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Articles of Faith Series: The Second Article

The Second Article of Faith states: “We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.” Some religions believe that because of the fall of Adam, we are all condemned. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints takes a different view. We, in fact, are grateful to Adam for what he did. If he and Eve had remained in the Garden of Eden, we as a human race would not have existed. It was only when Adam and Eve left the Garden that they became able to have children. It’s true that in … Continue reading →

The Sock Fairy

You’ve heard of the Tooth Fairy, the Easter bunny, the Sandman, Santa Claus? Well, there’s a new mythical being on the block – the Sock Fairy. By night, she sneaks into bedrooms and places new socks in the drawers. By day, she sorts the laundry and throws the old socks away. If she’s really on the ball, she’ll get distinctive socks for each member of the family so everyone knows whose socks are whose. Mothers do a great many thankless jobs. I guess I’m lucky—I do get thanked for the thankless jobs. Sometimes my husband even brings me Ben and … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review – May 5th – 10th

Life just keeps getting busier! If you weren’t able to join us throughout the week, here’s a recap so you can keep up-to-date on all the great blogs here in LDS. We started the week with “Gospel Questions: What About Those Latte-Drinking Mormons?” A non-member friend of Tristi’s asked her why Mormons can’t drink coffee, and yet, some of them do. We learn about the Word of Wisdom and also a little bit about hypocrisy. We got caught up to speed with our lessons in this week’s “Dinner Discussions,” and then Tristi answered another question from her non-member friend in, … Continue reading →