


Why were some of the early saints still drinking coffee and tea?
It took a little time for the early saints of the Mormon Church to receive, learn and understand all the doctrines they were taught, including the Word of Wisdom.

Who said that if we knew who Joseph Smith was before this life that people would seek to take his life then and there?
Many people tried to take the life of the Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith. The Prophet Joseph remarked that he would not have believed is own history if he had not experienced it.

Why is Warren Jeffs associated in the press with the Mormon Church, and what was the reason that the Prophet Joseph Smith initiated in the Mormon Church the practice of polygamy?
Alhough the Mormon Church will continue to receive increasing persecution it will survive all and emerge triumphant, to receive the Lord, Jesus Christ, as he begins his great millennian reign.

How were the temple property and artifacts disposed of when the Mormon saints left Nauvoo?
When the Mormon saints were forced to leave the city of Nauvoo their exodus was so abrupt that they had no time to make any disposition of their temple nor it contents.

When was the Aaronic Priesthood in the Mormon Church first given to teenagers?
In 1908 the First Presidency of the Mormon Church defined minimum ages for the Aaronic Priesthood in the Mormon Church to be 12 years for Deacons, 15 years for Teachers and 18 years for Priests.

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.

Why was the temple endowment such a strength to the pioneers?
Sacred covenants made in the temples of the Mormon Church give great strength because decisions made as matters of principal are much more powerful than decisions made as matters of judgement or convenience.

Where can we find information on the Founding Fathers coming to the St. George Temple to have their temple work done?
The signers of the Declaration of Independence appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. Gearge Temple and received there te sacred ordinances of the gospel.

What happened to the golden plates after Joseph Smith finished translating the Book of Mormon?
The plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated were received by Joseph Smith in September 1827, and returned to the Angel Moroni sometime afte June 11, 1829.