by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 16, 2013 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
A new feature at LDS.org, the official website for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a wonderful list of 150 meaningful activities for their teenagers to do during weekday meetings. Members of the Church are often nicknamed Mormons. The...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 16, 2013 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
The construction workers building the new Philadelphia Pennsylvania Mormon Temple are following an unusual set of rules. Praised by the mayor of the city for the 300 construction jobs and a boost to tourism, as well as improvements to an area the city hopes to...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 16, 2013 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Whenever the FLDS, led by Warren Jeffs, appears in the news, people become confused. They mistakenly believe the reports refer to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are nicknamed Mormons. Although both use the Book of Mormon in addition to...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 16, 2013 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
A few months after I became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are sometimes called Mormons, my friend told me she wanted to commit suicide. We were teenagers and she was not Mormon and didn’t want to talk to a school counselor...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 16, 2013 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Soon after Typhoon Haiyan landed in the Philippines, amazing stories began to emerge from the Mormon community there, particularly among the missionaries serving from around the world. Mormon is a nickname sometimes applied to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 20, 2013 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
The Book of Mormon Musical mocked the idea that religion could have anything to offer the poor in Africa. However, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are sometimes called Mormons, has sponsored many official humanitarian projects in Africa....
