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SMITHFIELD — After dinner, three baths, four bedtime stories and a half-a-dozen goodnight kisses for 2-year-old twins Brock and Isaac and 6-year-old Ellie, Erin and Brian Thompson finally sink into the couch with weary smiles.
Being parents is just what they always wanted. And they love it.
“Of course we have our crazy moments,” Thompson says, “but for the most part we just try to find the good things in the day and remember that they’re only going to be little for so long.”
As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Thompsons believe that maintaining a strong marriage and raising and teaching children are essential keys to happiness and their most important responsibilities on earth.
In fact, 81 percent of Mormons say being a good parent is “one of the most important things in life,” according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life — the first survey of Mormons about Mormons,... Read the rest of this article »
By Amy Choate-Nielsen
Deseret News
Published: Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 7:00 p.m. MST
David Letterman knows how to get a laugh.Like most comics, he riffs on the day’s news, deadpans the camera and revels in audacity.”Oh, did you hear about this?” the host of CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman asked his audience recently. “A campaign staffer on the Newt Gingrich campaign was fired because he was making negative comments about Mormons. I thought, now, wait a minute — isn’t Newt in favor of multiple wives?”
Laughter rumbled from the audience followed by applause. The polygamy punch line is a familiar one when it comes to poking fun at Mormons — as though Mormons and polygamy are synonymous in mainstream media. Ironically, the practice that’s most linked to Mormons is a practice most Mormons oppose, according to a groundbreaking new study of Mormons in America released Thursday by the Pew Research Center‘s Forum on Religion and... Read the rest of this article »
Of all the numbers in the Pew Research Center’s recently released survey of “Mormons in America,” the highest, most overwhelming numbers are these: 98 percent of respondents said they believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and 97 percent say their church is a Christian religion.
This comes on the heels of earlier surveys indicating that 32 percent of non-LDS U.S. adults say the LDS Church is not a Christian religion, and an additional 17 percent are unsure of LDS Christianity. The theological and semantic reasons for this can be complex, but for the 1,019 self-identified Mormons who participated in the Pew survey, their theological position is clear: Mormons believe in Jesus Christ, and they consider themselves to be Christian.
“Certainly in Latter-day Saint theology is this idea that if you understand who you are, you understand that there’s a purpose in life, you understand your connection to God, that certainly has an impact on how you live your life... Read the rest of this article »
As the “Mormon moment” extends into 2012, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life today released a groundbreaking new survey, the first ever published by a non-LDS research organization to focus exclusively on members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their beliefs, values, perceptions and political preferences.
Entitled “Mormons in America: Certain in Their Beliefs, Uncertain of Their Place in Society,” the survey was conducted between Oct. 25 and Nov. 16, 2011 among a national sample of 1,019 respondents who identified themselves as Mormons. The results validate a number of long-held stereotypes (most American Mormons are white, well-educated, politically conservative and religiously observant) while providing a few interesting surprises (care for the poor and needy is high on the list of LDS priorities, while drinking coffee and watching R-rated movies aren’t as taboo among the rank and file as you might think).
“While this survey... Read the rest of this article »
by Roy
The Apostle Paul, in one of his epistles (letters) to Timothy, mentioned that “in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away” (2 Timothy 3:1–5).
There is such a great need today to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to all people—greater than ever before. The sermons and warnings of Paul and other holy men of God are real and literal. and are being fulfilled in our day. The admonition of the Lord to preach the gospel is still as important in the times past as well as in our time. “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is... Read the rest of this article »
by Karla
History is important, and a lot can be learned from the history of an organization. This article gives a brief overview of Mormon History and highlights some important people and events.
The Church of Christ (the original name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, casually called the “Mormon Church”) was organized with six members on April 6, 1830, in Fayette, New York. It only got its complete name as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 1838, when a revelation was received to change its name. It can be noted that the original members of the Mormon Church were relatives and friends of the prophet Joseph Smith (known as the “prophet of the restoration,” because through him Christ founded the Church, and by him the Book of Mormon was translated). The Church faced a lot of persecution during its early years, so that it was moved from New York to Ohio to Missouri, Illinois, and then on to the other side of the Rocky Mountains. Although the Church... Read the rest of this article »
A lot of people think that Mormon women are oppressed and forced to be submissive. Mormon polygamy is a huge misconception The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (as the Mormon Church if officially known) faces today. Even though the Mormon Church has not practice polygamy for more than 100 years, people still think they do and that Mormon women are forced into these plural marriages with little freedom and a warped sense of reality. Though Mormons did once practice polygamy, this was never the life of Mormon women. Mormon women had many freedoms, including the right to vote, before many of the other women in this country and in the world. Mormon women today continue to live unique lives, filled with talents, families, and happiness.
The official doctrine of the Mormon Church is quite empowering to women. They are constantly being told about their divine potential as daughters of God. They were not made to be lesser than man or to be subservient to them, but to be their equals... Read the rest of this article »
