by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 21, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Recently, I wrote an article here about one of my ancestors. He was noted for his devotion to caring for the poor in his town, feeding hundreds of hungry people who lined up at his door each day. What I didn’t mention was that nearly everyone in this town was family....
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 14, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Discussions on whether or not Mormon women should hold the priesthood invariably end up with discussions of power. There are some people who think that power should be a person’s goal at church and others who associate power with a person’s place on the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 10, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
I was once asked to create an English as a Second Language program at church, to be carried out under the literacy program run by the official auxiliary for Mormon women. Eventually, our advanced class morphed into a citizenship preparation class. One question on the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 8, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
The following is a guest article for Christine Bell’s Genealogy column. I love that it is becoming so much easier to find obituaries online now. FamilySearch.org is currently indexing a great many, and personal genealogists are posting more online themselves....
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 30, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Mormons are taught by their church to be patriotic citizens of whatever country they live in. An essential part of our faith is outlined in this Article of Faith: “We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 28, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
After learning the basics of Mormonism and becoming a convert at age seventeen, I settled into trying to learn the Mormon worldview. Even as a teenager, I was a thinker. I liked to understand things and my parents, who did not become Mormon, had raised me to try to...
