They reveal the sad truth that some Mormons are more willing to throw the Lord God under the bus than they are to allow prophets to be human beings. Their need for an idol runs so deep that they ...

And I feel that sometimes, we cross that line in Mormon culture. For example, we sometimes sing a hymn that celebrates Joseph Smith not merely as a human prophet, but as a heavenly intercessor who ...

Higbee (whose betrothed, the brighteyed Nancy Rigdon, had also been unsuccessfully wooed by the prophet), Chauncey L. Higbee, brother of Francis, − not a Mormon, I believe, but an adventurous ...

The Mormon belief in living prophets, which include all of the Presidents of the Church. Although the essential truths of God do not change, they do need to be adapted to suit the particular ...

Nelson urged his listeners to look to Mormon authorities to help guide them in these challenging times. “Prophets see ahead. They see the harrowing dangers the adversary has placed or will yet p ...

Sometimes the spirit prompts the prophet’s wife to leave the bed, though she’d rather sleep. One such morning, Wendy Nelson told Mormon leaders, her husband emerged from the bedroom waving a ...

How does the Mormon Church choose its next president and prophet? By seniority of service. Though it is an unofficial policy set down in no Mormon scripture, the church has always chosen the ...

considered "prophet, seer and revelator" in the 15 million-member church. Nelson's chance was 19 percent before Packer's death. Those statistics are according to an algorithm by a Mormon ...

The book was said to be written by ancient prophets who lived in the Americas, and Moroni asked Smith to translate the ancient text into English. In the introduction to the Book of Mormon ...

The prophet’s charisma was more compelling because ... She coined phrases such as “mountain curtain” to describe the “Mormons’ 19th-century homeland,” Barlow says, and the “doughnut ...

Lindsay Hansen Park and her friend have a running joke about how their respective religions are portrayed in popular media. Horror books and film abound with Catholics. As for Mormonism — that ...