Today The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (casually known as the Mormon Church) has over 13 million members in over 160 nations worldwide. Over 124 of its beautiful temples adorn sites in North, South, and Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and numerous islands of the sea. Its relief and humanitarian efforts have helped bless the lives of millions around the world, regardless of faith, as it follows the example of its Living Head, Jesus Christ. Sadly, the Mormon Church is still greatly misunderstood, and many myths and falsehoods still exist. We hope that this site may prove informational to those who visit with the sole purpose of finding information on either a given topic in Mormonism or simply about Mormons in general. Articles cover topics about such things as basic Mormon beliefs, Mormon doctrine, Mormon history and leadership, temple work, family life, Mormon literature, controversial topics, and Church organizations and humanitarian efforts.
In the closing session of the April 1999 General Conference, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gordon B. Hinckley, gave the following announcement, “I feel impressed to announce that among all of the temples we are constructing, we plan to rebuild the Nauvoo Temple.” The news was received with joy and tears by members and even those not of the LDS faith. The rebuilt Nauvoo Temple would stand as a memorial to the great legacy of those pioneers who suffered so much in order to build a beautiful house to their God, only to be driven from their homes in the middle of winter. (More about the Nauvoo Temple.)
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There’s an air of anticipation that fills the air in weeks, days and hours before General Conference, which intensifies when a new prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sustained by the general membership of the Church (Mormons). Such was the case today, April 5, 2008, in light of the 178th Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Individuals, families, and extended families gather together in their homes, meetinghouses, and, in Salt Lake City, on Temple Square in the newly built Conference Center, refurbished Tabernacle and Assembly Hall--to glean spiritual knowledge, direction, vision, and replenishment to guide them in coming months. Donned in spring colors and in the shadow of the Salt Lake Temple, thousands of Latter-day Saints gather at the feet of modern apostles and prophets just as those early Christian saints listened to the early apostles and the Savior at the gates of the temple, in meetinghouses, and on the shores of Galilee.
Such a meeting, in which the President of the Church is sustained, along with his two counselors, is referred to by the Lord and Mormons as a “solemn assembly." In this spring conference, the solemn assembly occurred in the first session of the Saturday morning April 2008 conference. Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, and Dieter F. Uchtdorf were sustained as the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read more...
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