Mormon Church Could Make Cemetery's Land its Home

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is interested in building a 17,000-square-foot church on the northwest corner of Arlington Park Cemetery's parcel.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints might be able to call Greenfield home after all. More than a year after the church was denied the chance to build a 16,100-square-foot church near Greenfield Middle School, church officials have found another city location to their liking. The Mormon Church has been in discussions with the owners of Arlington Park Cemetery, 4001 S. 27th St., according to Planning Commission notes prepared for the Oct. 9 meeting. Church officials are interested in approximately 5 acres at the northwest end of the cemetery’s lot at the intersection of Howard Avenue and Loomis Road, directly across the street from Grainger’s Pub and just east of Zablocki Park. A preliminary site layout plan shows a 17,217-square…

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mau

8:05 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013

Will this include a Family Research Center like the one in Hales Corners?   more ›

In Other Words: The Greenfield Public Library's Suggested Reads

In Other Words: Mormons - Fact and Fiction

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Here's your chance to learn more about religion of one of the GOP's front-runners.

Considering we might want to learn something about Mormonism, in light of the upcoming presidential election, here are some titles that explore the Mormon religion, in non-fiction and fiction.  First from the more factual side: The Mormon People: the Making of an American Faith by Matthew Bowman: Religious historian Bowman presents 180 years of Mormon history and doctrine, recounting the church's origin and development, and explaining how Mormonism came to be one of the fastest-growing religions in the world.  He then sets the scene for the 2012 presidential election, with its potential to mark a major turning point in the way the faith is perceived by the American public. Under the Banner of Heaven : a Story of Violent Faith by Jon …

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Lyle Ruble

8:53 am on Thursday, March 22, 2012

@Don Ormsby...I used to listen to K-Talk while I lived in SLC. I would occasionally listen to Van Hale and he had some interesting programming. I was one of the few non-Mormons who used to watch or listen to Conference.   more ›