For several weeks, my companion and I had been teaching a large family and preparing them for baptism. At least 3 generations lived under one roof in this small but typical Sao Paulo home. It was a warm summer holiday evening…either Christmas or New Years Eve and they had invited us to...
AIDS Related Complex: The office building on the BYU campus that houses FARMS headquarters. Ala-mo: A Mormon who would rather die than surrender when surrounded by the evil forces of logic, reason, science and rational thought. A Mormon who has performed baptism for the dead on and in ...
Investigators should live the principles of moral worthiness, the Word of Wisdom, and commit to pay tithing. If missionaries feel additional preparation is needed, they should postpone baptism until the investigator meets the standard. "Statement on Missionary Work," First Presidency letter, 11 Dec...
Immediately following baptism members of theChurchofJesus Christof Latter Day Saints (Mormons) are confirmed members of the church by the laying on of hands where they are commanded to receive the Holy Ghost. These two ordinances entitle members to the gift of the Holy Ghost,but what needs to ...
Baptism, marriage, and all other covenants from God necessary for salvation are new and everlasting. The study manual for Brigham Young has awhole chapter on this phrase, and talks about its importance, butnever oncecomes out and says what it actually is. How incredibly shifty. ...
that we might together enter the fold through the waters of baptism; but a strong "impression bore witness in my heart, that now was the accepted time, and the day of salvation" I had then a babe in arms and two older children living, and two I had laid away until the Resurrection....
Make like the holy ghost, you better disappear They got the curse o'Cain and you know they're drinkin' beer So beat it, just beat it You better run, you better do what you can Don't be dustin' off your shoes, don't be a macho man ...
"I take a lot of pride and honor in being a member of the Church but more so just being a disciple of Christ. We’re all disciples of Christ, and we take upon us His name when we enter the waters of baptism. It’s our responsibility and it’s our duty, and it doesn’t matter...
now. The day of our baptism our relatives came over to have lunch with us. I told them that we were going to be baptized on that afternoon. They wanted to go with us, so my parents and other members of the family were there. My daughters were baptized in November, some months later...
Later, it was a privilege to attend her baptism. Now we attend Church together. May I share with you one of my holy places? Once I was feeling overwhelmed, fearful and completely alone. Silently I prayed, “Heavenly Father, I do not know how to do this. Please, please, help me!” ...