God has a history of using inanimate objects to fulfill His objectives. For example, the staff of Moses and/or Aaron initiated many of the plagues of Egypt. Moses later hits a rock with his staff, and water comes out. Later the Israelites are plagued with poisonous...
The Book of Mormon is the story of a family that leaves Jerusalem around 600 B.C., crosses the ocean, and settles somewhere in the Americas. Unfortunately, many of us Westerners are extremely unfamiliar with ancient Jewish customs and culture. But as we familiarize...
I believe The Book of Mormon is true. Those who don’t believe it, though, have to find a justification in their minds for how Joseph Smith could have invented the book. Recently an acquaintance of mine was explaining one of his possible theories: He said that maybe...
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe Joseph Smith was a prophet of God just like Moses, Abraham, or Peter. As prophets sometimes tend to do, every now and again Joseph prophesied. Many of his prophecies are quite astounding, and some are...
The Book of Mormon tells the story of the complete annihilation and destruction of one of the many ancient civilizations of the Americas. Latter-day Saints believe the events contained in the book actually happened. So oftentimes the first thing people ask when we...
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that anciently, God communicated His will to the world through prophets like Noah, Abraham, and Moses. This has always been the pattern God has followed, and we believe He’s still following that...
