The priesthood is given by God to man, so that they may have the authority to act in His name. Christ gave the priesthood to the Twelve Apostles, but after the ascension of Jesus Christ, as the Apostles died or were killed the authority of the priesthood was lost. For centuries man did not have the power to act in God’s name, then in 1829, Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, was translating...

The Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith was only fourteen years old when he experienced what few boys or men have.  Young Joseph Smith was visited by God the Father and Jesus Christ, and there has never been an event more glorious or controversial. Mormons call this “the First Vision.”  It has been described as possibly being the most singular event to ever occur on the earth since the Resurrection of Jesus...

Elder Russell M. Nelson Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles We help to gather the elect of the Lord on both sides of the veil. My beloved brothers and sisters, thank you for your faith, your devotion, and your love. We share an enormous responsibility to be who the Lord wants us to be and to do what He wants us to do. We are part of a great movement—the gathering of scattered Israel. I speak of this...

The Prophet Joseph Smith is one of the most charismatic and influential religious figures in American history. Joseph Smith acquired many followers throughout his life, but also many opponents.  Joseph Smith’s calling was to be the first prophet of the final dispensation before the Second Coming of Christ.  The Lord intended to reveal the fulness of His gospel as it had been known since ancient...

Luke 16:16 is one of several Biblical passages leveled against the Mormon Church.  The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.  This is interpreted by many to mean that there will be no more prophets after John the Baptist.  A fundamental doctrine of the Mormon Church is that there are living prophets now.  Beginning with...