Who may ordain whom to the various priesthood offices in the Mormon Church?
Those holding the priesthood may, upon authorization, ordain other to the same priesthood held by the officiator or to any other lower priesthood office.
In regards to the 3 Nephites, doesn’t that mean the Priesthood was never taken from the earth?
The restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ required the transfer of keys of priesthood authority from those who held them in earlier dispensations to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.
Was the harlot Rahab a direct ancestor of Jesus?
The Savior was the only perfect man to live in mortality among all the children of our Father in Heaven.
Why is it so important to overcome our passions and appetites before we die?
This life is the time given to overcome bodily appetites and passions. If we do not overcome ourselves in mortality it may be everlastingly too late.
Why doesn’t the Mormon Church provide more educational opportunities at locations outside of Utah and Idaho?
The Mormon Church provides LDS Institutes of Religion in all the major universities that have enough LDS students to support them.
Would it be OK to have a civil marriage first and then go to the temple to be sealed?
A temple sealing has nothing in common with a civil marriage. The sealing authorized the participants to be rulers in eternity forever.
Does the atonement of Jesus Christ apply to all people on all worlds or to just those on this earth?
The Savior’s atonement was infinite and eternal, applying to all mortal living things on all the worlds over all the ages of time.
Do bishops and stake presidents in the Mormon Church have the authority to add requirements to the temple recommend interview?
Temple recommend interviews in the Mormon Church are confidential, and the interviewing authorities have the right to ask any question they wish in order to determine worthiness to enter the temple
Why is the word “adieu” attributed to the Book of Mormon writer Jacob?
Question Gramps, Why is the word “adieu”, a French word, (French is a language derived from Celtic and Latin around 600 A.D.) uttered in Jacob? Brenda Answer Dear Brenda, The French word “adieu” was never uttered by Jacob. Jacob didn’t speak...
What happened to the papyrus from which the Book of Abraham was translated?
The disposition of the papyri from which the Book of Abraham was translated is not known.
