Messenger
“Human law, … is not binding upon any honest man”
All men should be entitled to two kinds of rights: – natural and artificial. Natural rights are embraced in life, liberty and the pursuits of happiness. Artificial rights consist of powers granted by legislative enactment; hence the machinery of government. …
Men do not enjoy all their [...]
When filling in forms, such as those you are given when staying in an American Hospital, one question, amongst the myriad that ask for such information as your Ethnic origin, preferred title and diet requirements, is that of Religious ‘preference.’ A friend found herself filling in one of these forms recently, and it caused her [...]
The Latter-day Saints have often been ridiculed on account of their belief in the pre-existence of spirits, and for marrying for time and all eternity, both being Bible doctrines. We have often been requested to give our views in relation to these principles, but considered the things of the kingdom belonged to the children of [...]
Jessica: “I shall be saved by my husband; he hath made me a Christian.”
Shylock’s servant: “This making of Christians will raise the price of hogs: if we all become pork-eaters, in no time we’ll not be able to afford to cook bacon.” (The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare)
From the days of Noah there was a [...]
Adam is Man
Although the name Adam doesn’t appear in the King James Version of the Bible until over half way through the second chapter of Genesis, in the original Hebrew language Adam appears in the first sentence regarding the creation of man and woman, when it tells us “God created man in His own image [...]
The false ideas we believe when deciding not to have (more) children.
“We cannot afford to have children at the moment”
In this world in which meeting the cost of clothing and food for just a couple of adults seems too much, we may wonder how we could ever spare the money to feed another mouth. This [...]
Before he ascended into heaven, the resurrected Jesus gave one last sermon, in which he stated:
“… these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they [...]
Everyone has opinions, points of view, or different perspectives. However we may phrase it we realize that there are some things we do not totally know or understand, and that we may speculate upon.
Opinions can be valuable, such as in the case of the views of someone who has great experience in his professional [...]
[The thousands of LDS Church members who attended the October 1984 General Conference, who watched it live on their televisions, or listened to it being broadcast on the radio, had the opportunity of hearing Elder Ronald Poelman give what some considered to be the best talk of the conference. What a surprise it indeed was [...]