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The Savior, the Master Teacher    By Elder Jay E. JensenOf the Presidency of the SeventyJay E. Jensen, "The Savior, the Master Teacher", Ensign, Jan. 2011, 42–47   We are to feast upon the words of Christ—the scriptures—and, as He did, use them to teach and strengthen others.  Under the direction of His Father, Jesus Christ created worlds without number. He was the great Jehovah, the God of the Old Testament. He was born of a mortal mother, Mary, and of God the Eternal Father. He was the greatest being to live on earth. He said He came “to do the will of him...

 CHAPTER 41 PERSONAL MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD THE ETERNAL FATHER AND                   OF HIS SON JESUS CHRIST IN MODERN TIMES   A NEW DISPENSATION In the year of our Lord 1820 there lived at Manchester, Ontario County,state of New York, a worthy citizen named Joseph Smith. His householdcomprised his wife and their nine children. The third Son and fourth child ofthe family was Joseph Smith Jr., who at the time of which we speak was in hisfifteenth year. In the year Specified, New York and adjacent states were sweptby a wave of intense agitation in religious matters; and unusual zeal was putforth...

What is the collective experience of this body with regard to dating outside of traditional Christendom? Does it always end in divorce, or perhaps head-butting once there are children? I'm 33 and the girl is 24. Am I asking for trouble if I move forward with this girl? What experiences do y'all have when it comes to dating Mormons/JW etc? Do they ever really come around, or do their families get to them more often than not?

Should parents approve sex-ed material? Take our poll. Parents in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, are upset because the local school administered an explicit sex survey to sixth-graders. The survey solicits answers to such questions as "How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the first time?" and "The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or your partner use a condom?" The school committee would not allow parents to view copies of the survey because they felt parents would "misinterpret" the questions. Parent David Fisher said, "In the 6th grade – these are children 11 or 12 years old...