10 Reasons I’m Grateful to be a Latter-day Saint

1. The Living Christ- I’m grateful for the knowledge that I have that Jesus Christ is a resurrected, glorified person who knows me personally. He is my friend, my supporter, my advocate, my Savior. He lived. so that He could understand us, comfort us and offer us a...

Mormon Missionary Helps People Stop Smoking

One thing that many people know about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or “Mormons”) is that they don’t smoke. According to the Word of Wisdom, received by the prophet Joseph Smith in 1833, “tobacco is not for the body, neither for the...
Howard W. Hunter: Prophet of God

Howard W. Hunter: Prophet of God

Of his calling to the highest and holy office in the world, Howard W. Hunter, the fourteenth called prophet in these modern times, said: “I have shed many tears and have sought my Father in Heaven in earnest prayer with a desire to be equal to the high and holy...
For the Strength of All Youth, Not Just Mormons

For the Strength of All Youth, Not Just Mormons

“Our beloved young men and women, we have great confidence in you. You are choice spirits who have come forth in this day when the responsibilities and opportunities, as well as the temptations, are the greatest. … Your Heavenly Father wants your life to be joyful and...
Being Worthy to Become a Mormon Missionary

Being Worthy to Become a Mormon Missionary

Can you imagine becoming a missionary, an emissary for the Lord, and living in sin? I certainly can’t, for “neither can filthiness or anything which is unclean be received into the kingdom of God” (Alma 7:21). If no unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of God, how...
A Gathering of Saints

A Gathering of Saints

Many people are aware that Latter-day Saints attend church for a three-hour block every Sunday. Opinions outside of the faith vary on the length of time we spend in worship. For that matter, opinions inside the church can vary from Sunday to Sunday as well. If you...
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