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Asking Big Questions

About This Series

“Begin by answering the primary questions. There are primary questions and there are secondary questions. Answer the primary questions first. Not all questions are equal and not all truths are equal. The primary questions are the most important. Everything else is subordinate…

By contrast, the secondary questions are unending. They include questions about Church history, polygamy, people of African descent and the priesthood, women and the priesthood, how the Book of Mormon was translated, the Pearl of Great Price, DNA and the Book of Mormon, gay marriage, the different accounts of the First Vision, and on and on.

If you answer the primary questions, the secondary questions get answered too, or they pale in significance and you can deal with things you understand and things you don’t and things you agree with and things you don’t without jumping ship altogether.”

-“Stand Forever,” Lawrence E. Corbridge

Not sure where to begin?

Strengthen My Relationship with Christ

Grow closer to Him: repentance, forgiveness, and spiritual guidance.

Understand Scripture & Revelation

Recognize the Spirit and gain confidence in scripture.

Navigate Church History & Hard Questions

Find faithful context for difficult topics.

Support Someone in a Faith Crisis

Strengthen your testimony while helping others.

Living the Gospel & Church Leadership

Explore questions about Church practices, prophets, and living your faith.

Jesus Christ & Spiritual Growth

Questions centered on knowing Christ, repentance, forgiveness, and developing a personal relationship with Him.

Asking Big Questions: Why do bad things happen to good people?

February 8, 2024 1 Comment

In a world full of natural disasters, instability, wars, and conflicts, many people wonder why

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Find Jesus Christ in My Studies?

May 3, 2024 No Comments

By Aubrey Barzee The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Know If I’ve Been Forgiven?

May 30, 2024 No Comments

by Kamryn Maughan The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Know if I’m Being Guided by the Holy Ghost?

November 30, 2024 No Comments

by Lyndie Jackson The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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Scripture & Revelation

Finding truth, recognizing the Spirit, and gaining confidence in scripture.

Asking Big Questions: How Can I Gain a Testimony of the Book of Mormon?

April 27, 2023 No Comments

The Keystone of Our Religion The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ has been called the keystone of the Church of Jesus Christ

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Recognize the Spirit?

September 7, 2023 No Comments

By Maddie Christensen The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project. In today’s tumultuous world it can be difficult

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Find and Evaluate Sources of Truth?

July 6, 2023 No Comments

By Craig Lindquist The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project. We live in a day of confusion, even

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Find Answers to Gospel Questions on the Internet?

June 14, 2023 No Comments

By Maddie Christensen The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project. In today’s digital age, the Internet has

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Church History & Hard Questions

Navigating historical questions with context, faith, and scholarship.

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Find Answers to Tough Topics in Church History?

August 30, 2024 No Comments

by Kamryn Maughan The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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Asking Big Questions: Why Does the Church Change?

July 2, 2024 No Comments

by Scott Hansen The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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Asking Big Questions: Why Do We Need a Living Prophet?

February 15, 2024 1 Comment

Conflicts and differing opinions surround us in this world. All voices—good and bad—are amplified through

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Asking Big Questions: Why Is Going to Church Important?

November 5, 2023 No Comments

There are many other reasons to attend church meetings, such as renewing our covenants with

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Faith Crisis & Doubt

Supporting yourself and others through doubt, suffering, and difficult questions.

Asking Big Questions: How Do I Support Someone in a Faith Crisis Without Losing My Own Faith?

February 22, 2024 No Comments

Isaiah foresaw a time when good would be called evil and evil would be called

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Asking Big Questions: Why do bad things happen to good people?

February 8, 2024 1 Comment

In a world full of natural disasters, instability, wars, and conflicts, many people wonder why

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Asking Big Questions: How Do I Stay Faithful When I Don’t Have All the Answers?

October 18, 2023 1 Comment

Even after much prayer, fasting, studying the scriptures, or conversations with priesthood leaders, answers can

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Find and Evaluate Sources of Truth?

July 6, 2023 No Comments

By Craig Lindquist The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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Living the Gospel & Church Leadership

Understand Church leadership, tithing, worship, and the role of modern prophets.

Asking Big Questions: How do I keep my Testimony?

May 23, 2023 No Comments

In a world of so many opinions and voices, it can be hard to find

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Asking Big Questions: Why Should I Attend the Temple Regularly?

April 24, 2025 No Comments

by Maddie Christensen The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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How Can I Prepare to Enter the Temple?

February 25, 2026 No Comments

The House of the Lord The temple is the holy house of the Lord. Therefore,

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Make the Repentance Process Less Intimidating?

September 29, 2023 No Comments

by Craig Lindquist The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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View All Questions

Prefer a full list? Here are all questions in this series.
  • How Can I Develop a Stronger Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ?
  • How Can I Find and Evaluate Sources of Truth?
  • How Can I Find Answers to Gospel Questions on the Internet?
  • How Can I Find Answers to Tough Topics in Church History?
  • How Can I Find Jesus Christ in My Studies?
  • How Can I Forgive Others?
  • How Can I Gain a Testimony of Temple Ordinances?
  • How Can I Gain a Testimony of the Book of Mormon?
  • How Can I Know If I’m Being Guided by the Holy Ghost?
  • How Can I Know If I’ve Been Forgiven?
  • How Can I Love People I Disagree With?
  • How Can I Make the Repentance Process Less Intimidating?
  • How Can I Minister To Others?
  • How Can I Prepare for General Conference?
  • How Can I Prepare to Enter the Temple?
  • How Do I Keep My Testimony?
  • How Can I Recognize Gifts of the Spirit?
  • How Can I Serve My Neighbor?
  • How Do I Stay Faithful When I Don’t Have All the Answers?
  • How Do I Support Someone in a Faith Crisis Without Losing My Own Faith?
  • What Can I Do to Prepare to Receive Personal Revelation at General Conference?
  • What Does It Mean to “Live After the Manner of Happiness”?
  • Why Does the Church Change?
  • Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
  • Why Do We Need a Living Prophet?
  • Why Is Going to Church Important?
  • Why Should I Attend the Temple Regularly?
  • Why Should I Do Family History?
  • Why Should I Pay Tithing?
  • Why Should I Watch General Conference?
General Conference

Why Should I Watch General Conference?

February 25, 2026 No Comments

Why Should I Watch General Conference? We live in the time of the ongoing Restoration,

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Asking Big Questions: What Can I Do to Prepare to Receive Personal Revelation at General Conference?

September 20, 2024 No Comments

by Scott Hansen The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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Asking Big Questions: How Can I Prepare for General Conference?

April 5, 2024 No Comments

by Shauna Horne The “Asking Big Questions” series is made in cooperation with the Wilford Woodruff

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