The following question was submitted in the question box: Did god make me or did my mum and dad make me? The answer is yes. There are two parts to each of us–the spiritual part, and the physical part. God made the eternal part–our spirits have existed for eons and will continue to exist forever. [...]
The second commandment or standard that I want to discuss is the law of chastity. Aside from the Word of Wisdom (a few posts down), I think this is the commandment that people outside of the church have asked me about most often. The law of chastity is pretty simple: you don’t have any sexual [...]
What do Mormons believe about life after death? Mormons believe the afterlife is not merely “heaven” and “hell” but that there are three degrees of glory and all mankind will be awarded a kingdom based on their righteousness.
Salvation is another of those context-specific words that requires defining every time you use it. For example, in the Old Testament ‘salvation’ is often used to mean deliverance from the Canaanites or Pharaoh’s army, or the Philistines. The intent of the word is ‘rescue from some kind of harm or destruction,’ and when Mormons use [...]
At least once a year, a priesthood quorum has a lesson on faith, and one of the first things spoken by the instructor is this question: “What is faith?” It can be a confusing question to answer because everyone has his own definition. Among active latter-day saints, you often need to clarify your meaning of [...]
