LDS Today Articles for January 2, 2007

January 2, 2007
LDS leaders urge youths to make good choices (Deseret News - Utah) (January 2, 2007)While most youths rang in 2007 at New Year's Eve parties Sunday, thousands of young Latter-day Saint faithful filled the seats of the LDS Conference Center and lined the pews in church buildings across America, to hear prominent church leaders encourage youths to make wise choices.
Romney to Submit Paperwork for 2008 Bid (AP Article) (January 2, 2007)Gov. Mitt Romney this week will submit the necessary paperwork to form a presidential exploratory committee, but not until funeral services for former President Gerald R. Ford have concluded, according to a top aide familiar with his plans.
Romney ready to start the '08 race (Salt Lake Tribune - Utah) (January 2, 2007)In the next few days, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is expected to file papers with federal campaign officials to start the long, drawn-out race for the White House.
Romney connecting quickly with bloggers (Boston Globe - Massachusetts) (January 2, 2007)That Hobbs and Moore were asked to the private gathering illustrates a growing effort by Romney and his political team to cultivate a relationship with the conservative blogosphere as he prepares to enter the Republican primary, which is already being shaped as never before by countless bloggers, pundits, and other online opinion-makers.
3 display strength as they say farewell (Deseret News - Utah) (January 2, 2007)As three members of the Ceran family marked the passing of three of their loved ones, the survivors found the strength to stand in front of hundreds and reaffirm their faith in God.
Father awaits heavenly family reunion (Salt Lake Tribune - Utah) (January 2, 2007)Three hearses paused outside an LDS chapel here, their presence all too familiar for a family that now has lost eight of its 11 members. The father, Gary Ceran, said he would not shake his fist at heaven, even as he mourned the loss of his wife and two children, who died when an alleged drunken driver plowed into their car on Christmas Eve.
Internet a vast playground for amateur genealogists: Getting To Your Roots (Register-Guard - Oregon) (January 2, 2007)"Once you find out about your ancestors, your history comes alive and you start to understand yourself better," says Carolyn Wardell, director of the Church of Latter-day Saints' Eugene Family History Center.
Local man saves girl on cliff at Grand Canyon (Coloradoan - Colorado) (January 2, 2007)An unthinkable nightmare at the Grand Canyon in September provided a chance for a Fort Collins man to put to the test his recent emergency medical training. As Ian Bagley, 19, was visiting the Grand Canyon with his mother and father during Labor Day weekend, a 3-year-old girl peered over a protective railing, lost her center of gravity and tumbled over the edge of the cliff as her stunned parents watched helplessly.
BYU publishes handcart book (Deseret News - Utah) (January 2, 2007)BYU Studies has published a new book, "The Willie Handcart Company: Their Day-by-Day Experiences, Including Trail Maps and Driving Directions," which provides a detailed account of the Willie Handcart Company and its ill-fated journey across the wintry plains of Wyoming in 1856.