Interview with Dallin H. Oaks and Neal A. Maxwell regarding the lifting of the race ban: 1 New Policy Occasions Church Comment SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Here is a partial transcript of an Associated Press interview with Elders Neal A. Maxwell and Dallin H. Oaks of the Mormon Church’s Council of the Twelve Apostles regarding … Read more
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
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
I remember vividly an experience I had as a passenger in a small two-propeller airplane. One of its engines suddenly burst open and caught on fire. The propeller of the flaming engine was starkly stilled. As we plummeted in a steep spiral dive toward the earth, I expected to die. Some of the passengers screamed … Read more
Excerpt from an February 22, 1987 Address by Ezra Taft Benson:1 I know the special blessings of a large and happy family, for my dear parents had a quiver full of children. Being the oldest of eleven children, I saw the principles of unselfishness, mutual consideration, loyalty to each other, and a host of other … Read more
Excerpt from the “Affidavit of Hyrum Smith, Times and Seasons 3 (1 Aug. 1842):870–72: 1 “AFFIDAVIT OF HYRUM SMITH. On the seventeenth day of may, 1842, having been made acquainted with some of the conduct of John C. Bennett, which was given in testimony under oath before Alderman G[eorge] W. Harris, by several females, who … Read more
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
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
An article titled ‘The Negro Race’ by George Reynolds published and edited by George Q. Cannon in the Juvenile Instructor, October 15 1968: 1 The Negro Race Amongst the many causes that have contributed to change the appearance of the human family and make mankind appear to be of different races, we must consider the … Read more
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
Excerpt from an April 2020 General Conference address by Russell M. Nelson: 1 Little did I know when I promised you at the October 2019 General Conference that this April conference would be memorable and unforgettable—that speaking to a visible congregation of fewer than 10 people would make this conference so memorable and unforgettable for … Read more
April 2 2020 instagram Post, Church of Jesus Christ:1 When we hear His servants, we hear Him. Listen to the words of the Savior at general conference. From the April 1942 General Conference, prophet Heber J. Grant: 2 “MESSAGE TO THE YOUTH To the youth of the Church we repeat all the foregoing advice, but above … Read more
April 2 2020 instagram Post, Church of Jesus Christ:1 When we hear His servants, we hear Him. Listen to the words of the Savior at general conference. General Conference talk given by Hartman Rector Jr., ‘Turning the Hearts’, April 1981: 2 “If children have a happy family experience they will not want to be homosexuals, … Read more
Excerpt from Church News, 31 July 1954, pg 10. 1 “There are those who insist that unless the Prophet of the Lord declares, ‘Thus saith the Lord,’ the message may not be taken as a revelation. This is a false testing standard. For while many of our modern revelations as contained in the Doctrine and … Read more
Fox 13 News, February 24, 2016:1 “Forbes Magazine ranked Salt Lake City as “America’s vainest city” in 2007. With nearly six plastic surgeons for every 100,000 people, that’s 2.5 times the national average.” Excerpt from a 2007 Forbes article, America’s Vainest Cities: 2 As the number of cosmetic procedures nationwide continues to surge, we looked … Read more
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
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
The Wentworth Letter, by Joseph Smith Jr. 1 March 1, 1842.—At the request of Mr. John Wentworth, editor and proprietor of the Chicago Democrat, I have written the following sketch of the rise, progress, persecution, and faith of the Latter-day Saints, of which I have the honor, under God, of being the founder. Mr. Wentworth … Read more
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
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
Excerpt from a Improvement Era, June 1945, Ward Teachers’ Message: 1 “When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done. When they propose a plan — it is God’s plan. When they point the way, there is no other which is safe. When they give direction, it should mark the end of controversy. God works … Read more
Excerpt from a Women’s Fireside Address, General Conference, October 1978, ‘If We Want to Go Up, We Have to Get On’, Elaine Cannon: 1 Though we are women with different cultural backgrounds clear across the span of my voice, some with varying differences in personal situations (we may even clash at times on opinions regarding … Read more
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
Brigham Young Interview by Horace Greeley (New York Tribune editor), ‘Two Hours With Brigham Young’, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 13, 1859: 1 My friend Dr. [John M.] Bernisel, M.C. [Mormon Church], took me this afternoon, by appointment, to meet Brigham Young, President of the Mormon Church, who had expressed a willingness to receive me at … Read more
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
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 ‘Address … Read more
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! A Discourse by … Read more