by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 26, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
The people of the Book of Mormon lived in the Americas in ancient times. However, they initially came here from Jerusalem, fleeing around 600 B.C. and bringing with them the scriptures available to that point. As a result, they had the law of Moses and, until the...
by Candace | Jul 25, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
As Latter-day Saints, Mormons, we are prepared from our youth to serve the Lord. It has nothing to do with being programmed or brainwashed, but rather we are taught from birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and His great and glorious sacrifice that we might be saved and...
by Ali C | Jul 25, 2008 | Home and Family
It’s all very well and good for us to decide to be happy, but how in the world do we make it happen? How do you go from a life that is full of challenges and upset to a life that is full of optimism and happiness? It’s not only my job to think of how it might be done,...
by Candace | Jul 25, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Other times it is very easy. In the Book of Mormon, we find the ancient American prophet, Nephi, beseeching the Lord in a tender, beautiful prayer known as Nephi’s Psalm. During that prayer, Nephi offers his thoughts about relying on the Lord, rather than man: O Lord,...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 25, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Jacob was the third prophet of the Book of Mormon. His family had left Jerusalem before he was born, when his father, Lehi, a prophet, was in danger. They came to a new land in the Americas. Sometime after their arrival, their father died. Lehi had two older sons who...
