Mormon Mix

11/28/2018

In this cover story interview with Utah Valley Magazine, Alex Boye talked about Christmas on his mission:

"From 4 p.m. to 1 in the morning, I cut hair and people told me their stories. When I was done with them, they had gone through a transformation. Then my companion would give them a Book of Mormon. I cut a lot of hair and we gave away a lot of books! It’s still one of the best Christmases I’ve ever had. We always remember serving people who can’t pay us back."

Alex Boye is the face of music in Utah. He’s the face of African members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For eight years, he was the face of the Tabernacle Choir. Just this year

11/28/2018

This is the second groundbreaking scheduled for January. The other temple is the Urdaneta Philippines Temple.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is pleased to announce that the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Bangkok Thailand Temple will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2019.

11/27/2018

"I got about halfway through the season and almost had a panic attack because for the first time in my life, I realized I had taken on way too much .... And so, (as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), I actually got a blessing from my bishop because at this point, I was also injured and I just didn’t know if I had anything left to give."

The day after Thanksgiving, Lindsey Stirling is hitting the road to celebrate Christmas.

11/27/2018

“Even that great defender of the Alamo, Davy Crockett, had his challenges; they are part of life,” President Nelson said. “This period of our mortal probation is studded with challenging issues. They can be physical, spiritual, or both.”

“That eternal perspective makes a huge difference in our comprehension of things that don’t seem fair in this life,” said President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

11/27/2018

Do you remember the tender story President Eyring told about his wife at October general conference?

"Now she can speak only a few words a day. ... Every night and morning I sing hymns with her and we pray. I have to be voice in the prayers and in the songs. Sometimes I can see her mouthing the words of the hymns. She prefers children’s songs. The sentiment she seems to like best is summarized in the song 'I’m Trying to Be like Jesus.'

"The other day, after singing the words of the chorus: 'Love one another as Jesus loves you. Try to show kindness in all that you do,' she said softly, but clearly, “Try, try, try.” I think that she will find, when she sees Him, that our Savior has put His name into her heart and that she has become like Him. He is carrying her through her troubles now, as He will carry you through yours."

Read/listen to President Eyring's talk here: https://www.lds.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/try-try-try?lang=eng

11/26/2018

A beautiful message to remember during trials from this group of Latter-day Saint singers.

GENTRI is empowering survivors of childhood sexual assault in a new music video. “Believe” is one of the original songs on the Utah-based group’s new eight-song album, “Prol

11/25/2018

It's officially time to start celebrating Christmas!

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – Downtown Salt Lake City is decked out for Christmas and that includes the lights at Temple Square.

11/25/2018

Does your family ever reserve a church building for a holiday get together?

Dotting the countrysides and cities of Utah County are literally hundreds of chapels built for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

11/25/2018

"The yellow shirts are known far and wide. They're our ticket into a lot of places," says Robert Howell, a stake president.

On this week of gratitude there is special thanks coming from a section of Florida that was humbled earlier this year by Hurricane Michael. Thousands of neighbors here in Tampa Bay joined their church week after week long after the rains had dried and the wind settled. They were the Mormon Helping H...

11/25/2018

About 1,400 missionaries currently at the Provo MTC helped box roughly 350,000 meals on Thanksgiving day.

Provo • In the underground parking garage of the Provo Missionary Training Center on Thursday, thousands of hairnet-clad men and women in sharp suits, dresses and nametags spooned scoops of oats and dehydrate...

11/23/2018

"I, for one, would feel to walk on hot lava and chew broken glass," Elder Holland said, "if I could find a document, any document anywhere, containing any new words of Christ — 50 words, 20 words, one new word from the Son of God — let alone hundreds of pages that record the appearance, teachings, covenants and counsel he gave to a heretofore unknown audience."

Standing between old stone walls on creaking wooden floors and in the place where martyrs to Christianity gave voice, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and the Rev. Dr. Andrew Teal engaged in a captivating dialogue.

11/23/2018

The change helps follow President Russell M. Nelson’s invitation to members to minister to each other in a “new, holier way” by turning our focus from “how can I serve?” to “whom can I serve?”

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it is once again inviting everyone to “Light the World” this holiday season through service, but this year the program is organ