Being A Witness Is Not Contention
The following first appeared in Public Square Magazine and was written by Gregory Smith. It is shared here with permission. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ …
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The Kindness Doctrine: Establishing the Church of Jesus Nice
If you sent out a worldwide poll asking people to describe Mormons/Latter-day Saints in one word, the top three responses would probably be: Who? Cult …
The Consistency Of Prophetic Teaching On Abortion
The following first appeared in Public Square Magazine and was written by Daniel Ortner. It is shared here with permission. Some have accused American faith communities of …
Researching Disaffection: The Neglected Variable Of Conversion
The following first appeared in Public Square Magazine and was written by Dan Ellsworth. It is shared here with permission. It is important to understand the lived …
You Can’t Spend Your Way Out of Poverty
The following first appeared in Public Square Magazine and was written by Jeff Bennion. It is shared here with permission. As the Church’s economic power has increased …
The Cookie Parable Can Help Us Remember to Avoid Making Incorrect Assumptions
Sister Peggy S. Worthen, the wife of BYU President Kevin J. Worthen started a talk during a BYU devotional with a story about cookies. A …
Seeking for Heavenly Mother Can Go Too Far If It Leads to Actions that Oppose Scripture and Prophetic Counsel
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are taught that “all human beings, male and female, are beloved spirit children of heavenly …
How I’m Finding Deeper Healing from Depression
The following first appeared in Public Square Magazine and was written by Katrina Donahey. As a medic serving on active duty in the United States military …
Before We Celebrate “Staying In” the Church, Let’s Remember The Real Goal
There’s a new buzz phrase that I’ve seen quite often in the past few years, and it involves people’s membership in The Church of Jesus …
17 Things That Make Latter-day Saint Women And Other Women Of Faith Feel Less Than
Do you know what makes Latter-day Saint women and other Christian women feel less than? When you imply that Heavenly Mother has lower standards than …
Podcast of Two Gay Latter-day Saints Address Controversial Topics While Defending Church of Jesus Christ
Skylar Sorensen and Preston Jenkins are two gay members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After seeing how things are trending in …
Beware of the Leaven of the Instagram Influencers
In the New Testament, in Matthew chapter 16, Jesus issued a warning to his apostles telling them to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees …
This Beautiful Song “Whole” Makes the Atonement of Jesus Christ Come to Life
There are some pretty incredible Latter-day Saint musicians that are in their “music creation prime” right now. One of them is Angie Killian. She’s on …
A Common First Step That Leads Members on the Road to Apostasy
It has become trendy for social media influencers who claim to be Latter-day Saints to point out the flaws of the church or its doctrine …
Premature Steady Dating: A Vicious Destructive Social Pattern that is Widely Celebrated Today
President Spencer W. Kimball once taught: “Early dating increases temptation. A vicious, destructive, social pattern of early steady dating must be changed. The change of …
The “Love, Love, Love” Message that the World is Declaring is Not True to the Gospel of Jesus Christ
It’s a pleasing message that is sweeping over the world – and it’s one of many false philosophies. I talked about flattery in a prior …
The Modern Day Plague that is Attacking the World and the People of the Lord’s Church
The word plague carries a much heavier weight these days, after having endured over a year-long battle with the COVID-19 crisis – which is still …
What You Realize When Comparing Satan’s Motives with Those of a Loving God
The following post was written by Becky Cardwell in the Facebook Worldwide Unified Group and is shared here with permission. He doesn’t care. Satan doesn’t …
Recent Convert Didn’t Resolve All Doubts Before Baptism Saying “There are Few Idols as Dangerous as Certainty”
The following post was written by Gary Miller and is shared here with permission. Check out Gary at The Narrow Gate Podcast. As the Narrow Gate …
How I’ve Learned to #HearHim With My “Fine Tuning Myself to the Spirit Journal”
When I was a teen, I would sometimes worry about differentiating between spiritual promptings and my own thoughts. On my mission, I focused on what …