Why Do Latter-day Saints Believe God Has a Body, When the Bible Says ‘God Is a Spirit’?
Hey guys, so when it comes to the nature of God, Latter-day Saint scripture teaches that “The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage...
What Is a Spirit?
Hey guys, so Latter-day Saints believe that your spirit is the part of you that existed before mortal birth, the part that now exists within your physical body, and the part that will continue to exist after your physical body dies. But...
Is It Possible to See God and Live?
Hey guys, so when Joseph Smith was a teenager he approached God in prayer, seeking forgiveness for his sins and wisdom regarding which church he should join. In response to his prayer, Joseph claimed that God the Father and Jesus Christ...
Are Satan and Jesus BROTHERS??!!
Hey guys, so Latter-day Saints believe that ALL of the spirit children of God—you, me, and billions of others—are all spirit brothers and sisters. We believe that Jesus Christ, who is perfect and a divine member of the Godhead, is also...
Why Don’t Latter-day Saints Use the Cross?
Hey guys, so if you visit a Latter-day Saint church building one of these days you might notice that while Christ is at the center of our worship services, we don’t have any crosses anywhere. And the cross, as a symbol of Christ and his...
Could Joseph Smith Have Recited the Book of Mormon from Memory?
Hey guys, so Latter-day Saints believe that the Book of Mormon, as translated by the prophet Joseph Smith, is sacred scripture. But Joseph’s story involves visions and angels and revelation—the kind of stuff that might have happened...
Did Joseph Smith Write the Book of Mormon Using a Pre-Written Manuscript?
Hey guys, so Latter-day Saints believe that the Book of Mormon is scripture, translated by Joseph Smith through the gift and power of God. As I’ve mentioned many times before, the Book of Mormon is known as the keystone of our religion....
Joseph Smith Married a 14-Year-Old??
Hey guys, so despite the fact that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stopped practicing plural marriage over a hundred years ago, the fact that it was once a thing is still understandably hard for people to digest,...
What Is the Latter-day Saint Temple Prayer Circle?
Alright, guys so we’ve done a couple of other episodes about what Latter-day Saints do inside their sacred temples. If you haven’t watched those episodes, I suggest you do so—specifically, this one, which gives a general overview of the...
Why Isn’t There Evidence of Ancient Warfare Surrounding the Hill Cumorah in New York?
Alright guys, so what you’re looking at right now is the hill from which Joseph Smith removed the ancient Book of Mormon plates in 1827. Latter-day Saints call it the Hill Cumorah. Now, if you’ve read the Book of Mormon you’ll recall that...
Archaeology and the Book of Mormon
Hey guys, so today we’re going to look at one of the most controversial questions regarding the Book of Mormon: Why haven’t archaeologists found anything in the New World that categorically proves that the Book of Mormon is true? It’s a...
What Do Latter-day Saints Believe about the Resurrection?
Hey guys, so in our faith, you’ll often hear Latter-day Saints talk about “The” resurrection—as if it’s this one singular event. But Latter-day Saints actually believe that the resurrection of the dead will occur in stages over quite a...