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Churchwide News
| Anthropologists Examine Issues in LDS Culture |
| At the centennial meeting of the American
Anthropological Association last week, for the first time one session
of the annual conference examines Mormon culture for the first time.
But the session was not for the faint of heart, examining such
difficult questions as same-sex attraction, the Mountain Meadows
Massacre, and the archaeological evidence for the Book of Mormon. But
session organizer David Knowlton called the session important,
saying, "All one has to do is listen to the general conference of the
church to hear the confidence, the aplomb, the assurance with which
the church presents itself to the world. They occupy and dominate an
entire region of the United States in a way no other denomination
does and that makes the Mormons somewhat unusual." |
| Church added to Chilean Census |
| The LDS Church News reports that "Mormon" will be
on the Chilean census for the first time in 2002 (see LDS Church News,
December 1, 2001,
http://www.desnews.com/cn/view/1,1721,240000955,00.html ).
Rodolfo Acevedo, director of LDS public affairs in Chile, is
quoted in the article as stating: "This has not only given us the
opportunity to remain apart from the other traditional registrations
of the past, but we will also be able to see exactly how many
Chileans claim membership in the Church." |
| First Presidency Christmas Devotional |
| Christmas traditions, gifts, and the
testimony of Jesus Christ were emphasized by the First Presidency of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in an annual
Christmas devotional held tonight in the Conference Center in Salt
Lake City. In addition to messages delivered by each member of the
presidency, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple
Square provided several Christmas numbers. |
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