Gospel Doctrine

The purpose of the Atonement of our Savior is to “bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” This grand purpose has been revealed from time to time to the prophets; this type of revelation is known as an apocalypse.

What does it mean to us as we struggle in this life to know that behind it all there is a plan of salvation?

At the conclusion of the Kirtland spiritual feast, Elijah appeared and restored the sealing power. This enables earthly ordinances and performances to be valid in the next life — which includes the ability to perform proxy work for the deceased.

The Lord has given three laws designed to bring both spiritual and temporal blessings into the lives of his people. When lived specifically as they are outlined in the scriptures, His people will receive the promised blessings that are connected with thes

Why has God asked us to honor the Sabbath day? The sacred sign of the Atonement of our Savior is the gathering of His people on the Sabbath day to partake of the Sacrament.

Gifts of the Spirit are among the signs that "follow them that believe." Eager to receive such gifts, many early members of the Church were caught up in spiritual excesses that were common to the revivalist meetings of the day.

Though we do not live the law of consecration as a people, we are nonetheless asked to consecrate as individuals. How can we live the law of consecration in a time when there is no organized process for us to do it as a people?

The Doctrine and Covenants is an invitation to all people everywhere to come unto Christ. In this book “one hears the tender but firm voice of the Lord Jesus Christ” inviting all to come unto Him “preparatory to his second coming.”

We can better address testimony damage, the cause of testimony damage, the prevention of such damage, and strengthen our testimonies with modern scholarship and evidence.