Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Mormons in Kuwait

June 24, 2009 by DH  
Filed under Mormon Middle East

Mormon Congregations in Kuwait and the Middle East
 
The Kuwait Branch of The Bahrain Manama Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is yet another example of the (very) small but growing presence of Mormons in the Middle East.  Most members in the Middle East are expatriate members working abroad or Mormons serving in the [...]

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 [...]

Mormons in Afghanistan and Iraq

May 20, 2009 by DH  
Filed under Mormon Middle East

Are there Mormons serving in the military in Afghanistan and Iraq?
Yes, members of the Mormon church are spread across more than 150 countries and number roughly 13 million.  Some of these members are military men and women serving their respective countries in wars across the world.  Politics and opinions aside regarding the current wars in [...]

Swine flu prompts Mormons to cancel Church in Mexico

May 1, 2009 by DH  
Filed under Mormoncopia

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has officially cancelled church services in Mexico due to the outbreak of the swine flu. With over a million Mormons spread all across Mexico this announcement comes with little surprise as schools and other functions are being shut down for now as well.   The Mormon Church is [...]

Mormon Messages: You Know Enough-Neil L. Andersen video

April 7, 2009 by DH  
Filed under Mormoncopia

The newest Mormon Apostle, Neil L. Andersen, is featured in the latest Mormon Messages YouTube video entitled “You Know Enough.”  Mormon Messages is the official YouTube channel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  What a great message from Elder Andersen and a well done video!  He was recently called to fill the vacancy in The Quorum [...]

Mormon Beliefs: The Book of Mormon

March 27, 2009 by DH  
Filed under LDS Beliefs

 
 
What are words?  It’s what you say face to face to other people.  It’s what you say over the phone, through email or text message.  Though God may not use all of those forms of communication, His words have been left in books called scriptures.
 
Christians accept the Bible as the word of God, as do [...]

New Author-Sangeetha from India: My conversion story

March 12, 2009 by DH  
Filed under Mormon Asia

A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from India has been kind of enough to agree to be a regular contributor here at From the Dust.  What follows is her first post, her conversion story. (I have done some grammatical editing but have tried to alter the context/content as little as [...]