by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 12, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
As you’ve learned more about Jesus Christ, you have also learned to love Him in a way that may be more new and personal than ever before. As your love grows, you want to show Him how you feel. Dallin H. Oaks, a General Authority, said, “We are challenged to move...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 30, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
Many of us find ourselves required to serve as missionaries to our families after we join the church, and Jesus was no exception. In 1987, Carlfred B. Broderick, a professor of sociology, published an article in the Ensign about Jesus’ missionary work within his...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 28, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
I joined the church when Spencer W. Kimball was the prophet. He was the prophet for so long after I joined that when he died, it was hard to accept that anyone else could be the prophet. He was, to me, the “real” prophet and I struggled to accept the next prophet. In...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 25, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
As I was investigating the church, I asked the missionaries some very difficult questions about the church on the very first day. This was before the Internet, so I couldn’t look up the answers myself and needed the information from the missionaries. To my...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 23, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
The first year of church membership is challenging. The new member has just made a tremendous commitment, and may be nervous and worried about whether he made the right choice. As he begins to see that members are less than perfect, and learns things about the church...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 22, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
As a youth leader, you may be one of the most important people in the life of a teenager who joins the church without her parents. While her parents should always be the most important resource for her, there will now be some things they simply won’t understand, and...
