Mormon Observer

New leadership for Mormon’s Houston Texas Stake

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hou.stk.conf.IMG_9325.1200With hymns sung in both English and Spanish, the Houston Texas Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) received new leadership on January 18, 2015. The term “stake” comes from the book of Isaiah in the Bible and is a collection of congregations (known as wards) within a designated geographic area.  The Houston Texas Stake was recently realigned to contain seven wards, both English and Spanish speaking and is in the southwest quadrant of Houston within Beltway 8.  There are 19 such stakes in South East Texas. [Read more…]

Four Houston Area Stakes Realigned – Friendswood, Houston South, Houston Spanish & Richmond

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IMG_6827.900Houston Texas, January 11, 2015 – Members of the Friendswood, Houston (Spanish), Houston South and Richmond Stakes met for a joint stake conference broadcast on Sunday January 11, 2015.  This multi-stake conference was convened to sustain significant realignments within the four stakes.  Elder Daniel W. Jones, Area Seventy, acting on assignment from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, conducted the live-broadcast session explaining the changes and presenting them for sustaining vote. [Read more…]

Neighborhood Center’s Health Event is Family AFFAIR

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univision.health.IMG_2513.900.aThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) joined over 55 other vendors, health and information providers at the largest and most well-attended of the 5 community health fairs provided by Neighborhood Centers, Inc. at the Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center in the Gulfton/Sharpstown area of southwest Houston on Saturday, August 30. More than 2500 participants lined up beginning at 6 am for the free family event which included health screenings, nutrition information, entertainment on stage, and immunizations for back-to-school.  [Read more…]

Nationally Acclaimed Trio Leads New LDS Congregation

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Left to right Brother Long, Bishop Hickman and Brother Simmons
Left to right Brother Long, Bishop Hickman and Brother Simmons

Bishop Timothy Hickman, M.D., and his counselors L. E. Simmons, and Brady K. Long, the ecclesiastical leaders of the newly formed Memorial Park Second Ward in the Houston Texas South Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), are widely esteemed in their respective fields. And that is half of the story. [Read more…]

Church Major Contributor to Houston Hurricane Workshop Conference

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2014 Houston Hurricane Workshop
2014 Houston Hurricane Workshop

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a major contributor to the “Ready or Not – a free family Hurricane Preparedness Event” held in Houston, Texas on May 31, 2014. This marks the ninth year that the Church has taken a key role in planning and implementation of the event. [Read more…]

Sister Sheri Dew Encourages and Uplifts Women

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Sheri Dew visits Houston
Sheri Dew visits Houston

Sister Sheri Dew, CEO of Deseret Book Co. and former member of the General Relief Society Presidency of the Church spoke to sister missionaries, Young Single Adults and member sisters in the Houston, Texas area January 24-25, 2014.  The Saturday meeting was broadcast to thousands of women in 23 buildings across the Houston area. [Read more…]

BYU Football Squad Connects With Local Fans – Epic Contest With University of Houston

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BYU player connects with future fan
BYU player connects with future fan

A crowd of over one thousand from all over the Houston area filled the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Bering Drive in Houston Friday night to hear and meet some thirty members of the BYU football team, in town for Saturday’s game against the University of Houston, marking the first-ever meeting of the two Cougar clubs. [Read more…]