Paraglider Dies Crashing Through Church Roof; Mitt can Have any Gov’t Post; and More News
Paraglider Dies after Crashing into LDS Meeting House
Just a few minutes before 9 a.m. church services were to begin at a ward in Draper, Utah, a man flying a motorized paraglider crashed through the roof, receiving fatal injuries. The glider was spinning before the crash, and experts said it must have had a great downward velocity, because the hole in the roof was small and localized.
The victim was 57 year old Jim Petersen. The pilot was dead before responders could help. Church meetings were immediately cancelled.
To read more go to CBS News or KUTV News.
With a Libertarian President, Mitt Romney can Choose any Government Job
Libertarian US presidential candidate, Gary Johnson, says that if he is elected, Mitt Romney can choose any government post.
“If Mitt Romney wants to be a part of the administration, that would be a guarantee.”
Johnson made the comment on August 19, 2016, at a joint Deseret News-KSL editorial board meeting with Johnson and Bill Weld. Although he seemed to doubt whether Mitt would be interested, he said the former Republican presidential nominee would be free to, in essence, choose his own adventure.
Weld, in turn, recommended the posts of Secretary of Defense or Secretary of State. Romney has made no public reply.
To read more, go to this article in the Deseret News.
Church Releases Statement on Proposed “Utopia” in Vermont”
Church member David Hall, a multi-millionaire, has proposed building a utopian community in Vermont based upon principles conceived by Prophet Joseph Smith.
Hall wants to build such “new age green communities” in Provo, Utah, in Vermont (near Joseph Smith’s birthplace), and eventually all over the world. This has stirred bitter opposition from neighbors in two states.
Recently, the LDS Church released a comment regarding Hall’s plans:
his is a private venture and is not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in any way. The church makes no judgment about the scientific, environmental or social merits of the proposed developments. However, for a variety of reasons, we are not in favor of the proposal.
To read more about Hall’s proposals, go to LDSLiving.com.
Elizabeth Smart Speaks about Pornography’s Role in her Kidnap and Abuse
Warning: This content is difficult to watch.
In a filmed interview with the owners of the Fight the New Drug website, Elizabeth Smart talked about pornography’s role in her ordeal.
Held for nine months by her captor and continually abused, Smart wonders if she would even have been kidnapped, if her captor had not been involved in porn.
Her powerful story only shines further light on the negative effects of pornography, how it can twist the mind of the viewer, and how it can inevitably escalate to more extreme material and behavior.
The October 2016 Face-to-Face Event is with Studio C
The 7th Face-to-Face event for Young Single Adults will be held on October 19, 2016, with the cast of Studio C. The show will air at 6 p.m. MDT.
Studio C is a sketch comedy television show and one of BYUtv’s most popular original series. The comedy group has over a million subscribers and more than 565 million total views on the Studio C YouTube channel.
Go to LDS Media Talk to learn how to participate.