Articles for tag: Brigham Young University

October 26, 2012

Culture & Public Square Politics & Government

A Mormon President”” a Good Thing

By Brian Mavis Barack Obama is a professing Christian. Mitt Romney is a professing Mormon. Most of the Christian leaders I know are voting for the Mormon. The rise of Mormonism from animosity to acceptance to prominence is remarkable. In 1838, Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs gave an extermination order against the Mormons””an officially sanctioned desired holocaust. Next month, a Mormon may be our president. From death row to the Oval Office””not bad. Mormonism Is Going Mainstream Mormonism (aka, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) has achieved acceptance and status, in part, by saying they are like us.

December 1, 2010

Christian Standard

Mission & Evangelism

God on a Mission in Salt Lake City

A New Church Plant in Salt Lake City Kyle Costello’s journey from a Mormon upbringing to faith in Christ helped prepare him to plant Missio Dei Community in downtown Salt Lake City. The new church began by gathering in homes, building relationships, and preparing for a public launch while navigating cultural and logistical obstacles. Kyle Costello left Mormonism, came to faith in Christ, and developed a heart for church planting. Orchard Group partnered with several churches to plant Missio Dei Community in Salt Lake City. The new congregation began meeting in homes, baptizing new believers, and searching for a public