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Author Archives: Sharon Lindbloom
Sacred Mormon Garments Work Like a Charm
Comedienne Joy Behar recently interviewed Donny & Marie Osmond. They talked very briefly about many subjects, which resulted in virtually nothing being said about anything, with one minor exception. When the questions turned to Mormonism, and specifically to what Ms. … Continue reading
How Many Mormon Gods for Us?
Last week on her blog, Religion Dispatches, Joanna Brooks wrote, “It’s a little-known fact: according to Mormon tradition, God is not an old man but rather a male-female couple: a Heavenly Father and a Heavenly Mother.” Ms. Brooks was referring … Continue reading
Thomas Monson’s To Do List (for you)
The Mormon Church’s Teachings of the Living Prophets Student Manual Religion 333 quotes Mormonism’s 13th prophet-president Ezra Taft Benson, “Of all mortal men, we should keep our eyes most firmly fixed on the captain, the prophet, seer, and revelator, and … Continue reading
Posted in General Conference, Prophets
Tagged Elaine Dalton, Ezra Taft Benson, General Conference, Thomas S. Monson
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Why Join the Mormon Church?
Soon after graduating from high school, Stephanie realized she wanted to join the Mormon Church. But she was reluctant to tell her parents. In an article for Mormon Times Stephanie wrote, “While my father and mother are wonderful people, they … Continue reading
The Central Message of Mormonism
Last Friday (April 29, 2011) LDS Deseret News published an article providing tips for successful member-missionary work (as distinct from the formal Mormon missionary program). Because a recent poll showed that 77 percent of Americans aren’t sure if Mormons are … Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Missionaries
Tagged Bruce McConkie, Doctrine, Great Apostasy, Missionaries
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Hear the Bells Ringing!
He has risen, just as He said! Matthew 28:6
Jesus Before Pilate
“For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world— to bear witness to the truth.” Dr Dirk Jongkind, a Research Fellow at Tyndale House, pieces together the earliest manuscript evidence for the New … Continue reading
Rebecca Swain Williams: More To Her Story
The April 2011 edition of Ensign magazine includes an article about early Latter-day Saint Rebecca Swain Williams. As the article notes, Rebecca and her husband, Fredrick G. Williams, converted to the LDS Church in late 1830 while living in Kirtland, … Continue reading
Posted in Mormon History, Polygamy
Tagged Fredrick G. Williams, Heber C. Kimball, Polygamy, Rebecca Swain Williams
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How Well Do You Know Mormon Church Leaders of the Past?
Last month (March 2011) Ensign magazine included a challenge titled “How Well Do You Know Our Church Leaders?” It consisted of 15 details from the lives of the 15 current Prophets, Seers and Revelators of the LDS Church. Readers were … Continue reading
Are Their Words Really Scripture?
Last week Eric Johnson blogged here on the topic of following the prophet and personal revelation. He cited a recent Salt Lake Tribune article by Peggy Fletcher Stack titled, “Are Leaders Infallible? LDS Faithful are Admonished to ‘Follow the Prophet.’” … Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Leaders, Mormon Scripture
Tagged General Authorities, General Conference, Scripture
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