by Candace | Dec 15, 2007 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
A candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America posed a question to a New York Times reporter, “Don’t Mormons believe Jesus and the devil are brothers?” He said the reporter was a bright young man . . . but he wasn’t Mormon. So...
by Candace | Dec 11, 2007 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
The word Atonement, literally, can break down as At-one-ment . . . pause and reflect on that a moment. Mormons believe in the full scope and power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Modern day prophets and apostles have given us great insight into this sacred gift...
by Candace | Dec 7, 2007 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
In the meridian of time, which means 0 a.d., Jesus Christ came into the world. The millennia which had passed since the creation of the world had brought about much corruption in the gospel which had been given to Adam and Eve. He came into the world to save it, not...
by Candace | Dec 7, 2007 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, casually known What is it exactly? Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the...
by Matt M | Dec 3, 2007 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
In 740 B.C., Isaiah recorded this prophecy: “The earth also is defiled . . . because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant” (Isaiah 24: 5). It is clear that the prophet is speaking of generations prior to the second...
by Katie P | Dec 1, 2007 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story about an ongoing debate by churchgoers in general about tithing. The traditional definition of tithing is the practice of giving ten percent of your income to your church. But some folks are questioning this practice. One...