by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 11, 2009 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
Young LDS women across the globe are calling for a return to virtue. They understand they will not be perfect every day, as they strive to emulate the Savior, Jesus Christ, but they also have the reassurance of being able to repent of their sins. Repentance is a gift...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 6, 2009 | Home and Family
Mormons have long been supporters of education, both secular and spiritual. Joseph Smith organized adult education schools to further both his own learning, since he’d had little schooling, and the learning of others. Mormon pioneers opened schools even before...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 6, 2009 | Becoming a New Member
In our continuing series on the new Virtue value program for the Young Women in the Mormon Church, we today focus on the requirement to prepare to go to the temple. Many people wonder about Mormon temples and what happens inside them. What are young girls expected to...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Apr 29, 2009 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
In this series of articles on virtue, we’ve been exploring the Young Women’s program for Mormon teenagers. The girls-and in some countries, the boys-participate in a program called Personal Progress, in which they set and achieve goals. Some are chosen for...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Apr 21, 2009 | Mormons
The hymn “Come, Come, Ye Saints” is possibly more closely identified with the Mormons than any other. It was written in the morning of April 15, 1846, which was the day its composer, William Clayton, learned his wife had given birth to a son. The time was after Joseph...
