Latter Day Sinner

When I was in grade school an art teacher saw me hurrying to finish what I was doing in his class. He told me something I have never forgotten. “Art is not a race,” he said. Then he gave me the instruction to work slowly. I was to fill up an entire page with my…

We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul – We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous,…

We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying honoring, and sustaining the law. Subjecting myself to authority, including civil authority, has been and remains a challenge for me. As a firm advocate for the rule of law, I believe unjust laws can and should be changed and that unjust authorities…

We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may. The dictates of conscience are near and dear to my heart and often the focus of my thoughts, words, and actions. I am…

We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory. The prophecy of the literal gathering of…

We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God. Revelation has historically been the domain of prophets and patriarchs. In the LDS tradition however, everyone can and should seek after what God…

We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. I have a great deal of respect for and interest in both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. As such I am committed to…

We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth. Miracles such as these are hard for me to believe at times and even harder to comprehend. I have had little experience with the supernatural, and so I often rely on those around me that seem to be…

We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth. The Primitive Church is of great interest to Latter Day Saints. We often talk of being a part of the Restored Gospel. This of course implies that the Gospel needed to be restored in…