by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 26, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Finding Happiness
A friend gave me a list of questions about Mormons and since they are the same questions many people have, I am going to answer them all here in a series of Mormon Q and A articles. The first deals with Mormon clothing. It’s likely that even if you think you’ve never...
by | Dec 15, 2009 | Frequently Asked Questions
My first glimpse of a Mormon temple was of the statue at the very top. My family, lost and looking for an alternative Saturday activity, saw the statue and wound our way through the streets of Los Angeles—the City of Angels—until we found the building it was on. We...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 24, 2009 | Frequently Asked Questions
The stories are circulating the internet that President Obama’s mother is now a Mormon according to Mormon records, because a posthumus baptism was done on her behalf. It’s important to understand how names come to be submitted and what it means when the work is done....
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 6, 2009 | Becoming a New Member
In our continuing series on the new Virtue value program for the Young Women in the Mormon Church, we today focus on the requirement to prepare to go to the temple. Many people wonder about Mormon temples and what happens inside them. What are young girls expected to...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 29, 2008 | Frequently Asked Questions
When I was in high school, some placement tests gave the school the idea that I should be in classes for gifted students in every subject. While I was quite advanced in some areas, such as English or history, I had very little background information in science. The...