http://gmormon.com Following Jesus Christ: a Mormon blog about Religion, Family, and other topics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:26:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every 6 months, millions of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) gather in chapels, in their homes, and over the Internet to listen to the words of living apostles and prophets in general worldwide conferences. Many people have doubts about what Mormon leaders really ... http://gmormon.com/2008/12/what-mormon-leaders-really-teach It has been suggested by some that Mormons (and other Christians) hate gays because they worked hard to support Proposition 8 in Califronia, but this is not a fair accusation and misses completely the point. Mormons believe in loving all mankind and to do well even to their enemies. However, loving ... http://gmormon.com/2008/11/do-mormons-hate-gays Yesterday I was attending my Sunday school class in my ward (Portuguese speaking ward) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) and it was mentioned a time when, in Brazil, a school teacher had asked the students to present themselves by telling their names, interests, which ... http://gmormon.com/2008/11/secularism-and-mormonism According to CNN, Thousands protested California's same-sex marriage ban in West Hollywood Wednesday night. Californians passed the measure 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent in Tuesday's general election, countering a state Supreme Court ruling in May that said the state constitution guarantees gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. Passage of ... http://gmormon.com/2008/11/same-sex-marriage-and-the-mormon-church Dee Garrett discusses the Civil Rights battle that she went through and how it doesn't compare to the same sex marriage battle going on today. She mentions how same-sex marriage has an influence - a negative influence - on children. http://gmormon.com/2008/10/prop-8-civil-rights-and-judges In the debate about proposition 8, (gay rights and the proposed same-sex marriage) there is one point that is of the greatest importance but that is always overlooked by the proponents of same-sex marriage:  children needs. Research shows that children need two parents and that there are specific benefits coming from ... http://gmormon.com/2008/10/gay-rights-or-children-needs Luca's mission in Massachusetts keeps having consequences in connecting me again with my past, the time when I was first baptized as a member of the Mormon Church in Italy, long time ago... In a previous blog I mentioned how he helped me to reconnect with the missionary, Elder Burton, who ... http://gmormon.com/2008/10/lucas-mission-connects-me-with-my-past [caption id="attachment_447" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Elder Luca Martinengo and Elder Burton, the Younger"][/caption] This is really a very interesting experience that happened to my son, Luca, while in his Mormon mission in Boston, Massachussetts. He found the son of the missionary who found me more than 20 years ago in Italy. These are ... http://gmormon.com/2008/10/luca-found-the-son-of-the-missionary-who-found-me These are a couple of very good videos about the importance of voting yes for proposition 8. Young adults from California discuss their involvement in preserving traditional marriage. Elder David A. Bednar and a group of young adults from California discuss Proposition 8. http://gmormon.com/2008/10/prop-8-proposition-8-vote-yes Until 1977, California did not explicitly define marriage as being between a man and a woman, but court decisions, and some statutes assumed as much. In 1977, the legislature amended Civil Code section 4100  to read that marriage is "a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between a ... http://gmormon.com/2008/10/defending-marriage-proposition-8-in-california