abortion, 4, 248

Abraham, 337

academics, 122–23

action-based learning, 80

Afghan War, 271

Africa. See also Mali; Mozambique

challenges of establishing Church in, 297, 312–15

economic challenges of establishing Church in, 302–3

economic successes in establishing Church in, 311

government successes in establishing Church in, 310

internal challenges of establishing Church in, 303–4

political and governmental challenges of establishing Church in, 301–2

political successes in establishing Church in, 308–10

religious challenges of establishing Church in, 298–99

religious successes in establishing Church in, 305–7

social and cultural challenges of establishing Church in, 299–301

social and cultural successes in establishing Church in, 308

successes in establishing Church in, 304–5, 311–12

agency, 142, 240

Albania, 217–18

Albright, Madeleine, 163

“Andalasia,” legal recognition of Church in, 69–70

antipoverty programs

local, 23–25

national, 22–23

Apostles

called to teach gospel, 277, 332–37

great commission given to, 147–48

proclamation drafted by, 152–53, 154

Area Committee, 160–61

Area Presidencies, 161

Armenia, 323

Asia. See also China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Nepal; Philippines; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam

Book of Mormon translations for, 95–96

Church efforts in, 280–92

Church membership in, 93

evolution of Church image in, 104–10

foundation of Church in, 97–98

gendercide in, 4–7

missionary work in, 342–44

“Mormon Moment” in, 101–4, 106–7, 110–12

population and geography of, 278–79

progress in, 94

righteous members in, 99

temple covenants in, 100

welfare service in, 96–97

assumptions, versus facts, 179

Atonement, scope of, 278

Aurora, Sumit, 99

Australia, 343

Austria Vienna East Mission, 324–25, 327

Bandura, Albert, 174

Bangladesh, 279

Bani-Sadr, Abu al-Hasan, 272

Barney, Keith, 47

Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, 243–44, 250–51

Belarus, 325–26

Belmont Abbey College, 248

Bhatti, Shahbaz, 250

Bing Xin, 169

birth rates, subreplacement, 1–3

gospel as cure for, 9–14

linked to gendercide, 7–9

bishops, and Church welfare, 36–37

blackout, at diplomatic meet -and -greet, 73–74

Blaine Amendments, 251–52

blasphemy laws, 249–50

bloggers, 123–26

Bob Jones University, 235–36

Bolivia, 17

Book of Mormon

as story of migration, 262

translation into Asian languages, 95–96

war in, 191

Book of Mormon, The (musical), 126–27, 129

Booth, Joseph, 49

Borschow, Brother, 318–19

Bowman, Matthew, 122

Brazil, 153–54

bread, 193

Buddhism, 209, 269

Bulgaria, 322–23

BYU–Hawaii, 281, 292

BYU Law and Religion Center, 321

callings, and impoverished Latter-day Saints, 21

Cambodia, 283–84

Campbell, David, 122

Canada, United States’ relationship with, 284

Card, Orson Scott, 140

Care for Life (CFL), 88–89

Catholic Church, 149–50

Catholic Relief Services, 43

celebrities, 106–7, 117–19

ceremonial deism, 251

Chang Ting Tsung, 98

Chang Yi Ching, 98

chastity, 300

children

empowered to live peacefully, 178–83

mortality rates of, 5, 45

poverty and, 16–18

China

in Asian geography, 279

handover of Hong Kong to, 282

humanitarian aid in, 97

immigrant converts from, 263–64

legal recognition of Church in, 68–69

sex ratios in, 5, 6

Christensen, Clayton, 118–19

Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, 231–32

Christians and Christianity

intolerance for, 210, 226

and religious freedom, 209

urbanization and conversion to, 259

Church activity, and impoverished Latter-day Saints, 21

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The. See also Church welfare; gospel; international Church, establishing; LDS Charities; private humanitarian initiatives; public perceptions of Church; visibility of Church

challenges to, 65–67

critics of, 241–42

development through membership in, 40

diplomacy between United States and, 151–57

diplomatic parameters of, 158–60

efforts of, in Asia, 280–92

to emerge from obscurity, 94–100, 131–32

foreign legal successes of, 67–72

friends of, 74–75

growth of, 28, 129–31, 345–46

immigrants in, 264–66

initiatives and visibility of, 128–29

international role of, 160–63

persecution of members of, 200–201

political neutrality of, 119–21, 157, 301

poverty in, 16, 20–21, 28–29

primary mission of, 30

registration and recognition of, 62–65, 294–96, 302, 304–5, 308–9, 311–12, 313, 319, 329–30

religious freedom and tolerance as tenet of, 201–3

reputation of, 318–20

and secular law, 60–61

sovereign independence of, 149–51

tradition of migration in, 261–64

church of the devil, 220–21

Church welfare, 27–30, 37. See also poverty

and bringing Church out of obscurity in Asia, 96–97

and caring for neighbors in need, 30–31

priesthood keys and, 36–37

self-reliance as goal of, 35–36

and tithing and fasting, 31–32

work and service in, 32–34

civil liberties, connection of religious freedom and, 239–40

Clark, Kim, 221

clash of civilizations, 61

clean water, poverty and access to, 18

Colbert, Stephen, 127

colonialism, 270

Communism, 66

community, 41–42, 54–55

conflict, 143–44, 187. See also peace; war

conflict-resolution programs, 177

conscientious objection, 247–48

continuing revelation, African belief in, 298–99

contraceptives, 247–48

Cooper, Anderson, 121

cooperation, 41–42, 54–55

covenants, 100

crime, 19

Crusades, 270

cult line, 63, 65

cultural differences, 141–42

cultural transition, due to subreplacement birth rates, 3

Cutler, Shirley, 53

Dance of Youth (Picasso), 181

dead, redemption of, 291

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), 236–37

deforestation, 52–53

Democratic Republic of Congo, 35–36

developing nations, Church membership in, 28–29

differences, approaching, 143–44

diplomacy, 135–36. See also persuasion

between Church and United States, 151–57

darker side of, 148–49

and great commission, 147–48

and international role of Church, 160–63

and laying groundwork for missionary work, 282–83

and parameters of Church, 158–60

and sovereign independence of Church, 149–51

diplomatic meet and greet, 73–74

discrimination, 211, 234–35, 251–52

divorce, 300

dominant religious traditions, opposition from, 65–66

Duncan Valley, Arizona, flood in, 33

Durham, Cole, 64, 67–68, 321

Eagle Condor Humanitarian (ECH), 83

“earned” media, 128

Eastern civilization, clash between Western civilization and, 61

education

antiviolence, 175–78

and postdisaster humanitarian aid, 91

poverty and access to, 18

and self-reliance, 34, 35–36

Egypt, 327

elder care, 3

El Salvador, 82

emergency response, 44. See also humanitarian aid

employment, and national antipoverty programs, 23

Empowering Nations, 89–92

Enoch, 334

Enterprise Mentors International, 85–86

environmental degradation, 18

equal protection, 236

Establishment Clause, 251–52

eternal life, 277

European colonialism, 270

European Court of Human Rights, 216, 219–20, 246

Eve, 10, 12

exceptionalism, 189–90

Facebook, 140–41

“Face of War, The,” 186

facts, versus assumptions, 179

Fall, the, 10, 12

family law, 174

family values, 107

“Famine and Scarcity,” 189–90

Farr, Tom, 213

fasting, 31–32, 43

federal grant awards, 246

fellowship, 54–55

female infanticide and female-fetus abortion, 4

First Amendment, 234

First Hope, 87

flood, in Duncan Valley, Arizona, 33

forgiveness, 193

fruit trees, 52

“fundamentalist” Islam, 212, 274–75

Gandhi, Mahatma, 101

gathering of Saints, 261

gendercide, 4–7

gospel as cure for, 9–14

linked to subreplacement birthrates, 7–9

gender equality, 8–14

gender violence, 45

Germany, 2, 263

GetReligion.org, 124

Ghana, 305–6

God

love of, 41–42

power of, 337–38

gospel. See also Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The

as cure for population decline and gendercide, 9–14

persuasion and, 137–38

as solution to poverty, 37

temporal needs and living, 31

government regulations. See secular law

grassroots antipoverty programs, 23–25

great commission, 147–48

Greece, 136

greed, 187–88

“Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah,” 55

Haiti, 52–53

Haiyan (typhoon), 33–34, 36

Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel, 176–77

hastening the work, 40–43

Hawaja, Khadija, 171

Haws, J. B., 122

health, poverty and, 16–17

health care, 247–48

height, among impoverished children, 17

Help International, 80–82

Hinckley, Gordon B., 64, 70–71, 78

Holbrook, Natalie, 125–26

Holocaust Memorial Museum, 203, 228

Holy Ghost, and immigrant conversion, 265

“Home Style Noodles” ad, 108

Honduras, 80–81, 82

Hong Kong, 279, 282

human development, and escape from poverty, 22–23

humanitarian aid. See also private humanitarian initiatives

in Africa, 309–10, 311

in Asia, 33–34, 96–97, 107, 281

and development of Church visibility and reputation, 324

for refugees, 49–50

Human Rights Committee, 216

humor, 126–27

hunger, 17

Huntsman, Jon, 102, 111

Hurricane Mitch, 80

Hyder, Bushra Qadim, 175–76

hygiene kits, 49–50

Ibanga, Esther, 170–71

illegal immigration, 260, 266

“I’m a Mormon” campaign, 128–29

immortality, 277–78

Independence, Missouri, 200–201

India, 5, 6, 174

Indonesia, 250, 279

infanticide, female, 4

inheritance, law of, 301

integrity, representing Church with, 318–20

internal migration, 259

International Center for Law and Religion Studies, 216–19

international Church, establishing, 293–97, 317–18

challenges of, 297, 312–15

conditions and situations limiting, 324–27

economic challenges of, 302–3

economic successes in, 311

government successes in, 310

internal challenges of, 303–4

political and governmental challenges of, 301–2

political successes in, 308–10

religious challenges of, 298–99

religious successes in, 305–7

and representing Church with integrity, 318–20

and respecting and keeping secular laws, 320–22

social and cultural challenges of, 299–301

social and cultural successes in, 308

successes in, 304–5, 311–12

using local leaders and Church members in, 327–30

and working with government officials, 322–24

international perceptions of Church. See private humanitarian initiatives; public perceptions of Church

International Religious Liberty Symposium, 162

International Society Conferences, from 1990–2015, 349–50

Internet, 140–41

Islam, 188, 209–10, 214, 249–50, 269–76

Islamic extremism, 212, 274–75

Israel

scattering of, 94–95

and tensions between Islam and West, 271

Ivory Coast, 309–10

Japan, 1–3

Jarvis, George, 216

Jehovah’s Witnesses, 211

Jesus Christ

building Church foundation on, 319

calls Apostles to missionary work, 332–33

Jews, rescuers of, 203–4

Jihad, 188

Johnstown Flood, 59

Jos, Nigeria, 306–7

Juran, Jan, 68

Kane, Thomas, 74–75

Kennedy, David M., 135–36, 335

Kennedy Center, 280–81

Kenya, 310

Khmer Rouge, 283

Khokar, Nadeem, 98

Khomeini, Ayatollah, 249, 273–74

Kimball, Spencer W., 33, 188–89, 331–48

King of Doha refugee camp, 49

Kirtland Temple, 290

Konare, Alpha, 84–85

land-use issues, 211, 230, 231, 302, 311–12

Laos, 279, 283–84

Latin America. See also Bolivia; Brazil; Mexico

humanitarian aid in, 80–83

sex ratios in, 4

Latvia, 319

law, secular and divine, 60–61, 109. See also family law; secular law

law of inheritance, 301

LDS Charities

creation of, 43–44

major initiatives of, 45–46

operation of, 46–51

plants trees in Haiti, 53

presentation to UN on, 39

primary audience of, 40

purpose of, 44

learning, persuasion and, 138–39

leftist governments, 66

light, 185–86

limitations, 324–27

“Lion’s Whiskers,” 179–80

literacy, 174

local antipoverty programs, 23–25

local leaders and Church members, 327–30

long-suffering, 140–41

love

and “Lion’s Whiskers” story, 179–80

persuasion and, 143–44

teaching principle of, 289–90

Lumet, Sidney, 144

Luria, Isaac, 185–86

Mali, 84–85

malnutrition, 17

Manzhos, Alexander, 328

marriage

in Africa, 299–300, 308

gender relations in, 10–13

same-sex, 236, 299

Marsh, Thomas B., 335, 337

Matchar, Emily, 125

Maxwell, Neal A., 220

Ma Ying-jeou, 107

meekness, 141–43

Mexico

access to roads in, 19

activism in, 174

immigration to, 263

local antipoverty programs in, 24

missionaries from, 347

missionary work in, 343

Progresa program in, 22–23

microfinance, 81, 84, 86

migration, 257–58

and immigrants in Church, 264–66

internal, 259

LDS tradition of, 261–64

worldwide, 258–61

ministerial exemption, 232–33, 245–46

misogyny, 7–9, 13

missionary work

among immigrants, 257–60, 262–65

Apostles called to, 277, 332–37

in Asia, 284–86, 342–44

and diplomatic activities of Church, 163, 282–83

of early Saints, 261

as feminist act, 9

great commission concerning, 147–48

LDS Charities as alleged front for, 39

legal issues regarding, 286–87, 310

1974 statistics on, 338–39

obtaining visas for, 70

preparation for, 338, 339–40

progression of, 345–48

purpose of, 332

in Russia, 323

in Taiwan, 105–8

technology and, 341–42

Mistral, Gabriela, 169

mob violence, 200–201

Mohammed VI, King, 174

mommy bloggers, 124–26

Mongolia, 278, 285–86

morality, in Africa, 300

“Mormon Moment(s)”

in Asia, 101–4, 106–7, 110–12

in Church history, 116–17

in media, 116

mortality rates, childhood, 5, 45

Moses, 333–34

Mozambique, 88

Muslims, 188, 209–10, 214, 249–50, 269–76

Myanmar (Burma), 279

Namibia, 306

national antipoverty programs, 22–23

natural disasters, 33–34, 90–91

neighbor, caring for, 30–31, 32. See also Church welfare; humanitarian aid

neighborhoods, poverty and unsafe, 19

Nepal

humanitarian aid in, 97

International Center for Law and Religion Studies’ work in, 218–19

peer group training in, 47

Nephi, 137–38

Nephites, 13, 191

Newdow, Michael, 250, 251

Nibley, Hugh, 187

Nigeria

general successes in, 311–12

political successes of Church in, 308–9

religious successes of Church in, 306–7

Noah, 59

Nuremburg Laws, 228–29

nutrition, 17

Oaks, Dallin H., 158–59, 320

obedience, 31–32. See also secular law

obscurity, latter-day Church to emerge from, 94–100, 131–32

online discussions, 140–41

ordinances, 278

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 216

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), 249

Osmond, Marie, 106–7

Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance (OUA), 84–85

Pakistan, 250

Papua New Guinea, 19

parody, 126–27

Partridge, Edward, 200–201

party politics, 119–21

patriarchy, 7, 8, 10–11

peace

children empowered for, 178–83

through religion, 185–96

women identifying steps to increase, 173–75

women organizing for, 170–73

women teaching youth about, 175–78

writing as weapon of, 167–69

PEACEABILITIES program, 178–82

Peace-Jam Foundation, 177–78

“Pearl Harbor,” 194–95

peer group training, 47

Pelous, Cecile, 87–88

Perpetual Education Fund, 36, 292

persecution, 200–201, 210, 220

personal ministry, 53–54

persuasion, 135–36, 144–45

and gospel, 137–38

learning and, 138–39

and long-suffering, 140–41

love and, 143–44

and meekness, 141–43

Philippines, 33–34, 85

pioneers, 48–49

Plan B contraceptives, 247–48

Pledge of Allegiance, 250–51

poetry, as weapon of peace, 168–69

Poland, 318–19

political neutrality, of Church, 119–21, 157, 301

politicians, 117–18, 119–21

polygamy, 127, 300

poor and needy. See Church welfare; humanitarian aid; LDS Charities; poverty; private humanitarian initiatives

popular culture, 126–27

population decline, 1–3

gospel as cure for, 9–14

linked to gendercide, 7–9

population growth, 15, 16

poverty, 15–16, 25. See also Church welfare

in Africa, 302–3

among Latter-day Saints, 20–21, 28–29

problems associated with, 16–20

solutions to, 22–25

prayers, answers to, 41

Presidency of the Seventy, 161

priesthood

encouraging understanding of, 319

extended to all worthy males, 293–94

persuasion and, 137

priesthood keys, 36–37, 336

private humanitarian initiatives, 77–80

Eagle Condor Humanitarian (ECH), 83

Enterprise Mentors International, 85–86

Help International, 80–82

miscellaneous outreach, 87–89

Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance (OUA), 84–85

Unitus, 86–87

Wave of Hope/Empowering Nations, 89–92

Progresa program, 22–23

progression, through Church membership, 40

Proposition 8, 210, 234

publicity, 128–29, 130–31. See also visibility of Church

public perceptions of Church. See also private humanitarian initiatives; visibility of Church

in Asia, 101–10

and challenges facing Church, 62–65

and friends to Church, 74–75

and legal recognition of Church, 67–72, 295

Lord’s hand in, 72–74

secular and divine law and, 60–61

Putin, Vladimir, 3

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 290–91

Quorums of the Seventy, 162–63

radio, 341–42

Rahman, Abdul, 199–200

raison d’etat / reason of state, 150

Ralph’s Thriftway, 247–48

Ratanavanich, Lertrat, 91

real estate acquisition and use, 211, 230, 231, 302, 311–12

reason of state / raison d’etat, 150

redemption of the dead, 291

refugees, 45–46, 48–51, 259–60

Relief Society, 49

religion(s)

arguments against, 229–39

autonomy for, 245–46

defamation of, 212–13

discrimination against, 211, 234–35, 251–52

legal registration for, 210–11

loss of presumption in favor of, 213–14

not taken seriously, 213

peace through, 185–96

in public square, 250–51

rights of, 235

young people’s disinterest in, 225–26

religious autonomy, 245–46

religious discrimination, 211, 234–35, 251–52

religious freedom

arguments undermining, 229–39

Becket Fund’s work for, 243–44

and conscientious objection, 247–48

current initiatives regarding, 216–22

and defamation of religions, 212–13, 249–50

defending, 203–5

domestic trends in, 244–45

erosion of, 199–201, 207–8, 239–41, 252

and failure to take religion seriously, 213

importance of, 214

and loss of presumption in favor of religion, 213–14

as necessity, 208–9, 212

and prevailing religion, 209–10

problems facing, 210–11

protection of, 244

and religion in public square, 250–51

and religious autonomy, 245–46

and religious discrimination, 251–52

at risk in United States, 227–29

and security, 212

social benefits of, 214–15, 227

and social capital, 215–16

as tenet of Church, 201–3

in United States, 226–27

Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 246

revelation, 298–99

Rice, Condoleezza, 91

Richelieu, Cardinal, 151

Riess, Jana, 123–24

roads, poverty and access to, 19

“Rocking” (Mistral), 169

Roman Catholic Church, 149–50

Romania, 218, 328

Romney, Mitt, 101, 102, 111

rule of law, 62

Rushdie, Salman, 249

Russia, 323, 328–29

Sabido, Miguel, 174

sacrament, 193–94

sacrifice, 42, 47–48

safety, poverty and, 19

Salt Lake City, refugees in, 50–51

salvation, caring for neighbors as requisite of, 30–31

Samake, Yeah, 117–18

same-sex marriage, 236, 299

Santini, Ann, 73–74

Sarah, 337

satellites, 342

secular law, 60–61

as challenge to Church, 66–67

and establishing international Church, 320–22

and government relations as challenge to Church, 66–67

and international role of Church, 160–63

and registration and recognition of Church, 62–65, 294–96, 302, 304–5, 308–9, 311–12, 313, 319

submission to, 109, 151–59

successes of Church regarding foreign, 67–72

security, and religious freedom, 212

Seeds of Peace program, 177

self-defense, 157

self-help and self-reliance, 33–36, 90–91

Semyonov, Andrey, 329

service. See also Church welfare; humanitarian aid; LDS Charities; private humanitarian initiatives

and Church welfare, 32–36

as first divine act of a culture, 41–42

Seventies, 161, 162–63

Sewell, Elizabeth, 68

Singapore, 111–12

slavery, 44, 152

Slavic civilization, subreplacement birth rates in, 1–3

Slovakia, 67–68

“Small Good Thing, A” (Carver), 193

Smith, Gordon, 73–74

Smith, Joseph, 290–91

Smith, Sharon, 73–74

Smith v. Division of Employment, 227–28, 231

snowflakes, 183

social capital, and religious freedom, 215–16

social exclusion, poverty and, 19

social goods, religious freedom as causal contributor for, 214–15, 227

social media, 140–41

Society, 107–8

South Africa, 307

sovereign independence, of Church, 149–51

Spain, 66–67

Spanish-speaking missionaries, 257

spiritual readiness, 290–91

“Springwater, Part 105” (Bing Xin), 169

stunting, 17

subreplacement birth rates, 1–3

gospel as cure for, 9–14

linked to gendercide, 7–9

suicide, 5

Sykora, Dr., 326

Taiwan

in Asian geography, 279

missionary work in, 105–8

youth conference in, 288

Tarahumara, 24

Taseer, Salman, 250

tax exemptions, 230–31, 235–36

technology, 341–42

television, 341–42

temples

in Asia, 100

spiritual readiness for, 290–91

Tenth Amendment, 236

Teo Chee Hean, 111–12

Thailand, 90–92

Thoreau, Henry David, 140–41

Tikkunolam, 185

tithing, 21, 31–32

tolerance, 199–205

training, 287–90

translation, 288–89

trees, 52–53

tsunami, 90

twelfth article of faith, 109, 151–52

12 Angry Men, 144–45

typhoon, 33–34, 36

Ukraine, 320, 327–28

ultrasound clinics, crackdown on black market Chinese, 6

under-age-five mortality rate, 45

United Nations, 39

United States

Canada’s relationship with, 284

Church’s reputation in, 287

diplomacy between Church and, 151–57

as “great Satan,” 272–73

immigration to, 260–61, 262–63

religious freedom in, 226–29

Unitus, 86–87

unity, of community, 41–42

Universal Periodic Reviews, 216

unsafe neighborhoods, poverty and, 19

urbanization, 259

Valek, Ivan, 329–30

Vietnam, 70–72, 279

violence, reduction of, 175–78. See also peace

violence-prevention programs, 176–77

visas, 286–87

visibility of Church, 115–17. See also public perceptions of Church

academics, 122–23

bloggers, 123–26

celebrities, 117–19

Church growth, 129–31

Church initiatives, 128–29

humanitarian aid, 324

politicians, 119–21

popular culture, 126–27

visions, African belief in, 298–99

Wallace, J. Clifford, 64–65

war, 156–57, 186–96, 271. See also conflict; peace

Washington Public Affairs Advisory Council, 73–74

water, poverty and access to, 18

Wave of Hope, 89–92

welfare. See Church welfare

Welfare Square, 28, 54

Western civilization

clash between Eastern civilization and, 61

subreplacement birth rates in, 1–3

tensions between Islam and, 269–76

wheelchairs, 47

“When the World Will Be Converted” (Kimball), 331–48

“Why I Can’t Stop Reading Mormon Housewife Blogs,” 125

Wickman, Lance B., 158–59

widows, in Africa, 301

WomanStats database, 173

women

and conflict resolution, 188

crime and impoverished, 19

empower children to live peacefully, 178–83

and gender equality, 8–14

identifying steps to increase peace, 173–75

organizing for peace, 170–73

role and position of, in Africa, 301

violence against, 45

and writing as weapon as of peace, 167–69

and youth anti-violence education, 175–78

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, 173

Women Without Walls Initiative, 171

work, and Church welfare, 32–36

work of gospel, hastening, 40–43

world-changing trends

gendercide, 4–7

link between subreplacement birthrates and gendercide, 7–9

subreplacement birth rates, 1–3

World War II, 156–57, 194–96

writing, as weapon of peace, 167–69

Young, Brigham, 52

Young, Mary Ann Angell, 52

youth

antiviolence education for, 175–78

and organized religion, 225–26

Yugoslavia, 210, 329–30

Yunus, Muhammad, 79

Zion, 42