First Presidency

Follow Prophet Covid

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Follow the prophet, follow the prophet,Follow the prophet; don’t go astray.Follow the prophet, follow the prophet,Follow the prophet; he knows the way. Follow the Prophet, Children’s Songbook #110https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/follow-the-prophet?lang=eng To limit exposure to these viruses, we urge the use of face masks in public meetings whenever social distancing is not possible. To provide personal protection from … Read more

Sex Education

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The misguided fostering of sex education in the classroom on the basis that it will lessen sex ignorance and reduce illegitimate pregnancy, venereal disease, and related problems has no basis for sound conclusions. Actual experience has proven the results to be just the opposite. President Alvin R. Dyer, First Presidency, April 1969 General Conferencehttps://archive.org/details/conferencereport1969a/page/n57/mode/2up Comprehensive … Read more

Asked to Wear Face Masks in Temple

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We are grateful that in recent months, some level of ordinance work has resumed in every temple. Our desire is to keep temples open. As cases of COVID-19 increase in many areas, we want to do everything possible to allow temples to remain open. Therefore, effective immediately, all temple patrons and workers are asked to … Read more

Racist Doctrine Cannot Be Changed

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Doctrine Cannot Be Changed Boyd K. PackerApril 2013 General Conferencehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1993/10/for-time-and-all-eternity?lang=eng August 17, 1949 The attitude of the Church with reference to Negroes remains as it has always stood. It is not a matter of the declaration of a policy but of direct commandment from the Lord, on which is founded the doctrine of the Church … Read more

Racist Unchanging Doctrine

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The world changes constantly and dramatically, but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change. They are immutable and unchanging. L. Tom PerryApril 2013 General Conferencehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/04/obedience-to-law-is-liberty?lang=eng August 17, 1949 The attitude of the Church with reference to Negroes remains as it has always stood. It is not a matter of the declaration of a … Read more

2021 BYU University Conference

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3 August 2021, BYU University Conference 1 The Second Half of the Second Century BYU Annual University ConferenceAugust 23, 2021By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Someone once told me that the young speak of the future because they have no past, while the elderly speak of the past because they have no future. Although it damages … Read more

First Presidency Discontinued and Impressed?

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Beginning with October’s general conference and continuing thereafter, the Saturday evening sessions will be discontinued. Salt Lake City News Release, First Presidency Announces Changes to General Conference – 7 June 2021https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/general-conference-saturday-evening-session-update Therefore, after additional study and prayer, we have felt impressed to continue to hold the Saturday evening session of general conference Salt Lake City … Read more

Our Own Planets

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Do Latter-day Saints believe that they will “get their own planet”? No. This idea is not taught in Latter-day Saint scripture, nor is it a doctrine of the Church. | We have the incomprehensible promise of exaltation—worlds without end—within our grasp. - Uchtdorf

Do Latter-day Saints believe that they will “get their own planet”? No. This idea is not taught in Latter-day Saint scripture, nor is it a doctrine of the Church. This misunderstanding stems from speculative comments unreflective of scriptural doctrine. Latter-day Saints believe that we are all sons and daughters of God and that all of … Read more

Obedience

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Excerpt from an April 2013 General Conference address by Thomas S. Monson: 1  Declared President Joseph F. Smith in October 1873, “Obedience is the first law of heaven.” Excerpts from an October 1873 discourse by Joseph F. Smith: 2 To say I have been very much interested in the instructions that we have had at … Read more

Questions Raised

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Excerpt from a New York Times Opinion article published August 18, 2012, ‘Why Race Is Still a Problem for Mormons’: 1 The church could begin leaving those problems behind if its leaders explained that their predecessors had confused their own racist views with God’s will and that the priesthood ban resulted from human error and … Read more

Against Racism

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Excerpt from the September 2000 Ensign magazine article by Elder Alexander B. Morrison Of the Seventy, ‘No More Strangers’: 1 How grateful I am that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has from its beginnings stood strongly against racism in any of its malignant manifestations. President Spencer W. Kimball stated the Church’s position … Read more

Voluntary Offerings

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Excerpt from ‘Tithing and Charitable Donations’, Church Newsroom: 1 All funds given to the Church by its members are considered sacred. They are voluntary offerings that represent the faith and dedication of members and are used with careful oversight and discretion. They are audited regularly by independent, certified auditors. Excerpt from the June 1980 Ensign, … Read more

Honesty

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Excerpt from the 2011 Gospel Principles manual, Chapter 31: Honesty: 1 There are many other forms of lying. When we speak untruths, we are guilty of lying. We can also intentionally deceive others by a gesture or a look, by silence, or by telling only part of the truth. Whenever we lead people in any … Read more

It is the Same

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Doctrine and Covenants 1:37-39: 1 37 Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled. 38 What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall … Read more

Not a free will offering

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Excerpt from the June 1980 Ensign, First Presidency Message, Marion G. Romney: 1 Tithing is not a free-will offering; it is a debt, payment of which brings great blessings. … I consider the payment of tithing a sound financial investment. To those who pay their tithing, the Lord has said that he will “open you … Read more

Bankruptcy

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Utah Ranks in the Top 10 Bankruptcy Filing States Per Capita 1 Excerpt from the June 1980 Ensign, First Presidency Message, Marion G. Romney: 2 Tithing is not a free-will offering; it is a debt, payment of which brings great blessings. … I consider the payment of tithing a sound financial investment. To those who … Read more

The Debate is Over

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Excerpt from a First Presidency Message, August 1979, Ensign, N. Eldon Tanner (First Counselor in the Presidency): 1 “We must turn all this about. We cannot serve God and mammon. Whose side are we on? When the prophet speaks the debate is over.” Additional study:  14 Fundamentals in Falsifying the Prophet – https://rationalfaiths.com/fourteen-fundamentals-falsifying-prophet/ References[+] References … Read more

Equal Rights Amendment 3

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Church Spokesman Doug Anderson, December 3 2019: 1 “The church’s position on this issue [Equal Rights Amendment] has been consistent for more than 40 years” Excerpt from a March 1980 Ensign article, ‘Frequently Asked Questions about the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment’:2 What would be the impact of the ERA on homosexual marriages? In hearings before … Read more

Equal Rights Amendment 2

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Church Spokesman Doug Anderson, December 3 2019: 1 “The church’s position on this issue [Equal Rights Amendment] has been consistent for more than 40 years” Excerpt from a March 1980 Ensign article, ‘Frequently Asked Questions about the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment’:2 What would be the impact of the ERA on homosexual marriages? In hearings before … Read more

Equal Rights Amendment

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Church Spokesman Doug Anderson, December 3 2019: 1 “The church’s position on this issue [Equal Rights Amendment] has been consistent for more than 40 years” Excerpt from a March 1980 Ensign article, ‘Frequently Asked Questions about the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment’:2 What would be the impact of the ERA on homosexual marriages? In hearings before … Read more

Policy

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Excerpts from the LDS Gospel Topic Essay, ‘Race and the Priesthood’:1 “Church leaders believed that a revelation from God was needed to alter the policy, and they made ongoing efforts to understand what should be done.” Excerpt from ‘Statement of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’, August 17, 1949: … Read more

We will always teach truth #1

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Excerpt from an address by Russell M. Nelson, September 17 2019: 1 It is precisely because we do care deeply about all of God’s children that we proclaim His truth. We may not always tell people what they want to hear. Prophets are rarely popular. But we will always teach the truth! Excerpt from ‘Statement … Read more

Editing 2

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General Conference talk given by Boyd K. Packer, ‘Cleansing the Inner Vessel’, October 2010:1 Note: Bolded are the parts of the talk given in the original address, not appearing in written format on the official LDS church website. This general conference was convened at a time when there is such confusion and such danger that … Read more

Editing

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General Conference talk given by Hartman Rector Jr., ‘Turning the Hearts’, April 1981:1 Note: Bolded are the parts of the talk given in the original address, not appearing in written format on the official LDS church website. I consider it a great honor and a privilege to greet you this afternoon in the name of … Read more