by | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
Howard W. Hunter Heritage Howard William Hunter’s great grandparents, John and Margaret Hunter, joined the Mormon Church in 1860 when Mormon missionaries brought the message of the restored gospel to Scotland. At this particular time the Church leaders were...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Mormon Beliefs
Honesty and Integrity Mormon beliefs include a list of thirteen core teachings of the Church, called the Articles of Faith. The thirteenth includes the following statement: “We believe in being honest.” This is a deceptively simple statement, but in...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Current Church Leader Bios
David Allen Bednar is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which church is frequently misnamed the Mormon Church). Childhood David A. Bednar was born on June 15, 1952, in San Leandro, California, to Lavina...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Mormon Missionary
The rapid growth of the 1980s and 1990s which nearly quadrupled the size of the Mormon Church from 1974 to 2004, a mere thirty years, has only slowed somewhat in the early years of the twenty-first century. In 1995, Gordon B. Hinckley became President and Prophet to...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Mormon Beliefs
This site aims to dispel some of the myths and misunderstandings about what Mormons believe. This will help readers understand not only what Mormons believe today, but also what inspired the faith and sacrifice of early Mormon pioneers. By understanding the faith...
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