These posts help answer the question, “As a member of the church, what is expected of me?”
Weddings are weddings, no matter what culture you hail from. But among Christian weddings, Mormon weddings are the "horse of a different color." Much of the traditional American expectation for what happens at a wedding is still there, but [...]
I will admit that this was a learning process for me. I was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The semi-annual (twice yearly) General Conference is as normal to me as Sunday Services. What I [...]
This article has many words that may be new to you. Please click here to go to the Dictionary that describes many of the words you will encounter in this article. I have underlined words you may not be [...]
The link below takes you to the official site for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This page has a great little video and an explanation of what to expect when you visit a Latter-day Saint Church [...]
I have visited many Latter-day Saint congregations, called wards. Some wards are very small, being in out-of-the-way places, like tourist destinations in the mountains or at ocean-side destinations. Once I attended services at Jackson Lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We [...]
I once attended another ward's quorum lesson and was uncomfortable with the comments of one of the brethren in the group. He was having a crisis of faith. In essence he was saying, "If God wants me to qualify [...]
I once read a great post by Kevin Martin who made this comment about perfection. If there is one critical thing that I have learned about the gospel of Jesus Christ, it is that God does not ask that you [...]
Christ's gospel is one of peace and harmony. Anger and violence are the opposite of what Jesus taught. Abuse in any form is often born of both anger and violence. For those who are new to the gospel message or [...]
Culture Shock Any time you move to a new country you have to go through a multiple-stage adjustment called culture shock. This transition takes you all the way from the joys and excitement of something totally new through the [...]
In Greek Christ means, the anointed. Jesus is the first born of all of God’s children in the spirit. He is literally our eldest brother. If all the children of God were to be ranked from greatest capacity to the [...]