Aside from choosing to follow Christ, the biggest decision one can possibly make in this life is who to marry. This is a life-long covenant we are talking about and “what God has brought together, let man not separate.” So we’d better be very wise and discerning not only in our own life but inContinue reading “6 Things For My Daughter To Look For In A Man”
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Are We God’s Literal Offspring?
In one of the missionary pamphlets that they pass out to people (The Restoration of The Gospel of Jesus Christ), the first thing it says is “God is your father in heaven.” When it says this, it means that God the father is literally the father of your spirit. Meaning that heavenly father and heavenlyContinue reading “Are We God’s Literal Offspring?”
Missionary Lesson Prep #1: The Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
It’s important to remember what our motives should be whenever we do engage with anyone of a different faith. Those motives should be: Keeping that in mind, let’s get to it the first lesson that LDS missionaries are trained to teach you. Below is a link to the online pamphlet if you want to followContinue reading “Missionary Lesson Prep #1: The Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ”
Heavenly Mother, Are You Really There?
“In the heavens are parents single? No, the thought makes reason stare! Truth is reason, truth eternal tells me I’ve a mother there.” LDS Hymn #292 “O My Father” I was shocked when my father told me I had the potential to become a god. He explained that since we were God’s children, it wasContinue reading “Heavenly Mother, Are You Really There?”
My First Temple Endowment Experience
Whether the experience was good or bad, the first time going through the endowment ceremony is an experience that a Latter Day Saint will always remember. In an Ex-Mormon Christian Facebook group, I asked 3 questions regarding the first time they went through the temple endowment ceremony. Some people responded with details. Others answered withContinue reading “My First Temple Endowment Experience”
The Hook Of Pornography
Proverbs 7:21-23 “With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk. All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.”Continue reading “The Hook Of Pornography”
The 3 Witnesses – Can We Trust Their Testimonies?
I was talking with some LDS missionaries on my back porch as we were finishing up dinner. I said something along the lines of, “I want to follow the evidence wherever it leads.” Then one of them challenged me and asked, “Well what evidence is there for the atonement?” I generally listed off a fewContinue reading “The 3 Witnesses – Can We Trust Their Testimonies?”
It’s Easter, so we should sing “Praise to ‘which’ Man”?
Palm Sunday, Good Friday, & Easter Sunday. The whole week is dedicated to remembering the atoning sacrifice of Jesus. He is the only man who deserves our praise because He alone paid the price for our sins and lived the perfect life on your behalf because he knew that you would miserably fail. But ourContinue reading “It’s Easter, so we should sing “Praise to ‘which’ Man”?”
Do We Still Need A Temple Today?
In the Old Testament, we read about the temple being a place of worship for the Israelites. The temple is intended to be a place where Latter Day Saints go to feel a stronger presence of the Lord and make higher level covenants with Him. Making these special covenants is required if someone desires toContinue reading “Do We Still Need A Temple Today?”
Grace vs Grace
Beginning in September 2023, I started meeting with a Latter Day Saint at my work on my lunch breaks. We had a number of fruitful and enjoyable dialogues in the following months as well. He attended my church a few times during this period and one day said to me, “Paul, by everything I haveContinue reading “Grace vs Grace”
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