by | Nov 20, 2013 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
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...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 15, 2013 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
When white smoke appeared at the Vatican, many Mormons were glued to their televisions or computers, waiting for the decision and then to learn the identity of the new Pope. That might seem odd, since Mormons are not led by the Pope. However, Mormons and Catholics...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 28, 2012 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
In the previous article on commandments, we learned that a young man asked Jesus how to achieve eternal life. Jesus told him to keep the commandments and the man asked which ones he had to keep. Jesus’ answer disappointed him and he decided he preferred a fake form of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 29, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
One of my favorite stories of Jesus’ many services to those in need is that of his healing of the blind man, Bartimaeus. 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus,...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 7, 2008 | Mormons
Proverbs 31:9 Open thy mouth, , and plead the cause of the poor and needy. The Bible devotes a great deal of time to teaching us our responsibility toward the poor. There are those who read the scripture that says the poor will always be with us, and feel that means...
