Every Member a Missionary

In a 1959 general conference address, the president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, David O. Mckay, admonished members of the Church with a phrase now familiar and famous among Mormons: “every member a missionary.” Any church that claims...

The Robellini Tree and Light

The other night as I was driving home from a meeting, I looked off to the left. The sun had completely set and as a result, everything was pitch black other than weak light puddled directly under street lamps. Everything, that is, except a little clearing near the...

Mormon Youth are Encouraged to Date Other Mormon Youth

During a lesson one of my young women asked me about dating outside our religion. She had a friend who seemed to consistently look for guys who were not LDS. I don’t know that we, the leaders, is dedicated to Jen (name has been changed to protect the innocent…and...

Life as a Mormon

Many people have an odd idea about Mormons and how we live. Because we adhere to certain standards it is a common belief that we don’t have fun. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our fun just doesn’t involve getting falling down-blind drunk in order...
The Role of Mormon Women

The Role of Mormon Women

It is very odd how the world views Mormon women, the LDS Church and the rights and responsibilities of women. If we were to do what the world said we would eschew marriage, family and God. If we were to do what the world said we would seek after vain and self-serving...

Mormon Youth Seminary in the Florida News

The seminary program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – In this day of MTV youth and a society moving away from religion in general, finding a group of youth who meet together every morning before school to study the scriptures can seem unusual...
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