Thursday, May 13, 2021

Ramadan reflections by Mormons

When Mormons reflect on Muslims! Who would have thought! Say say faith bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. I am a believer! 😄

"Islam and Mormonism share some religious traditions. Both have histories rooted in a prophet. Both tout modesty and family values. Both shun alcohol and embrace fasting.
During Ramadan — the Islamic holy month dedicated to dawn-to-dusk fasting and multiple daily prayers — Latter-day Saints feel an even closer kinship to their Muslim friends.
“It is a special time for me and for my family,” Linton Crockford-Moore, a Latter-day Saint who lives in the United Arab Emirates, says in a news release. “This is a time when the pace of the city where I live changes, a time when our Muslim brothers and sisters seek inward reflection and express an outward devotion to God.” ...
Living in the Middle East and hearing the call to prayer five times a day,” Georgieva says, “I ask myself, ‘Have I prayed enough today? Have I remembered God today?’” ... "

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