Faith, Family, Facts, and Fruits

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M. Russell Ballard shares several facts that may be of interest to those desiring to learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also shares some basic doctrinal beliefs, explains the Church's emphasis on the family, and describes some of the fruits that result from Mormons faithfully practicing their religion. (16 minutes)

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Elder M. Russell Ballard is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Introduction to Mormonism, Episode 1

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In this first episode of the Introduction to Mormonism podcast, topics including basic Latter-day Saint beliefs about God our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ are discussed. Other basic tenets of the Church, including faith, repentance, baptism, and the laying on of hands by one with authority for the reception of the Holy Ghost, are also discussed. The concept of apostasy—periods in history when people fall away from or reject the gospel—is briefly explained. (11 minutes)

Future episodes of this podcast will no longer follow the self-recorded format of this episode. Instead, they will consist of LDS scriptures, talks, and lectures from the Church's official Web site, lds.org, and occasional lectures archived on Brigham Young University's Web site, byu.edu.