by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 26, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Finding Happiness
A friend gave me a list of questions about Mormons and since they are the same questions many people have, I am going to answer them all here in a series of Mormon Q and A articles. The first deals with Mormon clothing. It’s likely that even if you think you’ve never...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 21, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Discipleship: Follow the Savior, Finding Happiness
A church near my house has a sign saying their sermon for this week is “From Volunteer to Disciple.” Since Mormon beliefs say that the Church should be a lay church, that topic caught my attention. Mormons need a lot of people to do all the work that needs doing,...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 16, 2010 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Discipleship: Follow the Savior, Finding Happiness, Finding Truth
Christmas has many symbols, but one of the most powerful is that of light. We put lights on our Christmas trees, lights on our homes, and lights on our tables. The lights often represent the star that led the way to the baby and then the child Jesus for those who knew...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 15, 2010 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Discipleship: Follow the Savior, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
In 1977, Jeffrey R. Holland gave a talk about Christmas to students at Brigham Young University. BYU is a Mormon-owned university and Elder Holland is a Mormon apostle. Read: Jeffrey R. Holland, “Maybe Christmas Doesn’t Come from a Store”, Ensign, Dec. 1977, 63–6.)...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 2, 2010 | Finding Truth
This is the fifth installment in a series of articles on Mormon prophets. The series is based on a talk given by Ezra Taft Benson, who was then a Mormon apostle. In the article, he outlines Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet. The fourth principle Elder...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 13, 2010 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Finding Truth
This is the third installment in a series of articles on Mormon prophets. The series is based on a talk given by Ezra Taft Benson, who was then a Mormon apostle. In the article, he outlines Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet. The second principle is: The...
