Answers to Submitted Questions About the LDS Church by Joel Hardy
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MEEKS - Where is the reference for "The Standard of Truth" in the D&C?
DUNAMIS - Why is there no archaeological evidence to support the Book of Mormon?
JOSH - Why doesn't the church have homeless programs for people in Salt Lake City?
TANYA - Questions about the Holy Ghost and intelligences.
JONATHAN - Does satan have power over our dreams?
PHIL - Can you explain the "Son of Righteousness" found in both 2 Ne. 26:9 and Ether 9:22?
CAMILLE - Do you know anything about the author of the Godmakers?
PHIL - Would the Sacrament prayers be considered vain repitition?
ED - How did Jesus obtain the priesthood?
ALAN - Where are the wagon loads of plates Brigham Young talked about?
RICHARD - What do the prophets have to say about tragedies that are happening in the world?
JESSICA - Question about sharing the Gospel at work or school.
MIK - Question about Sabbath day observance.
PHYLIS - Asks several questions.
ALEX - How can Jesus be called the Everlasting Father?
RICHARD - What does it mean to "shake the dust off the feet"?
JOSH - Must you attend tithing settlement if you receive ssi and dont pay any tithing?
ISAIAH - Asks several questions
RICHARD - Question about forgiveness for adultery
TWIGGY - Asks several questions
RICHARD - Can you explain to me the background of why the word of wisdom was given?
ALEX - How come other churches don't believe in eternal progression?
NEPHI - Why do LDS teach that baptism is essential for salvation?
GREG - Question about how one is able to see God and survive it.
CJ - Why is it that Mormons are so influential in regards to liquor laws in Utah?
MARILEE - How do you receive an answer to prayer?
JAMES - Many questions.
GREGORY - Many questions.
JAMES - Many questions.
JERICO - What church is the most abominable church of all chuches in the world?
BRYCE - How did god become a god?
JON - Is Jesus all-knowing? Why perform ordinances for the dead?
JULIO - Is the church still teaching that the American Indians are decendants of the Lamanites?
ERIC - Questions about the resurrection, God and Jesus being one, and the Celestial Kingdom.
MICHAEL - Questions about the apostasy and Church leadership.
SCOTT - Asks several questions
JULIO - Questions about Joseph Smith's seer stone
BEVERLY - Questions about the "Rapture".
SCOTT - Questions about the offices of Seventy and Apostle.
CASEY - Why is there no mention of Laban in the Old Testament?
JOHN - Asks for explanations for apparent contradictions in LDS scriptures.
JACK - Are there situations in which we are not required to forgive those who have done us wrong?
ROBERT - Asks several questions.
SHANE - Question about the belief in other gods.
JAMES - Why don't Mormons say The Lord’s Prayer in their services?
RICHARD - What does the scripture mean that says, 'The sabbath was made for man & not man for the Sabbath'?
TWIGGY - Asks several questions.
STEVEN - Asks several questions.
DIANA - Are there any Bible scriptures that say we will know each other in the next world?
BRYON - Why do LDS apostles
write and sell books?
JOHN - Will Jesus always have the scars in his hands and feet?
CATHERINA - Are Polynesians or any other type of culture allowed to
get a culturual tattoo?
TOM - Why did Christ have to give Nephi authority to baptize?
DANIEL - Asks questions about baptism, forgiveness, sacrifices, and Word of Wisdon.
CODY - How did the orginal twelve apostles die?
SCOTT - Asks questions about divorce, temple marriage, LDS worship, and scriptures.
NATHAN - What are “Intelligences"?
RICHARD - Who will Satan tempt when he is loosed at the end of the millennium?
JOHN - Asks questions about being "born again".
NEPHI - How do we become sons and daughters of God?
RICHARD - What are the different ways our sins are remitted?
MARC - Asks for references about the atonement being for all worlds created.
JOHN - Why didn't God know that John C. Bennet was in fact an evil man ?
CATHERINA - Who created our Heavenly Father?
RICKY - Will we ever add a new revelation to the D&C?
LARAMIE - Are there any age restrictions on going to dances?
THOMAS - How can Latter-day Saints, using the Bible justify their belief that God wanted the fall to occur?
JACK - How did Lehi get the priesthood?
LB - Is Satan responsible for all diseases?
MATTHEW - Question about the apostasy
MICHAEL - Questions about Joseph Smith's translation of the Bible
SARA - What does it mean to be about the business of God?
TOM - What will happen to the Aaronic priesthood after the sons of Levi make their offering in righteousness?
WAYNE - Will women also teach the people in spirit prison or is that just for the men?
NEPHI - Questions about claims of false prophecies of Joseph Smith.
DIANE - Why are women prohibited from being present in priesthood meetings?
THOMAS - Was the Translation of the Bible ever completed by Joseph Smith?
LB - Why are people born into the world with handicaps?
CONOR - Question about the "Priesthood of common belief".
JAMES - 1st Nephi 19:10 seems to indicate that Israel as
well as the New World would have experienced 3 days of darkness?
GREG - Why was Canaan cursed for something his father did?
LORIE - Why does the LDS Church fund the building up of other churches?
MICHAEL - A scriptural contradiction about
the Lord showing Himself to prophets.
RICHARD - Why the D&C scripture about
holding the LDS Church president on trial?
NEPHI - Why
does the Book of Mormon claim that Columbus was led by the Spirit of the
Lord?
KALLISTO -
What happened to the Nauvoo temple ordinance records?
KENDRA - Is it
true that Mormons believe women will be eternally pregnant and give birth to
spirits in the afterlife?
DANIEL -
Questions about salvation and baptism for the dead and the beheading of
Laban.
LUKE -
Questions about our sinful nature and Adam's transgression.
SHERRY -
Questions about remarrying, Abraham's only son, and polygamy.
MIRIAM - Is it
true that money changes hands in Mormon Temples?
ROY - Why did
Jesus say believers would do greater works than He?
WENDY -
Questions about the Word of Wisdom, Jesus, and idolatry.
GREG -
Why was Jesus called "Only Begotton" before he was born?
JAMES -
Questions about changes and anachronisms in the Book of Mormon
TIM - In the
Book of Mormon, how is it that, without a head, Shiz was able to raise up on his
hands and gasp for breath?
TERRY - Why
does the LDS church say that members of other religions will never receive
exaltation?
TWIGGY -
Question about errors in the Book of Mormon
SCOTT - Some
Book of Mormon questions.
MALCOM - Why
does the church count children under 8 as members?
JOANNA - Why
does the Mormon church always say "family first"?
DANIEL -
Should LDS missionaries take money with them?
MED - Why did
Brigham Young say the Nauvoo temple was not completed?
TWIGGY
- Question about Doctrine and Covenants Section 137.
GREG - Was
Judas present at the Last Supper?
MIKE - Did
Heber J. Grant's father have other wives?
PAM - What is
the Church's policy about changing wards?
JOE - Joseph
Smith and polygamy.
ROBERT -
Questions about the Book of Mormon and Book of Abraham.
KELLIE - What
is the Church's stand on Gambling?
BOYD - What did
we look like in the pre-existence?
LISA - Who was
the first woman missionary?
TWIGGY -
Questions about the Book of Mormon.
BEN - Questions
about the apostasy and restoration.
JERRY -
Question about the laws of God.
GHIL - Did
Joseph Smith and Bringham Young have children with their other wives?
MICHAEL -
Asks for scriptural references for church discipline.
RANDY - Did
Brigham Young force church members to be rebaptized?
DAVID -
Questions the need for a church organization.
ROBERT -
Questions about LDS scriptures.
DIANA - Where
in the Bible does it talk about the war in heaven?
DOUG -
Questions about Joseph Smith's wives and the Church owning Coke stock.
MOOR - Is there
an LDS prayer line?
JOHN -
Questions about the Book of Mormon.
JANIS -
Question about baptisms for the dead
JJ - Question
about temple sealings.
CAMILLI -
What is the difference between the Latter-day Saints and Jehovah's
Witnesses?
TONI - Expresses
a concern about using non-approved materials for class instruction.
PAUL - Why the
similarities between Book of Mormon and Bible scriptures?
JOHN -
Questions about the Book of Ether.
CAMERON - Why
should we want to go to the Celestial Kingdom?
AMANDA -
Where does the church stand on circumcision?
TWIGGY -
Questions about Joseph Smith's seer stone and early claims of
persecution
ERIC - How is
Jesus not a demi-god?
ROBERT -
Questions about the use of the names Elias and Esaias in the D&C.
ROSE - Do the
lds believe that animals are brothers and sisters to humans?
JILL - Is it
true that the Mormons want their members to have as many children as they
can?
BRYAN -
Questions about performing priesthood blessings.
BARRY - Why did
Brigham Young say he was not a prophet?
JENNIFER -
Questions about church attendance and the 9/11 terrorist attacks
JAMEL - Where
in the bible was a prophecy given but not fulfilled due to unrighteousness of
the people?
HUF - What does
the mark of the beast mean in Revelations?
RICKY -
Questions about antichrists and psychics.
CADE - Why the
confusion on the age of Joseph Smith at the first vision?
ROY - Who
conferred the Melchizedek Priesthood on the Savior?
MAN - Is it true
that D&C says animals once talked?
TOM - When will
the Holy Ghost receive a body?
ALLEN - Asks to
explain a change between the Book of Commandments and Doctrine and
Covenants.
ROY - Where is
the actual physical location of the spirit prison?
LESLIE -
Question about the age of Enos.
TRISH - What
kingdom of heaven can a divorced member go into if they remain faithful in the
Gospel?
ROY - What is
the policy on what priesthood holders should wear to church?
MELVIN - Can
a Spirit be born and receive a body more than once? Book of Mormon
translation.
ALAN -
Questions about the "Michigan Tablets" and "Padilla Plates".
ANGIE - Please
explain the verse where Jesus says, "that the Father [is] in me, and I in
him."
TOM - Questions
about agency, Christ's suffering, and experience
ROY - Who
actually owns the Garden Of Gethsemane?
BERT - Why were
Jesus' hands and wrists nailed to the cross?
MELVIN -
Please explain 2 Nephi 9: 24-27
BARBARA - Is
it OK to drink decaffienated green tea?
JIM - One of
Satan's biggest lies was that men can become gods.
ALAN - Were the
code names used in the older editions of the Doctrine and Covenants derived from
the Adamic language?
RICK - Do the
Polynesians have records of their people hid up in caves?
RAD - Asks
questions about "soul mates".
MARIE - Should
a woman cover her head while praying in church?
JOSH - Why are
D&C 15 and 16 almost the same except for the names?
JANNA - Are
there any scriptural references to a "Mother in Heaven"?
CINDY - What is
the LDS church's stand on the "morning after pill"?
PATRICK -
What is the Church's view on euthanasia?
BARBARA - Did
Joseph Smith teach the lost tribes are in a hollow part of the earth or on
another planet?
MICAH - What
happened during the Kirkland Bank scandal?
TODD - Explain
the Bible scriptures that seem to contradict a life after death.
NANCY - How
does the sacrifice of Jesus pay for our sins?
JANIS - What
are some Bible scriptures that support the Book of Mormon?
BILL - Did not
Oliver Cowdery later deny his testimony of the Book of Mormon?
MARK -
Questions about the source of the Book of Abraham.
NAVAL - How do
you explain the statement made by the Smithsonian Institution on the Book of
Mormon?
LAMONT - How
do we know when a prophet is speaking inspired truth or just expressing a
personal opinion?
BLAKE - Was
Christ married to Mary Magdalene?
BLOKE - Why do
we raise our arm to the square when we baptize and close our baptismal prayer in
the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost?
VICKI - What
does it mean to be sealed in the temple?
KAREN - How do
the lds feel about teenage pregnancy?
DEBBIE -
Claims Joseph Smith is a murderer. A true prophet would never defend
himself.
PHIL - How do we
know what things we hear or read are consistant with official church
doctrine?
DARYL - How
does the LDS Church explain Galations 1:6-9?
MIKE - Why did
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery reconfer the priesthood on each other after John
the Baptist already did it?
TRACEY - Has
God appeared to Gordon B. Hinckley?
DC - Facing temple
while praying
TERRY -
Raising deceased children during the Millennium.
TINA - What are
the Mormons going to do when they die and find out they are not the true
religion?
TOM - What do
the apostles put in the time capsules when a Temple is dedicated?
ALAN - Why is
it that a man can be sealed to more than one woman, but not a woman to more than
one man?
STEVE -
Question about changes made in the Book of Mormon
DANIEL -
Question about the LDS Church's stance on paid clergy.
KALLISTO -
Was the priesthood given to women in the early days of the church?
LL - How does the
LDS church respond to people like Professor Murphy who has discovered thru DNA
testing that the Lamanites did not come from the Middle East?
CONNIE - What
is the appropriate usage for the Relief Society Declaration?
LORNA - Why
would the church ignore scientific findings about the benefits of coffee and tea
drinking?
PRECIOUS -
Was Shem,(son of Noah) the high priest Melchizedek, who gave Abraham the
priesthood blessing?
CHAD - Can
priesthood blessings be given to animals? Can you give a blessing without a
companion?
ARLENE - If
Christ was born in the meridian of time why do we expect Him to come again so
soon?
GREG - If we
are told to love our enemies, should we love Satan?
ALLISON -
What is the name of Jared's brother?
AMY -
Fulfillment of patriarchal blessings.
RICK - The fate
of unborn spirits.
ROBERT - Can
a resurrected body eat and digest food?
KB - Questions
about the First Vision and seeking signs.
AMAR - Why do
you have to dedicate two years of life to serving a full time mission?
JOY - How is
Jesus both the Father and the Son at the same time?
LINDA - What
happens to miscarried children? When does the spirit enter the body?
TROY - Asks a
variety of questions.
JOY - When
someone says a falsehood about the temple what is the best way to answer
them?
NANCY - Why do
women serve missions for only 18 months instead of 24 like the young
men?
RICK - Why did
Brigham Young strip Elijah Abel of his priesthood rights?
THADDEUS -
What is the seating assignment for each level of chairs in the temple assembly
hall?
EMIL - How does
the Mormon church justify its fundamental beliefs regarding all non-white
races?
JBROOKS -
Where do the spirits of infants go after they die?
PANKAJ - Can a
non Christian join the LDS Church?
JKG - Question
about missionary callings.
QUINN - Why
does Joseph Smith pray to both "Jehovah" and the Father in the Kirkland temple
dedicatory prayer?
TROY - Is our
mind the same as our spirit?
SUSY - How do
you develop complete faith in God?
CHAD - Question
about church statement on Missionary farewells?
PAIGE -
Questions about Bible and Book of Mormon scriptures
JOE - If Joseph's
wife was Egyptian does that make us all decendants of Ham?
JEFF - Question
about intelligences and spirits?
JENNIFER -
Is it OK to drink decaffeinated coffee or tea?
ENJ - Why do
Mormons fold their arms during a prayer?
KERI - Why can't
I use a camera or video camera to record my marrige ceremony in the
chapel?
JOSH - How does
one progress in the priesthood to become a high priest?
NICOYA - Are
families foreordained ?
DANIEL - Does
the LDS church beleive in hypnotism?
JANALYNN -
What is the difference between personal revelation and personal inspiration with
respect to church callings?
DANIEL - How
can there be any mortals on the earth after the second coming?
KBROWN - Are
there any other historical writings about the unusual events occuring at
Christ's death?
JERRY - If the
Book of Mormon contains the "fulness of the Gospel", why doesn't it say anything
about some of the doctrines you have in the Mormon church today?
DIANE - Why
can't Mormans drink decaffeinated iced tea?
AMANDA - Can
we achieve perfection in our earthlives?
KORY - Is it
true that at one time women could not give prayers in Sacrament
meeting?
JILL - Why do
they put a white cover over the bread and water during the sacrament?
KAYLA - Do
Mormons honestly believe the only way a family can be together forever is
through sealing in the temple?
JADEHOUSE -
Why was Eli held accountable for his grown sons mistakes?
RYAN - What was
the nature of the relationship between Jonathan and David in the Book of
Samuel?
GRANT - Has the
leadership of the church ever taught that we should pray facing towards the
temple?
KIM - Could you
explain further how the priesthood works in your church
EDWARD -
Which priesthood line of authority do I follow?
KYLE - Did
Bruce R. McConkie say in Mormon Doctrine that there was no death before 6000
years ago?
TINA - Shouldn't
missionaries convert people to save souls and not for personal spiritual
gain?
KINERETA -
What are the blessings you will recieve in keeping the commandments?
PAIGE - Why
are temples a sign of the true church?
TOM - How can
I make reading the Book of Mormon more interesting and appealing?
TOM - Do we
worship God the Father or Jesus Christ?
DIANE -What is
meant when someone says their calling and election is sure?
JOSH - Did our
spirits appear as infants when first created? Is God creating more spirits
now?
JANET - How
can someone be expected to pay tithes on gifts?