by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 7, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
During a lesson on how to become wise, the six-and-seven-year-olds I taught already understood that the best way to be sure you are wise is to keep God’s commandments and to be as much like Jesus as possible. However, during our discussion, the issue of agency was...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 23, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
While reading a comment on someone’s blog, I noted that a person who was not Mormon thought it was unkind of Mormons to teach that eternal families are possible only for those who make good choices in life. I thought it was an odd comment, since every other religion...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 9, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
People are often shocked to find out that Mormons love Adam and Eve and that Eve is the real hero of that story. They try to explain to me that she was bad—she turned her back on everything God gave her and chose sin instead. They believe she is responsible for all...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 1, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
In an interfaith online group I belong to, there are regular discussions about the issue of faith vs. works. Frequently when I write about Mormon rules (commandments), someone will say, “Oh, I don’t have to keep the commandments because the atonement covered it.” It...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Aug 27, 2014 | Featured, Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
When the Mormons (a nickname for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) launched their new youth program, they put into place a brilliant educational program that could improve even secular high schools. The program is called, “Come, Follow Me”...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Aug 14, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Mormons (the nickname for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) believe that life has a purpose. We are here, among other reasons, to find God again (having lived with Him before He came to Earth), to commit ourselves to live as God and Jesus...
