Mission presidents, as well as persons called to any position in the Mormon Church are, in the last analysis, called by the Lord Jesus Christ, who inspires the appropriate authorities to issue the calls for missionary service.
In the state of exaltation in the celestial kingdom the line of authority will descend from father to son and from mother to daughter-in-law.
In the eternities, what we have learned on earth will not be forgotten from our memories.
If the parents who have children sealed to them live in accordance with the covenants they make, their chidren will be theirs in eternity.
One possible reason that Mormons wait a year to perform temple ordinances is to give the deceased individual a chance to learn and repent in the Spirit World.
In Mormon temples, children can only be sealed to a husband and wife.
The Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon ordained Brigham Young an apostle. There is no known record of who previously ordained Brigham Young to the priesthood.
Joseph Smith was of the blood of Ephraim, not through Lehi’s descendants, but from the blood of Ephraim scattered throughout the nations.
Only married couples can have children sealed to them, but everyone who is faithful will ultimately receive every blessing.
Mormons do not believe their leaders are perfect and expect that they will make mistakes, but believe that God calls imperfect people to be leaders.
