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Recently I was walking towards sacrament meeting when an arm appeared out of nowhere; it was heading straight towards my arm. I tried to dodge it, not knowing who’s arm it was I was a little freaked out, but the arm was much too strong for my “school arms.” The arm did in fact belong [...]  Read More →

I had an interesting conversation with my number one son about the formation of the “great and abominable” church this weekend.  He boldly stated that it was “Christianity”.  I guess after taking into consideration the information provided by Stephen E. Robinson, from my last post, my belief that “he is one smart cookie” was reinforced. I, however, would add more to his definition by calling it “Historic Christianity”. About the same time, another friend shared a definition he found from one of my favorite authors, Denver Snuffer, for the term “abomination”.  Snuffer explains that “iniquity” is general evil practice, but an “abomination” involves the religious justification of wrongdoing.  My friend’s response was merely, “Interesting!” I responded with a resounding….”Interesting!” So what exactly  is a definition of Historic Christianity? Perhaps one of the easiest, “in a nutshell”, explanations of “Historic... Read the rest of this entry »

We spent an hour with Gary Lawrence last night. He was gracious enough to come up to visit our stake in Camarillo from his home in Orange County. Dr. Lawrence is an American opinion pollster who also happens to be a Latter-day Saint. He has been travelling around the church sharing the results of a poll he conducted in the spring of 2007 on American’s perception of Latter-day Saints in the United States. He published a book in 2008 with the findings of his poll, How Americans View Mormonism: Seven Steps to Improve Our Image. Dr. Lawrence received a PhD in communications psychology from Stanford University in 1972. He said that of over twenty doctoral candidates in his group, he was the only LDS, Republican, conservative hawk among them. So he knows a little about being in the minority. Lawrence Research Now if you know anything about recent events in California, you’ll recognize that Gary’s business, Lawrence Research was the opinion polling company that was heavily involved in Proposition... Read the rest of this entry »

What a wonderful day it is to consider together our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.  I’m grateful to partake of the sacrament with you and to renew my covenant to remember him and to follow him.  I’m not sure that I really understood the significance of that covenant when I first took it upon myself at age eight. I’m still trying to understand what it means to really keep that covenant each day.  Some days I do better than others.  Sundays are a joy to me because I spend them in activities that are centered on the mission of the church – to invite all to come unto Christ.  It’s during the week that I sometimes struggle to remember Him. I suppose it’s a life-long pursuit, isn’t it? – To figure out how to really come unto Christ as we have been commanded to do. As Moroni taught, “Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness … love God with all your might, mind and strength …” – Moroni 10:32 Another Book of... Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday, we highlighted the Frequently Asked Questions on the new mormon.org about Mormon women. Over the next while, we’ll share other topics that are also covered in the FAQ. About Mormons (Are Mormons Christians? Who founded the Mormon Church? What do Mormons believe? etc.) Baptism (Explore more about why baptism is an essential ordinance, and why we perform baptisms (by proxy) for the dead in our temples.) Bible and Book of Mormon (Do Mormons believe in the Bible? (Yes!) Read more about why the Book of Mormon is also so important to us.) Church (Explores questions about what our meetings are like, the difference between temples and church buildings, how the Mormon Church finances its operations, and many others.) Culture (Explores what Mormon life is like, how we live, how we dress, what holidays Mormons celebrate, etc.)  Read More →

~by “Paradox” Editor’s note: Below, Paradox shares the story of her conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As she has pondered the Joseph Smith story, she has found parallels that were meaningful to her. She includes quotes (in italics) which are verses from Joseph Smith History. “It seems as though the adversary was aware, at a very early period of my life, that I was destined to prove a disturber and an annoyer of his kingdom…” I cannot say for sure when my conversion began. For as far back as I can remember, I have believed in God. My parents didn’t make much of an effort to teach me this, nor did they even know enough about my feelings to encourage them. But from my earliest memories, I remember talking to God about many things in my life. I remember times when I would lay in my bed and just talk to Him, and those conversations were sometimes easy and comfortable. Other times, I would be scared, and my prayers were important to my... Read the rest of this entry »

People often have questions (and sometimes misconceptions) about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called the Mormons. In this video, Steve Young (a former professional American football quarterback) and Sharlene Wells Hawkes (a former Miss America), tell more about Mormon history and belief. The hope is to dispel some of the myths out there about Mormon life and belief. Topics covered include polygamy, if Mormons care about those outside our community, and if Mormons are Christians. Hear more about our belief in Jesus Christ, about our love of the Bible and other scripture, about our belief in modern prophets and temples — that the ancient Church of Jesus Christ has been restored. Learn a little about why families are so important to us, and what our faith means to us. If you have other questions, please feel free to ask! Send us an email at gmail, username mormonwoman.  Read More →

So I have to admit, for the longest time I have been trying to figure out the apparent paradox that exists between the view of the LDS Church and everyone else on the issue of salvation, namely the means to obtain it. I’m not about to say that I have pinned the thing down yet, [...]  Read More →

“And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat [...]  Read More →

I have been thinking hard about what to right my next series of blog entries, and I thought that it would be good to open it up to you. The point if this post is to determine the topics for a few, probably more, articles. So, give me your ideas, with the only stipulation being [...]  Read More →

I have thought back to a whole lot of very deep discussions in my elder’s quorum, and sometimes, it seemed, I had to pull my head out of the well. At times I have to wonder, when it comes to things like the Adam-God theory, or Kolob, and even the Adam Bellybutton theory, does it [...]  Read More →