by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 2, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Mormons try to live deliberately, organizing their lives so as to be prepared for the next step, whether it be college, marriage, parenthood—or death. Because Mormons are Christians, they aren’t afraid of death. Yes, some might be afraid of the physical process of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 2, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Today I read yet another article about how today’s teens are all selfish, demanding, and entitled. People have made that claim since the beginning of time. It was made about my generation, my children’s generation, and will probably be made about my granddaughter’s...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 1, 2015 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior, Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This is my 500th article on LDSBlogs. More Good Foundation asked me some questions about myself, my faith, and my experiences writing about Mormonism for this milestone. Terrie, what prompted you to share your faith online? I got my first computer when they were...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 1, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Throughout history, people have had varying understandings of God and His nature. Even today, different religions paint a different image of God due to the ways they interpret scripture and the aspects of scripture they choose to focus on. Mormons—a nickname for...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 31, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
When I was baptized just after my seventeenth birthday, I did not have a testimony that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was true. I wanted one, but I didn’t have one. Just before I started my lessons with the missionaries, a friend taught me how to...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 31, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Sheri Dew was asked by a reporter how she felt about Mormon women not holding the priesthood. The reporter said he presumed she felt oppressed. Since he was interviewing her, he probably ought to have known he was talking to a woman who was as far from being oppressed...