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Torah Bright - Olymic Gold Medal, and Commemorative Stamp
Vancouver, Canada - Torah Bright, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and originally from Cooma, New South Wales, captured the gold medal in last week's women's snowboard half-pipe at the Winter Olympics. |
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Mission Preparation Conference Builds Confidence and Competence
(Story Package) - 10 March 2010
SYDNEY, New South Wales - Young men and women in the Mortdale and Hyde Park stakes (dioceses) of the Church recently gathered for an all-day conference to help them prepare to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
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Mormon missionaries give up major career opportunities to serve in Australia
(Story Package) - 6 March 2010
SYDNEY, New South Wales - They are two of 52,000 missionaries worldwide.We’ve all heard of them or we’ve seen them, white shirts, suits and badges, walking the streets. But what is so uncommon about Elders Collinsworth and Hill? |
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International Humanitarian Fact Sheet - 2008
(Newspaper Story) - 2 March 2010
As disciples of Jesus Christ, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints strive to follow the Savior's admonition to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, take in the stranger, clothe the naked, and
visit the sick and those in prison (see Matthew 25:35-36).
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"The Great Need of Our Generation"
(Story Package) - 2 March 2010
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - The following message was written by Elder Brent H. Nielson, Second Counselor in the Pacific Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: |
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Wirrpanda's Awards Continue after Australian Football League Retirement
(Story Package) - 19 February 2010
PERTH, Western Australia - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has recognised former West Coast Eagles defender star, David Wirrpanda, for his admirable work in assisting indigenous youth and communities.
Wirrpanda received the 'John Simpson Standing for Something' award, an accolade dedicated to acknowledging individuals who display exemplary service and courage in their life.
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Chief Government Whip "Stands for Something"
(Story Package) - 10 February 2010
SYDNEY, Australia - As the host of groups of young single adults in the Federal Parliament over the past three years, Chief Government Whip, The Honourable Roger Price has come to know the Church well and has a deep respect for its values and principles as well as its members. |
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Especially For Youth - Perth 2010
(Story Package) - 8 February 2010
PERTH, Western Australia - More than 400 youth and 87 young single adults have spent the week at Murdoch University as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 'Especially for Youth' programme. |
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"Go and Bring In Those People Now"
(Story Package) - 1 February 2010
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - the following is the Pacific Area Presidency message for the month of February. It was written by Elder James J. Hamula, First Counselor in the Pacific Area Presidency:
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Latter-day Saints Support Haiti Relief Efforts
(Story Package) - 16 January 2010
SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sending a team of doctors and medical supplies to Haiti immediately to help care for those injured by the devastating earthquake. |
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Two Thousand Young Adults Unite and Shine
(Story Package) - 16 January 2010
BRISBANE, Australia - Approximately two thousand young people, ages 18-30, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently were in Brisbane for a five-day national convention entitled, Unite'09. Coming from all states and territories of Australia, they participated in a number of projects to make various parts of the city of Brisbane a little more attractive. |
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Crunch Time for Bright
(Story Package) - 15 January 2010
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Summer Youth Gatherings Strengthen Faith and Friendships
(Story Package) - 14 January 2010
SYDNEY, Australia - Teenage members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in all parts of the world use school vacation time to join in educational workshops, cultural presentations, service activities, pioneer treks, dance festivals and spiritual discussions. At these summer conferences, young men and young women connect to learn more about each other and the beliefs they share. |
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Graeme Purcell Dances to a Different Beat
(Story Package) - 14 January 2010
Graeme Purcell, finalist in the 2008 "So You Think You Can Dance" season, puts his dancing and singing career on hold as he leaves to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will serve for two years in the Wellington, New Zealand Mission beginning January 14th. |
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White Shirt - Check; Tie - check; Lava Lava - Check
(Story Package) - 14 January 2010
APIA, Samoa - Patricia and Paul Streiff adore their kids and grand-kids; love their home and neighbourhood in Utah's Salt Lake Valley; and have season passes to University of Utah football games. And yet, they have volunteered - twice - to spend two years in a foreign land helping others. What motivates them to serve as missionaries, at their own expense and without any pay, wherever they are asked to serve?
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Church Works with Others to Rush Aid to Haiti
(Story Package) - 14 January 2010
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Channel Ten Shows Mormons Celebrating New Year
(Story Package) - 13 January 2010
BRISBANE, Australia - Channel Ten News reported recently on New Year's Eve festivities around Brisbane. A part of the news report featured young members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participating in a New Year's Eve dance. |
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Converting our Weaknesses into Strengths
(Story Package) - 8 January 2010
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Pacific Area President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder Tad R. Callister, shared the following message recently:
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Papua New Guinea's 'Black and White Boys'
(Story Package) - 8 January 2010
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - The two 20 year-old missionaries could barely contain their enthusiasm.
"40 people joined the Church here last week," one of them, Elder Faafili Suapaia, said.
"Really?" The writer of this article asked. "Did you say 40?"
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Mormon Couple Share Missionary Experiences By Blogging
(Story Package) - 5 January 2010
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - For Dan and Jean Dabell, their family and friends back in the United States are only a mouse click away. For the last six months they have been using Internet technology to keep in touch and share their experiences as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Church College of New Zealand Legacy Website Launched
(Story Package) - 16 December 2009
TEMPLE VIEW, New Zealand - New web pages about Church College of New Zealand have been produced and are now live on www.ldschurch.org.nz. The pages include stories and videos about labour missionaries as well as past students and staff. |
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Despite Challenges, Genealogy Volunteer Reaches Milestone
(Story Package) - 16 December 2009
Sydney, Australia - Tracey Brough, a volunteer for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, just completed her 20,000th family history indexing name.
Family history indexing is the process of extracting names from digital images of historical documents and creating online searchable indexes from the gathered information.
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Evacuation Centres Open Across Fiji
(Story Package) - 15 December 2009
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Building Bridges of Understanding in Melbourne
(Story Package) - 11 December 2009
MELBOURNE, Australia - The fifth Parliament of the World's Religions concluded Wednesday night at Melbourne’s Convention and Exhibition Centre after 600 separate meetings over seven days. According to the BBC, the Parliament was attended by thousands of people from 80 nationalities and 220 faith traditions. The theme of the Parliament was: "Make a world of difference: hearing each other, healing the earth."
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Mormon.org Updated and Improved as Traffic Rapidly Increases
(Story Package) - 11 December 2009
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