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Tag Archives: Ezra Taft Benson
What Child Is This? The LDS Christmas Story
It was long ago, two thousand years, when sweet baby Jesus was born. Although every baby is cherished by his parents and grandparents and siblings and cousins, this little boy was precious to all the world. The story began in … Continue reading
The Holy Ghost, Scriptures…and LDS Church handbooks
Some Christians have a difficult time understanding just what is authentic (read: “official”) LDS doctrine. For instance, former Fuller Theological Seminary president Richard Mouw and others like him want to believe that Mormonism can be comprehended by talking to scholars … Continue reading
The temple: The carrot for Mormon obedience
Over the past few years I have noticed a correlation between the content given in LDS Church magazines and the assigned readings in the church manual series Teachings of Presidents of the Church. Although it is brought up regularly in … Continue reading
Do Mormons Have Faith in the Bible?
The Mormon Church recognizes four books as scripture: The Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, Pearl of Great Price, and the Bible. And yet, as noted at the MRM website, Joseph Smith said [of the Bible], “Ignorant translators, careless transcribers, … Continue reading
“Utter Nonsense” Presented at the April 2015 Mormon General Conference
It’s like an April Fools joke, but nobody’s laughing. Instead, people are scratching their heads. During the April 2015 Sunday morning General Conference session, Mormon Apostle Dieter F. Uchtdorf (of the First Presidency) gave a talk that just a few … Continue reading
Posted in General Conference, Grace, Salvation
Tagged Bruce R. McConkie, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dallin Oaks, David O. McKay, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Ezra Taft Benson, General Conference, Grace, Harold B. Lee, James Talmage, Joseph Fielding Smith, LDS Church, Marion G. Romney, Mormon Church, Mormon Salvation, Mormonism, Spencer W. Kimball
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Millions of Mormons Testify of the Book of Mormon
The October 2014 Ensign magazine included a sidebar quote from President Ezra Taft Benson, the Mormon Church’s 13th President. The article in which the quote appeared was about how a testimony of the Mormon gospel is intertwined with a testimony … Continue reading
The Continuing Call to Follow the Prophet
It was 35 years ago today that then-LDS apostle Ezra Taft Benson (President of the Quorum of the Twelve) delivered his now-famous speech, “Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet,” to a devotional assembly at Brigham Young University. According to historian … Continue reading
Posted in Authority and Doctrine, General Conference, LDS Church, Mormon Culture, Mormon History, Mormon Leaders, Prophets
Tagged Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ezra Taft Benson, False doctrine, Follow the Prophet, LDS Church, Mormon Church, Mormon Church Manuals, Mormonism, Mormons, Prophets, Spencer W. Kimball
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Mormons Studying the New Testament in 2015
The Mormon Church’s Sunday School course of study for 2015 is the New Testament. Accordingly, Gig Harbor, WA newspaper columnist Alfred Gunn (LDS) wrote a column for The Peninsula Gateway titled, “The Bible as a treasured course of personal study.” … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Joseph Smith, Mormon Leaders, Mormon Scripture
Tagged Bible, Bruce McConkie, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ezra Taft Benson, Gordon B. Hinckley, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, Mark Petersen, Mormon Church, Mormon Scripture, Mormonism, Thomas Monson
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Should the cross just be an afterthought?
How one viewed the historical events remembered over the past week makes all the difference in the world. Yesterday some families woke up and had the kids hunt for Easter eggs before putting the ham in the oven and driving … Continue reading
“What do Mormons believe about the Bible?”
The Mormon Church appears to be updating its FAQ section at Mormon.org. I’ve received several Google Alerts highlighting specific Frequently Asked Questions and their official answers. One recent Alert pointed me to the FAQ section on the Bible, to the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Mormon Scripture
Tagged Articles of Faith, Bible, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ezra Taft Benson, Gordon B. Hinckley, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, Mormon Church, Mormonism, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Richard Bushman, Thomas Monson
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