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Rachel's Latter-day Saints Blog October 2008 Archive

By Rachel Bruner, About.com Guide to Latter-day Saints since 2002

Updated LDS Temple Quizzes

Thursday October 30, 2008
With the additional LDS temples announced in the last General Conference I've needed to update these three fun temple quizzes. These quizzes may be harder than you think- are you ... Read More

To Know God Is to Serve Others

Monday October 27, 2008
Jesus Christ said in his intercessory prayer, "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent" (John 17:3). ... Read More

LDS Community Forum

Saturday October 25, 2008
Do you enjoy discussing religious topics? Are you looking for the answer to a question? Have you visited the LDS Community Forum yet? Take some time to browse through the ... Read More

How to Use Your Patriarchal Blessing

Wednesday October 22, 2008
A few weeks ago I attended a wonderful class about patriarchal blessings, by Carleen Tanner. She taught how a patriarchal blessing is our own personal scriptures from the Lord and ... Read More

10 Ways to Study the Word of God

Monday October 20, 2008
Why should we learn the word of God? Nephi from the Book of Mormon clearly answered this question when he said, "whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and ... Read More

We are Fallen

Saturday October 18, 2008
James Ferrell, author of "The Peacegiver" and "The Holy Secret," recently spoke at a regional single adult activity I attended. One of the scriptures he read was James 2:10: "For whosoever ... Read More

How to Make a First Aid Kit

Thursday October 16, 2008
Having a first aid kit is an important part of emergency preparedness. With this ready to print checklist you can easily organize the basic supplies you would need to create ... Read More

Poll: How Often Do You Pray?

Tuesday October 14, 2008
Prayer is very important because it's how we communicate with our Father in Heaven. Do you pray to God? If so how often?

What Does the Atonement of Jesus Christ Do For Us?

Friday October 10, 2008
Christ's Atonement overcomes two major aspects of God's Plan of Salvation. It also accomplishes several other things as well. "Indeed the Atonement of the Only Begotten Son of God in the ... Read More

True Doctrines of Marriage and Children

Thursday October 9, 2008
President Boyd K. Packer, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, wrote a wonderful article a number of years ago entitled, "Little Children." In this article President Packer wrote about ... Read More

Self-Confidence vs God-Confidence

Monday October 6, 2008
There's a fascinating article at Latter-day Saint Philosopher called, "I Know That I Am Nothing," by Jeff Thayne, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The article discusses the concept, origin, and focus ... Read More

Interfaith Fast Oct 12th for Proposition 8

Saturday October 4, 2008
Update: There's an excellent video on YouTube called, The Best Gift, with words, pictures, and music in support of marriage, family, and Proposition 8.-----------This morning I received a forwarded email ... Read More

Christlike Attributes

Friday October 3, 2008
The First Presidency message in this month's Ensign is "Developing Christlike Attributes" by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. In his message President Uchtdorf wrote: "To follow Christ is to become more like ... Read More

Poll: Could You Survive Without Power for 14 Days?

Wednesday October 1, 2008
In the comments from the 72 Hour Kit Warning, Judy shares some excellent food storage and 72 hour kit tips that helped them while they were without power for 14 ... Read More
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