by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Apr 6, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Twice a year, Mormons attend or view the General Conference. This conference allows them to hear from their leaders and receive God’s most recent counsel. Speakers are not assigned topics. Instead, they are asked to pray to know what God wants them to say. This means...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 19, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Discipleship: Follow the Savior, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
In 1852, when Hannah Last Cornaby was baptized, she and her husband had to enter the church building through a volley of stones being thrown at them by a screaming mob. She did not turn back. She bravely pushed through the mob, coping with the rocks and insults and...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 14, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Emergency Preparedness, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
The recent Japanese tsunami has brought attention to the fact that in an emergency, it is often difficult to purchase food and water. Because normal deliveries are halted and many stores are closed, people find themselves running short of critical supplies in a...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 11, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
The Bible teaches the law of tithing beginning early in the Old Testament. The word tithing means tenth and so Mormons, as do others who follow the Bible, pay one-tenth of their increase (see Deuteronomy 14:22). Increase refers to income. It is left to individual...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 3, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Finding Happiness, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
It is a central part of Mormon beliefs that families are meant to last forever. Although many religions teach that death also leads to forced divorce, Mormons believe that God created families and counseled against divorce. Therefore he would not force people to get...
