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A new Mormon temple is being constructed near Paris. As it takes shape, it’s beauty and majesty will become apparent. Those who decide to attend the temple open house before its dedication as a House of God will feel the spirit of God inside. They will also see the quality and care taken in its construction, design and appointments. They will be surprised to learn that no debt is incurred when a Mormon temple is built.
Mormon temples — by the end of 2012 there were 140 in operation worldwide and others under construction — are built and maintained with funding provided by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes mistakenly called the “Mormon Church.” There is a special “temple fund” to which Latter-day Saints may donate, but most of the money comes from “tithing.”
A “tithe” means one-tenth, and Mormons pay one-tenth of their income to the Church of Jesus Christ. ... Read the rest of this article »
In the Catholic Church First Holy Communion is the third of the seven sacraments. Children aged seven or eight partake of the holy Eucharist for the first time, the bread (wafer) and wine seen to be the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. This coming-of-age holy ritual is surrounded by the gathering of supportive family, the giving of religious gifts, the wearing of special clothing, and the celebration of faith.
For Mormons, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a child’s eighth birthday marks a very special milestone. Mormons do not believe in the taint of “original sin,” because the atonement of Jesus Christ has taken it away. Infants are innocent in the eyes of God and are saved and exalted in innocence should they die in infancy. They have no need of baptism until they reach the “age of accountability,” which the Lord has determined should be the age of eight years. At this age, all normal... Read the rest of this article »
By Keith.
Mormon Sacrament Meeting
The primary family worship service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often inadvertently called the “Mormon Church”) is called Sacrament meeting. Typically this worship service takes place each Sunday in a Latter-day Saint chapel and lasts for approximately one hour. Members, their non-member family members and friends, prospective members, and visitors are all welcomed to attend and partake of the Sacrament. A few times a year, conferences on the stake (a group of congregations) or all-church level replace Sacrament meeting.
The meeting is opened with the congregation singing a hymn from the hymn books that are normally provided in the pews. Following the singing of the hymn, a member who has been asked will come forward and offer the invocation. After the prayer, any business that needs to be conducted is taken care of. Once the business has been taken care of, the congregation... Read the rest of this article »
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes inadvertently called the “Mormon Church,” has members worldwide, less than half of whom live in the United States. Members come from all walks of life, and across the spectrum of income and education levels. Culture influences the way we dress, the sports we like, and the way we eat, live, and recreate, but certain qualities of life are common to all active Mormon families.
Mormon Religious Practice
The Church of Jesus Christ has no paid clergy and no divinity schools. As with the original primitive Church of Jesus Christ, wherein fishermen and publicans were called to be apostles, everyday lay members are called to mostly temporary positions in the Church. All are busy serving in Heavenly Father’s kingdom on earth. Positions in the LDS Church include everything from teaching toddlers in the Sunday School nursery to being an apostle, or even president (prophet) of the... Read the rest of this article »
Of These Emblems We Partake
By Keith Lionel Brown
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes inadvertently called the “Mormon Church”) members have the opportunity to renew those covenants which they make at the time of their baptism as they partake of the sacrament each Sunday in remembrance of the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. As they partake of the sacred emblems they have a chance to reflect upon what the atonement means to them personally, and they also realize that the bread is symbolic of Christ’s body which was broken for them, and the water is symbolic of His precious blood which was shed for them. This sacred ordinance is performed in accordance with the scriptures found in the Bible in 1 Corinthians 11:24-26:
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had... Read the rest of this article »
Matthieu Bennasar is a French member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as a “Mormon”). Matthieu started his passion for climbing when he was ten years old, as taught to him by his father. As Matthieu grew up, he started going places that his dad did not want to go. He climbed to beautiful and majestic areas of the world. A certain time came when he decided that he would not climb mountains unless he knew that he would be able to go home, where his real passion lies…to his family! He helps connect some of the parallel lessons between climbing and life. One of which is that you have a greater eternal perspective when you are up high.
Watch Matthieu, a Mormon, share his passion for climbing, his family, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ:
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Reine Langer, of France, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (inadvertently called the “Mormon Church” by friends of other faiths). She loves her life, family, church, education, and the gospel of Jesus Christ. She grew up mastering karate. She got so good that she was even invited to play on the French Junior National Team. If she accepted, it would mean she would be participating on Sundays. Church is very important to her, so ultimately she decided to forgo the invitation, and she made the decision to not do karate on Sundays. Because of this decision she was blessed to meet her husband, get degrees in law and language, and she is now expecting a baby.
Watch Reine in this video and see her faith in Jesus Christ emulated through the way she has chosen to live her life:
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Maria and Samuel Babins are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the “Mormon Church” by friends of other faiths). Samuel is a French internet marketer and an avid father. Maria is a fun and energetic Latina mother. Together with their children, they are a loving tri-lingual family (speaking Spanish, English, and French), and they love the gospel of Jesus Christ. When Samuel is asked about “what are you Mormons not allowed to do” he tells them that they don’t smoke, they don’t drink, and they don’t eat Big Mac’s; this always brings a shocked reaction and then he explains that the Big Mac part is just a joke. They are a normal family, they do normal things, and they try to live as Jesus Christ would have them live.
Watch a video of the Babins and see how much they are loving their “Mormon” lifestyle:
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An agnostic is a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god (Meriam-Webster online). Such neutrality is common in the developed countries of the West, where the material world is complex, yet can be mastered through reason. In other words, there is plenty to do, plenty to achieve, and there are numerous tools provided for those activities. An individual can carve out a niche for himself and become fully engaged without the need to consider whether there is a God.
The Americans have a saying that originated out of the world wars—”There are no atheists in fox holes.” A fox hole was a hole in the ground where a soldier could hunker down and hopefully avoid the bullets flying over his head. In such a dire situation, even atheists and agnostics would begin to pray to some higher power... Read the rest of this article »
By Amy Choate-Nielsen
Deseret News
Published: Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 7:00 p.m. MST
David Letterman knows how to get a laugh.Like most comics, he riffs on the day’s news, deadpans the camera and revels in audacity.”Oh, did you hear about this?” the host of CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman asked his audience recently. “A campaign staffer on the Newt Gingrich campaign was fired because he was making negative comments about Mormons. I thought, now, wait a minute — isn’t Newt in favor of multiple wives?”
Laughter rumbled from the audience followed by applause. The polygamy punch line is a familiar one when it comes to poking fun at Mormons — as though Mormons and polygamy are synonymous in mainstream media. Ironically, the practice that’s most linked to Mormons is a practice most Mormons oppose, according to a groundbreaking new study of Mormons in America released Thursday by the Pew Research Center‘s... Read the rest of this article »
