Hello again, everyone! I wanted to post again right now to share some church news stories which I have found to be significant. I hope they may be of interest to you as well. These articles are pulled from both the official Church website and that of the Church News. Let's start with the latter.
First, the Church News continued its' six-part series on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles with this article in which quotes from all but the newest two apostles address common misconceptions that members of the Church and those outside the Church (including our friends of other faiths) might have about service in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. This is the fifth article in what I believe is a six-part series, so the next article should conclude it.
I will next be providing brief summaries of a few other articles from the Church News here, which includes this article (about how a new video from Mormon.org provides more context into the old adage "practice what you preach") and this report (on a recent update to the Gospel Library app which has been released to fix previous problems)
There is also this advice from Brother Brian K. Ashton, Second Counselor in the Sunday School Presidency on how to get more out of Sunday School and thereby make it one of our favorite hours at Church; which seems to further debunk the idea that the Church may get rid of the Sunday School hour in the October General Conference.
Next, I wanted to share from the Church News is this one in which Sister Kristen M. Oaks, wife of President Dallin H. Oaks, shares some of the highs and lows of being a Single Adult in the Church. Her experience and advice may be helpful to anyone any of us knows who fits that definition.
I don't know if I shared this article earlier or not, but the Church has partnered with Muslims and Methodists to discuss ways that serving together can lead to understanding between those of differing beliefs. You can read more on that here.
Moving on now to the Church website (lds.org), this article highlighted the singular opportunity President Ezra Taft Benson had to serve as Secretary of Agriculture while also continuing active service in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. This article highlighted days on which the Church has held more than one temple groundbreaking on the same day.
An interesting thought occurred to me as I read that article: Why would it be published now unless the Church was potentially planning to have more temple groundbreakings on the same day in the near future? Some have said President Nelson may opt to announce several temple groundbreakings at once, and that if that occurs, at least two of those groundbreakings could be held on the same day. It will be interesting to see what happens there.
I may or may not have previously shared this article about how a 1879 Catholic Mass held at the St. George Tabernacle wound up being a returned blessing to a branch of the Church in Italy, There is also this inspiring story of how a senior missionary's call to a nation from which some of his ancestors hailed has now brought him full-circle.
And as I prepare to wrap-up this post sharing these news stories, Mormon Newsroom's Blog has shared the latest entry in their series which shares stories of Church members worldwide from different country newsroom websites. Today's edition of that article contains stories from Cambodia, Peru, Australia (2),, Brazil, and Massachusetts USA.
I can recommend all of these articles as worthy of your attention. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of new content, please feel free to subscribe.
Until my next post (which, barring anything unexpected, will share my revised and expanded list of temple prospects which may be announced during the October General Conference, and could be published tomorrow or Saturday at the latest), I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Additional Church News
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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