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Many of my non-LDS friends ask me, why do the Mormons store food? In fact, there is only a very small percentage that actually have a year-supply of food storage and a great majority that have no food storage at all. (see my article on the Top 12 Reasons Not to Have Food Storage). Well, [...]
Yet another great General Conference, with voice of warning and counsel of the prophets and apostles. View the highlights from April 2011 general conference. Inspired messages were given by our beloved leaders. A brief recap of the five sessions delivers some of the main points. To view the full version conference talks, please visit: http://conference.lds.org
People around the world now have a new way to learn about Joseph Smith, the founder and first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A film called Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration is now available online, marking the first time the Church has shared a full-length film on the [...]
With General Conference coming next week, it is vitally important to learn from counsel given by the prophets and apostles. I put together a General Conference Packet designed to engage you in preparing for General Conference as well as reflecting on the what the apostles have spoken and applying their counsel in your personal life. [...]
In 2007 The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne, was an internationally acclaimed DVD on the Law of Attraction. When the Tom Ballantyne Jr watched it for the first time, his immediate response was to get up off the couch and grab his scriptures. He then immediately began to look up verses that came to mind as [...]
Have you ever tried to explain your beliefs to someone, but just didn’t have a simple way to explain it? Well, the following animated YouTube videos do an excellent job of explaining Mormon beliefs. They are animated and interesting, and simple. 1. Book of Mormon – Made Simple 2. Joseph Smith and Restoration – Made [...]
Eric Shuster, author of Catholic Roots, Mormon Harvest, has co-authored with Charles Sale a new book, The Biblical Roots of Mormonism. In an easy to understand format, the book presents Biblical support and references for LDS Doctrines. All Biblical references use the King James Version of the Bible. The book covers nearly two dozen chapters [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
