by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 22, 2011 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Mormon polygamy was discontinued more than one hundred years ago, but it is still associated with Mormonism and Mormon history, and sometimes incorrectly associated with modern Mormonism. Mormon is a commonly used nickname for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 18, 2011 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Ezra Booth, a former minister, became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are often called Mormons, in 1831, when the church was still new. He had seen Joseph Smith heal the arm of a church member, and this was his reason for...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 7, 2010 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
In this series of articles, we are studying the principles taught in a talk by Ezra Taft Benson. At the time the talk was given to students at Brigham Young University, he was an apostle, one of twelve men who form a governing body of the church. They lead with the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 6, 2010 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Finding Truth, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
In June of 1981, Ezra Taft Benson, who was then a Mormon apostle, gave an often-quoted talk called Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet. It outlined what Mormons and non-Mormons need to understand about Mormonism and what it means to follow a prophet. In...
