Should my mentally handicapped son hold the priesthood in the Mormon Church?
In the Mormon Church, a mentally handicapped person with a mental age below 8 may not have the maturity to hold the priesthood of God.
In the Mormon Church, a mentally handicapped person with a mental age below 8 may not have the maturity to hold the priesthood of God.
The priesthood in the Mormon Church is not designed to rule. Mormon women, still equal, do not hold the priesthood because their duties are elsewhere.
The apostle John has remained on the earth since the ministry of Christ. Mormon Church prophets have given several accounts of his current work.
When loved ones are going down a wrong path, the best way for a Mormon to help may be to show them love and acceptance and to pray for them.
Although the Book of Mormon teaches that it might have been possible for Adam to baptize himself, Joseph Smith’s translation of the Bible clearly shows that Adam was, in fact, baptized by the Holy Spirit.
Men and women before Jesus Christ’s day could receive the Holy Ghost. During Jesus’ mortal ministry, the Holy Ghost was not given since Jesus was there in person.
Mormonism teaches that Jesus died not only for the sins of mankind on this earth, but also of the inhabitants of other planets.
The Bible doesn’t clearly teach some Mormon doctrines and that is why a restoration of the truth was necessary. The Holy Ghost will help people learn true doctrine.
The Mormon Church counsels that burial is preferable unless local laws require cremation. Taking the law into account, the ultimate decision is up to the family.
The prophet Nehemiah called God “great and terrible” because of the judgements he had sent against the rebellious Israelites.