A Department of Homeland Security intelligence assessment equates Christians who believe in “end times prophecies” with violent terrorists and states that radical extremists are “stockpiling” food in fear of Obama administration regulations that may facilitate the occurrence of prophesied events. This newly uncovered document is just the latest in a long sordid line of training [...]
Here are a few thought provoking quotes I ran across that should help us realize we have been admonished to be prepared and it is our chance to listen and follow the prophets. “Should the Lord decide at this time to cleanse the Church–and the need for that cleansing seems to be increasing–a famine in [...]
Teaching with movies is great, and teaching with edited movies is even better. Recently I encountered a website, Teach With Movies, that provides a way to use movies as an effective teaching method. This is a great way for teachers to supplement lesson plans for students K-12: TeachWithMovies.org offers Movie Lesson Plans and Learning Guides [...]
I find it edifying to listen to the apostles at every General Conference. There are many current events happening around the world: global tension, wars and rumors of wars, economic collapse, loss of freedoms, loss of employment, financial crisis, natural disasters, et cetera. This is not happening on a local level; this is world wide! [...]
You would be surprised at how many people judge others too quickly. By judging too quickly, opportunities are lost, innocent people are condemned, and relationships are destroyed. The scriptures are very clear about judging others: And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light [...]
While serving my mission many years ago, I encountered many people that absolutely refused to accept Joseph Smith as a prophet of God because of his human weaknesses. Critics have rummaged through Mormon writings in search of any apparent weaknesses or mistakes committed by LDS prophets. They claim their findings prove that Joseph Smith and [...]
A worried woman went to her gynecologist and said: ‘Doctor, I have a serious problem and desperately need your help! My baby is not even 1 yr. old and I’m pregnant again. I don’t want kids so close together.’ So the doctor said: ‘Ok, and what do you want me to do?’ She said: ‘I [...]
The First Presidency announced the addition of the new value in a letter dated November 28, 2008. A special eight-page insert for young women to insert into their Personal Progress book contains a scripture, motto, value experience and value project instructions, the color of the value and more. The scripture chosen to represent virtue is: [...]
The Church has established official Church channels on YouTube as another way to share the gospel message. The YouTube channels MormonMessages and MormonNewEraMessages feature short video clips that teach gospel principles, based on New Era MormonAds. Mormon Messages is an official channel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Each week, Mormon Messages [...]
“In 30 minutes you can help people find their ancestors.” That’s the promise prominently displayed on the front page of the familysearchindexing.org website. Since the indexing program began, over 150,000 people have volunteered to help make genealogical research easier for others and thousands more are volunteering each month Family history indexing is the simple process [...]
