What It Means To Be Part Of The True Vine
In John 15 the Savior teaches His apostles that He is the true vine. This always stumped me. It wasn’t until I spent some time studying this parable that it began to make more sense. In this post I will look at what it means to be a part of the true vine. In the...
When The Holy Ghost Came To My Aid
The day of my baptism was a day of opposition. On the one hand, I was thrilled to show Heavenly Father my complete commitment to the church I had been looking for all my life. But that excitement was threatened by a persuasive atheist, not two hours after the sacred...
Christ And Women
I was a young mother of one. My darling was just toddling out of Relief Society when a sister stood and asked a question. Her voice cracked and she was obviously struggling. She asked how could Christ understand her with her infertility when He was a man? Her pain and...
Trust The Commandments
Recently as you may recall I hired a personal trainer to help me reach my goals. He writes out my diet and my exercise plan for every day of the week. The equation is simple, if I want to see results I follow the plan. The thing that makes me laugh is how when I tell...
Don’t Take No Shortcuts
Don't take no shortcuts and hurry along as fast as you can. — (Various sources attribute this to Patty Reed, age 8; Virginia Reed, Age 12; and Tamsen Donner, adult; Donner Party Survivors, 1847). If you don’t know the story of the Donner Party, treat yourself to a...
Going Somewhere?
Even with a map, I'm lost if I don't know where I want to end up. Since I'm "directionally challenged," I can sometimes end up going around in circles even with a GPS. I was starting a new activity recently and realized that if I don't know how much time I have or...
It’s Time
It’s time. It’s time to weed the flower beds. I figure it’s a great spring event, and also helped to keep me moving. However, my back hurt, hamstrings hurt, and bending over on my head was not helping much either. My five year old daughter was trying to help me, and...
Mormonism: How I Picture Life after Death
Death isn’t the end. Life after death is a wonderful time in which we live the life we chose while we lived on Earth.
Mormon Teens: Living Lives of Service
Today I read yet another article about how today’s teens are all selfish, demanding, and entitled. People have made that claim since the beginning of time. It was made about my generation, my children’s generation, and will probably be made about my granddaughter’s...
Why I Share My Mormon Faith
This is my 500th article on LDSBlogs. More Good Foundation asked me some questions about myself, my faith, and my experiences writing about Mormonism for this milestone. Terrie, what prompted you to share your faith online? I got my first computer when they were...
Mormons Believe In A Loving God
Throughout history, people have had varying understandings of God and His nature. Even today, different religions paint a different image of God due to the ways they interpret scripture and the aspects of scripture they choose to focus on. Mormons—a nickname for...
Gaining A Line-Upon-Line LDS Testimony
When I was baptized just after my seventeenth birthday, I did not have a testimony that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was true. I wanted one, but I didn’t have one. Just before I started my lessons with the missionaries, a friend taught me how to...
Sheri Dew on What Mormon Women Get
Sheri Dew was asked by a reporter how she felt about Mormon women not holding the priesthood. The reporter said he presumed she felt oppressed. Since he was interviewing her, he probably ought to have known he was talking to a woman who was as far from being oppressed...
Recognizing The Voice Of The Lord
The Book of Mormon is an amazing book of scripture used by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If you haven’t read it, you’ll be surprised by what is in it. It is likely very different from what you’ve heard. Some people call the church that...
What Happens When An Apostle Quotes You?
I was sitting in my living room packing books for our upcoming move as I listened to Elder Bednar’s BYU devotional address on social media. When he started to talk about Sister Bonnie Oscarson, I stopped to give him my full attention, since she is one of my very...
Would Your Pinterest Page Pass The Bonnie Oscarson Test?
At General Conference this weekend, a new General Young Women’s president was called. (This means she oversees the program for teen girls internationally.) She may be the first General Young Women’s president who is into social media. Bonnie Oscarson has a very active...
When God’s Plan Is Different From Mine
Recently I received a priesthood blessing as I was set apart for a calling in my new ward. One promise I was made–and it was something I’d been praying to receive–was that I would learn how to organize my time to handle the responsibilities of my life. Since the...
Yes, Pray And God Will Talk to You
If you want to know what is true, will God really take the time to tell you? He will–but Satan doesn’t want you to know that.
Terrie Bittner- an Amazing Primary Teacher
Editor's Note: Terrie passed away one week ago today. This article begins the week of tribute we would like to pay to her memory. Inside the mind of an amazing primary teacher Terrie Lynn Bittner loved children. She loved the way their minds worked. She loved...
Social Media And Testimonies
I am not a scientist, but the concept of hybrid and electric vehicles fascinates me. I test drove a hybrid car recently. It was quiet and responsive and resorted to the gas-powered engine rarely. Instead of using the brake pads when I slowed, the car first charged the...
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