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Zion's Best 25 LDS Talks

2007-08-28T21:10:00.000-07:00

"These talks, essays and articles are the most discussed documents in the Mormon Internet community." at Zion's Best.

Featured Talk: The Unwritten Order of Things

2007-08-25T20:52:00.000-07:00

"Well, there is so much I want to tell you about the unwritten order of things, but then these are things that you must learn for yourself. If we could only put you in the circumstance where you begin to observe, begin to get that training, then you will know how the Church is to operate and why it operates that way. You will find that it conforms to the principles which are outlined in the scriptures. If you will just "treasure up in your minds continually the words of life," the Lord will bless you and give "you in the very hour" what you should say and what you should do (D&C 84:85). Learn about this great pattern--the teachings that come to us from just watching and participating."

Read the entire talk here.

Hollywood's terrorists: Mormon, not Muslim

2007-08-25T20:51:00.001-07:00

"Despite ample material in today’s world, the film ‘September Dawn’ chooses to travel back to the 1800s to disparage a safer target: the LDS Church." - USA Today Opinion article.

James E. Faust Passes Away

2007-08-10T06:35:00.000-07:00

" President James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at his home early this morning surrounded by his family.

President Faust, 87, had served in the First Presidency since 1995 and as a General Authority of the Church for 35 years. A Church statement today said that President Faust had died of “causes incident to age.”

President Faust was appointed second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 12 March 1995. The First Presidency is the highest presiding body in the government of the Church. "
(source)

Movie: September Dawn

2007-07-26T22:14:00.000-07:00

”September Dawn” graphically dramatizes the controversial real-life massacre of 120 men, women and children traveling through Utah in the nineteenth century. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, as it is known, occurred on September 11, 1857, and was the first known act of religious terrorism on U.S. soil. A group of Mormons, many disguised as Paiute Indians, slaughtered all but 17 small children on a wagon train on its way to California. One man, the adopted son of Mormon leader Brigham Young, was eventually executed for the crime—20 years after the event. Woven into this real-life background is the Romeo and Juliet story of a young Mormon man who falls in love with a beautiful girl on the wagon train.

Trailer

FeaturedTalk: Peter, My Brother

2007-07-26T18:16:00.000-07:00

Peter, My Brother by Spencer W. Kimball

except: "… Peter was full of faith. He never faltered. From the day
he forsook his nets and boats, his feet never turned away.
Even in his moment of denial, he was a near to his Lord as
he could be. Let him who would be critical of this apostle
put himself in the same place—among the bitterest
enemies, persecutors, and assassins—with a growing
knowledge of the futility of defending his Lord, whose
hour had come. He who had forgiven his crucifiers [see
JST Luke 23:34c footnote] also forgave Peter who had
denied him."

[read pdf] [listen mp3]

What mormons REALLY believe?

2007-07-26T18:12:00.000-07:00

This is funny, because some people think this is what we believe. It's sad when South Park does a better job of explaining your religion.

PBS Interview with Church Leaders

2007-07-23T22:15:00.000-07:00

The Church website has posted the complete transcripts of interviews with Boyd K. Packer and Dallin H. Oaks from the recent PBS documentary "The Mormons", you can find it here.

Mormon Inquiry

2007-07-17T13:26:00.000-07:00

Dave's personal weblog. From his site: "My personal weblog. In my comments on Mormonism and related topics, I try to be forthright and candid while avoiding loaded terms that tend to offend rather than inform. I share my thoughts, observations, and reflections, and invite others to post comments and responses. If your opinions differ, don't go ballistic, just leave a comment giving your view of things. Or not. Some people get way too worked up about blogging."

famousmormons.net

2007-06-04T14:47:00.000-07:00

"[a] site... dedicated to celebrating the lives and accomplishments of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormon ) who have achieved some level of fame in their professional lives." FamousMormons.net

80 billion family files to go online

2007-05-17T15:37:00.000-07:00

"In what officials say will be a quantum leap forward in providing family history information online, the LDS Church has announced a plan designed to eventually help provide access to as many as 80 billion family records on the Web, in addition to the tens of billions of records it is currently indexing out of its own Granite Vault microfilm archives." (more...)

Mission President Dies in Car Crash

2007-05-11T14:34:00.000-07:00

President Ralph L. Duke of the Uganda Kampala mission died while serving this week. I'm posting this because I can't even begin to imagine how devastating it would be to the missionaries in his mission. I know if my mission president had died it would have seriously affected the rest of my mission. Rest in peace, President Duke.

Calgary LDS MidSingles Conference

2007-04-11T18:56:00.000-07:00

There's a "mid-singles" (25-35 year olds) conference for Latter-day Saints in Calgary, Alberta. Friday, June 8 to Sunday, June 10th. Included in the conference:

Friday night mix and mingle

Saturday workshops, dinner and dance

Sunday church services.

Find out more information and sign-up here: http://www.midsingles.org/

Capital Punishment

2007-04-05T12:10:00.000-07:00

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regards the question of whether and in what circumstances the state should impose capital punishment as a matter to be decided solely by the prescribed processes of civil law. We neither promote nor oppose capital punishment. (source)

PBS Film Likely to Cause Debate

2007-04-04T11:36:00.000-07:00

The documentaries – two hours on American Experience on April 30 and a further two hours the following evening on Frontline – constitute what is believed to be the most searching look at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in US television history. Source: LDS.org Newsroom

Online Scriptures in More Lanuages

2007-01-16T07:42:00.000-08:00

The LDSWebGuy mentioned that the scriptures are now available online from LDS.org in French, German, Spanish, and Italian.

The Miracle of Podscasting

2007-01-16T07:34:00.000-08:00

Always at the back of the forefront of technology, the church has added a couple of podcasts to their website:
Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball (source)
2006 General Conference ( source )
If you like these, you might want to check out some of the BYU podcasts, including their recent devotionals, and various scripture discussion groups.

The CIO has a Posse

2007-01-16T07:31:00.000-08:00

Ever wonder about the technology behind the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? No? Well maybe you should. Joel Dehlin, the chief information officer for the church, now has a blog where he reveals all the juicy details.

Redesigned Gospel Library

2007-01-16T07:29:00.000-08:00

The church has redesigned the gospel library, it's so much nicer and easier to use. You should probably check it out.

"See the redesigned Gospel Library's improved navigation, organization of content, and user-friendly format options. Also, try the new advanced search, with several filtering and sorting features." - LDS.ORG

How to Speak in Church

2006-08-07T21:19:00.000-07:00

The old joke goes as follows:

"They did a survery, and it turns out that peoples number one fear is public speaking. The number two fear is death. Do you know what that means? It means that at a funeral, the average person would rather be in the coffin than giving the eulogy!"

In the spirit of public speaking, FishNet has put together some wonderful advice on How to Give a Talk.

CES Updated Website

2006-04-06T16:59:00.000-07:00

It looks like the Church Education System has redesigned their website. It looks a lot more like the proposed design for lds.org from this presentation. Institute, Seminary Student Guides, Institute Manuals, Firesides and Higher Education have all been split into seperate sub-sites. It looks a lot classier than the previous version.

Russell M. Nelson: Remarried

2006-04-06T15:34:00.000-07:00

The Church announced the marriage of Russell M. Nelson to Wendy L. Watson today in the Salt Lake Temple.

Podcasting Mormon Style

2006-04-03T21:15:00.000-07:00

BYU Broadcasting does a wonderful job of making talks available on the web. Find a Talk will do just what it says. They also keep a list of the top talks for the week.
Somethings you just can't find at BYU Broadcasting and you'll need to check out speeches.byu.edu. They've got archives going as far back as you can go. Check out the some of my favorite classics by Hugh B. Brown, Gordon B. Hinckley, and Jeffrey R. Holland.
BYU Idaho also has all of their past devotionals online for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

General Conference April 2006

2006-04-03T21:14:00.001-07:00

Well, General Conference has come and gone again. You can check out the rebroadcast page, or watch it again on BYU-TV or read the highlights in the LDS newroom.

"No one who makes racial slurs or denigrating remarks can consider himself a true disciple of Christ..." - Gordon B. Hinckley

Church Website RSS

2006-04-03T21:14:00.000-07:00

The Church website has added RSS feeds for news releases and their content. If you're wondering what an RSS feed is, check out their explanation. You can get the Newsroom, Comments on the News, and News Releases; Along with those there is also: the Church Homepage, News from the Church, and the Church in the News. Enjoy!