What Do Mormons Believe: Health

June 14, 2011

“Because we are created in the image of God (see Genesis 1:27), our bodies are temples and should be treated with care and respect (see 1 Corinthians 3:16–17). “The Word of Wisdom, found in Doctrine and Covenants 89, is the Lord’s code of health and was revealed to Joseph Smith in 1833. It teaches that we [...]

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What Do Mormons Believe: Education

June 13, 2011

“The Lord commands us to ‘seek learning, even by study and also by faith’ (D&C 88:118). President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) taught: ‘We believe in education. This Church encourages education. There is incumbent upon every member of this Church, as a mandate from the Lord, to get all the education you can get. … There is [...]

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What Do Mormons Believe: Self-Reliance

June 12, 2011

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the welfare plan of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church Security Plan—which would later be renamed the Church Welfare Plan—was first announced in April 1936 in the Great Depression era by president Heber J Grant. The program helps people through temporally difficult circumstances in [...]

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What Do Mormons Believe About Jesus?

May 25, 2011

Question: According to Mormonism, is Jesus Christ the Son of God? – and please don’t give me a run-around answer. Just answer me with your what you believe. Answer: Yes.

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The Mormon Secrecy Code

April 7, 2011

Question from the box: “I have a mormon friend and he doesnt like to talk about what goes on when he goes to church. Is there a secrecy code or something? Once you are a mormon can you “un-become” a mormon??” We try to practice the teaching of Christ when he said “hold up your [...]

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