A Truly Liberated Mormon Wife
I’m a Mormon woman a wife, mom, and grandmother now enjoying a career after setting aside a number of years to be a stay-at-home mom. I suppose that most feminists would look at my life and say it didn’t measure up to their standards for truly liberated women, but...
Mormon Doctrine: Why Mormon Prophets
Many people believe in prophets. However, not many believe in modern, living prophets. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often inadvertently known as the Mormon Church, stands among the few, if not the only church, which believes that God reveals His...
Why Do Mormons Have More Scripture?
One amazing benefit of going to High School in the Southern United States is that most of my friends devoutly attended church and believed in Jesus Christ. They believed the Holy Bible to be scripture, or the word of God given to prophets who wrote it down. I enjoyed...
The Church of Jesus Christ—The Same Organization as the Ancient Church
As I read the New Testament, I try to visualize Simon's and Andrew's reactions to the Savior's Apostolic call to them in Mark 1:17-18. “And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets,...
Why Can’t I Enter a Mormon Temple?
“Why can't I just go into a Mormon temple for my son's wedding?” My future father-in-law asked. I met Anthony Hargrove when he was 23 and I was 25. I invited him to attend The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often inadvertently called the Mormon Church,...
Through the Eyes of a Convert — Why Mormonism?
I love hearing the stories of people who have converted to Mormonism — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It seems like in every case, the person was seeking. Either the person was not getting answers from the limited teachings of other churches, or...
Mormonism Answers: How to Recognize Answers to Prayer
Scriptural accounts are replete with examples of men and women receiving miraculous answers to prayer. We may think that receiving answers to our prayers means that the answer has to be showy and dramatic. Those types of answers, however, are the exception rather than...
Mormonism Answers: How to Pray
Prayer is universally accepted in almost all religious groups as the best way to communicate with God. Prayer has been in religious practice for centuries, dating back to creation. Why is prayer so important? Is there a prescribed way that we should pray? How do I...