Archive for December, 2009
Seven Miracles That Saved America – Why They Matter and why We Should Have Hope by Chris Stewart
Title: Seven Miracles That Saved America – Why They Matter and why We Should Have Hope Author: Chris Stewart Publisher: Deseret Book Genre: Non-fiction, History Year Published: 2009 Number of Pages: 311 Binding: Hardcover ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 9781606411445 Price: $27.95 Reviewed by Ryan Nelson As someone who has always liked history, I particularly enjoyed the book Seven [...]
Seeking ethics and civility in new media
In the era of emerging social media, anyone who posts information on a blog, tweet, Facebook or e-mail ought to be aware of some simple rules, law and principles. In other words, follow these and keep yourself out of hot water as you participate in citizen journalism and rise above the incivility so common online. [...]
40 years later, ‘Lingo’ still merits discussion
By Emily Schmuhl Mormon Times Published: 2009-12-09 00:15:15 Time will tell if Jared and Jerusha Hess’ latest contribution to the Mormon cinema canon, “Gentlemen Broncos,” will have even half the cultural impact that “Napoleon Dynamite” had in 2004. Being that LDS filmmakers have been more present in public consciousness since the release of Richard Dutcher’s [...]
Elder Royden G. Derrick dies at 94 in Salt Lake City
From the Deseret News – Published: Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 9:47 p.m. MST Elder Royden Glade Derrick, 94, a former Utah industrialist and an emeritus general authority for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Dec. 7, 2009, at his Salt Lake home of causes incident to age. He was sustained as a [...]
A Senator’s Gift to the Jews, Nonreturnable
By MARK LEIBOVICH WASHINGTON — The canon of Hanukkah songs written by Mormon senators from Utah just got a little bigger. Senator Orrin G. Hatch, a solemn-faced Republican with a soft spot for Jews and a love of Barbra Streisand, has penned a catchy holiday tune, “Eight Days of Hanukkah.” The video was posted Tuesday [...]
Worldwide Ward Christmas Cookbook by Deanna Buxton
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Catalog December 2010 #1
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Teaching About the Priesthood Ban and Official Declaration 2 in Sunday School
A good friend of mine Jared T has posted his class notes from his lesson he taught on “the Priesthood ban” I found his notes to be very informative and useful. I wish I had had them when I taught the same lesson. Here are Jared’s Notes. I watched with interest discussions such as this [...]
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The best Christmas books for children 2009
By Tiffany Gee Lewis Published: 2009-12-08 00:20:25 Among the boxes of decorations that we pull out at Christmastime, there is a basket of Christmas stories. Because we only pull them out once a year, they carry with them a special meaning. We relish them over and over again during the holidays. I also know, however, [...]