We’ve all had it happen. The phone rings and it is the secretary of either the Bishop or the Stake President is asking if they can meet with you. You know a calling is going to to be extended to serve in the church. We may hope for either a lowly station (my dream calling …
Latter-day Saint Life
4 Things Every Member Can Do To Reverse The Record Low Baptism Rates. The growth of the church is stalling. The number of convert baptisms is at a 30 year low. Missionary effectiveness as measured in Missionary to Convert ratio has plummeted through the floor to a 40 year low. And the growth percentage …
The Most Far Felt Legacy Of President Thomas S. Monson President Thomas S. Monson will be remembered for many things, from his stories to his personal ministry to the one, the historic lowering of the age of missionaries; to the announced, dedicated, and renovated more temples. Truly Thomas S. Monson spent his life in service. …
Why I Signed The Petition Against The New York Times Obituary For President Monson. On January 2, the President Thomas S. Monson of the LDS (Mormon) church passed away. Obituaries and tributes poured in from around the world. Everyone from Senators to the President of the United States paid tribute to President Monson, with …
Last year when I heard about #LIGHTtheWORLD I was so excited to serve others, but then I then rolled my ankle really bad the Monday before Thanksgiving. It almost broke! I was unable to do anything, I felt completely useless as I laid on the sofa I was frustrated, I wanted to serve others, I wanted …
3 Ways Latter-day Saints Are Judging Others Without Realizing it. When I talk with my non-member or less active friends and ask them how they feel about the Church I often get the same reply, “I feel judged.” But most of the members I know are not judgmental people. So I had to dig a …
Who Wears CTR Rings? Obviously, Latter-day Saints do. But not every member has one, or even wants one. Originally, they were an inexpensive reminder for Primary children. Even when better quality CTR rings were made, they were still regarded as something for children. They were popular gifts for baptisms and 12thbirthdays. Since the introduction of CTR rings …
6 Things Every Latter-day Saint Should Have On Their Dating List. Everyone has a dating list of things they are looking for. Some lists are good, some are awful. I have talked with girls who have admitted they’d turn down a good guy if he was shorter than they are. Or if he was not …
Let me preface this with that as a temple worker, who has attended the temple over 200 times in the last three years, and has visited almost 70 temples in North America what I am going to say is totally ok to talk about outside of the temple. And it is a discussion we need …
The Biggest Lie Satan Tricks Latter-day Saints Into Believing. When someone decides to stop going to Church, typically it is often because they have been offended or they feel judged by the shame culture. When this happens, it becomes harder and harder to go to church. This is when Satan tricks them into believing that even …