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PLEASE PRAY FOR ISRAEL! SHE IS BESEIGED BY THE COUNTRIES AROUND HER... REMEMBER...

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*******************Marlena gives free lessons on Judaica history, culture and religon and especially loves to give firesides on her conversion and share learning in workshop presentation. Available in Seattle and around the country. Subject: The Symbolic Connections between Mormon and Jewish worship.

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The Prophet Joseph Smith's Presidential Platform

With the 2012 elections coming up next year, we'll hear a lot about presidential promises and political posturing. Here's the official platform of the Prophet Joseph Smith when he formally decided to be a presidential candidate on January 29, 1844. What did he hope to accomplish?

A central banking system owned by the government, with the mother bank at Washington and branch banks in the several states.

The annexation of Texas upon her application, and the extending of an invitation to Mexico and Canada to become parts of the USA.

The immediate occupation and settlement of the Oregon region.

The reduction of the National Congress, the House tw-thirds and the Senate one-half.

The freedom of the slaves through purchase by the Federal Government, the funds to be obtained by the sale of public lands.

A reform of the prison system, which would make the prisons workhouses and seminaries of learning.

The building by the government of a dam across the Mississippi River at Keokuk and the construction of locks to aid shipping around the rapids.

A reform of the strict military punishment for desertion in time of war.

A high tariff to protect young industries.

From: The Restored Church, William Edward Barrett

http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=ea469d9ff732f110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1

The 13 Articles of Faith - LDS

We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.

We believethat through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.

We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.

We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.

We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.

We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.

We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

The Prophet Joseph Smith

History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535—541

Get Ye Understanding...

In the beginning God didn't rest until He created man in His own image. In the end He won't rest until man creates in himself the likeness of God. Joseph Smith, Jr.
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Marlena's websites:
http://www.jewishconvert-lds.com. Info re firesides, see and order books, ebooks, Judaica, links to Jewish sites, much more.

http://www.peopleofthebook-judaica.com - link to Israel Historical References. Eleven articles from Church scholars on Israel, Jewish migrations, Arab-Israeli conflict,etc.
http://www.peopleofthebook-judaica.com/historical.html.

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The Talmud teaches that there are three things that can change the course of a person's life -

Teshuva (correcting your mistakes between you and the Almighty, and between you and your fellow man), Tefillah (heartfelt prayer), and Tzedakah (acts of righteousness, charity).

Check out my friend Mark Paredes' wonderful blog:

http://www.jewishjournal.com/jews_and_mormons/item/tisha_bav_mormons_and_temples_39100719/

He writes well and is timely concerning issues of the Mormon and Jewish communities.

International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Inc.

Links

International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)

Government Archives With Documents/Index On-Line

Australian National Archives
Austrian National Archives
Library and Archives of Canada
France National Archives
German National Archives
New Zealand on-line vital records
Poland's National Archives
ScotlandsPeople – National

Government Source for genealogical data for Scotland

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm National Archives of the United Kingdom
General Interest
http://www.avotaynu.com Avotaynu
http://cyndislist.com / Cyndi's List of genealogical sites
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start Family History Library Pilot for new data on–line
http://www.searchforancestors.com/google/searcher.html Easy Google Genealogy
http://www.hias.org / Hebrew Immigrant Aide Society (New York City)
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/ Jewish Encyclopedia
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm NY Public Library Digital Collection- Photographs and
Maps
http://www.phonebookoftheworld.com / Phone Book of the World
www.Stevemorse.org Variety of helpful tools

European Websites

http://www.compactmemory.de / Internet Archive of Jewish Periodicals (German) 1806 -1938
http://feefhs.org Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/index.htm Grand Duchy of Lithuania Project
http://www.jewishinstitute.org.pl/en/genealogia/index/1.html Jewish Historical Institute (Warsaw,
Poland)
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com Museum of Family History A virtual, multimedia website
created by Steven Lasky dedicated to those searching their Eastern European roots.
http://www.sztetl.org.pl/?cid=15&lang=en_GB The Project_Virtual Shtetl Museum of the History of Polish Jews
http://chrysalis.its.uct.ac.za/shelter/shelter.htm Poor Jews Shelter (Site for immigration from
Eastern Europe to South Africa with temporary stay in England)
http://genealogyindexer.org/ Foreign Directories, Yizkor Book Search- Logan Kleinwaks
http://www.shoreshim.org/en/default.asp Free and pay site on different databases Jewish sites in
Poland
http://www.rtrfoundation.org / Miriam Weiner's Roots to Routes Eastern European Archival
database

Holocaust Websites

http://en.auschwitz.org.pl Auschwitz Database
http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2007/03/56657.php Alternate Auschwitz Database Site
http://warszawa.getto.pl/index.php?temp=temp&lang=en Warsaw Ghetto Database
http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/homepage/index.html Tracing Service- Bad Arolsen
http://www.doew.at/ausstellung/shoahopferdb_en.html Documentation Center for Austrian Resistance
http://tc.usc.edu/vhitc/(blf5kv2iutqkvur5apj0nnu4)/default.aspx Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation
http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/IY_HON_ Entrance Yad Vashem Central Database Shoah
Israel Websites
http://www.bh.org.il/database-about.aspx? genealogy
Beth Hatefutsoth - Douglas E. Goldman Genealogy Center In Israel
http://www.yadvashem.org Yad Vashem
http://www.jnul.huji.ac.il/eng/ Jewish National Library
http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/ZA/pMainE.aspx Central Zionist Archives of Israel

Latin America Websites

http://www.cemla.com/busqueda.html Center for Studies Latin American
Immigration—Buenos Aires (Spanish)
http://www.amia.org.ar/register/sepelio.aspx?sid=128 Buenos Aires, Argentina Jewish Cemetery Indices
(Spanish) AMIA= Buenos Aires Kehila
http://www.memorialdoimigrante.org.br/ Brazil immigration indexed database
arrival records for the Port of Santos (Portuguese)

Maps

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gnrlhome.html Library of Congress Map Library
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
http://davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
http://maps.google.com/ Google Maps
http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/maplib/ University of Toronto Map Collection

Newspapers

http://multiculturalcanada.ca/mcc_cjr Canadian Jewish Review
http://news.google.com/archivesearch Google Newspapers historical archives
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Library of Congress Chronicling America Historic American
Newspapers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_archives_online Newspapers archives on line
http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html NYState Newspapers including Brooklyn Eagle to 1950 and
NY Times to 1920’s
http://www.researchguides.net/newspapers.htm Directory of newspapers on-line free and pay sites

Sephardic Websites

http://www.sephardicgen.com/ Sephardic Genealogy Resources
http://www.sephardim.com / Sephardic Name Search Engine plus more

South African Websites

http://chrysalis.its.uct.ac.za/CGI/cgi_Rootweb.exe South African Jewish Database-Kaplan Centre for Jewish Migration and Genealogy Studies
http://chrysalis.its.uct.ac.za/shelter/shelter.htm Poor Jews Shelter (Site for immigration from
Eastern Europe to South Africa with temporary stay in England)

United States Websites

http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/ American Jewish Archives (Cincinnati, OH)
http://castlegarden.org Castle Garden (New York City)
http://www.cjh.org / Center for Jewish History (New York City) Houses American Jewish Historical
Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
www.ellisisland.org Ellis Island (New York)
http://news.google.com/archivesearch Google Newspaper Search ( some are fee for service)
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/jws/jewish.html NYC Public Library Dorot Jewish Collection
http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/vitalrecords/home.shtml NYC Municipal Archives
www.Italiangen.org- - NYC and LI index to vital and naturalization records
www.nara.gov National Archives (USA)
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/about-research.html NARA Genealogy Site
http://aad.archives.gov/aad NARA database
http://www.archives.gov/research/order/vets-records.html#nara military records (USA)
http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/ military records US Personnel Center St Louis
MO (USA)
www.uscis.gov/ genealogy United States Citizenship and Immigration Service

Prepared by Jan Meisels Allen, Director, IAJGS on 7/02/09 for 29th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Resource Room

Copyright 2000-2009, International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Inc.
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LDS GOSPEL DOCTRINE Supplements by Daniel Rona

This material was prepared by Daniel Rona who is the only LDS licensed tour guide in Israel. For more than thirty years he has been teaching the Old and New Testaments to Latter-day Saints from around the world. He was born in Israel, and he is an active LDS member. Brother Rona combines his gospel knowledge and Jewish insight to bring the tribes of "Joseph" and "Judah" closer together. He is an American, an Israeli, a Mormon and a Jew.

Click on this link to read the lessons from the New Testament. Link also shows O.T., Book of Mormon and Pearl of Great Price lesson links.
http://www.israelrevealed.com/comp-sup-r.htm

Paradoxes of Prayer

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve.
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for health, that I might do greater things.
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.
I asked for riches, that I might be happy.
I was given poverty, that I might be wise...

I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men.
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God.

I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life.
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for but everything I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.

I am, among all, most richly blessed.

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Professor Lynn M. Hilton's: Discovering Lehi

New Evidence of Lehi and Nephi in Arabia

Perhaps the only known historical evidence that Lehi and Nephi actually existed.

Read about and see the pictures of

The Lihyans, the People of Lehi, who ruled Arabia from 500BC to 200BC
Could these be Nephi's Converts (D&C 33:8)
See an Arabian Baptismal Font
The Lihyan Script
The trail as it appears today
Description of the Valley of Lemuel, Nahom and Bountiful in Arabia
Pictures of the land Bountiful where Nephi built his ship

Purchase at hiltonbooks@earthlink.net

His newest work: The Kolob Theorem: A Mormon's View of God's Starry Universe

23 Questions Answered by the Book of Mormon

Does the Bible contain all of God’s word? (2 Nephi 29 )
Who were the other “other sheep” referred to by Jesus as recorded in John 10:16? (Nephi 165:13-14)
How can a person know that the Book Mormon is true? (Moroni 10:3-5)
How can a desire to believe develop into a strong faith? (Alma 32 )
What is the purpose of man’s? (Nephi 2:25)
How can God be both just and merciful? (Alma 42)
What happens to our spirits at death? (Alma 40: 11-14)
How can a person turn his personal weakness into strengths? (Ether1)
What happened in North America when Jesus was born in Bethlehem? (3 Nephi 1:15-21)
What happen in North America when Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem? (3 Nephi 8:5-23)
What do we witness “unto the father” by being baptized? (2 Nephi 31:10-14)
Why was Jesus Christ baptized? (2 Nephi 31:4-9)
Just what is the gospel of Jesus Christ? How did the Savior explain what it is? (3 Nephi 27:13-21 )
Why was the atonement of Jesus Christ necessary? (2 Nephi 9:4-14, Alma 34:8-17)
To what extent are men accountable for their choices and their actions? (Nephi 2:27, 2 Nephi 25-27, Helaman 14:30-3)
Do little children need repentance and baptism? (Moroni 8:1-24)
Does the Lord always protect the righteous from unrighteous? (Alma 60:12-13 )
How did a prophet who lived in 600 B. C. describe our day? (2 Nephi 28)
What should we pray about? (Alma 34:17-28)
Why should we not procrastinate the day of our repentance? (Alma 34:30-41)
What will our bodies be like in the resurrection? (Alma 40:23)
Are we saved by grace, by works, or by both? (2 Nephi 25:23)
In a world with so many conflicting voices, how can a person judge what is good and what is evil? (Moroni 7:14-19)