Sunday, September 16, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
What's the difference between Mormon.org and Lds.org?
Both websites are official websites of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, the purpose of Mormon.org is primarily to educate members and non-members alike about the beliefs of the Church and to invite all to come unto Christ. Mormon.org is also the site where you can chat live with a missionary, request a free Book of Mormon, request a visit from your local missionaries, read the profiles of some Mormons in your area and throughout the world, and find information about LDS (Latter-day Saint) meetinghouses and congregations in your area.
Lds.org is more geared toward providing Church members with resources such as media (archives of General Conference talks, hymns and an online hymn player, Home and Visiting Teaching messages, Church news, etc.) and tools like ward directories and creating/managing your LDS account. The website also has many other features and purposes and is probably the Church's main website.
Lds.org is more geared toward providing Church members with resources such as media (archives of General Conference talks, hymns and an online hymn player, Home and Visiting Teaching messages, Church news, etc.) and tools like ward directories and creating/managing your LDS account. The website also has many other features and purposes and is probably the Church's main website.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
What do Mormons think of Joseph Smith?
Joseph Smith was a poor, hardly educated farm boy from New York who was trying to find out which church he should join. In 1820, when he was 14, he went into a grove of trees on his family's farm so he could have some privacy, and there he prayed out loud for the first time by himself. He wanted to know which church he should join because there was a lot of religious upheaval where he lived - some joining this church, some joining that church, and the leaders of the different sects were preaching different things because they were interpreting verses from the Bible differently.
When Joseph prayed, Heavenly Father and his son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him. They told him not to join any of the sects, for they were all wrong, meaning that none of them was Their true church. They also talked to Joseph about other things, but Joseph didn't record what They said.
This experience, known as the First Vision, is extremely important to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and to the world. It teaches us that Heavenly Father and Jesus and two physically separate beings, though they are one and united in basically every other way. They even look alike. It also means that Joseph was about to become an instrument in God's hands to restore God's true church, what is now the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to the earth.
Joseph also translated the Book of Mormon from a set of gold plates that was given to him by an angel of the Lord. It is an ancient record of the inhabitants of the Americas from the time of the Tower of Babel down to the destruction of the Nephites.
Joseph Smith suffered lots of persecution. If you were Satan, and God was trying to restore His church, wouldn't you want to do all you could to stop it? So, Joseph Smith and fellow church members suffered all kinds of attacks, violence, and injustice. They were forced by this persecution from Ohio to Missouri to Illinois, and then to Utah where there remains a large Mormon population today. Joseph didn't make it to Utah, though, for he was killed by a mob at Carthage, Illinois. In spite of its rocky start, the Church continued to grow and is today a worldwide church.
Mormons don't worship Joseph Smith, but we revere him as a great man who had to go through hard things to serve God and the rest of us. It was a tough job, restoring the Church and translating the Book of Mormon and taking care of the affairs of the new organization. It shouldn't be surprising that we Mormons love Joseph Smith as much as we do.
When Joseph prayed, Heavenly Father and his son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him. They told him not to join any of the sects, for they were all wrong, meaning that none of them was Their true church. They also talked to Joseph about other things, but Joseph didn't record what They said.
This experience, known as the First Vision, is extremely important to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and to the world. It teaches us that Heavenly Father and Jesus and two physically separate beings, though they are one and united in basically every other way. They even look alike. It also means that Joseph was about to become an instrument in God's hands to restore God's true church, what is now the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to the earth.
Joseph also translated the Book of Mormon from a set of gold plates that was given to him by an angel of the Lord. It is an ancient record of the inhabitants of the Americas from the time of the Tower of Babel down to the destruction of the Nephites.
Joseph Smith suffered lots of persecution. If you were Satan, and God was trying to restore His church, wouldn't you want to do all you could to stop it? So, Joseph Smith and fellow church members suffered all kinds of attacks, violence, and injustice. They were forced by this persecution from Ohio to Missouri to Illinois, and then to Utah where there remains a large Mormon population today. Joseph didn't make it to Utah, though, for he was killed by a mob at Carthage, Illinois. In spite of its rocky start, the Church continued to grow and is today a worldwide church.
Mormons don't worship Joseph Smith, but we revere him as a great man who had to go through hard things to serve God and the rest of us. It was a tough job, restoring the Church and translating the Book of Mormon and taking care of the affairs of the new organization. It shouldn't be surprising that we Mormons love Joseph Smith as much as we do.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Mormon.org's new look
Hey, check out Mormon.org's new look! Read profiles of ordinary Mormons, learn more about Jesus Christ, and more!
mormon.org
mormon.org
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Favorite Mormon Hymn
"I Am a Child of God"
To hear how it sounds, see the sheet music, and see scripture references, click on this link:
http://lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=1&searchseqstart=301&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=301&searchsubseqend=ZZZ
"I am a child of God, and He has sent me here, has given me an earthly home with parents kind and dear. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday."
"I am a child of God, and so my needs are great. Help me to understand His words before it grows too late. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday."
"I am a child of God. Rich blessings are in store. If I but learn to do His will, I'll live with Him once more. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday."
"I am a child of God. His promises are sure. Celestial glory shall be mine if I can but endure. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday."
To hear how it sounds, see the sheet music, and see scripture references, click on this link:
http://lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=1&searchseqstart=301&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=301&searchsubseqend=ZZZ
"I am a child of God, and He has sent me here, has given me an earthly home with parents kind and dear. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday."
"I am a child of God, and so my needs are great. Help me to understand His words before it grows too late. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday."
"I am a child of God. Rich blessings are in store. If I but learn to do His will, I'll live with Him once more. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday."
"I am a child of God. His promises are sure. Celestial glory shall be mine if I can but endure. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday."
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Mormons Made Simple
I added a new gadget for MormonsMadeSimple.com at the side! It's pretty cool, although it's not the LDS Church's official website for investigators. (That one would be mormon.org.) Check it out!
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