• 7 champions of disability

    “And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.” Ether 12:27 God promises us He’ll make our weaknesses strong [...]

  

• 8 pres. candidates in Egypt

  “And it came to pass that I, Mormon, did utterly refuse from this time forth to be a commander and a leader of this people, because of their wickedness and abomination.” Mormon 3:11 Mormon, an ancient American military leader refused to lead the Nephites against the Lamanites when they became prideful and violent. Without Mormon to lead them, the Nephites steadily [...]

  

• The next Angry Birds?

  “O then, is not this real?” Alma 32:35 Over 2,000 years ago, an American prophet Alma plead with his community to focus on things of real importance.  He testified that though we may not see spiritual things, they are indeed real.  While some listened to his counsel, the majority ignored it and went on with their daily lives. Just as [...]

• Growing LDS presence in D.C.

  “We believe that all governments necessarily require civil officers and magistrates to enforce the laws of the same; and that such as will administer the law in equity and justice should be sought for and upheld by the voice of the people if a republic, or the will of the sovereign.” Doctrine and Covenants 134:3 An increasing number of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) [...]

  

• 4 Famous LDS Musicians

  “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 One of the ways we can let our light shine before men is to perform uplifting music.  Here are bios about some LDS musicians: 4 Famous LDS Musicians 1) Jon Schmidt- Jon started writing songs when he [...]

• Muslim & Mormon church growth

  “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations;” Matthew 24:14 The effects of Christian and Islam faiths being preached have been felt in the United States over the last decade. A once-in-a-decade U.S. Religion Census that analyzed county-level data from 236 religious organizations found Islam to be the fastest growing U.S. religion from 2000-2010, with [...]

  

• Facebook stock goes public

    “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” Proverbs 22:7 Recently there’s been a lot of hype about Facebook going to the stock market. For example, some speculate Facebook may lose touch with their users.  They say that as Facebook investors gain more shares, they’ll have a bigger say regarding what direction Facebook [...]

  

• 10 signs of the Second Coming

  “Many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and..Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom..And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.  And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the [...]

  

• edX: Free college education

  “And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches and their chances for learning; yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning because of their riches.” 3 Nephi 6:12 About five years before the resurrected Christ visited the Americas (in A.D. 34), there arose a great inequality of wealth among the people of Nephi, and education [...]

  

• Spirit and pres. candidates

  “Now it was custom among all the Nephites to appoint for their chief captains, (save it were in their times of wickedness) some one that had the spirit of revelation and also prophecy” 3 Nephi 3:19 Like the Nephites, we should elect leaders with the spirit of revelation and prophecy. In Revelation 19:10 we learn “the testimony of Jesus is the spirit [...]

  

Other News

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LDS church buys 6,000 Missouri acres

  “..the land of Missouri, which is the land which I have appointed and consecrated for the gathering of the saints.  Wherefore, this is the land of promise, and the place for the city of Zion…Behold, the place which is now called Independence is the center place; and a spot for the temple is lying westward, upon a lot which is not far from the courthouse.” Doctrine and Covenants 57:1-3 This prophecy, given over 150 years [...]

on May 8, 2012 at 8:34 pm /

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ABCs of successful planning

“For I, the Lord God, created all things, of which I have spoken, spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth.” Moses 3:5 As God created things spiritually to ensure their physical success, we can ensure our future success by planning it. In 2008 I met Scooter Plowman, a senior at BYU.  For his last semester he [...]

on May 1, 2012 at 5:35 am /

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China bans more keywords

“Wherefore, the Lord God gave unto man that he should act for himself. Wherefore, man could not act for himself save it should be that he was enticed by the one or the other.” 2 Nephi 2:16 One of the most sacred gifts God’s given to man is his freedom to choose. Some communist societies like China limit freedom by [...]

on April 30, 2012 at 11:19 pm /

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Free cloud storage services

“And now, it has hitherto been wisdom in God that these things should be preserved; for behold, they have enlarged the memory of this people” Alma 37:8 Since ancient times, people have valued being able to keep memories of their experiences. With recent cloud storage services, such as Dropbox, Skydrive, Ubuntu One and Google Drive, it’s become easier than ever [...]

on April 29, 2012 at 3:16 am /

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2011 LDS Church growth

“And it came to pass in the seventh year of the reign of the judges there were about three thousand five hundred souls that united themselves to the church of God and were baptized.” Alma 4:5 The amazing growth of the LDS (Mormon) Church is not only noted in ancient, but modern times also.  Here are some 2011 statistics about [...]

on April 28, 2012 at 2:38 pm /

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7 health benefits of sweating

“By the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou shalt return unto the ground.” Moses 4:25 Perhaps there are more benefits to sweating, than the mere sustenance we can buy with an income. With fewer and fewer jobs that involve sweating, it’d be good to know if sweating by and of itself is important to our well being. [...]

on April 27, 2012 at 3:41 pm /

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Mark of the beast and bar codes

  “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.” Revelation 13:17-18 [...]

on April 26, 2012 at 11:50 am /

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10 cool facts about BYU

“And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.” Doctrine and Covenants 88:118 Brigham Young University’s the largest religious university in America, with 34,000 students.  Many things set BYU apart. 10 Unique Things [...]

on April 24, 2012 at 5:31 am /

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Brief introduction to hypnotherapy

*Article written by Allen Anderson of Allen’s Blog* “For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh [...]

on April 23, 2012 at 12:11 am /

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Mitt Romney: A man of character

  “But our kings and our leaders were mighty men in the faith of the Lord” Jarom 1:7 Just like the Nephites chose mighty, faith-filled men to lead them in thousands of years ago, the Republican Party chose Mitt Romney to represent them in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Race. As just about everyone knows, Mitt Romney is a member of The Church of Jesus [...]

on April 19, 2012 at 12:28 am /