Ancestor Worship “Generations Linked in Love,” Ensign, May 2010, 92; “Consider the spiritual connections that are formed when a young woman helps her grandmother enter family information into a computer or when a young man sees the name of his great-grandfather on a census record. When our hearts turn to our ancestors, something changes inside […]
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Pioneer Days Today we’re doing things a little differently – ooh, ahh! 🙂 Today is “Pioneer Days” in Utah and its significance mustn’t be overlooked, nor understated. In light of this I’ve decided to post an article I wrote about this all important day in Mormonism and hopefully give further insight to those who are […]
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Family History Work and Genealogy http://www.lds.org/study/topics/family-history-work-and-genealogy?lang=eng “In the spirit world, the restored gospel is preached to those who died without receiving it in mortality. Many of those in the spirit world accept the gospel, but without a body they cannot receive the ordinances necessary for salvation. The primary purpose of family history work is to obtain names […]
Tip of the Day, February 14
February 14 – 1 John 4:19; ‘We love him, because he first loved us’. _____ God so loved us dear one that He sent His only begotten Son (John 3:16) to die for you and me personally. Think today of His great love for you. Agapao in the Greek means love, or ‘beloved’. It’s derivative […]
Tip of the Day, January 30
January 30 – “Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.” 1 Timothy 1:4 _____ One of the most honored ways to attain true salvation in Mormonism is by performing works in the temples for the dead (usually your own relatives). The best […]
Worshiping Pioneer Ancestors
Worshipping the Mormon Pioneers I write this article with the intent of introducing the Mormon people to the idea of thinking about what and/or whom they are worshipping. What I don’t want to do is send the message that I’m here to bash them or ridicule the intent they hold in their hearts for […]