What is the everlasting covenant? Doctrines of Salvation 1:153; “Keeping the Sabbath day holy is a covenant between man and the Lord…All of the Ten Commandments are everlasting covenants. The law of tithing is a form of an everlasting covenant, the covenant of...
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Jesus Died for Man’s Sins Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, pg. 3; “THE MISSION OF CHRIST. The Savior came and tabernacled in the flesh, and entered upon the duties of the priesthood at thirty years of age. After laboring three and a half years he was crucified and put...
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Council of gods D&C 121:32; “According to that which was ordained in the midst of the Council of the Eternal God of all other gods before this world was, that should be reserved unto the finishing and the end thereof, when every man shall enter into his eternal...
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What is exaltation? Encyclopedia of Mormonism, pg. 479; “It is available only in the highest degree of the Celestial Kingdom and is reserved for members of the Church of the Firstborn. This exalted status, called eternal life, is available to be received by a man...
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Self Reliant http://lds.org/ensign/2009/03/becoming-self-reliant-spiritually-and-physically?lang=eng Ensign, March 2009; “To become self-reliant, a person must work. Work is physical, mental, or spiritual effort. It is a basic source of happiness, self-worth, and...
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What are gospel ordinances? An “ordinance” in the Church is any ceremony the Church deems necessary for salvation. Encyclopedia of Mormonism, pg. 1033; “In harmony with biblical precedent and latter-day commandment, all saving and exalting ordinances, from...
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Prophet of God Ensign, May 1991, 64; “Joseph Smith was not only a great man, but he was an inspired servant of the Lord, a prophet of God. His greatness consists in one thing--the truthfulness of his declaration that he saw the Father and the Son and that he responded...
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Demonstrating Enough Faith to Come unto the Savior Ensign, Nov. 2006, 113; “We long to be close to the Lord, for we know that He loves each of us and desires to encircle us 'eternally in the arms of his love' (2 Nephi 1:15). His touch can heal ailments spiritual,...
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What does it mean to be “reverent”? Encyclopedia of Mormonism, pg. 1229; “Reverence is expected to pervade public places of worship as well. Because Latter-day Saints tend to be vibrant and sociable and because they often worship with their children, the Church...
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Who was the gospel first given to & when? The Church teaches that Adam was the first person to ever teach and spread the gospel on earth. The Mormon Apostle Mark Petersen says this in his book Adam, Who Is He, pg. 9; “Adam received the holy priesthood and was...