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I felt some desire to be united with them; but so great were the confusion and strife among the different denominations, that it was impossible for a person young as I was, and so unacquainted with men and things, to come to any certain conclusion who was right and who was wrong...
In the midst of this war of words and tumult of opinions, I often said to myself: What is to be done? Who of all these parties are right; or, are they all wrong together? If any one of them be right, which is it, and how shall I know it?
While I was laboring under the extreme difficulties caused by the contests of these parties of religionists, I was one day reading the Epistle of James, first chapter and fifth verse, which reads: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
How Do You Imagine God?
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As the most loving personage...
My Beliefs
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when I prayed and God answered my prayer(s) in a very personal way showing me that God is in the details.
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Jesus Christ
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love.
My Faith History
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an individual that needed baptism by immersion in water when I reached eight years old and needed to continue to follow Jesus Christ throughout my life.
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I try to remember to do so all the time.
Religion & the Public Square
Is interfaith dialogue important? Why or why not?
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Yes, so we can dispel misconceptions about our and other faiths.
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