FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Search results
Create the page "Elder (Latter Day Saints)" on this wiki! See also the search results found.
- by Elder Bruce R. McConkie<BR><BR> Now I take a text. These words were written by Paul to certain ancient Saints. In principle they apply to us: I hear that there be divisions among you; a60 KB (10,976 words) - 15:09, 13 April 2024
- The Saints do not believe in one fixed, inviolate, "perfect" rendering of a scripture ...complete faith in it. In writing for [Joseph] I frequently wrote day after day, often sitting at the table close by him, he sitting with his face buried i83 KB (13,754 words) - 19:42, 2 June 2024
- ==In Joseph Smith's own day other Christian leaders were involved in practices which today's critics wo In Joseph Smith's own day other Christian leaders were involved in practices which today's critics wo43 KB (7,115 words) - 16:46, 1 June 2024
- This idea should be a comfortable one for Latter-day Saints, since modern revelation insists that God speaks in the language and though ...eople were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until t30 KB (4,943 words) - 00:09, 31 May 2024
- ...o time respecting the attitude of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints upon questions which, though not vital from a doctrinal standpoint, are clo ...f equal authority with the Jewish scriptures. The partial obscurity of the latter upon the point in question is owing, no doubt, to the loss of those "plain16 KB (2,907 words) - 15:22, 26 May 2024
- ...tement by the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...irst begotten in the spirit, and the only begotten in the flesh. He is our elder brother, and we, like him, are in the image of God. All men and women are i3 KB (595 words) - 15:22, 26 May 2024
- ...s often attributed to Mormons and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do not account for Utah's bankruptcy rates. In fact, certain aspects of thi ...orities has been consistent since the foundation of the Church: Latter-day Saints should get out of debt and stay out of debt. In October 2001 General Confer8 KB (1,247 words) - 15:24, 13 April 2024
- The LDS Bible Dictionary states that, "Latter-day revelation teaches that there was no death on this earth before the Fall of ...counts of Church teachings appear to contradict science, since many Latter-day Saint leaders and Church manuals have taught that there was no physical dea19 KB (3,130 words) - 22:26, 26 May 2024
- ...many versions of "articles of faith" prepared by various early Latter-day Saints to support their missionary efforts=== ...th and tumbled out of the hive."<ref>{{Book:Gunnison:Mormons or Latter-day Saints|pages=40}}</ref>7 KB (1,068 words) - 15:37, 13 April 2024
- ...eople who are 'leaving in droves' over Church history"|Response to claim: "Elder Marlin K. Jensen...was asked his thoughts regarding the effects of Google o ==Response to claim: "Elder Marlin K. Jensen...was asked his thoughts regarding the effects of Google o5 KB (844 words) - 13:41, 12 April 2024
- ELDER WOODRUFF'S LETTER ...d establish the work in that city, and leave the Potteries in the hands of Elder Turley; but beleiving [believing] it to be my privilege and duty to know th67 KB (11,841 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- {{Navigation Latter-day Saint history}} ...rce of historical information on the life of Joseph Smith and early Latter-day Saint history.<br><br>—Dean C. Jessee, "I Have a Question," ''Ensign'15 KB (2,378 words) - 17:31, 4 June 2024
- {{Navigation:Latter-day Saint temples}} Elder McConkie provides a good summary:13 KB (2,125 words) - 15:14, 13 April 2024
- ...en not hold priesthood offices in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? = ...e is almost entirely gendered. For example, {{sv||D&C|20|60}} reads "Every elder, priest, teacher, or deacon is to be ordained according to the gifts and ca41 KB (6,701 words) - 19:16, 4 June 2024
- by Elder Boyd K. Packer ...his first name, but I shall never forget the first thing he said the first day we met.24 KB (4,424 words) - 15:09, 13 April 2024
- ==Latter-day Saints the world over knew about it, in detail, throughout the lifetimes of both J ...ving tale that critics of the Church want to make it out to be. Latter-day Saints the world over knew about it, in detail, throughout the lifetimes of both J21 KB (3,028 words) - 05:44, 17 May 2024
- ...Negro matter before the first day of June of this year [1978]. It is a new day and a new arrangement, and the Lord has now given the revelation that sheds While Elder McConkie likely was limiting his remarks to mistakes made by past leaders i33 KB (5,648 words) - 22:40, 27 May 2024
- ...omises made by prophets such as Brigham Young that black members would one day receive priesthood and temple blessings"= ...ion. It also extended the blessings of the temple to all worthy Latter-day Saints, men and women. The First Presidency statement regarding the revelation was30 KB (4,879 words) - 21:04, 27 May 2024
- Since that day in 1978, the Church has looked to the future, as membership among Africans, Elder McConkie retracted his previous statements regarding the priesthood ban whe61 KB (10,149 words) - 17:01, 1 June 2024
- Latter-day Saint Christians will agree with other Christians that the divine nature of ...s its viewers to draw. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints insist that they are devout Christians, who worship Jesus Christ as the Onl8 KB (1,361 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024