Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Is it Dark in There?

This week's post is from Alexis Wood: “I glory in plainness; I glory in truth; I glory in my Jesus, for he hath redeemed my soul from hell” (2 Nephi 33:6) One night while out for a walk, I found myself looking out at the top of the hill.  The moon and the stars shone beautifully above me, and the lights from the city glowed below.  I was suddenly very impressed...

Thursday, June 19, 2014

How My Broken Arm Helped Me Believe In God

As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we try not to base our belief in God on historical proof, factual evidence, or other people's thoughts and opinions. Rather, it is an individual experience for each member to gain a testimony for themselves. Like it reads in Hebrews 11:1, faith is the "substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not...

Monday, June 9, 2014

The House of the Lord

One of the most frequently asked questions I get from people is "What are your temples for?" I hope to give people at least a general idea of why we have temples and how they are different from a normal church building. Many other Christian religions call their meetinghouses "temples." We call ours "chapels" or "meetinghouses" because they are buildings where anyone can...