by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 14, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
For many new converts, the promise of an eternal family is one of the greatest blessings the gospel has to offer. In the year or so a new member has to wait for that privilege, he should not just wait, but prepare. There are many things you can do to prepare to go to...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 14, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
Having a testimony doesn’t guarantee a conversion. I have known people who prayed to know if the church was true, received an affirmative answer, and then walked away from it out of fear or unwillingness to change or commit. In my own conversion process, I was...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 12, 2008 | Finding Happiness
In the past, you may have prayed to be spared all trials. Today, as a new member of the church, you may want to consider offering thanks for your trials. Dallin H. Oaks said, “Our needed conversions are often achieved more readily by suffering and adversity than by...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 12, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
As you’ve learned more about Jesus Christ, you have also learned to love Him in a way that may be more new and personal than ever before. As your love grows, you want to show Him how you feel. Dallin H. Oaks, a General Authority, said, “We are challenged to move...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 30, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
Many of us find ourselves required to serve as missionaries to our families after we join the church, and Jesus was no exception. In 1987, Carlfred B. Broderick, a professor of sociology, published an article in the Ensign about Jesus’ missionary work within his...
