Monthly Archives: June 2006

From Elder Widtsoe’s biography (by Alan K. Parrish)

June 30, 2006 – 9:04 am

If you’re new here, read more about the More Good Foundation. We help members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church) share their beliefs on the Internet. Learn more about what Mormons believe or talk with Mormons at LDS.net.Yesterday I was also reading something interesting about the young [...]

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Same war, different weapons

June 28, 2006 – 1:09 pm

I was reading yesterday from the biography of Elder John A. Widtsoe of the quorum of the Twelve Apostles about his time as President of the European Mission (1927-1933).
Elder Widtsoe was a pioneer in publicity work for the Church in Europe where he obtained good results (at least compared to previous periods).
He was also one [...]

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New beta version of LDS scriptures

June 12, 2006 – 4:05 pm

Just as the Church has recently launched a beta version of the upcoming LDS.org, it has also released a beta version of the upcoming scriptures (scriptures.lds.org) site.
Visit beta.scriptures.lds.org to try it. Be sure to give feedback.

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Top 20 Most Cited LDS Scriptures

June 12, 2006 – 4:01 pm

David Lifferth is one of the developers working on LDSMedia.com, the upcoming LDS search engine that will include both free and subscription-based content. Because David has access to thousands of Church talks and books, he was able to publish the Top 20 Most Cited LDS Scriptures.
Understandably, many of the scriptures on the list teach [...]

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Homemade videos

June 12, 2006 – 3:37 pm

We’ve written before about several videos that are available on Google Video and YouTube. There are beautiful and inspiring videos from the Church.
Recently I’ve found videos of the “homemade” variety that are similarly good:
The recorded testimony of two Mormon missionaries in 1991.
Taylorsville seminary students say what they’re thankful for (More from Taylorsville seminary)
I’d love [...]

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Whatever God Requires Is Right

June 7, 2006 – 8:36 am

This is another great quote from the Prophet Joseph Smith and probably my absolute favorite:
“Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof till long after the events transpire.” (History of the Church, 5:135).
What is requiring from us right now? Whatever it is, I [...]

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