LDS

During a recent church ball game, I found myself wondering what sick-minded person honestly thought of the idea of combining church and basketball.

My team was being throttled, 77-21 to be exact, and the other team showed no signs of tiring. I was actually expecting them to break 100 points. However, our loving head coach finally stepped forward and said we were forfeiting the game. Thus brought the end to the mass slaughter referred to as the LDS 6th Ward versus the Meadows Ward B.

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.

WASHINGTON — At 19, Jon Huntsman arrived in Taiwan for a two-year gig as a missionary for the Mormon church. He didn’t receive a warm reception. The Taiwanese government was furious at the United States for re-establishing diplomatic ties with China, and the people whom Huntsman was there to recruit to his faith weren’t much happier.