by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 3, 2012 | Mormon Scriptures
In the Bible, we read of Ruth offering to glean the fields. After the harvesters were finished, the gleaning were left for the poor. These were much harder to gather and took significantly more work, but those who were hungry were willing to do this in order to get...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 26, 2011 | Mormon Scriptures
Thousands of people are posting comments or articles about the Book of Mormon. Unfortunately, most of them contain a great deal of false information because the writers have not actually read the Book of Mormon. They are simply reported what someone else told...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 5, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
In the Book of Mormon, a prophet named Nephi advised his readers to “liken the scriptures” to their own lives. This means to take what is taught and ask yourself, “What does this mean for me? How can I work on applying the gospel of Jesus Christ to my own life?”...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Apr 18, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Finding Truth, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Many of the reviews of the Broadway’s The Book of Mormon Musical claim it is only an attack on blind faith. The suggestion is, then, that the missionaries in the musical were operating on blind faith and that perhaps the converts were as well. The musical features two...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 2, 2010 | Finding Truth
This is the fifth installment in a series of articles on Mormon prophets. The series is based on a talk given by Ezra Taft Benson, who was then a Mormon apostle. In the article, he outlines Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet. The fourth principle Elder...