Young Mormon Missionaries
In 1974, then Mormon prophet, President Spencer W. Kimball, issued a call to all young men of the LDS Church, calling them to serve full-time missions. Within a few years, the number of young men and women in the missionary service doubled. The enthusiastic growth...
Restoration Priesthood
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...
Fasting Mormonism
Fasting, a voluntary abstinence from food, has been practiced for centuries as a way for the Lord’s people to humble themselves before Him and increase their ability to receive inspiration and blessings. Mormons today practice the fast for these same reasons; they...
The Nature of God
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent (John 17:3). Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should haveknown my Father...
Tithing Mormonism
The word tithing, or tithe, means a tenth part. The paying of tithing to the Lord and His church has been a commandment for thousands of years. The first record of tithing is found in Genesis 14:20, when Abraham pays tithing to Melchizedek. In the biblical days of the...
Anti Mormon
The term anti-Mormon is used to describe a person or group actively opposing Mormonism. It does not refer to groups of people who don’t understand the Church, or disagree with or criticize it. An anti-Mormon represents a more extreme category. For anti-Mormons, the...
What Matters Most Is What Lasts Longest
Elder M. Russell Ballard Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Several of the Brethren and I recently visited a few of the refugee centers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas where devastated and displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina were staying as they began to try...
Translation Book Of Mormon
The exact process by which the Book of Mormon was translated is known only to Joseph Smith. He described it as through the “gift and power of God,” and attributed the Urim and Thummim as a vehicle for translation. From contemporary accounts of others, including his...