Funeral held for LDS bishop in California

sshipman — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:15:01 +0000

VISALIA, Calif. -- About 1,000 mourners packed a Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints church in Visalia on Friday to pay final respects to lay bishop Clay Ronald Sannar, 40, who was gunned down less than a week before at another Visalia LDS church.

Young Womanhood Recognition Awards

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:08:01 +0000

Young Womanhood Recognition Awards

The Young Womanhood Recognition Award is given to young women who through the Young Women's program have completed projects for personal growth and for church and community service.

Ambrie Taylor Bodily, 16, daughter of Brian and Tiffanie Bodily of Layton, is a member of the Layton 31st Ward. She attends Layton High School.

Vanessa Coburn, 16, daughter of Kent and LaDawn Coburn, is a member of the Shadow Valley Ward. She attends Ogden High School.

Missionaries

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:06:02 +0000

Deadline for submissions is Monday at 5 p.m. For more information, call 801-624-4244 or 801-625-4237.

Slain LDS Church leader remembered as humble, heroic

tmartinez — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:20:01 +0000

VISALIA, Calif. -- Clay Sannar, the young LDS Church leader gunned down Sunday by a mentally ill stranger, would want his family to heal and move on without him, his brother said Wednesday.

Mormon church, Jewish leaders tackle proxy baptism

mprice — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:41:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church says it has changed its genealogical database to better prevent the names of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps from being submitted for posthumous baptism by proxy.

911 call released in death of LDS bishop

tchristensen — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:16:01 +0000

VISALIA, Calif. -- Visalia, Calif., police on Tuesday released the 911 tape of a man calling police to report that he had just killed a Mormon bishop in Visalia.

LDS Church, China reach agreement

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:35:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday that its members in China will be able to live their religion openly and comfortably while keeping their lives in accordance with Chinese law.

LDS bishop killed in Vasalia, California

tchristensen — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:51:35 +0000

FRESNO, Calif. — A Mormon bishop in Visalia was killed Sunday when a man entered the church complex, asked for the church's leader and then shot him, police said. The suspect later called police, who found the man a short time later in a central Visalia neighborhood and fatally shot him.

LDS stake beautifies cemetery, monument, park, road

hburton — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:31:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Four community areas received a face lift Saturday from volunteers with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Pleasant View South Stake.

Man sues LDS Church, blames 200 baptisms in one day for back pain

tmartinez — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:20:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Las Vegas man injured while performing submersion baptisms in the name of the dead has sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for medical expenses.

Mormon church supplies relief goods to Pakistan

mprice — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:47:04 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- A senior Mormon church official says the faith is coordinating with relief agencies to supply humanitarian aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan.

Community leader honored for good works

pchallis — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:44:07 +0000

OGDEN -- After three decades of service to the Ogden area, Ken Warnick is riding off into the sunset.

Roots in Mormon church and Hawaii family keep Notre Dame's Manti Te'o grounded

pchallis — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:12:01 +0000

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Outside the chapel walls on the first Sunday of August, there is little more than sunlight and a tinny thrum of cicadas.

Clothing exchange a success in Ogden

pchallis — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:11:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Clothes filled tables and clothing racks, and piles and piles more filled the cultural hall and foyer at the Ogden East Stake Center in preparation for the stake's very first clothing exchange last Saturday.

LDS agrees to lower temple height, raise spire

mprice — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:40:01 +0000

PHOENIX -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has unveiled redesign plans for its proposed north Phoenix temple.

Judge's personal life debated after gay-marriage ruling

tmartinez — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:28:02 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO -- Chief U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker has always been characterized as a conservative with libertarian leanings, but after he struck down California's voter-approved gay marriage ban this week, he was accused by some of being something else entirely: a gay activist.

Schwarzenegger: Allow resumption of gay marriages, many want judge's temporary stay lifted

tmartinez — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:28:02 +0000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In a surprising court filing, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked Friday that gay marriages be allowed to resume immediately in California after a federal ruling that the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.

Brigham family recovering after crash; paralyzed DOD employee hoping to continue 'top secret' work

tmartinez — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:21:01 +0000

One minute, Evan Sleight was driving to work; the next minute, he was fighting for his life.

Interfaith leader at Sunstone: Gay marriage a legal issue

tmartinez — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:19:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- People of faith should engage in civil dialogue about gay marriage, but government should rely on the U.S. Constitution -- not religion -- in deciding who can marry, the head of the national Interfaith Alliance said Friday.

'To The Rescue' releases soon: Deseret book announces biography of Thomas S. Monson

mgerrish — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:09:04 +0000