by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 7, 2010 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
In this series of articles, we are studying the principles taught in a talk by Ezra Taft Benson. At the time the talk was given to students at Brigham Young University, he was an apostle, one of twelve men who form a governing body of the church. They lead with the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 6, 2010 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Finding Truth, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
In June of 1981, Ezra Taft Benson, who was then a Mormon apostle, gave an often-quoted talk called Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet. It outlined what Mormons and non-Mormons need to understand about Mormonism and what it means to follow a prophet. In...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 4, 2010 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
During the General Relief Society Meeting held for Mormon women recently, it was announced that next year, the Relief Society would be making available a history of Mormon women. The General Relief Society President (over all the adult Mormon women worldwide), Julie...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 28, 2010 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
A recent Pew Forum study showed that Mormons know their religion and the Bible better than do Protestants. Only atheists, agnostics, and Jews scored higher, and statistically, each of those groups was a tie. This is one of a series of studies that have demonstrated...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 28, 2010 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Discipleship: Follow the Savior, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
The people who built the Tower of Babel were trying to get into Heaven without following God’s plan for getting there. They wanted to build a name for themselves and to avoid being scattered. Some have suggested they also wanted to avoid having to make covenants with...
