Tag Archives: General Authorities

Millions of Mormons Testify of the Book of Mormon

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

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 →

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McKeever and Johnson on Defining Mormon Doctrine

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Sharon Lindbloom

A great new book on the topic of Mormonism is now available. Co-authors Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson have just released Answering Mormons’ Questions: Ready Responses for Inquiring Latter-day Saints (Kregel Publications, 2012). Chapter 2 seems particularly timely for the … Continue reading →

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Are Their Words Really Scripture?

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

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 →

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Mormonism’s First-Ever Black African General Authority

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

History was made at the April 2009 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During this conference, the LDS Church appointed its first black African as a General Authority. Twenty-three years after joining the LDS Church … Continue reading →

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