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.
Should Mormon boys be circumcised?
The law of circumcision was done away with as part of the law of Moses, which was superceded by the higher law instituted by the Savior and culminated in his great atoning sacrifice.
What does it mean to turn the hearts of the children to their fathers?
Turning the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers refers to genealogy work.
Since Adam was born on another world, would he have been redeemed by the Savior of that world?
The sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ was infinite and eternal. He is the Savior of all our Father’s children who have or ever will live on all the worlds created by God.
Is it okay to study or show interest in things such as taro cards and spells, also ghosts and hauntings?
Playing with taro cards and the like is playing into the hands of the adversary and is contrary to the will of the Lord.
What effect does being sealed to a husband in the Mormon Temple have on one’s relationship to one’s birth parents?
Being sealed in the temple as the wife of a husband does nothing to cancel the relationship of a daughter sealed to her own parents.
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 could Satan and the Savior be brothers?
God is the Father of the spirits of all beings, including Lucifer, “a son of the morning” also known as Satan.
Must I have a broken heart in order to repent?
A person who cannot bring himself to be humble or to plead for forgiveness for his sins, may expect that he will have to pay for them himself, as if there had been no Savior.
Is it wrong to pray directly to Jesus?
There was nothing wrong with the Book of Mormon people praying directly to Jesus while He was with them. The righteousness of their actions is attested by the Book of Mormon account of their praying to him.
Is it possible to go through the repentance process without confession?
The process of repentance requires both confession and a forsaking of the sin. Those actions, fully complied with, result in forgiveness of the person by the Lord.
Did the Savior have to learn the art of healing by practice?
Uninspired ministers are quick to try to find fault with the Savior rather than to attribute any deficiency to those among whom He administered.
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