SALT LAKE CITY
31 December 2008
The onset of 2009
brings an opportunity for young people of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to renew their commitment
to their faith while participating in a program of
instruction, song and dance that reviews the activities of
2008.
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SALT LAKE CITY
24 December 2008
Significant
events during 2008 made for an historic year for The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The following are some
of the more noteworthy events that transpired during the
year:
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SALT LAKE CITY
24 December 2008
The cold winter
nights of the Christmas season come alive at Temple
Square in Salt Lake City with concerts, cultural events,
Nativity scenes and the famed Christmas lights that adorn
the trees and other greenery.
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SALT LAKE CITY
15 December 2008
Recently health
and relief organizations announced that measles
deaths decreased by 74 percent worldwide from 2000 to 2007.
The number of deaths dropped from 750,000 in 2000 to 197,000
in 2008. The significant decrease in measles deaths was due
to extensive vaccination efforts.
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TRUJILLO, Peru
13 December 2008
Plans to build a
new temple in Trujillo, Peru, were announced today by the First
Presidency — the highest governing body of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This will bring the total
number of temples worldwide to 146 already in
operation or in the planning and construction phases.
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SALT LAKE CITY
12 December 2008
Over 20,000
concertgoers are expected to attend each of the four
performances of the annual Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the
Orchestra at Temple Square Christmas concert in the
Conference Center. This season’s concerts, titled Ring Christmas
Bells, feature Tony Award-winning singer/actor Brian
Stokes Mitchell and acclaimed actor Edward Herrmann.
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WASHINGTON, D.C
9 December 2008
Thousands of
visitors stroll among more than 450,000 Christmas lights at
the 31st annual Festival of Lights on the grounds of the Washington
D.C. Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
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SALT LAKE CITY
9 December 2008
Members of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered in Salt
Lake City and around the world via television, satellite
broadcast and Internet streaming for the First Presidency’s
annual Christmas devotional.
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SALT LAKE CITY
5 December 2008
The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expressed appreciation
today for a full-page
advertisement in The New York Times that decries
the “violence and intimidation” directed toward the Church
because of its support of Proposition 8.
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SALT LAKE CITY
5 December 2008
Thousands
gathered in the Tabernacle on Temple Square and thousands
more tuned in by television or on the Internet today to pay
their last respects to Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin. Elder
Wirthlin was the oldest serving member of the Quorum
of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints at the time of his death. He died
Monday evening.
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SALT LAKE CITY
3 December 2008
Funeral services
for Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, a member of the Quorum of the
Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, will be held in the Tabernacle on Temple Square on
Friday, 5 December 2008, at 12 noon. The funeral will be
open to the public.
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SALT LAKE CITY
3 December 2008
Tours of the
Draper Utah Temple, the 12th Utah temple of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, can be reserved by the
general public beginning 1 December 2008 at 10 a.m.
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SALT LAKE CITY
2 December 2008
Elder
Joseph B. Wirthlin, the oldest living apostle of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Monday
night, age 91.
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SALT LAKE CITY
1 December 2008
The inaugural
volume of the much-anticipated
Joseph Smith Papers
, released today, brings to light a project that has
been under way for many years.
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