The LDS references below came from a March 2019 article in The Friend Magazine. In case you’re unaware, this monthly periodical is written for an audience of young kids ages 3 – 12. The article had two parts to it, if you will. Both were written by their prophet, Russell M. Nelson. The first part was […]
‘But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck…’ Matthew 18:6 Friend, ‘The Correct Name of the Church,’ November 2018 Just when we thought we had heard the end of the Church’s message about calling them by their proper […]
A few months ago, the Church published an article in one of their youth magazines that gave us pause. Their explanation of historical events concerning the Book of Mormon were disingenuous at best, leaving us to wonder what purpose it serves in lying by omission to Mormon children. While the article itself deserves attention to […]
Proverbs 12:22 “Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: But they that deal truly are his delight.” Oh, be still my heart! That’s what I had to keep telling myself after reading the latest LDS Friend Magazine (January 2017). To be clear, few other topics in Mormonism will stop me in my tracks as this does. No one is a fan […]
In the upcoming July issue of (the) Friend, a magazine especially written for Mormon children, there’s a game designed to help them learn all they must do to return back to Heavenly Father. Many of you may be wondering, how they are going to return “back” to God? Well, according to Mormon doctrine all of […]
Friend, ‘Article of Faith 13,’ December 2015; An activity lesson in this month’s edition of the LDS Friend Magazine caught my attention today. The article challenged kids to memorize the 13th Article of Faith, which just so happens to be the longest of the 13 Articles of Faith. That in itself wasn’t the issue I […]
