by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 20, 2013 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
With the baptism of Prince George, son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, baptisms may come back into fashion. According to the BBC, baptisms in the Church of England are declining, with just one in three being christened in 1980 and a little more than one in ten...
by | Nov 20, 2013 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
I suppose you could easily say we were house-poor, since we couldn’t afford furniture. We did manage a homemade sofa; my husband finally constructed a pretty cool wood frame for which I sewed pillows. I had an imaginary grand piano for a space that stayed empty, but...
by | Nov 20, 2013 | Mormons
I love my family, and I love spending time with them—parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, great-uncles, great-aunts… you get the picture. And we all have so much fun when we get together! Last summer, however, there was an elephant on the picnic...
by Gale | Nov 20, 2013 | Mormons
Nothing. Just hang out. 2. Believe you are not smart enough, buff enough, talented enough, good enough, _________, _________, ________ (fill in the blanks). 3. Believe other people are not smart enough, good enough, _____, ______ (fill in the blanks),...
by Christopher Cunningham | Nov 20, 2013 | Mormons
1. Like Ted, Mormons love their kids. Remember from HIMYM season 1, old Ted (Bob Saget) sat down his kids to tell them a story. Well Mormons love their kids too. According to Pew Research, a higher percentage of Mormons have children than any other faith. And like...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 19, 2013 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
In 1963, John F. Kennedy toured Germany. Knowing he was coming, six Mormon missionaries serving there prepared a surprise for him. They worked to create a 40-foot banner that read, “Welcome President Kennedy—the 1,100 Mormon Missionaries in Germany.” It was sewn by a...
