by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Aug 7, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
When I was nineteen and had been a Mormon for two years, my bishop (lay pastor) and I decided I should become a Mormon missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Today, I could have gone on a full-time mission at that age, but in those days, women...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 29, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
All I ever wanted out of life was that it be predictable, unchanging, and calm. Unlike many people, I like boring. Naturally, then, I have lived in twenty homes in seven states, and have encountered unpredictable life changes at every turn. When I became a Mormon at...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 21, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Recently, I wrote an article here about one of my ancestors. He was noted for his devotion to caring for the poor in his town, feeding hundreds of hungry people who lined up at his door each day. What I didn’t mention was that nearly everyone in this town was family....
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 14, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Discussions on whether or not Mormon women should hold the priesthood invariably end up with discussions of power. There are some people who think that power should be a person’s goal at church and others who associate power with a person’s place on the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 10, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
I was once asked to create an English as a Second Language program at church, to be carried out under the literacy program run by the official auxiliary for Mormon women. Eventually, our advanced class morphed into a citizenship preparation class. One question on the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 8, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
The following is a guest article for Christine Bell’s Genealogy column. I love that it is becoming so much easier to find obituaries online now. FamilySearch.org is currently indexing a great many, and personal genealogists are posting more online themselves....
