by Candace | Nov 22, 2007 | Mormons
Mormons are an industrious people. From the very beginning of earthly time, God encouraged Adam to take care of the Garden of Eden and the animals which resided inside it. Everything God is about is self-improvement. He wants us to learn, to grow and to become the...
by Candace | Nov 20, 2007 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
The worth of souls great in the eyes of God. Elder Boyd K. Packer spoke of this very thing at the October General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We always know who is called to lead or to teach and have the opportunity to sustain or to...
by Candace | Nov 13, 2007 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
Before the world began we were all residing in heaven with our Heavenly Father. At the time, with His children all around Him, the Father presented a plan in which all of us would have the chance to return to Him and attain our eternal glory. Two sons stepped forward,...
by Candace | Nov 12, 2007 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Mormons believe in honesty. Some struggle with it — but in the long run it is always the best policy. President Gordon B. Hinckley said, “How cheaply some men and women sell their good names! I recall the widely publicized case of a prominent public figure...
by Candace | Nov 12, 2007 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
There is a song called “Praise to the Man,” written by William W. Phelps and put to an old Scottish folk song. William W. Phelps was in Carthage jail himself, when Joseph Smith, Jr. and his brother, Hyrum, were assassinated. He suffered greatly as he...