by kendalbhunter | Feb 18, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Members of the Mormon Church believe two things about the Book of Mormon: 1. Joseph Smith translated it by the gift and power of God. 2. It is scripture. In our day, the story of the Book of Mormon began on September 21, 1823. Joseph Smith was seventeen, and for the...
by kendalbhunter | Feb 14, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Joseph Smith was the prophet of eternal love. As the first president of the Mormon Church, he laid the framework for what members of that church believe. This includes how Mormons view romantic love. The foundation for all that Mormons believe about love is the...
by kendalbhunter | Feb 12, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
I’ll never forget a particular woman I met while serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as the Mormons, in Portugal. She was a Jehovah’s Witness, but was dissatisfied with some of the rules of that faith. My...
by kendalbhunter | Feb 10, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
As a witness and a revealer of Christ, Joseph Smith had much to say about the Resurrection. For example, when asked about what the fundamental principle of the Mormon Church was, he succinctly wrote: “The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the...
by kendalbhunter | Feb 9, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Why are Mormons so focused on Joseph Smith, this first prophet of their church? What makes him so different from other great figures in history? One reason—and possibly the main reason—is that Joseph Smith is a revealer of Christ. He taught about the life, mission,...
by kendalbhunter | Feb 5, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Hell is a tricky subject. It conjures up so many images, and most of these are unpleasant. It offends people. For example, Nobel prize-winning philosopher Bertrand Russell said that he was not a Christian precisely because of this doctrine: “There is one very serious...
