Preaching Politics From The Pulpit, Stake President Matthew DeVisser Goes Off The Reservation

Peggy Fletcher Stack of the Salt Lake Tribune yesterday published (Mormon stake president gets political at church, laments election results) an unbelievable account of Stake President Matthew DeVisser of a Stake in Sandy UT, delivery his personal political theology  from the pulpit during a stake conference:

 

Living Prophets To Address The World

Starting Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.  Click on Banner for more details.

 

180th Semi-Annual LDS General Conference

Time again for the Semi Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints–Mormon General Conference.  LDS Media Talk has a great post with several links on how best to enjoy this year’s October Conference.    There are also several Blogernacle Links where you can follow conference:  Of course there is the By Common Consent Threads–i.e., The One and Only True General Conference Thread (psst–don’t tell them, but they think they’re the only ‘nacle link out there for General Conference).  Chris H over at FPR has an open thread, mingling the philosophies of men, with conference (and being the social justice guru I know him to be, it will also include the philosophies of women as well). M* also has an open thread.  If you Tweet, the follow #ldsconf for pithy 140 character summaries.  Should be a great 5 sessions.  Come listen to Prophets, Seers and Revelators–messengers of the Lord Jesus Christ, and mold your life accordingly . . .

 

The Philosophies of Women–Mingled With Scripture . . .

The Episcopal Church again made headlines with its recent ecclesiastical ordinations.  Writes Mitchell Landsberg of the Los Angeles Times:

 

179th Semiannual LDS General Conference Sunday Morning Session

This morning’s session of the 179th Semiannual LDS General Conference will begin shortly. Warming up for the Prophet’s Seers and Revelators will be the World Famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the longest running radio program in the United States, Music and the Spoken Word.

 

LDS General Conference

I traditionally live blog all sessions of the LDS General Conference.  This year, I will be out town on Saturday, October 3, 2009 the first day of the conference.  I hope to be back in time for Sunday’s Sessions.  There are other great resources on various  LDS Blogs for conference.  Check out The Mormon Archipelago for threads covering conference.  The Church’s website has links to Internet coverage. See LDS Media Talk for additional links. Those who will address the world during this General Conference are modern day living Prophets and Apostles.  They are called to be special witnesses of Jesus Christ and His message.  I urge all to listen to their words and give them great weight.

 

The Rest of the Story–Church Plaza Incident

(This post has been recently updated toward the end with additional links) The Church has released this news update on the “kissing” incident on the Plaza, now an extension of Temple Square and Church Headquarters: (Hat Tip Geoff B.):

 

Perspective From an Apostle of Jesus Christ on Life’s Challenges

 

How Long Could You Live On Your Food Storage?

(Frank and Patsy Jackson stand in their basement food storage room surrounded by cans and boxes they’ve stockpiled at their home in Leeds, Utah Feb. 10.  By Jud Burkett, The Spectrum)

And, better yet, would you have to radically change what you eat?  A story in USA Today by Brian Passey, a reporter for the St. George Spectrum writes about a family that actually lived on its food storage for a month, without skipping a beat–or more importantly a meal:

 

179th Annual General Conference Sunday Afternoon Session

The final session of the 179th General Conference is about to begin.  For links and Twitter feeds, please see my introductory remarks here.   This has been a very moving, spirit filled conference with some of the most timely prophetic counsel available–good for members and non-members of the Church.