by Katie P | Feb 27, 2008 | Mormons
As a whole, youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or “Mormons,” are bucking national downward trends of increasing school drop-out rates. They’re also less likely than other teens to engage in premarital sexual relations or use drugs and alcohol. A...
by Cindy B | Feb 26, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
I felt disheartened today when I read a news report from USAToday.com. Although I must say that I was not very surprised by the article. The article reported that religion is in flux and, in some sense, in decline. Again, not that this should be surprising. Read any...
by Moira T | Feb 26, 2008 | Mormons
I should also add a note of caution before we proceed. There is a proliferation of anti-Mormon material on the Internet including YouTube and other online video sites. Don’t be distracted by hateful comments that you might encounter. When you view these videos,...
by Katie P | Feb 26, 2008 | Mormons
There’s something about the office of President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called “the Mormons“) that invites a higher level of public interest and scrutiny regarding his life. President Thomas S. Monson, who was recently named as the...
by Laurie W | Feb 25, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
There is something remarkably powerful about the spoken word. For generations those who did not have the opportunity to learn to read and write would instead impart their histories through spoken word. Children delight in a parent’s voice repeating the words of their...
by Katie P | Feb 25, 2008 | Mormons
Brooke White, a native of Mesa, Arizona, recently spoke with Randy Cordova of The Arizona Republic about her experience as one of the 24 finalists on American Idol – and about her Mormon faith. In her audition, when the judges asked her to share something that...
