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LDS Princeton Student To Give Annual Student Sermon |
LDS student Daniel Holt will give the annual
Student Sermon this coming Sunday in the historic Princeton University
Chapel. Holt was chosen from among the students that submitted sermons to
the office of the University's Dean of Religious Life. Students have been
giving the annual sermon in the chapel for more than 10 years. |
LDS Mother's Struggle Remembered |
Carolyn McMurrin, 57, lost her seven-year
battle to cancer on May 7, after courageously accepting the drug
Herceptin to battle metastatic breast cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration approved the drug in 1998 after Mrs. McMurrin began
treatment. Dr. Juliet M. Kral, McMurrin's oncologist, believes the
drug extended her life as well as helping many other women. "She was
a pioneer in getting on Herceptin trial before it was approved," said
Dr. Kral. "Now millions of women around the world are benefiting
from the research generated with this new drug." |
Profile of LDS Woman Shows Her Courage |
This article is the moving story of Concord,
California, special education assistant Pat Parscal. A busy mom of
five children and grandmother of 14, Sister Parscal began working at
Ygnacio Valley High School ten years ago. |
Five LDS Kids Attract Attention For Piano Talent |
The possibilities are great for the Browns, an extaordinarily musically talented family living in White Plains, NY. All five of the Brown children are currently attending the esteemed Juilliard School in New York City. The fact that all of the children were accepted to the highly competitive school
is a rare achievement. Reports from professors at the school indicate that
the children are excelling there. |
LDS Stake President, Business Leader Dies of Sudden Heart Attack |
An LDS Stake President and local business
leader died May 5th of a heart attack shortly following an
early-morning basketball game with friends. Winston Lowell Benson
Jr., was President of the Mount Olympus North Stake and a long-time
executive at jeweller O.C. Tanner Co. Benson was 62. |
LDS Family boasts Eagle Scout 'triplets' |
Three LDS brothers in Herndon, Va. advanced to
the rank of Eagle Scout earlier this month. Byron, Jordan, and Grant
Gibb received their honors at a ceremony May 10, 2000. Byron, 19,
and Jordan, 17, actually completed the requirements last year, but
decided to wait one year so they could celebrate together with their
14 year old brother, Grant. |
LDS Piano Professor Retires At University Of Utah |
Two great contributors to the
University of Utah music department are retiring after
this semester. Janet Mann was the founder of the
university's piano preparatory division and pedagogy
program, while Bonnie Winterton has made invaluable
contributions to the choral and piano fields. These
two ladies were each recently honored in concerts
delivered by their students. |
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