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News about Mormons, Mormonism, and the LDS Church |
General News |
LDS Church Participates in Salt Lake Interfaith Network |
The Salt Lake Interfaith Hospitality Network
is alive and well and includes 76 area congregations including
Protestants, Catholics, Episcopalians, Mormons and Jews. They share
the burdens of feeding and housing the homeless, providing temporary
housing for nearly 300 families a year and even share parking lots
and trash cans. |
Local News |
LDS Members, Leaders Helping in Wake of Tragic Murder-Suicide |
LDS Church members and local leaders are
helping a family of at least four children in the wake of the tragic
murder-suicide of their mother and her live-in boyfriend. Joseph Bailey, 44,
a police officer in Anaheim, called 911 Monday morning to report that he had
killed his wife and wanted to kill himself. By the time police arrived at
the couple's home, he was also dead. |
BYU to Cancel Classes Four Days During 2002 Winter Olympics |
President Merrill J. Bateman announced today that Brigham
Young University will cancel classes for four days during the second week of
the Winter Olympics. The university is adjusting Winter Semester 2002 to
make up the cancelled days, which will run Feb. 19-22. |
Sports |
Utah Ready with Olympics Due in One Year |
This Thursday begins the one year countdown to the
February 8, 2002 Opening Ceremonies to the 2002 Winter Olympics being held in
Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee will mark the date by
announcing the route of the Olympic torch and festivities will include a
performance by skater Michelle Kwan. |
Mad dog unleashed |
Mark Madsen, 25, selected in the
first-round 2000 NBA draft, is happy to be a Laker. He's getting
more court time now that NBA Most Valuable Player Shaquille O'Neal
has missed the past five games due to a sprained arch. On Jan. 31 he
played 33 minutes and scored 15 points during the Lakers' game
against Minnesota. |
Politics |
Larry King: Hinckley Opposes Bush Faith Initiative |
In his weekly column in USA Today, Larry King says
that LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley is opposed to President Bush's
Faith-based initiative. While the LDS Chuch has no official position on the
proposal, King says that Hinckley told him the LDS Church isn't interested
because "once the government is involved, regulations follow." |
Beijing Sees Pro-Mormon Push Behind Bush Appointments of Huntsman, Gong |
The expected appointments of two LDS Church members to
posts in the Bush administration that deal with China has upset Chinese
officials. The Chinese object to the appointments of LDS Church members Jon
M. Huntsman Jr. as US Ambassador to China and Gerrit W. Gong as the National
Security Council staff's China specialist, claiming that their appointments
indicate that China is less of a priority for the administration. They also
see behind the appointments an attempt to promote religious freedom in China
and push the country to accept Mormon missionaries. |
People |
No brakes on a desire to help |
Wellsville resident Cathy Swensen has been
driving a big orange school bus for the Cache County School District
for the past 11 years. Arriving at 6:40 a.m. to pick up the first of
her kids, aged 5 to 18 years old, Swensen finds driving the bus an
opportunity to give service beyond what is expected. Cache County
School District Transportation Supervisor, Wayne Reese said, "You can
tell that she really cares about the students she transports. She's
not one who takes time off. She's very committed to her job and very
capable." |
Arts & Entertainment |
'Standing For Something' Due in Paperback Next Month |
LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley's
bestselling book "Standing for Something" will be released in
paperback by Random House's Three Rivers Press next month. The book
hit national bestseller lists in the US last March when a hardcover
edition of the book was released, and stayed on the lists through May. |
Hatch's Song Sung at National Prayer Breakfast |
Utah Senator Orrin Hatch's songwriting has once
again landed in the public eye. The Ref. Wintley Phipps, a two-time
Grammy nominee for gospel singing, sang Hatch's "Heal Our Land" at
the 49th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton. |
Business |
Tribune Co. Delt Setbacks in Sale Lawsuit |
The Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Company was
delt a couple of setbacks this week in its attempt to reverse the
newspaper's sale to Denver-based MediaNews Group. On Tuesday the
company's lawyers gave up their attempt to add the Deseret News to
the lawsuit, saying they had received assurances that the Deseret
News would follow any judgement made in the suit even though it isn't
a party to the lawsuit. Meanwhile, AT&T Corp., which sold the
newspaper to MediaNews, asked the court to withdraw an affidavit
supporting the Tribune company, saying that the affidavit was wrong.
The Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Company manages the newspaper under
contract with its owner, and claims to have an option to purchase the
newspaper that the recent sale will thwart. |
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