The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator” (Alma 30:44).
Speaking […]
When a friend died in an accident while building a well, it gave Joseph Smith the opportunity to preach about what he learned from all the years of study and revelation. He gave a concise presentation of Salvation and the ultimate possibilities of the faithful. Most readers focus on the deeper points of his presentation, […]
It’s almost Easter. When I was a kid, growing up non-LDS, this was always such an exciting time to go to church! How many people would show up? How many new faces would we see? Would everyone fit into the room? Because there were an awful lot of faces we only saw twice a year, at Christmas […]
As this Easter season approaches I find myself pondering the daily Jesus. Not so much the Jesus whose miracles and teachings are recorded in holy writ—I’m thinking of the Jesus we might learn of were we able to read “many other things”:
And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if […]
With General Conference around the corner, I wanted to reflect on some of the blessings that are part of our lives because we are led by prophets and apostles. (Feel free to add to the list!)
[Images removed because I just read that the Church doesn’t give legal rights to publish art/pictures from its web site.]
A couple of months ago, a quotation came through on one of the LDS Gems email lists that caught my eye. It was a simple statement by Jospeh Smith, dated May 8, 1838:
“The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, […]
For the past few years President Hinkley has tried to make people of the world, particularly the United States, more familiar with Mormons. He has gone on television many times and talked about his faith and the Church in general. It is hard to say how successful that has been in changing perceptions. His main […]
I once read an interview where someone was referred to as a Widtsoe/Talmage/Roberts Mormon. At the time, I had no idea what was meant by that. Since then I have read ‘Rational Theology’ by Widtsoe, the ‘Vitality of Mormonism’ by Talmage, ‘The Immortality of Man’ by Roberts, and I am just starting ‘The Truth, The […]
How can we reconcile the principle that “blessed are the peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9) with the commandment of the Lord, “Ye shall defend your families even unto bloodshed” (Alma 43:47; see also Alma 43:9; Alma 48:13; Alma 58:40; Alma 61:14; 3 Nephi 2:12)? In other words, how can we seek peace and at the same […]
According to the Church’s Member and Statistical Records Division, first-generation members made up 64% of total Church membership as of July 2006 [1] Per David Stewart, 70% to 80% are innactive. [2] The Church currently has 12,560,869 Members. [3]
From the above we can say that there are about 8 million first-generation members on the records […]
