Restoring Mary, The Mother of Jesus

Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, was not only a prophet, but also a restorer. Through him God restored truths, priesthood powers, scripture, and a church organization whose membership now numbers thirteen million. Those are the big things we think of...

Joseph Smith and Eternal Love

Joseph Smith was the prophet of eternal love. As the first president of the Mormon Church, he laid the framework for what members of that church believe. This includes how Mormons view romantic love. The foundation for all that Mormons believe about love is the...

Positive Male Role Models

In my church this past Sunday we had a lesson from the new manual Teachings of Presidents of The Church: Joseph Smith. The class I attended was a quorum meeting, a quorum being a group of men who hold the same priesthood office. As the title of the manual indicates,...
Joseph Smith and Jehovah

Joseph Smith and Jehovah

I’ll never forget a particular woman I met while serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as the Mormons, in Portugal. She was a Jehovah’s Witness, but was dissatisfied with some of the rules of that faith. My...
On Reading (And Writing) Good Books

On Reading (And Writing) Good Books

Saturday, February 9, 2008 was momentous for members of the Mormon Church. First, it was the first time that the church membership in general was invited to attend a worldwide leadership training broadcast. Since the subject was on families, the church felt that all...
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