by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 29, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
One of my favorite stories of Jesus’ many services to those in need is that of his healing of the blind man, Bartimaeus. 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus,...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 29, 2008 | Frequently Asked Questions
When I was in high school, some placement tests gave the school the idea that I should be in classes for gifted students in every subject. While I was quite advanced in some areas, such as English or history, I had very little background information in science. The...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 24, 2008 | Finding Truth
When Joseph Smith was a teenager, he longed to know which church he should join. He found himself confused because each church he looked into had contradictory doctrine. How could they all be right, as some claimed? Rightly so, he sensed that truth was absolute and...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 22, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
It’s easy enough to do the right thing when everyone agrees it’s the right thing and is also doing it. It’s another to make the right choices when the world is against you and you are standing alone, or at least in the minority. This requires moral courage. In the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 7, 2008 | Mormons
Proverbs 31:9 Open thy mouth, , and plead the cause of the poor and needy. The Bible devotes a great deal of time to teaching us our responsibility toward the poor. There are those who read the scripture that says the poor will always be with us, and feel that means...
