https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com ...declare repentance and faith on the Savior, and remission of sins by baptism, and by fire, yea, even the Holy Ghost. Sat, 25 Dec 2021 13:29:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/dealing-with-mormonisms-thorns-thistles-briars-and-noxious-weeds/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 23:54:52 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=3774 Nearly everyone has experience with weeds (thorns, thistles, briars, and noxious weeds). They come in many varieties. Basically, weeds are a wild plant that grows where it is not wanted in competition with other desirable plants. The scriptures teach that weeds … Continue reading →

The post Dealing with Mormonism’s Thorns, Thistles, Briars, and Noxious Weeds first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/whence-cometh-a-testimony/ https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/whence-cometh-a-testimony/#comments Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:50:24 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=726 Note: I’ve used footnotes in this post (26 to be exact). To view a footnote click the number. After reading the footnote click the number again to return. The word “testimony” looms large in the vocabulary of Latter-Day-Saints. We are … Continue reading →

The post Whence Cometh a Testimony? first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/whence-cometh-a-testimony/feed/ 2 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/my-experience-with-the-savior/ https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/my-experience-with-the-savior/#comments Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:27:33 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=1529 Easter is about Jesus Christ. Our thoughts are turned to the life of Jesus Christ, his atonement, and his resurrection. For me and many others, this time of year carries our thoughts to sacred experiences that have come to us in … Continue reading →

The post My Experience with the Savior first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/my-experience-with-the-savior/feed/ 1 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/let-us-reason-together-revelation-or-emotion/ https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/let-us-reason-together-revelation-or-emotion/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:34:13 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=4475 A former Mormon, John D. (I’m not going to give his last name) recently wrote the following critique about his experience with “revelation”.  “Did I have incredibly powerful and inspiring emotional experiences in a LDS context when I was a child, … Continue reading →

The post Let Us Reason Together: Revelation or Emotion? first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/let-us-reason-together-revelation-or-emotion/feed/ 10 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/i-dont-think-i-believe-in-the-church-anymore/ https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/i-dont-think-i-believe-in-the-church-anymore/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:05:20 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=242 Today’s church members live in a time the prophets of the Lord have foretold. A day of apostasy, anemic testimonies, and broken covenants. The internet is filled with faith destroying words and images. In order for the faithful to survive … Continue reading →

The post “I Don’t Think I Believe in the Church Anymore” first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/i-dont-think-i-believe-in-the-church-anymore/feed/ 9 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/o-god-wilt-thou-make-thyself-known-unto-me/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:37:40 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=1028 “O God…wilt thou make thyself known unto me, and I will give away all my sins to know thee…” Alma 22:18 These few words spoken by an old man, King Lamoni; in his first prayer, are full of meaning for … Continue reading →

The post O God, Wilt Thou Make Thyself Known Unto Me? first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/testimony%e2%80%94three-kinds-hoping-believing-knowing/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 03:05:39 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=1435 “The mystery of Godliness, how great it is” (D&C 19:10). This verse of scripture infers that the rational mind of man cannot find God in the usual ways. By the power of the rational mind man has conquered the air, … Continue reading →

The post Testimony—Three Kinds: Hoping, Believing, Knowing first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/my-testimony-of-jesus-christ-our-advocate-with-the-father/ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:55:05 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=506 I bear testimony of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. All those things we read about them in the scripture are true. I’ve received a witness of this fact. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and … Continue reading →

The post My Testimony of Jesus Christ—Our Advocate with the Father first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/writing-and-commenting-in-the-bloggernacle/ https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/writing-and-commenting-in-the-bloggernacle/#respond Sun, 22 Mar 2015 15:10:57 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/2008/02/writing-and-commenting-in-the-bloggernacle/ Good, better, and best are terms that can be used to describe the relative worth of competing choices. The one thing they have in common is the fact that a favorable outcome can be expected from each. However, the outcomes … Continue reading →

The post Writing and Commenting in the Bloggernacle first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/writing-and-commenting-in-the-bloggernacle/feed/ 0 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/promptings-of-the-spirit-revelation-or-brain-chemistry/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 01:14:58 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=3603 Recently, I read a post at a well known blog. The Mormon author of the blog is critical of the LDS church and it’s leaders. After reading one of his post and many of the comments, I decided to join in … Continue reading →

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