General Conference- You Can’t Afford To Miss It
March 29, 2009 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
I’ve always enjoyed General Conference, but it was on my mission to Ecuador where I really came to appreciate the magnitude of what was taking place. Let’s just think about this for a second. During the time of The Bible and The Book of Mormon, prophets walked the earth, teaching and exhorting the people in [...]
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 [...]
My Words…Never Cease
October 7, 2008 by DH
Filed under LDS Beliefs
The talk “My Words…Never Cease” by Jeffrey R. Holland (One of the 12 Apostles) was given in the April 2008 General Conference.
This is an excellent talk on the idea of continuing revelation. If God could reveal His holy word to Prophets in ages past, (Hence why we have the Bible) could He not do it [...]
General Conference Promise
October 3, 2008 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
With General Conference just a day away, I couldn’t help but think of the following verses and the promises they give us:
Doctrine and Covenants 21:4-6
4. “Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give heed unto all his words and commandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them, walking in all holiness before me; [...]
My Testimony
May 31, 2007 by DH
Filed under Mormoncopia
A few explanations
A testimony is something that one knows is true by the confirmation/revelation from the Holy Ghost. A confirmation from the Holy Ghost comes in many different ways and is described differently from person to person. (See Galatians 5:22 in the Bible for some ways it is manifest.) I personally describe it [...]
