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Monson emphasizes enduring to the end

Last updated Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 9:47pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- An Easter message of hope, forgiveness and gratitude was shared Sunday morning by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the church's 182nd Annual General Conference.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Joshua, left, 9, and Tyson Burns, 8, of Cheyenne, Wyo., look at one of the waterfalls outside the Conference Center and the view of the temple at the 182nd General Conference of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday.

LDS leaders focus on families

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 7:27am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Placing value in families and children was a central theme Saturday morning during the 182nd General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Four young people look over the balcony at City Creek Center on Saturday.

City Creek Center doesn't seem too crowded during conference weekend

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 7:40pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- This city may have just found a way to shake off its reputation of congestion during General Conference sessions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Joshua, left, 9, and Tyson Burns, 8, of Cheyenne, Wyo., look at one of the waterfalls outside the conference center and the view of the temple at the 182nd General Conference of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City Saturday, March 31, 2012. More than 100,000 members of the church from around the world attended the semi-annual conference. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

182nd General Conference of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 2:26pm

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Family history can be done anywhere with smartphone application

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 1:03pm

In a typical scene, a local woman in a dentist’s waiting room was typing something on her cellphone with her thumbs.

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(Courtesy photo) This is an image of a Facebook game that focuses on family history.

Genealogy turns to Facebook

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 12:53pm

LEHI -- A new Facebook game is designed to mimic Farmville, but instead of farming, participants will gather information about their families as they go.

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(usa.gov) A census taker talks to a farmer for the 1940 census.

It will take time to digitize 1940 census

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 12:48pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Genealogy enthusiasts from all over the world are excited for April 2 to come because that's the day the 1940 U.S. census will be released to the public.

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Derek Williams gives a talk during his seminary class at NUAMES, an early college charter high school in Layton. (KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

Seminary program helps LDS youths prepare for General Conference

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 12:18am

LAYTON — Students wearing suits and dresses came through the door of Brother Derek Crimin’s seminary class Thursday near the campus of the Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering & Science Early College High School.

They were prepared to give talks, read scriptures and perform in musical numbers.

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Elder Bednar and his wife, Susan, at the October 2010 General Conference.(© 2010 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved)

LDS leaders trying to get youth to do genealogy

Rachel Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 2:38pm

Sixteen-year-old Ogden High School sophomore Toph Tribe was somewhat intrigued when his mom came home from a church meeting and explained how simple it would be for him to do a little family history work from his home computer.

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Top LDS young women's leader coming to Ogden for family history event

Rachel Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 2:44pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A big smile comes across Young Women's General President Elaine Dalton's face when she hears the word Ogden. Dalton grew up in Ogden and has fond memories of her childhood and young adult life in the city.

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Digital versions of LDS scriptures gaining popularity

Ruth Malan Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 6:06am

Technology has brought about many changes in our lives, and now electronic gadgets have made their way into Sunday meetings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Women from the Diamond Dance Company perform at an LDS church in South Ogden The dance company is made up of LDS mothers and wives with backgrounds in dancing.

LDS women's group enjoys spiritual expression through dance

Katie M. Ellis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 9:06pm

Members of the Diamond Dance Company have a hard time pinning down exactly what they love most about their group.

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Ogden institute working on spring show

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 9:10pm

OGDEN -- If you haven't attended an Ogden Institute of Religion Annual Spring Variety show -- and even if you have -- this year is the time to go.

"Remember When ... A Worthy Tribute," will be the theme of this spring's show, which will take place April 13, 14 and 21.

It's the 50th anniversary show, and those associated with it say this one is the best ever.

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Prayer, virtue themes of Sunday's LDS conference sessions

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 11:26pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A story of a 12-year-old boy worried about the possibility of his hard-earned $5 bill being lost in the laundry, and his turning to prayer for its safekeeping, was the message President Thomas S. Monson offered at the Sunday morning session of the 181st Semiannual General Conference.

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Democrats hoping to appeal to LDS voters

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 30, 2011 - 11:23pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's Democratic leaders hope to attract moderate LDS voters frustrated by conservative Tea Party politics with a message of inclusion and understanding.