaking things up. By Gary Nelson. The Arizona Republic, Jun. 5, 2009. #
How Mormon Conversts Brought a Xhosa Youth to Idaho → COLUMN: You can’t top Gobo Fango’s Idaho story. By Steve Crump. Twin Falls ID Times-News, June 5, 2009. Ruth Talbot, wife of an English farmer who had immigrated to South Africa, found year-old Gobo sitting in the branches of a tree … His mother, who was dying, had left him on the Talbots’ property … The Talbots raised the boy as their own … The Talbots converted to Mormons and left for Utah … #
First LDS Seminary Building Closes → Inaugural LDS seminary closes. By Scott Taylor. Deseret News, June 4, 2009. With today’s formal closing of Granite High, the Granite Seminary becomes an associated casualty, the final class conducted Thursday morning for a program whose graduates include former LDS general authorities President James E. Faust and Elder Neal A. Maxwell, former U.S. Sen. Frank Moss, columnist Jack Anderson, former Mormon Tabernacle Choir director Jerold Ottley, entertainer Robert Peterson and author-lecturer Dian Thomas. #
“I sustain and honor stay-at-home-mothers, but I also understand it’s a relatively modern luxury that used to be reserved for only the truly upper class.” → Traditional Roles for Mothers and Fathers. By Papa D. Things of My Soul, June 5, 2009. #
C.S. Lewis’s disdain for religious “teetotalism” → What C.S. Lewis thought about Mormons. By Michael De Groote. Mormon Times, Jun. 05, 2009. Authors Marianna Richardson and Christine Thackeray looked at the famous Christian apologist in their book “C.S. Lewis: Latter-day Truths in Narnia.” They wrote about the letters Lewis sent to many of his readers. #
Deseret Book pulling Twilight… a P.R. disaster for the Church in Italy? → The big news in Italy: ‘Twilight’ author is LDS: Romney, LDS temple in Rome dwarfed in news accounts of Meyer’s faith. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, June 4, 2009 #
Shawn King asked to audition for part as villianess in Broadway’s upcoming “Spider-Man” → SPIDER NEMESIS. By Richard Johnson. Page Six, New York Post, June 4, 2009. #
Remembering Dr. Tiller. → Patients Pay Tribute to a Murdered Doctor. By Lisa Belkin. Motherlode: Adventures in Parenting, June 4, 2009. #
Things that the Word of Wisdom protects us from. → Mix an Exploding Drink. By Daniel Dumas. Wired How-to Wiki, 21 May 2009. #
“Orthodoxy needs to effectively respond to the discoveries of modern Bible scholarship or come up with a better theory of revelation.” Sound familiar? It’s not what you think. → Little Foxling and the Documentary Hypothesis. By Bruce. Three Jews, Four Opinions, May 12, 2009. #
A Profile of the LDS Church in Inner City Philadelphia → Logan: Mormons Go Mainstream. By David Nescio and Kelly McManus. Philadelphia Neighborhoods, June 2, 2009. Here in Philadelphia you will find a meeting house at 4720 N. Broad St. Built in 2005, the building houses three wards. The word “ward” refers to the type of local congregation. The Broad Street meeting house contains the Logan Ward, Independence Ward and the Spring Garden Ward. Being set in Logan, a culturally diverse section of the city, the congregation follows suit. “Our congregation consists of African Americans, some Vietnamese, Jamaicans, South Americans and Hispanics,” said Bishop Richard Storm, leader of the Logan Ward. Brother Dalyn Montgomery, the first counselor to the bishop of the Independence Ward, has spent time in numerous cities. He described the Philadelphia congregation as “by far the most diverse following” he’s ever seen. #
Nauvoo University to Open in the Fall → LDS-themed University to open in fall. By Todd McMurtrey. BYU Daily Universe/Newsnet, 3 Jun 2009. While not affiliated with the LDS Church, the University will follow LDS standards. Nauvoo University is currently accepting applications and hopes to have about 50 students during the first semester. #
RM Named Freshman All-American in Baseball → Cuthbertson wins All-American honor. St. George UT Spectrum & Daily News, June 4, 2009. Southern Utah’s Bo Cuthbertson has been named a 2009 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American as recognized by the Collegiate Baseball newspaper. #
BYU Snags Nation’s Top Quarterback Prospect → QB Heaps picks BYU. By TODD MILLES. Tacoma WA News Tribune, June 4, 2009. Jake Heaps, the quarterback with 26 NCAA Division I scholarship offers before his senior season, announces he will play at Brigham Young University, multiple sources confirmed. The Provo Daily Herald confirmed Heaps is already in Utah, and will be one of the 100 or so prospects participating in BYU’s Junior Day starting Friday. Heaps, who is LDS, has said on previous occasions that he would leave on a church mission early on in his tenure, regardless of what school he chose. #
Archuleta Hints May Not Serve Mission → David Archuleta: Already serving a mission. By Scott Iwasaki. Deseret News, June 3, 2009. When asked about his own plans for serving an LDS mission, Archuleta, who doesn’t turn 19 until December, said he feels as if he’s already on one. “There is so much that I want to give back to the One who has blessed me with this gift,” he said about his singing abilities. “I feel that there must be a reason why I’m here, doing what I’m doing. And I want to make sure that I do what is expected of me before it all ends. I don’t know when this all will end, and I want to make sure I do all that I’m supposed to before that happens. I have this opportunity and want to make the best of it.” #
Feds Stop Sale of Accused Ponzi Mastermind Merriman’s Wildlife Trophies → Federal government halts sale of Colo