LDS SN NewsKeeping Latter-day Saints informed on news and issues related to our faithEx-Utah Governor Gears Up For LDS Mission- May 19, 2005 The first female governor of Utah has a new challenge --an LDS mission. Olene Walker will join her husband, Myron, to serve in New York City this summer. During the mission, they will work with diplomats at the United Nations.http://www.4utah.com/local_news/local_headlines/story.aspx?content_id=E9C5D0E7-4B19-4267-9... Study finds LDS faith helps teens avoid risks- May 19, 2005 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's ongoing National Study of Youth and Religion recently released its findings that of the more than 3,000 teens it surveyed, Mormons are best at avoiding alcohol and premarital sex. It also shows that they excel in school and have a positive attitude about the future. The teens who scored next best were conservative Protestants.http://www.oregonlive.com/metrosouthwest/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/metro_southwest_news/11... Historians discuss Joseph Smith at Library of Congress- May 10, 2005 LDS and non-LDS historians held a two-day conference at the Library of Congress on "The Worlds of Joseph Smith," a series of lectures and scholarly commentary commemorating the bicentennial of Joseph Smith's birth.http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600132037,00.html |