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A Romney ‘Love Triangle’? – Utah Pulse

Posted by admin on Feb 15, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

A Romney ‘Love Triangle’? – Utah Pulse: “

A Romney 'Love Triangle'?
Utah Pulse
In the fall of 1968, while Romney was serving as a Mormon missionary in France, Ann Davies was attending Brigham Young University in Utah. It had been two years since Mitt Romney had started his mission, and it was common for missionaries to receive

 
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Faith Briefs printed Feb. 3 – ReporterHerald.com

Posted by admin on Feb 3, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

Faith Briefs printed Feb. 3 – ReporterHerald.com: “

Faith Briefs printed Feb. 3
ReporterHerald.com
Marler grew up near Akron, Ohio, and served as an LDS missionary in Lisbon, Portugal, for two years as a young man. Lane is manager of the Fort Collins Sherwin-Williams store. He and his wife, Amy, have lived in Loveland for 18 years and have four

 
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Podcast explores the real life of an LDS missionary – Deseret News

Posted by admin on Feb 1, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

Podcast explores the real life of an LDS missionary – Deseret News: “


Deseret News

Podcast explores the real life of an LDS missionary
Deseret News
The podcast, which is sponsored by the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion and hosted by Anthony Gill, a senior fellow at the institute, features Deseret News editorial writer Allison Pond, who served as an LDS missionary in Russia from 1997-98.

 
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MTC celebrates 50-year anniversary – Deseret News

Posted by admin on Feb 1, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

MTC celebrates 50-year anniversary – Deseret News: “


Deseret News

MTC celebrates 50-year anniversary
Deseret News
He noted that the 1 millionth LDS missionary to serve since the church was organized in 1830 entered the Provo Missionary Training Center in June 2007. “In the 50 years that have elapsed since 1961, more than 680000 missionaries have received their

 
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Missionaries on the Move

Posted by admin on Jan 20, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

Missionaries on the Move: “Opening your front door, you’re met by two clean-cut young men. They stand out from the crowd, if for no other reason because of the conservative way they’re dressed. They wear dark trousers and suit coats and white dress shirts. Both sport ties, one with red stripes, the other a blue print. A name tag on their lapel gives their surname, with the appropriate title and the name of the church they represent. They grip the Book of Mormon in their hands.”

 
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The New York Times Sunday Review has a Mormon Problem – Religion Dispatches

Posted by admin on Jan 18, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

The New York Times Sunday Review has a Mormon Problem – Religion Dispatches: “

The New York Times Sunday Review has a Mormon Problem
Religion Dispatches
LDS missionary efforts in Hawaii and the South Pacific followed soon after. (Today, between 20 and 30% of the nations of Tonga and Samoa are LDS.) People of Asian, Asian Pacific, Latin American, and indigenous American descent have never been

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Religion: MLK service includes soup supper – Topeka Capital Journal

Posted by admin on Jan 16, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

Religion: MLK service includes soup supper – Topeka Capital Journal: “

Religion: MLK service includes soup supper
Topeka Capital Journal
He is the son of Brad and Jan Brase and the third member of his immediate family to serve as an LDS missionary. ■ Joshua Witt, 19, a new missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak at the 11 am sacrament service on

 
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Political scientist awarded fellowship for Chinese research – The Statesman

Posted by admin on Jan 13, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

Political scientist awarded fellowship for Chinese research – The Statesman: “

Political scientist awarded fellowship for Chinese research
The Statesman
Allred said he lived in Taiwan for two years as an LDS missionary and in China for three months and really learned to appreciate the different perspective of the Chinese that Lyons talked about. “We need greater awareness and a broader viewpoint,”

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Mormons in Sports blog: Gymnast makes national team, and RM saves a life – Deseret News

Posted by admin on Jan 4, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

Mormons in Sports blog: Gymnast makes national team, and RM saves a life – Deseret News: “


Deseret News

Mormons in Sports blog: Gymnast makes national team, and RM saves a life
Deseret News
Asper, a returned LDS missionary from Rexburg, Idaho, said he was eating dinner with his teammates when a man at another table started choking, according to the Los Angeles Times. One of the restaurant’s chefs tried to dislodge the chunk of meat,

 
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The Top 3 Stories of 2011 – Dixie Press Online

Posted by admin on Jan 4, 2012 in Mormon Missionaries in the News

The Top 3 Stories of 2011 – Dixie Press Online: “


Dixie Press Online

The Top 3 Stories of 2011
Dixie Press Online
Local LDS Missionary Injured in Guatemala After Lion Attack – July 12, 2011 ST. GEORGE – A local missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is alive after being attacked by two lions yesterday while visiting a zoo in Guatemala where

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