Annmarie Worthington At Home Blog
I was a confident, conservative, reformed evangelical. Reformed protestants have a Calvinist bent in theology. I was married, with three incredible children, and very active in the church of my faith. I taught Bible studies, was a mentor in our women’s mentoring program, sang in the choir, was a soloist, a member of a six person ensemble, and a violinist in the church’s orchestra. I was also a full time homeschooling mom. My oldest child, Dillon, wanted to be a concert pianist. He was only eight when he made that decision, but was extrememly gifted. He was currently taking piano lessons from a professor at a university in the next city. I began to pray about what to do for my precious son. We lived in Arkansas, which is not a mecca of classical music opportunities, and I needed direction.
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Dallin H. Oaks, “Have You Been Saved?,” Ensign, May 1998, 55
As Latter-day Saints use the words saved and salvation, there are at least six different meanings.
Dallin H. Oaks
What do we say when someone asks us, “Have you been saved?” This question, so common in the conversation of some Christians, can be puzzling to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because it is not our usual way of speaking. We tend to speak of “saved” or “salvation” as a future event rather than something that has already been realized.
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E. Richard Packham, “My Maturing Views of Grace” Ensign, Aug. 2005, 22-25
What is the relationship between grace and works? The answer to this question has taken me a lifetime to appreciate.
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Michael De Groote, “Joseph Smith becoming the seer stone” Deseret News, Aug. 30, 2009
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel was amazed at how often Joseph Smith was identified as “the Seer” in John Whitmer’s record of the early history of the LDS Church. Whitmer wrote the record from 1831 to 1838. Holzapfel read the book to prepare for a class he was teaching at BYU’s Campus Education Week.
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