According to a report by Deseret News, Elder Richard Norby has returned to the United States to receive ongoing care for his injuries. Norby sustained the greatest injuries of four missionaries harmed in the terrorist attacks in a Brussels airport in March. He is currently being treated for burns and shrapnel wounds. Norby’s family released the following public statement: “Elder …
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Temple News & Updates – Week of April 10
Here at LDSDaily.com, we know that members of the church sure love temples. However, I would only hear about the status of a temple when it was announced, during the groundbreaking ceremony, the open house, the placement of the Angel Moroni, and the dedication. However, there is so much more going on with these sacred buildings that we just never hear about. So, we …
Read More »Senior Missionaries in India Help Facilitate Much Needed Service for Orphanage
News Release from Mormon Newsroom. The Jasodha Anath Ashram Orphanage is home to 75 children ranging in age from 9 months to 18 years old. With the arrival of a 5-ton truck loaded with supplies from LDS Charities, their lives have been made more comfortable. Dr. Kamal Kumar, who oversees the orphanage located in a remote area of the state …
Read More »LDS Missionary in Taiwan Dies After Vehicle Hit His Bike
According a report from Deseret News, Elder David Hampton of North Ogden was killed today, April 12, after a vehicle struck him while he was riding his bicycle. Hampton was serving in the Taiwan Taichung Mission, where he arrived in December 2015. Steve and Cyndi Hampton, his parents, released the following written statement: “We heard this morning that our son, …
Read More »LDS Marathon Runner Makes U.S. Olympic Team, Shares How His Faith Impacts His Success
Utah native Jared Ward made the U.S. Olympic team by employing a strategy everyone can use: making small, incremental steps to achieve his goals. Ward, who earned a spot on the U.S. marathon team in February, told Runner’s World magazine that he never runs on Sunday because of his Mormon faith and that he took the tortoise’s path to success. …
Read More »Temple News & Updates – Week of April 3
Here at LDSDaily.com, we know that members of the church sure love temples. However, I would only hear about the status of a temple when it was announced, during the groundbreaking ceremony, the open house, the placement of the Angel Moroni, and the dedication. However, there is so much more going on with these sacred buildings that we just never hear about. So, we …
Read More »Vandals Set Hymnals and Pulpit On Fire in Washington LDS Chapel
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Clark County deputies are trying to figure out who broke through the windows of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Vancouver and set hymnals and the pulpit on fire. A group of basketball players in the church gym smelled smoke before 7 a.m. and ran to the chapel. “Opened the back doors of the …
Read More »Teens Cause Over $20,000 Worth of Damage to LDS Chapel in Oregon
Patrons of an LDS church building in Oregon are baffled by the severe vandalism left behind earlier this week. “It really shakes you up, you don’t expect it, it comes as a surprise,” said Reed Curtis, ward clerk at the vandalized building for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church members were taken by surprise Monday morning when …
Read More »Missionary Injured in Brussels Released From Hospital
SALT LAKE CITY — An LDS missionary injured in the Belgium terrorist attacks last month was reunited with friends and loved ones in southern Utah Wednesday. Family members say Joseph Dresden “Dres” Empey, 20, was released from the Burn Unit at the University of Utah Hospital earlier in the day. Photos shared with KSL News show the emotional welcome-home event. …
Read More »‘Utah’s Castles’ – Beautiful Drone Footage of all 16 Utah Temples
Drone footage of Utah temples is nothing new. However, this new collection made by brothers Jordan and Logan McGee, is stunning to watch. In an interview with Fox News, Jordan revealed the two spent a month traveling up and down the state to capture the footage with a drone. The brothers run Snap Back Media House, a media production company dedicated …
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