by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 30, 2007 | Becoming a New Member
As a teenaged convert, I found Sundays very stressful. I came home from church filled with the spirit and determined to keep the Sabbath Day Holy. Unfortunately, I tended to walk into a noisy, busy home where no one else was keeping the Sabbath Day holy, since none of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 30, 2007 | Becoming a New Member
My first ward seemed to be entirely made up of descendants of the pioneers. In classes, everyone would take turns telling stories about their ancestors and I would sit silently, with nothing to say. I wondered if I was a second-class Mormon because, as a convert, I...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 29, 2007 | Becoming a New Member
If you’ve stopped going to church, the decision to return can be a challenging one. There are many factors to consider and over the next week or so, I’ll be addressing some of the issue you’ll face during this time. The first step is to remember why you left in the...
by Moira T | Oct 28, 2007 | Becoming a New Member
In case you haven’t heard yet, LDS Public Affairs now has a YouTube page. At the time of this post there are a total of seven videos featuring Elder M. Russell Ballard addressing seven different questions. Each video is about 1 to 2 minutes long. The seven...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 27, 2007 | Becoming a New Member
One of the challenges new members face is helping their children survive a d to stay with their parents, sitting quietly for quite a long time. Parents look around and see other children sitting silently by their parents and feel nervous about their own child’s...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 26, 2007 | Becoming a New Member
When I first joined the church, everyone seemed so perfect. People seemed very nice to each other, and everyone appeared to live the gospel perfectly. The missionaries, knowing this illusion couldn’t last, told me something that seemed upsetting at the time, but that...
