by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Apr 18, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Finding Truth, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Many of the reviews of the Broadway’s The Book of Mormon Musical claim it is only an attack on blind faith. The suggestion is, then, that the missionaries in the musical were operating on blind faith and that perhaps the converts were as well. The musical features two...
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 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...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 19, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Discipleship: Follow the Savior, Finding Happiness, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
In this series, we’re looking at the reasons people first start looking into Mormonism. By the time they are ready to be baptized they have deeper reasons, including a testimony, but initially, they normally begin searching for a church to join because their lives are...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 16, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Discipleship: Follow the Savior, Finding Happiness, Finding Truth, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Part one of a series A new report from the Council of Churches states that while most church membership numbers are declining, Mormon membership is growing. Mormons are the fourth largest religion in the United States and the church with the highest growth among the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 26, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Discipleship: Follow the Savior
Mormons do take communion, although they call it the sacrament. Each Sunday, a basic worship service is held at which the Sacrament, or Communion, is offered. The Sacrament is blessed (prayed over) by priests. However, these aren’t priests in the Catholic sense. They...
