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News about Mormons, Mormonism, and the LDS Church |
General News |
Enthusiastic Mormons Boost Perpetual Education Fund |
An overwhelming response of monetary
donations have flooded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saint's headquarters in reaction to the announcement on Saturday, by
President Gordon B. Hinckley, that a Perpetual Education Fund was
being established to help deserving members in Third World countries
get an education. |
Local News |
Harrison NY Appeals Decision Favoring Temple |
A lawyer for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints says that the Church will continue to fight for the
right to build a Temple in Harrison, New York, vigorously opposing an
appeal by the town of a court decision favorable to the building.
Last month a Westchster judge overruled the town's Zoning Board of
Appeals, and ordered the board to grant a zoning variance to the
Church. |
Sports |
Will Wally Return to Wally World? |
Wally is back with the Angels, and the big question
is whether he can recreate Wall World. Wally Joyner returns to Major League
Baseball's Anaheim Angels as a veteran first baseman, just when the team
needed him. But at the end of his career, Joyner doesn't have the promise he
had in 1986, when he first joined the Angels as a rookie. In what will
likely be his last season, Joyner could either go out with a bang, giving
Wally World one last open season, or leave it virtually shuttered. |
Politics |
Don't Give Money to LDS Church, Many Say in Poll |
President George W. Bush's faith-based initiative
enjoy's broad support, according to a new poll, but most respondents don't
want money going to new and minority religions, and for nearly half the
respondents that includes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The poll was taken by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
and the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life from March 5th to 18th. 2,041
adults were contacted by telephone, giving the poll an error margin of plus
or minus 2.5 percentage points. |
People |
Former Mission President, Marriott Exec, Milton Barlow |
Former Rochester, New York mission president and
long-time Washington DC area LDS Church member Milton A. Barlow died
Friday, April 6th of congestive heart failure at his home in Chevy
Chase, Maryland. Barlow, chairman of Barlow Corp., and former
Marriott Corp. executive, was 89. |
Arts & Entertainment |
Mesa Pageant Called 'World's Largest Passion Play' |
In its 63rd year, the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints' annual Mesa Temple pageant is believed to be the
world's largest annual outdoor Easter Pageant. "Jesus the Christ," as
the dramatic production is known, opened last Thursday, running
through Saturday, and will also be performed from Tuesday through
Saturday. |
Business |
Deseret News Files Lawsuit Against Salt Lake Tribune Over Morning Distribution |
Weekend box office results for Richard Dutcher's
newest film, "Brigham City" were a respectable $103,629 from 51 screens in
Arizona, California, Idaho and Nevada. The results exceeded those of last
years' "God's Army", which took in $88,584. But on a per screen basis, the
film didn't do as well, grossing a solid $2,032., much less than the
previous movie's $7,382. The results put Brigham City 33rd in weekend gross
among the films on Yahoo's movies page, and 28th in terms of gross per screen. |
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