Prince George’s Baptism May Make Baptism Fashionable Again
With the baptism of Prince George, son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, baptisms may come back into fashion. According to the BBC, baptisms in the Church of England are declining, with just one in three being christened in 1980 and a little more than one in ten...
How an Experiment on God’s Word Brought Us a Garden of Blessings
I suppose you could easily say we were house-poor, since we couldn’t afford furniture. We did manage a homemade sofa; my husband finally constructed a pretty cool wood frame for which I sewed pillows. I had an imaginary grand piano for a space that stayed empty, but...
Mormons and Gays: 4 Ways We Can Reach Out With Love
I love my family, and I love spending time with them—parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, great-uncles, great-aunts… you get the picture. And we all have so much fun when we get together! Last summer, however, there was an elephant on the picnic...
It’s Possible to be Gay and a Faithful Mormon
Homosexuality and same-sex marriage are complex, sensitive, and often divisive issues that reach to the core of our deepest human emotions—our belief in God and His laws, our identities, our relationships and families, and our happiness in this life and the next. The...
8 Things You Do That Make the Devil Smile:
Nothing. Just hang out. 2. Believe you are not smart enough, buff enough, talented enough, good enough, _________, _________, ________ (fill in the blanks). 3. Believe other people are not smart enough, good enough, _____, ______ (fill in the blanks),...
Gender Roles and Family Needs: 5 Ways to Work Together to Put Family First
Having it all--that’s the new American dream, right? Media tell us that we--men and women alike--can have a high-power executive career, a rich and fulfilling family life, and time and money to go boating on the weekends. We can have all of that if we just try hard...
5 Things Mormons and How I Met Your Mother have in Common
1. Like Ted, Mormons love their kids. Remember from HIMYM season 1, old Ted (Bob Saget) sat down his kids to tell them a story. Well Mormons love their kids too. According to Pew Research, a higher percentage of Mormons have children than any other faith. And like...
JFK’s Mormon Connections: A Tabernacle Speech and a Missionary Greeting
In 1963, John F. Kennedy toured Germany. Knowing he was coming, six Mormon missionaries serving there prepared a surprise for him. They worked to create a 40-foot banner that read, “Welcome President Kennedy—the 1,100 Mormon Missionaries in Germany.” It was sewn by a...
The Book of Mormon: A Second Witness of Jesus Christ
Over the past many months, we’ve discussed the role of Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon. Despite the large number of articles I’ve written on the subject, I have had to skip over the majority of references, and this will be our last article. However there are many...
Mormons About to Own Two Percent of Florida Causing “Florida Paranoia”
A division of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are sometimes called Mormons, has purchased a very large parcel of land in North Florida. While the local government officials and others are praising the deal, some bloggers have made an...
The Book of Mormon: Christ in America
In the past two articles, we learned that the people of the Book of Mormon knew about Jesus Christ through their prophets. They were given signs to tell them when He was born and additional signs to reveal when His death had occurred. The previous article demonstrated...
Did People in Ancient America Know When Christ Died?
The Book of Mormon, a companion book of scripture to the Bible, reveals the surprising news that people on the American continent knew that Jesus Christ was born and they knew when He died. This is a fundamental part of the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Jesus in the Book of Mormon: Being Born Again
The Book of Mormon contains an inspiring report of a man who was born again after many people had probably given up all hope that he would ever reform. His name was Alma, called Alma the younger to avoid confusion with his father. His father, Alma, was a prophet and...
Prophecies of Christ’s Birth in the Book of Mormon
When I first began this series of articles on Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon (a book of companion scripture to the Bible), I anticipated being done by July. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which church is often inadvertently...
Halloween: Making it Fun and Appropriate for Christians
Halloween is a challenge for Christians. For many people, it has become a time to celebrate things that are scary and not particularly appealing to Christians. Many teenagers use it as a time to carry out unkind pranks, pretending such behavior is acceptable on...
Atonement Takes Away Guilt
The Book of Mormon, which Mormons consider a companion volume to the Bible, contains an amazing story of how conversion can change lives. The people in this story learned that God can forgive us of even serious sins and take away the pain of knowing we made bad...
Giving Away Our Sins to Be Saved
The Book of Mormon contains an amazing story about a missionary named Aaron. Aaron had the opportunity to teach a king. If you were given that opportunity, would you take it? He did and he was very bold in his teachings—no wasting time being vague so as not to offend....
Christian Discipleship is a Responsibility and Blessing
Accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior is a huge step in our eternal lives. However, it then leaves an important question to be answered: “Now what?” What do we do with this incredible new testimony of Jesus Christ that we’ve gained, this recognition that there is more...
The Power of Conversion to Christianity
The Book of Mormon, which Mormons use as a companion book to the Bible, contains a powerful story of a missionary who risks his life to bring his people to Christ, and what happens when he converts just one person to Christianity. Even though we know nothing of the...
Taking the Name of the Lord on Ourselves
Mormons use the Book of Mormon and the Bible as scripture. This series has been exploring a small percentage of teachings in the Book of Mormon that are related to Jesus Christ. Today’s discussion continues an exploration of King Benjamin’s retirement speech to his...
Email Updates
Come Blog with Us!
