Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon–An Apostle’s Testimony

November 23, 2009

The addresses delivered at the most recent general conference (a world-wide meeting of church leaders and members) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints were fantastic, as Jan pointed out in her most recent post.
Today, I want to share with you a talk given by Jeffrey R. Holland, one of the 12 apostles. [...]

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A FAIR Perspective on Critical Claims

August 27, 2009

Believe it or not, there are a lot of people who don’t like us Mormons.
I can understand why.  We aren’t like most break-off sects, based on our peculiar interpretation of scripture.  People are more or less comfortable with these groups.  After all, if Martin Luther said something you don’t agree with, you can rest assured [...]

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Baptisms for the Dead

April 6, 2009

Q. What happens to people who die without being taught/accepting baptism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Heavenly Father has prepared another chance for them to hear the gospel and choose to accept or reject it.
The official Church website explains:  “Jesus Christ taught that baptism is essential to the salvation of all who [...]

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Greatest Gift on Earth

March 23, 2009

Think of the best gift you have ever received. Christmas, birthday, whatever.  It was probably thoughtful, generous, useful, exactly what you needed even if you didn’t realize that you needed it.  And that gift came from a person with limited resources, imperfect abilities to love completely and know your deepest needs.
Now think of the best [...]

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Noah’s Flood

March 12, 2009

Q. What do Mormons believe about the Flood?
Let me introduce to you Figure 1.
We Mormons believe in Figure 1. While certainly the artist took some creative license in recreating this scene (who ever said Noah had a giant staff?), the basic idea that it conveys is real. There was a man named Noah who gathered [...]

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