New Mormon temple built to last for 1,000 years
Edmonton's new small temple has been built to last at least 1,000 years,
according to Dr. Blair Bennett, an LDS official in Alberta. The $5.3
million building on the 53rd Avenue grounds (near Whitemud Drive) of the
Riverbend Stake Center is scheduled to be open to the public December
3rd and 4th and be dedicated December 11th and 12th. "It's not
bomb-proof but it's probably the most secure building in Edmonton," says
Bennett.
Deseret News Mayoral Questionnaire makes industry news (Deseret News gets pushy in mayoral race)
The Deseret News came under fire last month both from Salt Lake's
mayoral candidates and form cross-town rival the Salt Lake Tribune
after it sent an invasive 31-item questionnaire to both candidates
for mayor. Now, newspaper industry publication Editor &Publisher has
reported on the incident and newspaper journalists, editors and
publishers are learning from its mistake.
A senseless tragedy: Families struggle with tragic deaths
The murder-suicide of Jennifer Ann Daniel and Dan Pasek on Friday,
October 22nd leaves the families of both victims struggling to
understand. Two facts about their relationship may help the families
make some sense of this senseless tragedy. Daniel was pregnant with
Pasek's child, and she also was engaged to marry an LDS returned
missionary.
Stake President runs for Mayor (Hayden mayoral race timely)
When Hayden's incumbent mayor pulled out of the elections a
few week ago, it left voters with only two choices. The two remaining
candidates in this small city of 9000 situated just east of the Spokane, WA
Metro area are running a timely mayoral race, literally. Time available for
the job and reducing length of meetings have become key issues.
LDS Relief Society in Seattle mounts mammoth sewing meet (Helping hands turn a good deed into many more)
More than 100 women in a stake relief society in eastern Seattle
(Bothell and Woodinville), spent last Saturday turning a mountain of
polar fleece into hats, booties, mittens and toys to be donated to both
Seattle-area and internationally.
Pres. Bateman Q&A session to be netcast live on NewsNet
An annual question and answer session with BYU's President Merrill J.
Bateman will be broadcast live at 1 pm MDT (3pm EST, 8pm GMT) today on
the Internet. In addition to an audio and video feed of President
Bateman's answers, Internet viewers can ask questions by e-mail.
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