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| Phoenix Tragedy: 8-year-old Murdered LDS Girl Buried |
| An eight-year-old Phoenix girl was remembered at a
chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in her west
Phoenix neighborhood Saturday and buried in an east Phoenix cemetery as
television cameras rolled. Elizabeth Ann Byrd was murdered Wednesday, May
23rd as she traveled to her school that morning. |
| Staten Island Mormons Make Local News |
| A reporter for the Staten Island Advance looked
at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the newspaper's
Saturday edition, discovering, to some surprise, that the island has two LDS
congregations. The article tells about those congregations, gives an
overview of LDS history, doctrine, worship and life, while providing a view
of Mormons in this part of New York City. |
| Rodin Back in Utah -- Uncensored |
| The University of Utah's new Marcia and John
Price Museum Building opened Saturday with an exhibit of over 70
works by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, giving Utah residents the
chance to see "The Kiss" one of four Rodin works withheld when a
smaller traveling exhibit, "The Hands of Rodin, a Tribute to B.
Gerald Cantor" was presented at BYU's Museum of Art. BYU's decision
to withhold the four works led to widespread surprise in the media
and expressions of embarrassment among BYU-trained artists. |
| New Puyallup Stake Center Shows LDS Growth |
| One of the fastest-growing communities in the
Northwest is home to a burgeoning Mormon population that provides
good citizens and a large volunteer force of hard working church
members to the community. In response to the growth, The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently completed a new
16,558-square-foot, $2.9 million building at 8615 176th Street East
that will be the home to an additional 1,000 Church members. |
| Knight: Southern Virginia University 'Divinely Inspired' |
| Southern Virginia University is hoping that
when members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints look
for a college to attend, they will think east and not west. Southern
Virginia University, already known as "BYU East," provides an
environment that compares in values and academic standards with their
western rival, Brigham Young University. |
| June 5 - A Day of History |
| June 5, 1976, is a day imprinted on the memory of
Ricks College. It has been described as a "day like no other in
Idaho's history." Twenty-five years later, it becomes a day to
remember not only heartbreak but also "hope, courage, and love." |
| Thomas E. Ricks speaks at last college graduation |
| A hundred years after his death, Thomas E. Ricks
returned in the form of an actor to the final Ricks College
commencement Wednesday morning in Rexburg. As part of the last
graduation before Ricks becomes known as Brigham Young
University-Idaho, college President David A. Bednar welcomed the
founder of Rexburg and namesake for Ricks College as the final
commencement speaker. Ricks, who died in 1901, was portrayed by
Brent Kinghorn, who recently stepped down as community services vice
president at the college. Kinghorn's wife, Donna Jean, is a
great-granddaughter of Thomas E. Ricks. |
| Elder Rex D. Pinegar at BYU devotional June 12 |
| Elder Rex D. Pinegar, president of the North America
Southwest Area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
will speak at a Brigham Young University devotional on Tuesday (June
12) at 11 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. |
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