SALT LAKE CITY 25 November 2009 When the switch is flipped the day after Thanksgiving, hundreds of thousands of lights will illuminate Temple …

By Soraya Roberts DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Friday, November 27th 2009, 11:01 AM Handout This undated family photo provided Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, shows John Jones holding his daughter Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dawn Jones. John Jones, 26, of Stansbury Park, died Thursday in Nutty Putty Cave. The man who died after getting stuck upside down in [...]

Jonathan Rauch draws attention to a Nov. 20 open letter signed by Christian intellectuals. Jonathan comments: I interpret the release of this document, at this moment, as a warning shot directed at the conservative movement and, less directly, the Republican Party.  The gist, in my own translation: 1) “Opposition to abortion and gay marriage will [...]

By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor Published: 8:00AM GMT 28 Nov 2009 Twilight is a ‘metaphor for sexual abstinence’, according to Pattinson Photo: BLOOMBERG The tale of a girl who falls in love with a vampire started out as a series of best-selling books written by Stephenie Meyer, a Mormon who does not believe …

A fleeing Taliban desperate for water was staggering through the Afghan’ desert when he saw something afar off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried towards ‘the object’ only to find a little old Jewish man at a small stand selling ties. The Taliban asked, “Do you have water?” The Jewish man replied, [...]

Health Care and the Senate

SALT LAKE CITY, May 7 (UPI) — Mormon church officials in Utah say they are looking into a researcher’s contention President Barack Obama’s mother was posthumously baptized into the church. A spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints confirmed an unknown person performed two rituals on behalf of Stanley Ann Dunham last [...]

WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) — Mormon church leaders presented U.S. President Barack Obama a detailed family tree Monday during a private meeting in Washington. The meeting was the first time Obama met with Thomas Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday. Monson was escorted by [...]

Vaccine implant ‘kills tumours’ An implant placed under the skin can instruct the immune system to attack and kill cancer cells, at least in mice, say researchers. It is the first “cancer vaccine” delivered in the form of a plastic implant that can destroy tumours, say the Harvard University team. It works by attracting certain [...]

This is a product I saw on line and I am thinking about getting one for myself and possibly for others.  A great idea.  In an emergency seconds can count. When you dial 911 for emergency assistance every second counts. Often, however, precious minutes are wasted while emergency personnel try to locate the correct house. [...]