by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 7, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
How important did you consider education before you joined the church? As you begin to work towards an LDS-mindset to life, think about your education. The church encourages its youth, and in fact, all its members, to get as much education as possible, both formally,...
by kendalbhunter | Mar 7, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
The March 2008 edition of the Ensign magazine (the official magazine of the Mormon Church), is devoted entirely to discussing the life, mission, teachings, and atonement of Jesus Christ. The main reason for doing this is to reinforce to Mormons the importance of Jesus...
by kendalbhunter | Mar 7, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
There was a lot of reminiscing when political commentator William F. Buckley passed on. I read and saw several of the “last interviews” various people had with him. One interview caught my eye. In it, Buckley discussed his experience at Yale as an undergraduate, and...
by kendalbhunter | Mar 7, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
William Moore Allred had this charming recollection about Joseph Smith, the first prophet of the Mormon Church: “[Joseph Smith] said it tried some of the pious folks to see him play ball with the boys. He then related a story of a certain prophet who was sitting under...
by kendalbhunter | Mar 6, 2008 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
Mormon. What an unusual word. It sounds rather mysterious, like a word from a Harry Potter spell, or the name of some character from Star Wars. Mormon. But what does it mean? First of all, most people associate it with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
