by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 26, 2008 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
I’ve seen many articles lately suggesting that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Mormon Church, needs to “get with the times.” When people tell a church to cave to popular opinion, fads, or styles, they are...
by Candace | Jul 25, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
As Latter-day Saints, Mormons, we are prepared from our youth to serve the Lord. It has nothing to do with being programmed or brainwashed, but rather we are taught from birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and His great and glorious sacrifice that we might be saved and...
by Candace | Jul 25, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Other times it is very easy. In the Book of Mormon, we find the ancient American prophet, Nephi, beseeching the Lord in a tender, beautiful prayer known as Nephi’s Psalm. During that prayer, Nephi offers his thoughts about relying on the Lord, rather than man: O Lord,...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 25, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Jacob was the third prophet of the Book of Mormon. His family had left Jerusalem before he was born, when his father, Lehi, a prophet, was in danger. They came to a new land in the Americas. Sometime after their arrival, their father died. Lehi had two older sons who...
by Alison P | Jul 23, 2008 | Mormons
July 24th is celebrated by the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as “Pioneer Day”. It is a day we honor those who were the first members of the LDS Church in this time period. These were the people who felt the Spirit and were willing to step...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 21, 2008 | Frequently Asked Questions
17 Wherefore I, Jacob, gave unto them these words as I taught them in the temple, having first obtained mine errand from the Lord. 18 For I, Jacob, and my brother Joseph had been consecrated priests and teachers of this people, by the hand of Nephi. 19 And we did...
