For members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the idea that we are not considered Christians by so many outside our church is difficult to comprehend. Though our focus is, and always has been, Jesus Christ and His gospel, we somehow don’t fit the rules they have established. When they explain…

If I understand Luke 9:51-56 correctly, the Samaritans refused hospitality to Jesus and His disciples as they passed through the town. The Samaritans were offended because Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem. In response, James and John asked the Lord if they should command fire to come down from heaven to consume the offenders.…