News Around the Church: February 2008

News Around the Church: February 2008

: Flowery Branch, Georgia: Ground was broken for a new LDS meetinghouse in the Flowery Branch, Georgia area. It will be the fourth LDS chapel in the county, and is expected to serve a congregation of approximately 300 people when it is completed in January 2009. While...

Our Children, Our Teachers

My son tells me that when he grows up he wants to be just like his dad. I smile, knowing that if he did, he would be a remarkable man. My smile grows wider. I tell my son that when I grow up, I want to be just like him. He looks at me, quite surprised. The scriptures...
Tree Rings and Mormon Pioneers

Tree Rings and Mormon Pioneers

According to a BYU news release, researchers there analyzed rings in the original wood used to build the Salt Lake Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or “Mormons”) during its recent renovation. By studying the width of the rings...
The Disciple Hears His Voice

The Disciple Hears His Voice

I’ve been thinking today of a parable the Savior told. John 10:1-7 – Verily, verily, Isay unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the...
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