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Tag: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Meetinghouse Used for Ukranian Refugees

Among the interesting details in LDS Daily’s stellar reporting today is about a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse that is being used to house and support refugees leaving the country. The baptismal font has been adapted to be used as a shower, and local church members come to the building every day to help clean. https://news-uk.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/places-of-refuge-from-the-storm Latter-day Saint Meetinghouse in Ukraine Used as Refugee Station This is an important article highlighting the ways we can in our own small spheres make a big difference in helping the lives of others.  A full list of efforts the Church is making in helping with the current refugee situation can be found at the Church’s newsroom.  

C.D. Cunningham May 10, 2022

Nigerian Latter-day Saints Serve Orphans

The Church News had a report yesterday on a ward in Calabar, Nigeria serving a local orphanage. The Young Single Adult Ward had recently been pondering the hymn “Have I Done Any Good,” and decided that they could make a difference by serving a local orphanage. The ward members brought food and supplies, and prayed and sang with the children. The staff noted how timely the gifts were as they continue to recover from the negative effects of COVID-19.

C.D. Cunningham May 3, 2022
Faith

Turning the Other Cheek Still Hurts

Just because the Saints don’t riot when people promote deformed and dark narratives about us, doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.

Public Square Staff April 27, 2022
Climate & End Times

Under the Banner of Old Tropes

With the upcomin FX/Hulu series portraying The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a dangerous breeding ground for violence, it’s valuable to reflect on the long history of similar efforts

Patrick Mason April 22, 2022
Gospel Fare

Anything But The Cross

It’s often suggested that LGBT+ folks are being unfairly asked to surrender too much in the Church. While it’s a big ask, it’s nothing less than He asks from all of His followers.

Gregory L. Smith April 14, 2022
Persuasion

The Other Religion

The ongoing disaffection of educated church members in North America can’t be understood apart from the recent emergence of an appealing alternative religion.

Tom Stringham April 5, 2022
Gospel Fare

Prophetic Priorities and Personal Impressions

Some highlights from our weekend participating in the semiannual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ—listening to 10 hours of counsel, teaching, and witness.

Public Square Staff April 4, 2022
Gospel Fare

My General Conference Odyssey

Words of prophetic counsel are a constant presence and fixture in most Latter-day Saint lives. But it wasn’t until I started studying them intently that something changed inside me.

Nathaniel Givens April 1, 2022
Gospel Fare

Fortresses Aren’t Forever

We can appreciate the safety of a fortress church without going into “bunker mentality”— and while retaining warm and open relationships with goodness wherever we find it.

Patrick Mason March 29, 2022
Gospel Fare

Why A Belief Crisis Need Never Be Fatal To Faith

Does a review of historical and scientific evidence compel faith crises today? Only if you limit your review to critical scholars, wholly ignoring the robust explanations of faithful scholars.

Michael Peterson March 23, 2022