Divine covenants make strong Christians
July 17, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
Recently I was studying Elder D. Todd Christofferson’s talk from the last General Conference entitled “The Power of Covenants”. He talks about how keeping the covenants we have made can get us through challenging times in our lives. The quote that I really liked was, “Divine covenants make strong Christians”.
President Gordon B. Hinckley mentioned three [...]
The inspiration behind the smaller Mormon temple model
June 18, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormon Temples
In 1997 there were only 50 Mormon temples in the entire world. Then President at the time, Gordon B. Hinckley, accelerated the pace of building temples significantly. Much of this rapid growth was due in part to a smaller temple model. More temples would be built closer to the members that were much smaller than [...]
Is Glenn Beck Mormon? YouTube videos and articles
May 30, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
Is Glenn Beck Mormon?
Yes, Glenn Beck is Mormon. Glenn converted to the Mormon church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) several years ago. Glenn is the popular talk show host for Fox News’ The Glenn Beck Program. Though maybe known more for his habit of being outspoken and controversial he is an active member [...]
Mormon Messages Video: Gordon Hinckley – Lessons I Learned as a Boy
March 16, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
Mormon Messages is an official channel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on YouTube that produce videos of various subjects relating to The Church. Recently Why Mormons Build Temples has been the hot video as chronicled at LDS Media Talk.
The video below is one that I actually saw a General Priesthood meeting last [...]
Hinckley’s Four Cornerstones of Faith
January 23, 2009 by DH
Filed under LDS Beliefs
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has much in common with other Christian denominations and even other religions in the moral values it teaches. But the question most often asked is: What sets The LDS Church apart from other Christian churches? The late President of The LDS Church, Gordon B. Hinckley gave a [...]
Envisioning the Philadelphia Temple
January 16, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormon Temples
The Philadelphia Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be an urban temple located at the corner of Broad Street and Noble Street. It will presumably be similar to other urban temples (Manhattan, New York and Hong Kong, China). With this in mind and having never visited these two temples I [...]
The LDS Church in 2008
December 28, 2008 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
Mitt Romney, a change of leadership (Thomas S. Monson succeeded Gordon B. Hinckley as Prophet), Proposition 8, Joseph Smith Papers, Mormon blogging and other notable headlines made 2008 a historic year for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Though clearly not all coverage and treatment of the Mormon church was fair nor objective it nonetheless [...]
