Questions tagged [lds]
Use for questions about the history, teachings, doctrine, or practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly called Mormons. The LDS faith recognizes as canonical several books (such as the Book of Mormon) that are not generally accepted among most other Christians and believes in modern-day prophethood and revelation.
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Does anything different happen during General Conference when there's a new president?
Next week will be the first general conference where President Nelson is the president of the Church. Does any special procedure or meeting occur because of this, or it is just a normal general ...
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Similarities and differences between the priesthood in the Catholic and the LDS Church
As a follow up to Similarities and differences between the priesthood of all believers and the LDS priesthood, I ask what are similarities and differences between the priesthood in the Catholic and ...
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I've read that 19th Century and early 20th Century Mormon Utah was very feminist for its time. What evidence supports or contradicts this? [closed]
I've read this claim on a reddit post1 that 19th century Mormon Utah is usually understood as barbaric and very sexist towards women, especially due to polygamy. However the poster argues that 19th ...
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What is LDS church view of a baptized member owning machine guns?
This other question mentions a harm threshold above which an offender's participation counts as "serious". The examples given include
defacing more than 10 postage stamps in a 48 hour period
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What constitutes a "serious" crime for the purpose of LDS baptism preparation?
According to Preach My Gospel, the official LDS (Mormon) missionary guide, missionaries are supposed to ask potential converts
Have you ever committed a serious crime? If so, are you now on probation ...
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What did kids of polygamous Mormon parents call their half-sibling's moms?
Did they refer to them as their step-moms? Their Dad's nth wife? Half-sibling's mom? What was the common terminology used by Mormons back in the day when they practiced polygamy for describing family ...
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(LDS) What kind of payment can a murderer make to receive a pardon?
Related to this other question about whether murder is unforgivable according to the LDS Church.
One of the answers to the question says that:
Murder is a very serious sin, and while it can't be ...
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What problems, if any, do Mormons have with the Apostles' Creed?
As a follow-up to a previous question, I'd like to know: Does the LDS church disagree with or "reinterpret" any phrases in the Apostles' Creed?
Here's the context: I'm listening to an audio series in ...
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(LDS view) Do animals have a possibility to eternal life and is this dependent on Jesus atonoment applied to them?
This is my other question that was inspired by what a quotation in this other question says about pre-existence prior to conception.
The highest rated answer quotes from The Encyclopedia of Mormonism,...
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LDS belief in pre-existence of the human person vs. human physical deformities
This other question discusses the Mormon doctrine of pre-existence prior to conception.
The highest rated answer quotes from The Encyclopedia of Mormonism that says, on the page "Pre-Existence (Pre-...
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Similarities and differences between the priesthood of all believers and the LDS priesthood
In the LDS Church, all men and older boys are encouraged to obtain the priesthood. Women are also encouraged to receive ordinances in the temple, which Joseph Smith described as entering into an "...
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Where are the LDS revelations published?
I understood from a previous question (How does LDS handle doctrine changes?) that in the LDS church changes (including doctrine changes) are based on revelations from the prophets. Those are shared ...
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How does LDS handle doctrine changes?
Starting from this question, I'm curious how the LDS church handles the doctrine changes.
I saw a similar question (What is the LDS position on changing doctrine), but what I'm wondering is how this ...
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Are (or should be) the resolutions of the SDA General Conference public?
Currently I'm doing a little bit of research on how different churches are organised.
As far I can understand, the General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church has an important role on ...
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In Mormonism, do persons ordained as Teachers in the Aaronic Priesthood have actual teaching duties?
In the LDS faith, the offices of the Aaronic Priesthood are Deacon, Teacher, Priest, and Bishop. Current practice in the LDS church is to ordain most teenage boys in the church to the first three ...
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LDS Church view: was the earth and all life on it created in six 24-hour days?
I was looking for information on whether, according to the LDS Church, the "days" in Genesis chapter 1 are literal 24-hour days or something else.
I found this article at lds.org (aimed at a younger ...
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What is the difference, if any, between elders and priests in the LDS church?
Inspired by this other question which asks about how there are quite a few priests in the Mormon church.
In my case most (if not all) of the Mormons that I have met all had a lapel that identified ...
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Did Job hold the priesthood according to LDS teaching?
According to LDS teaching, did Job have the priesthood?
It would make sense for Job to be a high priest, since his life pointed towards Christ (which is a main duty of high priests), but I could find ...
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Why are there so many priests in the LDS Church?
I don't have any hard number, but in most other churches, usually there are only a few priests per church (if they have priests). In the LDS Church on the other hand, usually almost half of the ...
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How do Mormons view events like the Holocaust considering that they view Adam's fall as a move forward?
In Christianity in general, a common view of Adam's transgression has been that it was something bad that resulted not just in a loss of something good.
Among the consequences of Adam's ...
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Can a Mormon wife be unsealed from her husband, and what is required for it?
I have a question about the LDS Church sealing ordinances mentioned in this article, specifically the ordinance referred to in the first paragraph:
While on earth, we can make sacred covenants (...
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LDS Church view of 1 Timothy 3:2 and 3:12 when they supported polygamy
I have a question regarding what the LDS Church view of 1 Timothy 3:2 and 3:12 was during the times when they supported polygamy.
Background information for my question:
One of the earliest formal ...
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What kind of characteristics does the Great Tribulation have in LDS eschatology?
There is this other question with an answer that touches on the Great Tribulation as it is viewed in LDS eschatology, but I would like to ask more specifically about the situation on earth during the ...
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(LDS perspective) How would people before Mormonism have entered heaven since they would not have known the masonic handshakes?
Related question here discusses the secret passwords and handshakes that are, according to LDS church, required in order to gain entrance to heaven. This question and this Wikipedia article discusses ...
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When would a Mormon choose to go to the temple instead of the church?
The accepted answer to this other question mentions that Mormons have two types of meeting locations: temples and churches.
According to the answer, the churches have a 3-hour meeting every Sunday.
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Do Mormons view the LDS Church as a pure restoration of first century Christianity?
Based on the accepted answer to this question, it looks like Mormons believe that
A wide-scale falling away from first century Christianity (the
"Great Apostasy") had happened before Joseph Smith's ...
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What do mormons believe about eschatology? [closed]
As I understand, mormons affirm some sort of final judgment where people are judged according to their works.
I'm curious what that looks like. Is it a balancing scale, where if you did more good ...
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Assuming the Book of Mormon is historically accurate, does this necessarily imply the Great Apostasy?
Note I am asking this question as someone who has not actually read the Book of Mormon.
I guess my real question is, could I affirm the historical accuracy of the Book of Mormon as a Catholic? But to ...
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What did Jesus actually get up to in America (according to Mormons)?
I'm wondering where I should flick to in my LDS quad in order to learn about what Jesus supposedly got up to when he visited America. Could someone provide an outline of his interactions on the ...
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Do mormons have a doctrine of afterlife preaching and repentence?
I swear I read somewhere some years ago that Mormons have a developed doctrine of saints in the afterlife descending to Hell in order to preach the gospel to those who are stuck there and give them ...
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Given that Mormons believe the father has a physical body, what is the significance of the incarnation?
In mainstream Christianity, the incarnation is a really big deal. The idea that the transcendent and ineffable God could enter into creation and become a man is a mind-boggling concept (and provides ...
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What fancy word describing a church's stance on the Eucharist most closely applies to Mormonism?
Do Mormons believe in transubstantiation, or consubstantiation, or the Lutheran "sacramental union", or the Calvinist "mystical presence", or perhaps a more Zwinglian "purely symbolic" approach?
Is ...
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Do Mormons have Sunday services?/What does the regular Mormon liturgy look like?
I've gone past a mormon church near my house quite a few times now and I'm keen to give it a visit. However I am prevented by the fact that I can't find any website which lists their service times or ...
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After resurrection, which one (if any) of the Mormon heavens will be here on earth?
This question is about the three heavens (or kingdoms) in Mormon cosmology: the celestial, terrestrial, and telestial.
The accepted answer to this other question says that
After the resurrection ...
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What are the main differences between Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses?
Both Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses go from door to door, talking to people about their beliefs. Also neither group accepts the notion of Trinity.
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Do Mormons consider participating in game shows to be gambling?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are opposed to gambling. From their official website:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opposed to gambling, including ...
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Would Mormons accept communion, administered by a representative of another Christian denomination, as valid?
There are considerable differences in some beliefs between Catholic and Protestant churches on one hand, and the Mormon church on another hand.
One of these is the belief in Trinity due to which, ...
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What is the LDS Church's instruction concerning debt?
Doctrine & Covenants 64 teaches:
Behold, it is said in my laws, or forbidden, to get in debt to thine enemies; but behold, it is not said at any time that the Lord should not take when he ...
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Do LDS believe other churches to be the church of Satan?
I was once informed by some LDS missionaries that other churches to them are the church of Satan? Is this an LDS doctrine or the view of some members?
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How will Satan rage in the hearts of the children of men? (LDS perspective)
The following passage from The Book of Mormon teaches that people will be strongly influenced by Satan in the last days, which Mormons believe are happening now. Are there scriptural references or ...
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In LDS doctrine, what is the difference between the Holy Ghost and the Light of Christ?
The Holy Ghost is usually described as the member of the Godhead that helps us know what is true, prompts us to do good, and generally helps us feel God's influence. I've often heard it described as ...
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1852 Das Buch Mormon text
I found an audio version of Das Buch Mormon online here: http://batesbunch.com/dbm/. I was hoping to read along with it for German study, but I found that the currently published Das Buch Mormon (2003)...
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How do Mormons view this prophecy Joseph Smith seemingly added about himself in Genesis 50:33?
Chapter 50 in the book of Genesis is part of the Joseph Smith Translation, written by Joseph Smith himself.
Verses 30 and 33 of this chapter says the following (emphasis added):
30 And again, a ...
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To what extent do Mormons believe that miraculous healing happens in our days?
Gospel accounts about Jesus' life make it seem like he miraculously healed large amounts of people during the time he was here on earth. For example, Matthew 4:23,24 (KJV) says this:
And Jesus went ...
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Do Mormons in European countries also sing patriotic American songs?
The answer to this question says about the hymnbook used by the LDS church in USA that:
The patriotic songs in the hymnbook include America the Beautiful, My
Country, 'Tis of Thee, The Star-...
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Do Mormons believe that we currently live near the time when Jesus would return?
According to some Christian denominations, we are currently living near the time when Jesus would return to gather those selected to heaven and/or to destroy earth or the unbelievers/wicked.
Do ...
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From a LDS perspective, when does the Holy Ghost get a Physical Body?
I am looking for where we are told that the Holy Ghost gets a physical body. I thought it was doctrine that He will get a physical body during the Millennium. However, I am not able to find a ...
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Mormon concept of 1 Timothy 6:16
1 Timothy 6:16 speaks of Jesus and is in King James Version translated as:
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can
approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to ...
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Do Mormons believe in the immortality of the soul?
Some scriptures refer to the soul as something that can die.
For example, Acts 3, verse 23:
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