by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 1, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
One of the things that might change when you join the church is how you date. Ask your leaders for a copy of “For the Strength of Youth,” a pamphlet that teaches LDS youth standards that will keep them safe as they work toward adulthood. LDS teens are asked to avoid...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 28, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
I started college less than six months after joining the church. Because I graduated a year early, I started a local school, but knew no one. Soon after starting, I met an LDS student in the LDS section of the college library, and she introduced me to the Institute of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 28, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
The last thing my new LDS friends convinced me to attend was seminary. After all, it was held very early in the morning before school and I was not a morning person. As strong as my new testimony was, I wasn’t sure it was strong enough to make me get out of bed before...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 25, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
Although your previous religion, like many others, may have encouraged prayers to be said in modern language, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asks it members to use a special prayer language—that of the King James Bible, and given to us in the examples...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 25, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
When I first joined the church, I was accustomed to reciting my prayers, perhaps with a few “please blesses” tacked on for good measure. Now the missionaries wanted me to offer a very personal prayer, a conversation between God and me. I found this challenging to do...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 22, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
“Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.”—The Family: A Proclamation to the World God planned family as the best...
