June 26, 2008
I finished reading the Chronicles of Narnia series yesterday. I love those books; partly because it takes me back to my childhood, and mostly because C.S. Lewis has an impressive knack for putting Christianity onto paper without being overbearing or stiff. Anyway, I was thinking about something Polly, Digory, and Fledge (a winged horse, who [...]
June 23, 2008
Q. How do you tell a non-member about the Church? It’s hard. This is a tricky question, because every person and every situation will be different. So my main tip would be to try to be aware to the person’s situation and be especially sensitive to your relationship with them. I would try to put [...]
June 22, 2008
Q. Why do we have illnesses and disabilities? How is this part of God’s plan? -sunlize I’ve been asked to address this issue, which was quite timely as I have been sick for over 2 months with some form of lung infection. It left me rather listless and weak. I hope that this will invoke [...]
June 22, 2008
A question was input into the illustrious question box (that rectangular thing on the right there) as to what the Pearl of Great Price and the Doctrine and Covenants are. Well, A) they’re books and B) having perused both of them multiple times I feel qualified to explain the following: Firstly and foremostly, in order [...]
June 21, 2008
Q. I am a non member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but looking into it. What is the belief Mormons have on becoming a member of the church: do you have to repent before you are baptized? Yes, you do. The fourth article of faith states, “We believe that the first [...]