President Thomas S. Monson President Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of two new temples, in Cedar City and Rio de Janeiro, and encouraged generous contributions to the General Missionary Fund in his Saturday morning address of the 183rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President Monson introduced the…
Sister Jean A. Stevens and Sister Carol M. Stephens made history in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by offering prayers during the 183rd Annual General Conference. When Sister Stevens gave the benediction on Saturday morning it was the first time a woman has prayed during a session of General Conference. Sister Stevens,…
Dr. Niwako Yamawaki, a professor at BYU, wants people to speak up about rape. In Utah one in three women over the age of 18 has been the victim of sexual violence. One in eight Utah women have been raped. Yamawaki wants student to know Utah is not immune to sexual violence and has a…
UVU’s religious studies program will host its annual Mormon studies conference Thursday and Friday (April 4–5) in the Lakeview room, which is on the fourth floor of the UVU Library. This is UVU’s 13th annual Mormon studies conference, and this year’s theme is “The Expanded Canon: Perspectives on Mormonism and Sacred Texts.” Sessions are divided…
Raintree Commons and parts of Wyview Park apartments have been called to serve in the Provo MTC mission starting May 1. Wyview Park apartments have been working with the MTC for the past few months, making arrangements for the missionaries who will begin their mission training at the apartments. “We are so excited that the response of…
Hundreds of Latter-day Saints will take to their keyboards to entertain, uplift, offer commentary and share the gospel on the Internet during the weekend’s 183rd Annual General Conference. In the April 2011 General Conference, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, told a worldwide audience that sharing the gospel is easier than…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints continues to expand across the globe. At the LDS church’s semi-annual general conferences, church leaders announce more and more temples to be built. There are 13 LDS temples currently in Utah alone. See where each one is located. Click on each one’s webpage to find further information about each…
Students attending General Conference can find a lot to do between and after the sessions. The Church History Museum, City Creek Center and the Beehive House are among the many destinations available. Bekah De Boer, a senior who returned from serving in the Temple Square Mission, said there is a lot to do on and…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday it will use Raintree Commons apartments and parts of Wyview Park apartments as short-term expansion space for the Provo Missionary Training Center. The Church said these buildings will help to accommodate the increase in the number of missionaries entering the MTC. The Raintree Commons apartments…
Utah county residents gathered in front of Utah County’s courthouse on March 25, in peaceful support of marriage equality and gay rights. “We’re a part of an initiative that’s bigger than us,” Curtis Penfold, a BYU student from Divernon, Ill., said. As a heterosexual LDS male who served a two-year mission for the Church of…