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Frances B. Monson, Wife of President Thomas S. Monson, Passes Away

Frances B. Monson, wife of Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away at 6:35 a.m. this morning in a Salt Lake City hospital surrounded by family. She had been hospitalized for several weeks and passed away peacefully of causes incident to age. Sister Monson was 85 years old. Funeral arrangements are pending.

 
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Elder Dallin H. Oaks Honored for Championing Religious Freedom

Elder Dallin H. Oaks Honored for Championing Religious Freedom

Speaking to what he termed the most influential audience he's ever addressed on the subject, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter­-day Saints, encouraged people of all faiths to unite and “walk shoulder to shoulder on the same path” to strengthen and defend religious freedom.

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Rendering of Meridian Idaho
Mormon Temple Now Public

Rendering of Meridian Idaho
Mormon Temple Now Public

The artist rendering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Meridian Idaho Temple is now public. 

 

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Church Donates More Than 1 Million Pounds of Food to Top Hunger-Relief Organization

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Angel Moroni Statue Placed on Ogden Temple

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Construction crews placed an angel Moroni statue atop the Ogden Utah temple temple spire Tuesday morning. The 14-foot, 2-inch figure is the same statue that topped the temple before it was closed. The statue was removed at the beginning of the project and completely reconditioned.

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Homage to the Home:
Why Society Needs Strong Families

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Why Society Needs Strong Families

We hear it all the time: “The family is the basic unit of society.” But do we, as a society, really think about what that means? The bonds between husband and wife, parents and children, are so firmly planted in history and experience that we often take them for granted — until, as happens from time to time, those bonds break down.

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