by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 26, 2011 | Famous Mormon Teens, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Service
David Archuleta, the pop star who became world famous after coming in second on American Idol, made a surprising announcement during a Christmas concert in Utah. He is putting his career on hold for two years to become a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of...
by dwhite | Nov 29, 2011 | Agency, Mormonism, Repentance
Jr. High can be one of the hardest times in a child’s life. I wish that I could say that I wasn’t one of those kids, but that’s not the case. I did not have the mouth–brain filter that I’ve since worked on back then. I said something that was apparently very mean to a...
by dwhite | Oct 18, 2011 | Mormonism
by Jessica In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, when a boy or a girl turns the age of twelve, they are able to do what’s called “Baptisms for the dead.” This is the opportunity to do the baptismal ordinances for those who have passed on, who didn’t have...
by | Aug 18, 2011 | Friends, Mormonism, Teen Life
When Brad Wilcox was a missionary in Chile, a man whose teenage son was thinking about converting to Mormonism, asked “What do you get for becoming a Mormon?” Wilcox answered, “Oh, just a little thing—salvation.” Of course, salvation isn’t a little thing at all, but...
by | Jul 25, 2011 | Blog, Mormonism, Service, Uncategorized
By Susan Even though you are not here in the same room with me as I write, I am writing as if this is just you and me chatting. One soul to another. I was recently thinking about myself and my experience with the LDS Temples. Perhaps this might be interesting to you...
by | May 19, 2011 | Blog, famous Mormons, Mormon Women, Mormonism, Obedience
The past few weeks, I’ve been discovering author Shannon Hale. Yes, I know I’m a little slow. She’s been a popular YA author for a long time, but I just learned about her. From the first book, I was hooked. First, a little about Shannon. Then I’ll tell you one of the...
