Historically, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) have adhered to church doctrine, which requires them to abstain from “hot drinks“ like coffee and tea. In 2012, however, the church clarified that itshealth practices do not mention the use of caffeine. Enter:...
Māori Latter-day Saint Faith: Some Preliminary Remarks Marjorie Newton's widely acclaimed Tiki and Temple1 is a history of the first century of Latter-day Saint missionary endeavors in Aotearoa/New Zealand. She tells the remarkable story of what, beginning in 1881, rapidly became essentially......
Each artist represented in the exhibit is a Latter-day Saint. For each, the process of creating art is a spiritual enterprise. Many of the works were originally created to be entered into one of the Museum’s past five International Art Competitions. The making of art is, of course, a c...
All Mormons agree that the Book of Mormon is the foundation of the Mormon religion.All Mormons agree that without the Book of Mormon, there is no basis for the Mormon religion.Based on the historical and archeological facts and evidence, it's clear that the Book of Mormon is a work of f...
How does religion play a part? Both Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church. Daybell owned a religious publishing company, and his own writing focused on fringe beliefs, including what he said we...
beginning a proud tradition of Latter-day Saint-sponsored Scouts in Canada. Taking this oath, the Scout will stand up and hold his right hand with his shoulder level, his palm forward, keeping his thumb on the nail of the little finger and the other three fingers straight, pointing upwards...
Christian but not Protestant examples would be ultra-conservatives within both Roman and Eastern Orthodox Catholicism, as well as some Mormons (though non-Mormons often consider all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints "non-Christian"). Nontheistic examples would include many...
Less-well-known to many modern Latter-day Saints is that rebaptism for renewal of baptismal covenants or for healing was often practiced in the restored Church from the Nauvoo period and into the early 20th century. Jonathan A. Stapley summarized:[vi] In Nauvoo, Joseph Smith envisioned the ...
O day and night, but this is wondrous strange!HAMLET And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.Hamlet, Act 1. Scene V. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) "...
Communist dictators Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and China’s Mao Zedong said the greatest obstacles to revolution are family, private property, and religion because the latter “demands ultimate loyalty to something higher than and separate from the state.” Therefore, Christians, especially priests and rel...