The Wonders of Eternity

A fundamental truth taught in the Book of Mormon says that there must be opposition in all things. If this were not the case then what would we be? We would be mere pawns in a neutral playground, not growing or learning by making choices and experiencing the consequences. All things have some type of opposite or opposition otherwise we would not have any choice in the matters we face. Good things have opposition to them. Good and evil exist in an eternal state of opposition to each other.  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has been opposed by many critical individuals since it was founded. The misnomer of Mormonism has been attached to the teachings and theology of the Latter-day prophets in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  There is really no such thing as a "Mormon church". It is a nickname initially meant to be a slur against the organization and its members. For almost 200 years Joseph Smith has been the Prophet of the Restoration to mill...

My parents were good people and I had a pretty good childhood. They would have referred to themselves as Christians but I don't remember a prominent display of their faith, other than attending church as a family from time to time. They valued family life, honesty, and work. They taught my brothers and me good values and to consider the existence of a God. I wasn't overly concerned whether God had any role in my life, or in the world for that matter. I became curious and desirous to know about eternal things after my mother died when I was 8. I believed but didn't know who or what God was. Our family attended Methodist and non-denominational churches on a sporadic basis when I was growing up. My mother's death caused me to wonder more intensely about God and family relationships. My earliest recollection of the concept of God was a picture at the Methodist church showing a face representing Christ without a body, but with a trail of dust and light behind it. I r...