What is the difference between pornography and art?
Art ennobles the mind and pornography debases it. What may be art to one person may be pornography to another.
What are the three degrees of glory in the celestial kingdom?
Exaltation is the highest degree of glory in the celestial kingdom. There are two other degrees of glory for those who may be celestialized but not exalted.
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.
Is it an act of faith or a lack to faith to repeatedly importune our Father in Heaven on behalf of a loved one who is ill?
Repeatedly invoking the blessings of the Lord on behalf of our loved ones would be an expression of faith rather than a lack of faith.
Why can’t we baptize ourselves?
Self baptism is not authorized. Even the Savior was baptized by another person.
Are non-members permitted to preach from the pulpit or teach classes?
Non-members of the Mormon Church may participate in Branch and Ward functions where priesthood authority is not required. By voting to sustain a member of the Mormon Church in any office we commit ourselves to sustain, support and aid the person in fulfilling that office.
Why does the Mormon Church not use the cross as an icon?
Mormons tend to celebrate the resurrection of the Savior more than nourn his crucifixion. Therefore, the cross is not used as an icon in the Mormon Church.
Why were the plates Joseph Smith transcribed written in Reformed Egyptian?
The Egyptian language written by the Nephites was gradually modified over their thousand year history so that the Prophet Moroni, the last author of the Book of Mormon, called it a reformed Egyptian.
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.
Where is the spirit world?
The world of departed spirits is on the same earth where they lived. Although we can’t see them they see us and know our doings.
