Colossians 2:8 “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference, ‘Modesty’, p.107“Central to the command to be modest is an understanding of the sacred power of procreation, the ability to bring […]
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A couple of days ago (June 20, 2015), I saw an article in the Deseret News that caught my attention. They were profiling a new book recently published by the Church entitled ‘Men of Character’. You can get more info about it at their publisher’s website @ covenant-lds.com. The book gives short bios on 100 Mormon […]
Is Mormon Culture Becoming More Mainstream?
As I look at the different videos on YouTube by members of the Mormon Church, I find myself wondering how far are they willing to go be seen as “one of the guys (or gals)”? I’ve seen link after link of different parodies of songs members of the Church have made to promote something about […]
Why do You Love the Book of Mormon?
This morning I came across a Facebook page titled “I Love the Book of Mormon”. My question to Mormons is why do you love this book? What’s so special about it? The mormon.org website describes the Book of Mormon as “another witness that Jesus Christ really lived, that He was and is God’s Son. “ […]
Quick Thought on Leaving Mormonism
In a General Conference address Glen L. Pace said: “You can leave the Church, but you can’t leave it alone. The basic reason for this is simple. Once someone has received a witness of the Spirit and accepted it, he leaves neutral ground. One loses his testimony only by listening to the promptings of the […]
Share Your Testimony Challenge
Yesterday (September 12, 2013) the LDS Missionary Facebook page launched a challenge to fellow church members to share their testimony of Jesus Christ. Church members can meet the challenge a couple of ways; one is by making the icon seen here as their profile picture and another is by sharing their testimony of Jesus Christ […]
Thought of the Day about Mormonism and Happiness
I read a report in the Deseret News on September 4, 2013 declaring Salt Lake City the 2nd happiest city in the US. Prevention Magazine attributes the high ranking to the Church’s health code; aka the Word of Wisdom, among other factors. I find it interesting this report came so quickly on the heels of a report late […]
Are They Watching You?
Today as I was surfing the net I popped over to the Mormon Church’s web site, lds.org. It’s undergone some major changes since the last time I visited. On the site now members and non-members can sign up for an account that will allow them certain privileges on the site. Non-church members of course have […]
Lifestyles of a Mormon
Mormon Lifestyles & Daily Routines The Mormon life is beset with many activities they see as necessary in their ultimate goal towards salvation. Now while we can all be guilty of over scheduling our lives at times, we are assured by the Lord that we are never responsible for our own salvation – Ephesians […]