CHURCH & stateHUMILITYLISTENING skillsLEADERSHIPBUSINESSPEOPLEThis article explores the factors influencing membership growth and retention in the Mormon Church in Latin America and Europe. It examines the role of local leadership and perceptions of the United States in these regi...
the Mormon prophet. He was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, translator of the Book of Mormon, Mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois, and, at the time of his death, a candidate for the presidency of the United States. Based on the book by LeGrand L. Baker. Shown ...
Members of the LDS Church are to pay "one-tenth of all their interest annually."[1] Every year, each member is asked to meet with the bishop to declare their tithing status: full-tithe payer, partial-tithe payer, or non-tithe payer. Tithing is considered a debt.[2] However, it ...
As recently as March of this year, the First Presidencysent out a letterto members of the Church in Utah encouraging participation in the various caucus meetings around the state and even requesting that no Church meetings take place on caucus day so that members would have no excuse not to ...
Covenantectomy: Resigning membership in LDS Church. Promising never again to attend the Mormon temple. Covered Wagon: A condom, despised by Mormons, as it results in no babies. Coy Scouts: Don't be coy with me. A don't ask, don't tell organization. Cranial Coitus Syndrome: Fucked ...
I come from a long line of well placed and devout folks and though I have wanted to officially leave the church almost my entire life I waited until the last of my close Mormon relatives passed away. I can state that though some mormon folks are pretty good I have over a lifetime wi...
A few years ago I was at a convention where several book and movie people were holding a panel discussion and that very question was raised. The consensus of the panel was that although our Church membership is much larger, the LDS buying public is really only about 3 million, with 1.5 ...
How should church leaders handle this, and is the practice of testimony meeting potentially in jeopardy due to this sort of thing? No, Basketball Fans, LeBron James is Not Better than Michael Jordan Published June 5, 2017 Uncategorized 1 Comment To begin with I will state something that ...
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Church. When asked by CNN in June of that year, “What is the Mormon position on homosexuality being a sin?” Romney responded, “I’m not a spokesman for my church. And one thing I’m not going to do in running for president is become a spokesman for my church or apply a ...