by Ashley Morales | Jun 29, 2017 | Mormon Beliefs
“Excommunication” is a scary-sounding word. For many, it brings to mind uncomfortable concepts like failure, punishment, ostracizing, shame, and perhaps even evil—like those who are excommunicated are the lowest of the low. Perhaps it’s because of our natural drive to...
by Ashley Morales | Jun 28, 2017 | Bios, Early History, Historical Stories, Joseph Smith, Modern History, Past Leader Bios
This article originally appeared in LDS Daily on June 27th, 2017. On June 27, 1844, not longer after singing “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” to his cellmates, John Taylor lay suffering on the floor of Carthage Jail. He had endured terrible injury at the hands of an...
by Ashley Morales | Jun 28, 2017 | Bios, Early History, Historical Stories, Interesting Church Members, Pioneers
This article originally appeared in the Deseret News on Jun 26th, 2017. One of Utah’s great founding fathers, George A. Smith, was born 200 years ago on Monday in Potsdam, a village in northern New York. His life deserves to be remembered and celebrated. Arguably, he...
by Ashley Morales | Jun 9, 2017 | Mormon Beliefs
Many social reasons have been given for having children, such as having company and/or someone to take care of you in old age, passing on legacies or customs, and merely heeding natural physical instincts. All these reasons have some validity. However, from a gospel...
by Ashley Morales | Jun 9, 2017 | Modern History, Mormon Beliefs
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is distinct from other religions—even other Christian denominations—in a variety of ways. However, one of the core differences is its conviction that all people may have the light of Christ and receive a portion of the...