by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 5, 2008 | Frequently Asked Questions
The Book of Mormon tells of the Savior’s visit to a group of people who lived on the American continent during Jesus’ lifetime. This visit was made just after His crucifixion. While there, He organized His church among them. The Nephites disagreed about what the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 5, 2008 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
23 For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do. (2 Nephi 25) This particular scripture, found in the Book...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 4, 2008 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
26 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins. (2 Nephi 25) This is one of my favorite...
by Candace | Jul 2, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
I’ve had good occasion of late to spend a lot of time considering the value of being a powerful example of Jesus Christ in these last days. On some days it brings huge rewards, and others, not so much. It brings to mind the struggles and trials many prophets,...
by Candace | Jul 2, 2008 | Mormons
(Editor’s note- The man pictured above is actually Moses Harris’s grandson William Moses Harris.) Moses Harris is my great-great-great grandfather. I’ll admit it, I’m a genealogy buff and I go above and beyond the normal seeking out of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 30, 2008 | Frequently Asked Questions
The temple in Salt Lake City, Utah has become a well-known symbol of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes incorrectly known as the Mormon Church. This temple was prophesied by Isaiah in the scriptures. In 2 Nephi 12, Nephi, the second prophet of...