What Is the CES Letter?
Hey guys! So we’ve gotten a few messages recently asking us if we know about this document that’s been floating around called the CES Letter. Yes, yes we do. Let’s talk about it. In February of 2012, a Latter-day Saint named Jeremy...
What Is a Latter-day Saint “Patriarchal Blessing”?
Hey guys, so in the last episode, we went over the significance of the Abrahamic Covenant for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In order to understand today’s episode about patriarchal blessings, it is important...
What Is the Abrahamic Covenant to Latter-day Saints?
Hey guys, so within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints you might hear talk about something called the “Abrahamic Covenant.” In this episode, we’re going to talk about what this covenant is to Latter-day Saints, and why it’s so...
A crash-course in Latter-day Saint terms and titles (wards, bishops, & Elders, OH MY!)
Hey guys, so if you don’t know anything about the Catholic Church, for example, terms like “archbishop, diocese, and cardinal” might be confusing to you. Similarly, there are terms and titles within The Church of Jesus Christ of...
A pagan Greek philosopher, anti-Christianity, and religious tolerance
Hey guys, so I’ve been doing these Faith and Beliefs videos for a couple of years now, and one thing I’ve noticed as I’ve tried to help answer questions about our faith is that a lot of the criticisms leveled against Latter-day Saints...
Is the Latter-day Saint Religion a Cult?
Hey guys, so as a Latter-day Saint channel we see a lot of comments claiming that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a “cult.” Calling our faith a “cult” is an extremely loaded claim, so in this episode, we’re going to...
What Is the Latter-day Saint “Law of the Fast”?
Hey guys, so in a past episode I briefly mentioned fasting, but we haven’t done a full episode on the subject yet, and it’s an important topic for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so that’s what we’re going to...
How Educated Was Joseph Smith?
Hey guys! So Joseph Smith claimed that the Book of Mormon was scripture, translated by the gift and power of God. Of course, not everyone believed him, and in the last episode, we looked at how alternative theories about the origin of the...
How Have Book of Mormon Origin Theories Changed over Time?
Hey guys! So the Latter-day Saint prophet, Joseph Smith, claimed that the Book of Mormon was translated through the gift and power of God. Not everyone believed him (shocking, I know), and for almost 200 years now...
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...