Archive for October, 2009
The Joseph Smith Papers: Revelations and Translations, Manuscript Revelation Books , Facsimile Edition
Title: The Joseph Smith Papers: Revelations and Translations, Manuscript Revelation Books , Facsimile Edition Editors: Robin Scott Jensen, Robert J. Woodford, Steven C. Harper Publisher: Church Historian’s Press and Deseret Book Genre: Non-fiction Year Published: 2009 Number of Pages: 726 Binding: Hardcover ISBN10: 1570088500 ISBN13: 978-1570088506 Price: $99.95 Reviewed by Joe Geisner, with additional comments [...]
Couple brings back ‘udderly’ amazing product – Utah Product
NORTH SALT LAKE — In 1893, a scientist and veterinarian named Gilbert Hess teamed up with businessman J.L. Clark and started selling a product in Ashland, Ohio. They called it Udder Ointment. With daily milking, dairy farmers noticed the cows udders would become chapped and uncomfortable. So, Hess and Clark developed a soothing salve for [...]
Story about the Owner of Confetti Antiques & Books
Here is a story about Donnie Morris owner of Confetti antiques & books http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/71832
First FLDS sex assault trial starts on Monday
First FLDS sex assault trial starts on Monday Polygamist sect leader’s son is accused of having sex with minors By TERRI LANGFORD HOUSTON CHRONICLE Oct. 24, 2009, 8:16AM The son of one of the most powerful families within a polygamist Mormon sect goes to trial for sexual assault Monday, a case in which Texas prosecutors [...]
New Mormon church arises from ashes of arson in Mesa
by Art Thomason – Oct. 23, 2009 09:48 AM The Arizona Republic Saturday’s open house of a Mesa church commemorates more than a new meeting place of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As crowds gather at the $5 million Lehi stake center in northwest Mesa they’ll also remember that it replaces the [...]
The “Mormon Mustang” rides again
The “Mormon Mustang” rides again A small air show Friday had a dual purpose — reintroducing a rebuilt “Mormon Mustang” P-51 fighter and paying tribute to the man who flew the original P-51s that carried the name. Retired Gen. Roland Wright was flown up from his home in Utah to take a ride in Legacy [...]
Ghost town reunion: Grafton, Utah
Ghost town reunion: Grafton, Utah By Jamshid Askar LDS Church News Published: 2009-10-24 00:20:15 Descendants of early Mormon pioneers gather for annual reunion GRAFTON, Utah — Each autumn, descendants of early Mormon pioneers return to Grafton, a ghost town in southern Utah. They gather for an annual reunion and to remember the sacrifices their ancestors [...]
Nevada regulators close down Cumorah Credit Union
By JOHN G. EDWARDS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada officials late Friday shut down Cumorah Credit Union, which serves 15,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and turned over its deposits and assets to an Illinois credit union. Credit Union 1, a $574 million institution based in Rantoul, Ill., will assume all [...]
Bashing Mormons, based on old doctrines, must stop
Faith column: Bashing Mormons, based on old doctrines, must stop By Elizabeth Greene - Special to the Idaho Statesman Published: 10/24/09 Mormon-bashing continues to be alive and well. How’s this for a headline (in strange, fractured, white-on-black graphics)? “Latterday Taint: How Glenn Beck is Driven by Mormonism.” In this Oct. 21 article in the Boise Weekly, a [...]
Book Signings Can be Fun and Profitable
A book signing need not be a dreadful experience A book signing can be terrifying. It’s like throwing a party and being certain no one will come. But there are ways around this. The myth is that book signings don’t make money and are a waste of time. “Work at it hard, and it is [...]