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For over 150 years, there has been contention about whether the LDS temple ceremonies were essentially stolen from the initiation rituals of Freemasonry. As it happens, I am a Freemason; of course, long-time readers of this blog are well-aware that I am a Latter-day Saint, as well. Being intimately familiar both with the LDS temple ceremonies and the Masonic initiation rituals, I have some thoughts on this matter. I shall be presenting those thoughts as a streaming video on the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry website (http://www.weofm.org/) this Saturday, August 20, at 8 p.m. Eastern. Thereafter, the hourlong presentation will be available through the Video tab on the WEOFM website, at least through the end of 2015. I have wanted to address the controversy on this issue in a productive way for many years. I am very grateful to the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry, and its current master, Brother Albert McClelland, for giving me this opportunity to present my thoughts.... Read the rest of this entry »

As the presidential campaign season kicks off in earnest, attacks on the faith of Latter-day Saint members has begun in earnest. This is a never ending thing with Latter-day Saints. Although we are devout Christians, other faiths claim to know better than we ourselves do, and proclaim we are not Christians. Others reach way out into fantasy land and draw comparisons between despicable current figures and ancestors of long ago. I feel the need to point some very basic things out, try to correct before things get totally out-of-control, again. We have two Latter-day Saints, commonly known as Mormons (the faith so named by someone who was not a Latter-day Saint, but the handle stuck,) in the 2012 Presidential race, Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman. As such, let’s go over who Latter-day Saints REALLY are, as opposed to what people really wish we were. We are devout Christians. Our 1st Article of Faith reads: “We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and... Read the rest of this entry »

Comecei a prestar atenção a este comentário a respeito de Jesus ser o irmão de Satanás somente nos últimos anos aqui nos EUA. Eu me tornei um membro da Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias (Igreja Mórmon) na Itália e eu nunca tinha ouvido esse argumento naquele país, quando as pessoas tentavam atacar os Mórmon e a Igreja. Enquanto vivia no Brasil eu ouvi este comentário apenas algumas vezes, mas eu pensei que ele poderia ser demitido de forma muito fácil. Uma vez que somos todos filhos de Deus, irmãos e irmãs em espírito, então Jesus é irmão de Satanás da mesma maneira em que alguns de nós têm irmãos e irmãs, mas este fato realmente não nos diz nada sobre o que acreditamos, ou não significa que o Jesus mórmon é de alguma forma “amigo” de Satanás ou que eles defendam os mesmos princípios. Da mesma maneira o “Jesus Mórmon” tem o poder de perdoar os pecados contrariamente ao que está escrito no sinal da fotografia acima. No... Read the rest of this entry »

Scott Gordon of FAIR, an apologetic corpus of scholars and melange of high-powered LDS lay contributors to accessible online content on “Mormon” beliefs, announced yesterday at the inception of its annual Conference, the creation of the Mormon Defense League. This League is intended to rally to the defense of false media claims and to civilly correct rampant misinformation about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while opening further doors to honest dialog with interested media and journalists worldwide. The time has come, increasingly in recent years, when the silent LDS majority will more directly defend longstanding mis-attributions to a Christian people of faith and re-shape and reclaim the conversation about “Mormons.” Mormons itself is a name coined by others and carried in the media. Members of the church prefer to be known as “Latter-day Saints.” FAIR and other online constituents and lay members are engaging in the... Read the rest of this entry »

Eu só recentemente decidi começar a usar  o novo FamilySearch da Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias. Eu tenho toda a minha genealogia nos arquivos antigos do PAF e eu não estava muito animado para começar a copiar e colar informações de um programa para o outro. No entanto, agora que eu comecei a fazê-lo, eu posso ver já os beneficios. A primeira surpresa foi descobrir que alguém na Argentina tinha achado informações sobre um dos meus antepassados ​​que viveram na Itália. Através da do novo FamilySearch encontrei o endereço de email dessa pessoa e eu escrevi para ela. Foi uma grande surpresa quando ela me enviou uma árvore genealógica completa do meu ancestral, uma árvore genealógica que remonta ao ano de 1623. Um artigo no Deseret News sugere o uso de blogs para reunir ainda mais informações poir podemos ser achados por pessoas através da Internet. De acordo com o artigo Existem milhares de blogs relacionados à genealogia e história familiar... Read the rest of this entry »

É óbvio para mim e muitos outros, mas infelizmente não é para alguns, que os membros da Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias são cristãos, não apenas por causa do nome da Igreja, mas especialmente por causa dos ensinamentos da Igreja sobre Cristo. Muitos artigos e livros foram escritos a favor ou contra, alguns dizendo que os mórmons são cristãos e alguns dizendo que eles não são. Este site pode ajudar a mostrar o que é verdadeiro e o que não é, e ele lhe dará informações valiosas sobre o que realmente os Mórmons pensam de Jesus Cristo. Pesquisadores sinceros da verdade e os membros da Igreja de Jesus Cristo realmente gostarão deste site. O site http://messiahjesuschrist.org/ contém vídeos e texto criado por e para o Neal A. Maxwell Institute de Estudos Religiosos. A Fundação para o Melhor (More Good Foundation) tem sido envolvida na criação dos sites em inglês e em outras seis línguas (espanhol, português, italiano, alemão, francês e japonês). Os... Read the rest of this entry »

What matters most to you? A question of importance that we all should reflect on. After watching this video, share … Continue reading »  Read More →

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“Not My Will be Done, But Thine, be Done”         New Testament Lesson #25 Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46   … Continue reading »  Read More →

New Testament Lesson #24                      “This is Life Eternal”                                     John 16-17 Study outline: John 16:1-15: Jesus prepares his Apostles for the … Continue reading »  Read More →

Salt Lake Temple I read a letter to the editor this morning about Mitt Romney’s religion. The author suggested Romney should used his political platform to advance his religion. This is what the letter writer advocated: “. . . he should actively make his Mormonism an issue and show how its tenets and values support his candidacy, and not downplay his faith or its contradictions with what other Christians believe.” I’m certain the writer is a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), but he is sadly misinformed about the role religion must never play in the political arena. I write a blog about my views on politics and religion, attesting these topics are not taboo topics. There is nothing wrong with merging those two topics in the public discourse of America, particularly today in the desperate straits where we find ourselves. We can and we must advocate, testify and boldly declare true religious doctrine, and not be... Read the rest of this entry »

The Book of Mormon is the word of God, like the Bible. It is Holy Scripture, with form and content similar to that of the Bible. Both books contain God’s guidance as revealed to prophets as well as religious histories of different civilizations. While the Bible is written by and about the people in the land of Israel and surrounding areas, and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death of Jesus Christ, the Book of Mormon contains the history and God’s dealings with the people who lived in the Americas between approximately 600 BC and 400 AD. In the video below, a living Apostle explains what the Book of Mormon is and how anyone can know that it is true. I have a testimony of the Book of Mormon, and this means that I have read the book, and thought about its teaching, and prayed about it, and I know by the power of the Holy Ghost that is a true book, written by ancient prophets. The Book of Mormon contains the word of God, and if we live by its... Read the rest of this entry »