by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 30, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Mormons are taught by their church to be patriotic citizens of whatever country they live in. An essential part of our faith is outlined in this Article of Faith: “We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 28, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
After learning the basics of Mormonism and becoming a convert at age seventeen, I settled into trying to learn the Mormon worldview. Even as a teenager, I was a thinker. I liked to understand things and my parents, who did not become Mormon, had raised me to try to...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 18, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
In this series of articles, we have been discussing the Mormon priesthood, with the intention of helping people understand issues relating to women and the priesthood. Mormon is a nickname sometimes used to describe members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 16, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
For a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church discipline is not an ending. It is a beginning, a gift from Heavenly Father that allows the person to work through some serious personal sins and to overcome them, returning in time to full...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 11, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This article first appeared on Latter-day Saint Woman. When I was first investigating the Church in the 1970s, during the women’s movement’s height, the idea of the husband as head of the home bothered me. As I studied the issue, though, I realized I had...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 4, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
When people learn that Mormon women do not have the priesthood, they often presume that means they can’t do anything but show up for services and listen. This is not at all the case. Mormon is a nickname sometimes given to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
