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This is the video of the famous Regional Representatives Seminar by President Spencer W. Kimball in 1974. From this video is taken the quote below that confirms the importance of using the Internet for finding people who are interested in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). The video shows its age, but the prophetic message is still valid. I believe that the Lord is anxious to put into our hands inventions of which we laymen have hardly had a glimpse. … When we have used the satellite and related discoveries to their greatest potential, … then, and not until then, shall we approach the insistence of our Lord and Master to go unto all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.  (President Spencer W. Kimball) Watch President Spencer W. Kimball Regional Rep Seminar 1974 in Activism & Non-Profit  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com AKPC_IDS += "254262,";Popularity: 1% [?] Read More →

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day is working with other organizations to get relief supplies to people affected by the extensive flooding in Pakistan. The Church teamed with International Relief and Development, International Medical Corps, and Saba Aslam Welfare and Trust, and will be working in the future with Islamic Relief, USA in the next few weeks to continue to get aid to the Pakistani people. In a recent General Conference address, President Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church,  touched on the fact that the Mormon Church’s Humanitarian program has been part of the Church’s welfare system for 25 years. As the LDS Newsroom website states: “The Church provides relief and development projects for humanitarian purposes in countries all over the world. Projects operate without regard to the nationality or religion of the recipients.” The Church covers all overhead, so 100%... Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday, we highlighted the Frequently Asked Questions on the new mormon.org about Mormon women. Over the next while, we’ll share other topics that are also covered in the FAQ. About Mormons (Are Mormons Christians? Who founded the Mormon Church? What do Mormons believe? etc.) Baptism (Explore more about why baptism is an essential ordinance, and why we perform baptisms (by proxy) for the dead in our temples.) Bible and Book of Mormon (Do Mormons believe in the Bible? (Yes!) Read more about why the Book of Mormon is also so important to us.) Church (Explores questions about what our meetings are like, the difference between temples and church buildings, how the Mormon Church finances its operations, and many others.) Culture (Explores what Mormon life is like, how we live, how we dress, what holidays Mormons celebrate, etc.) AKPC_IDS += "248882,";Popularity: 1% [?] Read More →

Some may find it hard to believe, but the gal I am at church on Sunday’s is not always the gal I am the other six days of the week.  And while I strive to merge my “two personalities” into one….I fail most of the time.  But I’ve recently come to accept it.  I am who I am.  Yes, constantly striving to be like my Savior and most of the time seeming to come up short, but nonetheless, still trying. For those of you out there who find my split personality acknowledgment beyond annoying, please let me explain.  More importantly, let me help you understand that we all, at one time or another in our lives, have the same exact issue as I do.  And it’s okay.  Really, it is. There is a reason why Sunday has been separated in the eyes of God for us.  It is the ever popular “Day of Rest.”  For us Mormon Women, that may seem like a far fetching definition…but who is to blame for that?  Yes, I’ve found myself cleaning up breakfast... Read the rest of this entry »

In one of the last Mormon General Conferences Elder Ballard during the priesthood session talked about the relationship that should exist between fathers and sons. Tonight I want to talk to you fathers and sons about how you talk to each other. There is no other relationship quite like that which can and should exist between a boy and his dad. It can be one of the most nurturing, joyful relationships in life, one that can have a profound impact on who boys become and also on who dads become. Now, I understand that some of you young men do not have fathers with whom you can have these kinds of conversations. And some of you men do not have sons or have lost your sons to accident or illness. But much of what I say tonight will apply to uncles and grandfathers and priesthood leaders and other mentors who sometimes fill the gaps for these significant father-son relationships. You see, we’re all on a journey. Dads are a little further down the road, but none of us has yet arrived at our final... Read the rest of this entry »

On this Pioneer day, I decided to answer all the personal questions that you are asked when you fill out the profile on Mormon.org.  There are a whole lot more under the FAQ section (about 80) but that will have to wait for another day when I have more time.  I thoroughly enjoyed the process of answering these questions and felt like I was being interviewed, thus the title of this blog post. 01. Please explain the part prayer plays in your life? Having grown up with daily prayer, I can’t imagine a day go by in which I don’t communicate with my Heavenly Father in prayer.  We start the day in prayer as a family asking for the Lord’s blessing upon us as we work.  We end the day in prayer the same way, usually kneeling by the bed, reporting our activities to God and thanking him for his help.  We give thanks for the food we eat at mealtimes and participate in public prayers in our weekly worship service.  It is through prayer and reading scriptures that I feel close to God and directed... Read the rest of this entry »

I have found this very interesting article about a “new generation of Mormons“. I quote a few passages from the article: (link to the full article: The rise of a new generation of Mormons) A New Generation of Mormons … the Mormon church is the outstanding religious success story of the past hundred years. Approximately 1.7 per cent of the US population are LDS members, just slightly fewer than describe themselves as Jewish. Global membership rose from 250,000 in 1900 to one million in 1948, to 13 million today. The church is probably the world’s richest per capita religious institution, too, with assets estimated at between $25bn and $30bn. (That’s £16bn-£20bn; the Church of England’s portfolio in 2009 was £4.4bn.) Religious sociologist Rodney Stark, at Baylor University in Texas, has predicted that the LDS will in the latter half of this century become the first new world religion since Islam – just one reason that Smith, who founded the church in the 1830s,... Read the rest of this entry »

I have always been interested in what we should expect to see happen right before the beginning of the Millennium, since it is the time we are living now. However, what is the purpose of the Millennium and what will happen after it? What about the “little season” after the Millennium? How long is that going to be? Mormon Apostle Bruce R. McConkie explains: After the Millennium-what? Is this great day when there shall be peace on earth and goodwill in the hearts of men-is it an end in itself? Is this the day of rest and righteousness, when there is neither sorrow, disease, nor death-is it the summun bonum  of all things? When Israel triumphs and wickedness ceases and the Lord Jehovah lives and reigns on earth-will we then reach the great end and goal toward which all things point? Or is the millennial era but a way and a means to prepare most of the spirit hosts of an Almighty Elohim for even greater heights of joy and peace, of glory and exaltation? … The Millennium is simply... Read the rest of this entry »

Follow the link below to watch this interesting video produced by CNBC about the influence of a Mormon Mission on future business leaders. Mormon Mission Biz – CNBC.com. For Mormons, religion has a huge influence on how they conduct business.  A belief in the Mormon faith impacts relationships with employees, business partners, and competitors.  It influences the manner in which they handle leadership, power, and their personal wealth. On a smaller scale, the organization of a ward (local unit of the Mormon Church) can be compared to a business. The two main differences between a business and a local unit of the Church are the purpose of the organization (to make money versus improving the spiritual life of members) and the fact that in the Church people are all volunteers. If we keep this clear in our mind, however, we can try to compare the organization of a local unit of the Mormon Church to a small business. For example, we could compare the bishop to a CEO (but a very... Read the rest of this entry »

Child abuse at the hands of clergy often makes headlines, and leaves people questioning how various religious organizations respond to and seek to prevent the sin and tragedy of child abuse. This question about how the LDS Church handles child abuse was recently addressed by Von G. Keetch, chief outside legal counsel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He summed up by stating that the Mormon Church’s position is simply that “Abuse cannot be tolerated in any form.” He explains: For decades, the LDS Church has repeatedly, publicly, and unequivocally denounced child abuse as an “insidious evil” and a “sin of the darkest hue.” Church leaders at the highest level began making such statements and aggressively addressing the issue even before clergy-abuse cases raised public awareness in the mid-1980s. Since 1976, more than 50 articles have appeared in Church publications condemning child abuse or educating members about it. As... Read the rest of this entry »

The last temple of of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Gila Valley Arizona Temple, is the 132nd Mormon temple and it was dedicated Sunday, May 23, in three sessions. The new temple now serves 21,000 Church members in southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico. The Gila Valley Arizona Temple was the third temple built in Arizona, following the Mesa Arizona Temple in 1927 and the Snowflake Arizona Temple in 2002. The announcement of the construction of The Gila Valley Arizona Temple and the Gilbert Arizona Temple constituted the first temple announcement done by President Thomas S. Monson as the new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Two of four Church-owned baseball fields in the community of Central were cleared to allow for the construction of the  Gila Valley Arizona Temple. On September 22, 2009, the statue of the angel Moroni was installed atop The Gila Valley Arizona Temple, taking the building to its final height and form. A total... Read the rest of this entry »

It is refreshing and exciting to see the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon Church) to move in the right direction with her websites.  At the More Good Foundation we have been working for a few years trying to promote positive content about the Mormons online. A few years ago the Church was still moving slowly while those who oppose it were moving fast, creating a distortion in the public perception of what the Mormon Church or the Mormons really are or stand for. I am happy to see that things have changed, and now the Church is including in her new or renewed websites some of the things that we first started at the More Good Foundation (e.g. online testimonies of normal members, videos on youtube, more searchable content on the internet, and so on) when many members were still wary of participating on the internet. One of the last improvements that the Church is doing is related to the new Mormon.org.  According to an article on another blog (ByCommonConsent): The... Read the rest of this entry »