by Delisa Hargrove | Feb 26, 2014 | Mormon Beliefs
When His disciples asked how they would recognize the times in which the Savior would return to the earth again, a part of Jesus’ answer was, “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 27, 2013 | Mormon Beliefs
Recently a lot of stories have circulated that Mormons believe that when God gave Cain dark skin, it was a curse. This is not canonized doctrine, although you can find a few who believe it or did in the past. Of course, you can find people in any group that believe...
by nora | Apr 26, 2012 | Mormon Beliefs
The Mormon Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland spoke on March 20, 2012 to students of the Harvard University Law School as part of the school’s annual “Mormonism 101” series. Elder Holland (Mormon leaders are traditionally addressed by the title,...
by nora | Mar 19, 2012 | Mormon Beliefs
William Tapscott Gillman was named after the ship upon which he was born, the S.S. William Tapscott. Alice Wickham, William’s mother, was crossing the Atlantic from land to America as a newly baptized Mormon. It was 1860. Over seven hundred new members of The...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 17, 2011 | FAQ, Mormon Beliefs
In the Book of John, we learn, “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” (See John 1:3.) It is clear, then, that anything that exists was created by God, and so God made Satan. However, he wasn’t Satan at his creation and he...
by Anita Stansfield | Aug 1, 2011 | FAQ, Mormon Beliefs
There have been black Mormons since the 1830s. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the true name of the church commonly called the Mormon Church) accepted black people as members and did not segregate their congregations. They were officially opposed to...
