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Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).
The more a person learns to commune with God and feel His spirit, the more peace comes to his soul, even when the world around him is challenging, confusing, and even dangerous. Other scriptures talk about the kind of peace one can find through a belief in Jesus Christ. Some of the following scriptures are from the LDS Church’s canon–The Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine and Covenants, a collection of revelations received by modern prophets :
My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment (Doctrine and Covenants 121:7);
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea (Isaiah 48:18)…
For the mountains shall depart,... Read the rest of this article »
Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bring countless blessings to a person’s life. The promises (or covenants) which members of the LDS Church (often called Mormons) make in temples allow families to be bound together in an eternal bond. This means that marriages do not have to end with death; they can go on for eternity. Children can be bound to their parents through the same eternal bonds. This brings indescribable peace when trials afflict individuals in their lives, when people lose loved ones, and when a repentant heart seeks the cleansing power of the atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Below are the feelings of a Mormon woman who had to travel great distances in the past to reach Mormon temples, of the blessings those trips to the temple have brought, and of her joy at soon having a temple nearer to her in Indianapolis.
Peace Be Unto You
by Cathy
Cathy and Roger Gorge
When I was a child I asked my dad what he wanted... Read the rest of this article »
by Terrie
What Are Mormon Garments?
Mormons (a nickname for people who belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) wear religiously significant clothing beneath their street clothes. Some people refer to this as Mormon underwear, but Mormons simply refer to them as garments. Despite disrespectful names that suggest otherwise, they are not magic in any way, nor are they considered so by those who wear them. Instead, Mormon garments serve the same purpose as religious clothing worn by other religious people. They are a private reminder of religious covenants Mormons make with God in Mormon temples. Mormon underwear serves to protect modesty, since they should be covered at all times, and are not to be adjusted in order to keep them hidden. This means that clothing should be adjusted to the garment, and not the other way around. Garments also serve as constant reminders that those who wear them have taken on themselves the name of Jesus... Read the rest of this article »
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church) has a unique doctrine of doing missionary work for the dead. No other Christian church participates in this practice, but it is referenced in the New Testament in 1 Corinthians 15:29, “Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?” Here Paul is clearly talking about the resurrection, but he references work being done for the dead. To any Christian who has ever thought about all the people who have lived upon this earth without any opportunity of even hearing about Jesus Christ, the Mormon doctrine of missionary work for the dead makes perfect sense.
Mormon temples are sacred places of worship. For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or just Latter-day Saints), worship is an active word. We worship God by keeping His commandments. One of those commandments... Read the rest of this article »
Many people wonder why they cannot enter temples belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church). In fact, not all members of the Mormon Church are allowed to enter temples. They must go through an interview process with their bishop and stake president to ensure they are living worthily. There is a standard list of questions which gives the interviewee the chance to declare his or her faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to His commandments. A person must be living the law of chastity and the Word of Wisdom (the Mormon health law which forbids alcohol, coffee, tea, drugs, etc.) in order to obtain a temple recommend to enter the temple. Three signatures are required on a temple recommend: the bishop’s, the stake president’s, and the individual’s. These recommends are good for two years.
People jump to crazy conclusions that because the average person is not allowed access to the temples,... Read the rest of this article »
Personal thoughts on finding peace in the House of the Lord, temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon temples).
Chasing Peace in the World….
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Finding Peace in the Gospel & Mormon Temples
The adversary, Satan, would have us be as he is: running to and fro in the earth, going through the motions but missing the mark.
Ever see yourself as Adda in A Bug’s Life? The up-and-coming queen bee–frenetic, anxious, and breathless–trying to be in control of your destiny and never quite feeling so? Or how about Rabbit in Pooh Party? Let’s rewind the tape on that one for a moment. Here’s Rabbit, preparing for a party, following a predetermined schedule–an air-tight list of things to do which he believes to be the guarantee to a successful party. He seems to be stressing over his lengthy list, tacked up by the bathroom mirror, as he pours over it while brushing his teeth! Poor Rabbit. In the... Read the rest of this article »
Personal reflections and thoughts on what the Mormon temple garment means to Karen Rose.
I love wearing the holy garments I received within the Washington D.C. Temple, one of over a hundred temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Mormon garments are reminders of sacred covenants or promises I’ve made there, with corresponding, amazing, promised blessings and gifts for a fulness of life here and eternal life hereafter. We’ve often been asked about these under-garments, which to us are very sacred and personal, but certainly not secret.
Some, errantly, have called them by lesser names, that we discourage but will repeat here for understanding purposes: “Mormon underwear” and “secret Mormon underwear.” Others disparagingly and ignorantly also have used the degrading misnomer, “magic Mormon underwear.” If you have heard those nominalizing, less-than-sanctifying terms about Mormon wear, we invite... Read the rest of this article »
