Stabbing wounds described in detail
The sentencing phase of the murder trial of
former LDS high counselor Scott Falater began Thursday with Maricopa
County Prosecutor Juan Martinez guiding County Medical Examiner Dr.
Ann Bucholtz through a description of the stabbing wounds in
Falater's wife, Yarmilla, in an attempt to win the death penalty for
Falater. Falater was convicted of the murder of his wife in June
despite a "sleepwalking" defense that gained national media attention.
The Dedication of the Edmonton Alberta Temple
The Edmonton Alberta Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints has now been dedicated. President Gordon B. Hinckley presided
at seven Dedicatory sessions held this weekend. Overflow crowds were
seated in the Edmonton Alberta Riverbend Stake Centre, adjacent to the
temple.
Edmonton Alberta Temple Open House Concludes
Over 27,000 people took the opportunity to
tour the Edmonton Alberta Temple Open House during it's four days of
operation. The flow of visitors at the new temple was fairly constant
throughout the public viewing, with peak periods on Saturday of over
1500 people an hour
LDS Member Helps Muslims Find Ramadan Site (Muslims Seek Ramadan Site)
For the second time in three years, LDS Church member Tom Thorkelson, an
ex-Marine, has stepped in to assist Muslims. "As soon as they found
themselves in trouble, they called me," said Thorkelson, who serves as
president of the Orange County chapter of the interfaith group, the
National Conference for Community and Justice. "Because I was able to do
it before for them, they thought I could do it again."
Mormon church growing in NW
Reporter Steve Maynard of the Tacoma, Washington
News Tribune interviewed Elder F. Melvin Hammond of the First Quorum of
the Seventy and President of the North America Northwest area of the LDS
Church, in the process discovering why the LDS Church is growing so fast
in the Northwest and in the world.
Spreading the Word; Young Mormon Missionaries take their Faith to Chinatown
The New York Post's Children's Express, an
edition of the New York paper written by and for kids, interviewed
Elders Chang-Ching Yeh and Wen-Chia Chang, Chinese-speaking
missionaries assigned to Chinatown by the New York New York North
Mission. Elders Yeh and Chang are part of an attempt by the mission
to reach the "one of the biggest populations of Chinese people in the
Western world."
Believers rise above conflicts, build Diakonia close to Home
The LDS Church is participating in an interfaith program underway
in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. The Diakonia movement is geared at
having worshippers help improve their community. Co-founder
Lidwin Dime says "Religion is there to help faith grow. If you
believe, you can't sit still. You need to go out to others and serve."
(The name comes from the Greek word for service.)
Mother Who Starved Girl Sentenced to Prison
A mother whose malnourished 6-year-old girl ran
away last March and went door-to-door begging for food was sentenced to
up to five years in prison Monday. The child ran away from a van where
she had been left by her abusive mother while the mother was going to
see an LDS Bishop to get food.
LDS Family Mourns at Christmas (Jennifer's ornaments)
The family of Jennifer Daniel is celebrating
Christmas without her. As reported in late October, Jennifer Daniels was
shot and killed by Dan Pasek, whose child she was carrying, in a tragic
murder-suicide. But her family is finding it hard to celebrate the
holidays without her.
LDS Temple in Mesa Decorates for Christmas (Battle of the bulbs)
The Phoenix area's East Valley is so decked out with
Christmas lights that astronauts could spot the town from orbit, claims
Yost in the Arizona Republic. The Mesa Temple is part of the decoration,
sporting more than 600,000 Christmas lights as part of Mesa's Holiday
Lighting Program.
LDS Missionaries help save Man from fire (Man, dog rescued fromSalem fire)
Elders Justin Hansen of Alberta, Canada and David
Bergesen of Tempe, Arizona, were walking by a house in Salem, Virginia
when they saw two men dragging Kenneth Lugar from his burning house on
Thursday, December 9th. The missionaries helped carry the man to the
front yard.
LDS RM Recovers from Wilderness Attack (Last of Runaway Teens in Custody)
An LDS Returned Missionary serving as a youth
counselor to a program for wayward youth, is unharmed after the eight
youths he and a co-worker were leading on a wilderness camping trip
overpowered them and escaped. Kirk "Marty" Stock was beaten with
juniper sticks and bound with duct tape along with his co-worker, BYU
student Sunshine Fuller. Both Stock and Fuller were otherwise
unharmed and all eight youths have been found and accounted for.
Doctor Looses Medical License for Teaching Former LDS Bishop
A Doctor in Logandale, Nevada, who was involved in
a 1998 nationwide anthrax scare, has had his medical license revoked by
the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners. In the board's meeting on
Saturday, it voted 9-0 to revoke Dr. William O. Murray's license because
he aided and abetted "the unauthorized practice of medicine," by former
LDS bishop William Leavitt Jr.
Safety urged at temple display
Those visiting the Mesa Arizona Temple to see the
500,000 Christmas Lights decorating the building and grounds should use
common sense, and not be so dazzled by the display that they don't take
normal precautions. Last year Susan Conser-Hughes was injured when she
crossed the street while looking at the lights.
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