In January of 1956, several American missionaries (Jim Elliot and Nate Saint being the best known) attempted to reach a remote tribe in Ecuador in an endeavor that has become known as [Operation Auca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Auca) . The people group, called [*Huaorani*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huaorani_people) , *Waodani*, or (pejoratively) *Auca*, were known for being extremely violent, and when the missionaries met several of them on the beach, the missionaries were killed. Their deaths sparked significant interest in missions, and also ultimately led to many Huaorani people being converted through the efforts of Elisabeth Elliot (Jim's wife) and Rachel Saint (Nate's sister), among others. Now, 60 years later, what is the state of Christianity among the Huaorani? What percentage of the people call themselves Christians? Is there a generational gap? Are there among them any established and/or growing churches, particularly with indigenous leadership?

I'm wondering where I should flick to in my LDS quad in order to learn about what Jesus supposedly got up to when he visited America. Could someone provide an outline of his interactions on the American continent(s) along with scriptural citations? I'll be happy to hear from anything in the LDS corpus of scripture.

In 2013, as many as 200,000 people born in the Dominican Republic were stripped of their citizenship, due to their Haitian ancestry. Most of these people were thus rendered "stateless," making government courts unavailable to them. Furthermore, many are destitute and find it virtually impossible to get proper legal identification, which often requires a trip to Haiti and high legal expenses. (For more on the situation, see this [30-minute documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAqGuj8AT1U) or its [2-minute trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDCidZGov1M)) From a religious perspective, one of the biggest challenges these people face is that they cannot be legally married – civil marriage is not available to them unless they have proper identification. In at least some Protestant denominations, such people who faithfully live together and have children are thus considered to be committing adultery, and are not given the opportunity to have a "church wedding" to change this status. I'd like to know how the Catholic Church handles this situation. Put simply: **does the Catholic Church offer "religious-only" (non-civil) weddings in the DR to those who cannot obtain a civil marriage?** If so, are these weddings considered sufficient by the Catholic Church to comply with biblical prohibitions of adultery and fornication?

I'm Chilean and I want to know the meaning and origin of the name **Eben Ezer** because in my country is a custom to put that name to trade places, specially small grocery stores. I have consulted many times owners, but usually they tells me that it "is a biblical name". It's also a way of knowing that shop owners are Protestants (my country is mostly Catholic).

What is an overview of the practices, doctrines, and goals of the [Universal Church of the Kingdom of God](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Church_of_the_Kingdom_of_God) that distinguish it from other Evangelical and Pentecostal groups active in Latin America?