Simple Explanations About What Mormons Believe and Why, From a Lifetime Church Member
The Priesthood is the eternal power and authority of God that He used to create the earth (Moses 1:29-33) and uses to govern the heavens and earth (see here; Matthew 28:18; 1 Corinthians 4:20). God gives some authority to men on earth to exercise this power—but only to men who are willing to live by [...]
Here you can find a basic explanation of women in the Mormon Church and the roles they play in it.
Several years ago, then-president/prophet of the Mormon church, Gordon B. Hinckley, spoke to the women of the Church in this talk. If you read it, you will get some sense for the importance of women in [...]
I recently came across this video that shows Rachel Esplin, a Mormon woman attending Harvard University. She was part of a panel of people from various religions who answered questions about their beliefs. She answered some common questions that people have about the Mormons, and she explained why she believes the way she does. See [...]
Three years after Joseph Smith was visited by God, he was visited by an angel who called himself Moroni. Through a long course of events, Joseph was given a set of golden plates that had been inscribed by prophets who lived in ancient America.
Through power given him from God, Joseph translated the ancient writings on [...]