by Kelly P. Merrill | Sep 7, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This article was previously published on Mormon Basics Not a lot is known about who the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) is, but we do have a good idea as to how he works, and about his nature. Of the three people in the Godhead, the Spirit is the only one who does not have a...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Aug 31, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This article was published previously on Mormon Basics In Greek Christ means, the anointed. Jesus is the firstborn of all of God’s children in the spirit. He is literally our eldest brother. If all the children of God were to be ranked from greatest capacity to...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Aug 24, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
This article was published previously on Mormon Basics The Godhead consists of three people, God the Father (our Father in Heaven), his son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit. We say they are one, as in one in purpose, because they work in perfect...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Aug 19, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This article was previously published on mormonbasics.com Let’s start with some basic definitions, after all, if we are going to use terms to create a point of view, everyone needs to have the same understanding of the terms for a common point of view to emerge. This...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Aug 10, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This is a repost of an article previously posted on Mormonbasics.com. Yes, I’m going to talk about pure religion, but first I need to discuss a matter of semantics or words we use when we talk about religion. Most people belong to one kind of social club or...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Aug 3, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
The subject of how we follow the prophet is sometimes like discussing politics. You may be getting along famously until you accidentally touch on a sensitive subject and the whole conversation deteriorates into harsh words and wounded feelings. I will be covering...
