How Mormons Learn Leadership
There are Mormons in top positions in many companies and in government. At the age of eight, Mormon boys join the Cub Scouts (part of the Boy Scouts of America) and Mormon girls join the Activity Day Program, (an LDS program.) In these programs, they learn how to set...
Fulfilling the Purpose of Relief Society
There is one word used by Julie B. Beck, General Relief Society President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed Mormons), in reference to how women of this Church might fulfill their purpose in this worldwide organization: revelation. "We can...
The Bible Dictionary
The Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) use the King James Bible as the official version of the Bible in English. However, they do have their own version of it. While the text is the same, there are a few special additions in the form...
Learning About Mormons Online
The Internet makes it easier than ever to learn about Mormons and the Mormons are working hard to give you many different ways to learn about them. There are a variety of official sources to explore, but there are even more unofficial sources. First, let’s talk about...
A Woman’s Responsibility to Increase in Faith and Personal Righteousness
An organization is only as strong as its’ members. When discussing religious organizations, the strength is measured largely in an individual’s faith and personal righteousness. In the Sept. 2008 Women’s General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Making Ancestors More Real
Sometimes people are bored by genealogy because it’s just a list of names, dates, and places. You’ll find it far more interesting if you Following are some fun ways to bring them to life. 1. What do the dates tell you about their trials? For instance, one of my...
Understanding the Power of Relief Society
The Lord has appointed each sister belonging to Relief Society to help, support, and further the work of the priesthood within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in building up the kingdom of God. It is a sacred responsibility to be met with...
What Parents’ Prayers Teach Children
There is an old saying that the family that prays together stays together. Prayer certainly has great power to bring families closer together and it also has the power to teach children many great and important truths. Imagine for a moment that a child who is kneeling...
Why Mormons Don’t Perform Infant Baptisms
Mormons don’t baptize children until they are eight years old. This is the age of accountability, when children are considered old enough to know right from wrong and to be able to make choices for themselves. While they are, of course, still subject to parental...
Five New Temples Announced
At the most recent General Conference (a semi-annual meeting of the Mormons that is broadcast world-wide), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) announced plans for five new temples. Temples are a special type of church building. They aren’t used...
Preparations for Economically Challenging Times
As the economic situation worsens, many people are beginning to panic. It’s important to remember that fear cannot improve any situation, and in fact, will make it far more difficult to manage the difficult times. Even if you haven’t prepared in the past, it’s not too...
Be Still, and Know That I Am God
It is reported that Brigham Young (1801-1877), the second president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as the Mormons, once said, "we should pray as if everything depended on the Lord, then work as if it all depended on us." (Dorothy...
Testimony in Music
“To hear this loved song rendered by an assembly of devoted Latter-day Saints is a spiritual baptism” (Stories of Our Mormon Hymns, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1968, p. 108). ~ J. Spencer Cornwall Hymns are said to be a prayer offered to the Lord: “For my soul...
Gay Mormons: Mormons Dealing With Same Sex Attractions
Mormons practice fidelity before and during marriage. What, then, does "Gay Mormon" mean? Within every faithful group of practicing Saints, there are those who struggle with feelings and inclinations towards those of the same gender. The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Gay Mormons: Mormons Dealing With Same Sex Attractions
A message from K. Merkley and the More Good Foundation: Mormons practice fidelity before and during marriage. What, then, does "Gay Mormon" mean? Within every faithful group of practicing Saints, there are those who struggle with feelings and inclinations towards...
The Power of Women to Create
In the recent General Women's Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed the Mormon Church), there seemed to be a specific theme that ran throughout most of the talks. At first I thought it came to my attention simply because this...
Lead Me, Guide Me
There is a children’s song that has lines in the chorus: “Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday.” (I Am a Child of God) Finding ways to lead and guide children is the goal of parents in the Church...
Teens: Find the Spirit in Quiet Moments
It was a defining moment in our recent Sunday School class. We had been talking about the need and value of repentance, of the happiness it can bring to those who come back to the light and love of Christ, of the need to let go of the things of this world, when a...
Teens: Finding Tender Mercies in Trials
“But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance” (1 Nephi 1:20). I’ve been thinking about tender mercies a lot lately....
Teens: Is Being a Little Off Course Okay?
“It can’t hurt.” “Try it just this once.” “It’s not like taking one drink/puff/shot/etc. will make you addicted.” Heard these phrases before? My husband, a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed the Mormon Church), was directed to put...
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