The LDS Church’s confidence in the authority and historicity of the Bible is mitigated only by scruples regarding the Bible’s history as a book. The Bible is “the word of God insofar as it is ...

The rituals of the Mormon faith include ceremonies performed in the temple -- endowment, baptism of the dead, celestial marriage and family sealings -- plus several ceremonies that take place in ...

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the release of several translations of church scripture including the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants ...

Practices - Mormons' baptism of deceased ancestors and other non-Mormons has provoked controversy. However, the LDS church says souls in the afterlife are "completely free to accept or reject such ...

The Mormon belief in restored Gospel, priesthood authority, necessity of baptism, confirmation, temple ordinances, and other keys and requirements to eternal progression, are underscored in Hale ...

Currently policy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allows members in the youth program, typically 12 to 18-years-old, to attend the sacred church temple buildings, that are ...

Baptism for the Dead. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that a dead person can be baptised by proxy, which means that a Mormon can be baptised on behalf of someone who has ...