I came across some interesting sites the other day and thought I’d share them for people to see. These stats are rather old (9 years), but they are interesting nonetheless. The first site shows information on the various divorce rates amoung various Christian denomonations and other groups. The interesting thing is that athiests have the [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Mormon Temple Marriages have only 6% Divorce Rate
Posted in Latter-day Saints, Mormon Christians, Temples, tagged Divorce, LDS Temples, marriage, mormon marriage, Mormon Temple, Temples on August 30, 2008 | 27 Comments »
Your Own Psalms: 3 Ways to Deepen your Relationship with God
Posted in God, Prayer, tagged God, Prayer, psalms, relationship with God, relationship with Jesus on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The title of this article intrigued me when I saw it in the “Time out For Women” flyer my wife received yesterday. This will be one of the topics in the upcoming conference and Camille Olson will be the speaker. As I reflected on the title, I naturally thought about the Book of Psalms in [...]
A Baby Needs Your Help
Posted in Spirituality on August 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Many of you know (or may not know) I was on a dance team in college. I received an email the other day about one of my fellow team members. He lives in the Seattle area now and thy just had their 3rd baby. The only problem is that she has a serious heart condition [...]
Response to Criticism of Joseph Smith’s “Lectures on Faith”
Posted in Faith, Joseph Smith, tagged Faith, God, Joseph Smith, LDS, Lectures on Faith, Mormon, Mormons on August 11, 2008 | 18 Comments »
I was looking up something from Joseph Smith’s Lectures on Faith that he gave in 1835 and I came across Jerry Stokes’ website. In his website he compares these lectures to the Word of Faith movement (which I’ve never heard of before) and says it is heretical. I will have to agree with him that many [...]
Mormon Garments: Explanation for Non-Mormon Friends
Posted in Mormon Christians, Temples, tagged Blood of Christ, Jesus, LDS, Mormon garments, Mormon Temple, Mormon underwear, Temple garment on August 4, 2008 | 20 Comments »
The official statement from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) says the following about the purpose for temple garments: Like members of many religious faiths, Latter-day Saints wear religious clothing. But members of other faiths — typically those involved in permanent pastoral ministries or religious services — usually wear religious garments as [...]
