Faith & Religions

I am listing below all Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk, not just those that he gave when he was as a General Authority of the Church, but also those given...

Italian Family There are several recent posts in the FamilySearch Blog about Italian genealogy (family history). I am listing 7 of them here with a short introduction. To read the...

There are several recent posts in the FamilySearch Blog about African American genealogy (family history). I am listing 5 of them here with a short introduction...

There are several recent posts in the FamilySearch Blog about genealogy (family history) for Mexico. I am listing 10 of them here with a short introduction...

The Articles of Faith outline 13 basic points of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Prophet Joseph Smith first wrote them in response to a...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian church in America. However, despite the faith’s growth and presence, relatively few people are familiar with Mormon...

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called Mormons) believe in and study the Holy Bible as the word of God because it teaches about Jesus...

The Doctrine of Pre-Mortal Life or Pre-Existence is one of the most interesting doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormons)...

Mormon missionaries—properly referred to as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—are representatives of Jesus Christ who share His gospel with the world...

The divine return of the Church of Jesus Christ, coupled with modern-day prophets, apostles, priesthood authority, and all gospel light and knowledge, is what members of the Church refer to...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’s first article of faith states, “We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy...

Have you ever wondered how Mormons—properly referred to as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—got their nickname?...

Mormons—properly referred to as Latter-day Saints or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—base their understanding of heaven and hell on teachings from the scriptures and from...

In essence, the prophet acts as a steward to oversee the household of God here on earth. Such periods of time headed by prophetic responsibility are called dispensations...

You may have wondered about the Mormon practice called baptism for the dead. The members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do this work in temples throughout...

Every day we all have choices that need to be made. Many of those choices do not have any lasting significance, but there are plenty that do. These choices—the decisions...

The Word of Wisdom is a health code included in the Doctrine and Covenants, a book of scripture used by Latter-day Saints. The Word of Wisdom is most recognized for...