by Moira T | Jan 19, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
Dear Friends, As I reflect on the events that I’ve been a witness to in my lifetime, I can’t help but recall the famous opening line from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” I also can’t help but feel as if...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 17, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
When you joined the church, your entire calendar may have changed. You added Sunday meetings and activities, perhaps some weeknight activities, Family Home Evening, family prayer and scripture study, and other church-related activities. For a family that has faced...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 16, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
For many investigators, one challenge that delays baptism is the . In order to be baptized, you must have given up coffee, tea, and alcohol and you may not smoke or use illegal drugs. While you may have tried in the past to do these things without success, you now...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 13, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
Many new members are anxious to go to the temple for the first time. Even if you were just baptized yesterday, it’s not too soon to begin preparing. You will want to be as ready as possible before you go. You will need to wait until you’ve been a member of the church...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 13, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
Often, when teenagers join the church, they start to become more aware of what is going on in the world around them. As they participate in service projects through church and learn about the impact of service in their lessons, and as their love for the Savior grows,...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 10, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
As soon as you become serious about investigating the church, and for some time after, there will be people who consider it their duty to try to talk you out of it. They’ll bombard you with propaganda designed to make you question your growing new faith. Even if no...
