by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 29, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
One of my favorite stories of Jesus’ many services to those in need is that of his healing of the blind man, Bartimaeus. 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus,...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 28, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
The Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) use the King James Bible as the official version of the Bible in English. However, they do have their own version of it. While the text is the same, there are a few special additions in the form...
by Laurie W | Aug 11, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
116 Pages of The Book of Mormon Lost Back when Joseph Smith, the man who restored Christ’s Church, first started translating the Book of Mormon, his good friend, Martin Harris, began nudging him to take the first 116 pages to show his wife and a few close...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Aug 4, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
The Book of Enos, found in the Book of Mormon, is very brief—only 27 verses contained in one chapter. I was once challenged to read it every day for a full month. It seemed an odd challenge to me. How much could I learn from a mere 27 verses, so short it’s often...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 30, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
If you’ve been reading the Book of Mormon along with me, you’ve reached the end of the Book of Jacob. You may have been startled by the last word in the chapter. And I, Jacob, saw that I must soon go down to my grave; wherefore, I said unto my son Enos: Take these...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 29, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
The Nephites were a group of people who left Jerusalem in 600 BC. Most were members of the family of Lehi, and the family of a friend whose children married into Lehi’s family. After Lehi died, the people, now settled in the Americas, split into two opposing groups,...
