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Articles by Topic
Contents
- 1 Baptism
- 2 Basic Beliefs
- 3 Beliefs about Life and Death
- 4 Book of Mormon Topics
- 5 Church History: Overview
- 6 Church History: Miscellaneous Topics
- 7 Church Leaders: Current
- 8 Church Leaders: Past
- 9 Church Leadership and Callings
- 10 Church Programs and Organizations
- 11 Church Structure
- 12 Controversial Topics
- 13 Education
- 14 Famous Mormons
- 15 Fundamental Principles
- 16 Gender and Cultural Issues
- 17 General Church Information
- 18 The Godhead
- 19 Humanitarian Aid
- 20 Jesus Christ
- 21 Joseph Smith
- 22 Literature
- 23 Marriage and Families
- 24 Missionary Work
- 25 Mormon Life and Culture
- 26 Plan of Salvation
- 27 Priesthood
- 28 Prophets
- 29 Scriptural Topics
- 30 Scriptures
- 31 Social Topics
- 32 Temples
- 33 Women in Mormonism
- 34 Youth and Children
- 35 Personal Experiences and Testimonies
- 36 General Conference Talks
- 37 Short Definitions and Dictionary
Baptism
Baptism · Baptism by Immersion · Baptism for the Dead · Mormon Baptism · First Principles of the Gospel · Fullness of the Gospel · Conversion ·
Basic Beliefs
Atonement · Agency · Articles of Faith · Baptism · Baptism by Immersion · Beliefs of Mormonism · Conversion · Faith · Fall of Adam and Eve · Family · Fasting · First Principles of the Gospel · Fullness of the Gospel · Gift of the Holy Ghost · Godhead · God · Grace · Great Apostasy · Human Tragedy · Jesus Christ · Keeping the Sabbath · Law of Chastity · LDS Scriptures · Modesty · Mormon myths · Mormon myths 2 · Mormon theology · Plan of Salvation · Prayer · Priesthood · Repentance · Resurrection · Revelation · Sacrament · Sacrifice · Sanctification · Satan · Second Coming · Service · Temples · Teachings of Joseph Smith · Ten Commandments · Three-fold mission of the Church · Tithing · What Do Mormons Believe ·
Beliefs about Life and Death
Baptism for the Dead · Celestial Marriage · Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial Kingdoms · Creation · Death · Divinity · Exaltation · Family History · Foreordination · Human Tragedy · Last Judgment · Millennium · Mortality · Plan of Salvation · Pre-Mortal Life · Resurrection · Spirit World · Salvation ·
Book of Mormon Topics
Book of Mormon · Book of Mormon archaeology · Book of Mormon Evidences · Book of Mormon DNA · Book of Mormon Geography · Book of Mormon Places · Book of Mormon Characters · Translation of the Book of Mormon · Jesus Christ · Prophet Mormon · Angel Moroni · Nephi · Nephites · Lamanites · Jaredites · Cumorah · Zarahemla · Golden Bible · Golden Plates · Brass Plates · Iron Rod · Liahona Compass · Seer Stones · Tree of Life · Urim and Thummim · Joseph Smith · Oliver Cowdery · Martin Harris · David Whitmer · LDS Scriptures · Mormon Books · Cumoms ·
Church History: Overview
Mormon History Main Page · New York Period · Ohio Period · Missouri Period · Nauvoo and the Martyrdom · Westward Migration · Utah War · Post-Civil War Persecution · Stability and Growth · International Growth · Contemporary Developments ·
Church History: Miscellaneous Topics
Adam-ondi-Ahman · Battle of Crooked River · Carthage Jail · Colonization of the West · Far West · First Vision · Gathering · Great Apostasy · Handcart Companies · Haun's Mill · Independence, Missouri · Journal of Discourses · Kanesville Tabernacle · Kinderhook plates · Kirtland Temple · Liberty Jail · Magic Valley · Martin Harris Farm · Martyrdom of Joseph Smith · Mormon Battalion · Mormon Pioneers · Mormon Populations Today · Mormon Trail · Mountain Meadows Massacre · Museum of Church History and Art · Music and the Spoken Word · Nauvoo · Nauvoo Temple · New Jerusalem · Ogden Utah · Palmyra · Perpetual Emigration Fund · Peter Whitmer Home · Polygamy · Quetzalcoatl · Sacred Grove · Salt Lake Temple · Translation of the Book of Mormon · Wentworth letter · Winter Quarters · Zion's Camp · Joseph Wakefield · Calves Wilson · Burr Riggs ·
Church Leaders: Current
Bonnie D. Parkin · Boyd K. Packer · Dallin H. Oaks · David A. Bednar · Dieter F. Uchtdorf · Henry B. Eyring · James E. Faust · Jeffrey R. Holland · Joseph B. Wirthlin · L. Tom Perry · M. Russell Ballard · Richard G. Scott · Robert D. Hales · Thomas S. Monson · Russell M. Nelson · H. David Burton · Charles W. Dahlquist ·
Church Leaders: Past
Barbara B. Smith · Belle S. Spafford · David B. Haight · David Whitmer · Eliza R. Snow · Emma Hale Smith · Heber C. Kimball · Martin Harris · Neal A. Maxwell · Newel K. Whitney · Oliver Cowdery · Parley P. Pratt · Sidney Rigdon · Jesse Knight · Samuel Williams ·
Church Leadership and Callings
Bishop · Choosing a Prophet · Deacons · Elder · General Authorities · Home Teaching · Leadership in the Church · Mormon Callings · Mormon Leadership · Mormon President · Mormon Prophet · Nursery · Patriarch · Presiding Bishop · Priests · Primary · Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Relief Society · Roles of a Bishop · Teachers · Visiting Teaching · Young Women · Patriarch to the church ·
Church Programs and Organizations
Church Educational System · Education · Brigham Young University · Church Magazines · Ensign Magazine · Liahona Magazine · New Era Magazine · Friend Magazine · Relief Society · Sunday School · Primary · Mutual · Family History · Family History Library · Family Search · General Conference · Church Welfare Program · Provident Living · Church Finances · Debt Reduction · Overcoming Debt · Employment Programs · Humanitarian Efforts · LDS Family Services · LDS Welfare Cannery · LDS Distribution Centers · Missionary Program · Missionary Training Center · Mormon Tabernacle Choir · Three-fold mission of the Church · Music and the Spoken Word · Perpetual Education Fund · Polynesian Cultural Center · Temple Square · Conference Center · Museum of Church History and Art · LDS Pageants · Hill Cumorah Pageant · Mormon Miracle Pageant · Perpetual Emigration Fund ·
Church Structure
Church Organization · Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Relief Society · Young Women · Primary · Sunday School · Nursery · Mutual · Ward · Wards · Stakes · Presidency of the Seventy ·
Controversial Topics
Abortion · Antimormon · Anti-Mormon · Blacks and Women in the Priesthood · Book of Mormon archaeology · Book of Mormon DNA · Book of Mormon Evidences · Changes to Temple Ordinances · Ex-Mormon · Gay · Homosexuality · Kinderhook plates · Living Hope Ministries · Sexuality and the Law of Chastity · Mountain Meadows Massacre · Mormon cult · Mormon Underwear · Mormon Temples · Mormon myths · Mormon myths 2 · Mormon women · Mormonism and Christianity · Mormonism vs. Christianity · Mormonism cult · Out of Mormonism · Polygamy · Reorganized (RLDS) Church · Same-Sex Attraction · Stem Cell Research · Strangite · The Church of Jesus Christ · The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints · Translation of the Book of Mormon · Mormon garments · Adam - God Theory ·
Education
Church Educational System · Education Facts · Brigham Young University · LDS Business College · Seminary · Bellota A Roble Project (Acorn to Oak) ·
Famous Mormons
Famous Mormons · Thurl Bailey · Bob Bennett · Rob Bishop · Chris Cannon · Mike Crapo · John Doolittle · Eni Faleomavaega · Jeff Flake · Arnold Friberg · Orrin Hatch · Jim Matheson · J. Willard Marriott · Yukihiro Matsumoto · Buck McKeon · Dale Murphy · Hugh Nibley · Harry Reid · Mitt Romney · Charles Roscoe Savage · Mike Simpson · Gordon Smith · Steve Young ·
Fundamental Principles
First Principles of the Gospel · Fullness of the Gospel · Faith · Repentance · Baptism by Immersion · Gift of the Holy Ghost ·
Gender and Cultural Issues
Adoption · Evergreen International · Exodus International · Gay · Homosexuality · Same-Sex Attraction ·
General Church Information
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Latter-day Saints · Three-fold mission of the Church · Church Demographics · Mormon Church · Mormon Cult · Mormon Finances · Mormon Myths · Mormon Theology · Mormon Population · Mormon Tabernacle Choir · Mormanism · Mormonism · Mormonism and Christianity · Mormonism vs. Christianity · Mormonism Cult · Anti-Mormon · Ex-Mormon · Out of Mormonism ·
The Godhead
Godhead · Heavenly Father · Jesus Christ · Atonement of Jesus Christ · Crucifixion of Jesus Christ · Savior · Messiah · The Living Christ · Holy Ghost · Holy Spirit · Gift of the Holy Ghost · Divinity · Foreordination ·
Humanitarian Aid
Service · Humanitarian Efforts · Church Welfare Program · Debt Reduction · Overcoming Debt · Employment Programs · LDS Family Services · LDS Welfare Cannery · Provident Living ·
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ · Atonement of Jesus Christ · Crucifixion of Jesus Christ · Messiah · Savior · Second Coming · Millennium · New Testament · Quetzalcoatl · The Living Christ · Godhead · Divinity · Foreordination · Mormonism and Christianity · Mormonism vs. Christianity · Sacrament ·
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith · Joseph Smith, Jr. · Emma Hale Smith · First Vision · Sacred Grove · The Golden Plates · Urim and Thummim · Translation of the Book of Mormon · Kirtland Temple · Liberty Jail · Martyrdom of Joseph Smith · Carthage Jail · Book of Mormon · Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible · Articles of Faith · Lectures on Faith · Teachings of Joseph Smith ·
Literature
LDS Scriptures · Scriptures · Mormon Books · Book of Mormon · Holy Bible · Old Testament · New Testament · Doctrine and Covenants · Pearl of Great Price · Book of Abraham · Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible · Lectures on Faith · Journal of Discourses · Standing for Something · Church Magazines · Ensign Magazine · Liahona Magazine · New Era Magazine · Friend Magazine · LDS Living Magazine · The Family: A Proclamation to the World · The Living Christ · For the Strength of the Youth ·
Marriage and Families
Adoption · Celestial Marriage · Family · Family Home Evening · Family Home Evening 2 · LDS Family Services · LDS Weddings · Law of Chastity · Mormonism and Marriage · Plan of Salvation · Plural Marriage · Proclamation to the World · Scrapbooking · Service ·
Missionary Work
Mission · Missionaries · Missionary Training Center · Couple Missionaries · Every Member a Missionary · Returned Missionary · Senior Missionaries · Mission Reunions · Mission farewell and homecoming · Convert Retention · Demographics · Mormon Population · Three-fold mission of the Church · Conversion ·
Mormon Life and Culture
Caffeine · Conversion · Education · Every Member a Missionary · Family Home Evening · Family Home Evening 2 · Fasting · Food Storage · General Conference · Keeping a Journal · Latter-day Saints · Law of Chastity · LDS Bookstores · LDS Games · LDS Living Magazine · LDS Radio · LDS Rings · LDS Demographics · LDS Sermons · Living in the Latter-days · Mission Reunions · Modesty · Mormon Garments · Mormon Handicraft · Mormon Holidays · Mormon Idioms · Mormon jokes · Mormon Music · Mormon Myths · Mormon Terminology · Mormon Undergarments · Provident Living · Sabbath Day Worship · Sacrament Meeting · Scrapbooking · Service · Stakes · Testimonies · Tithing · Wards · Word of Wisdom · Zion · Bellota A Roble · Beehive house · Downtown Rising ·
Plan of Salvation
Plan of Salvation · Proclamation to the World · Pre-Mortal Life · Divinity · Satan · Creation · Adam and Eve · The Fall · Agency · Foreordination · Mortality · Dispensations · Family · Human Tragedy · Death · Atonement of Jesus Christ · Savior · Spirit World · Second Coming · Millennium · Resurrection · Last Judgment · Sons of Perdition · Salvation · Exaltation · Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial Kingdoms ·
Priesthood
Priesthood · Priesthood Authority · Priesthood Power · Laying on of Hands · Ordinances · Patriarchal Blessings · Deacons · Teachers · Priests · Elder · Bishop · Roles of a Bishop · Patriarch · General Authorities · Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Prophet · Women and the Priesthood ·
Prophets
Prophets · Church President · Choosing a Prophet · Quotes from the Prophets · Foreordination · Joseph Smith · Brigham Young · John Taylor · Wilford Woodruff · Lorenzo Snow · Joseph F. Smith · Heber J. Grant · George Albert Smith · David O. McKay · Joseph Fielding Smith · Harold B. Lee · Spencer W. Kimball · Ezra Taft Benson · Howard W. Hunter · Gordon B. Hinckley ·
Scriptural Topics
Abrahamic Covenant · Adam and Eve · Agency · Angel Moroni · Anger · Book of Mormon Characters · Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial Kingdoms · City of Enoch · Creation · Cumorah · Death · Dispensation · Exaltation · Faith · Fall of Adam and Eve · Fasting · Golden Plates · Grace · Iron Rod · Jaredites · Kolob · Lamanites · Last Judgment · Liahona Compass · Millennium · Mortality · Nephi · Nephites · New Jerusalem · Plan of Salvation · Prayer · Pre-Mortal Life · Prophet Mormon · Repentance · Resurrection · Revelation · Sabbath · Sacrament · Sacrifice · Salvation · Sanctification · Satan · Second Coming · Seer Stones · Sons of Perdition · Spirit World · Ten Commandments · Tithing · Tree of Life · Urim and Thummim · Word of Wisdom · Zarahemla · Zion ·
Scriptures
LDS Scriptures · Mormon Books · Scriptures · Book of Mormon · Book of Mormon Evidences · Book of Mormon DNA · Book of Mormon Geography · Golden Bible · Golden Plates · Holy Bible · Old Testament · New Testament · Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible · Doctrine and Covenants · Pearl of Great Price · Book of Abraham · Articles of Faith · Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible · Book of Jasher · Book of Revelation ·
Social Topics
Birth control · Body Piercing · Circumcision · Depression and Anxiety · Divorce · Euthanasia · Family finances · Suicide ·
Temples
Baptism for the Dead · Changes to Temple Ordinances · Celestial Marriage · Inside Mormon Temples · LDS Weddings · Mormon Endowment · Mormon Garments · Mormon Temples · Mormon Undergarments · Temple Endowment · Temple Square · Chronological List of Temples · Geographical List of Temples ·
Historic Temples
Kirtland Temple · Nauvoo Temple · Salt Lake Temple · St. George Utah Temple ·
Temples in the United States
Albuquerque New Mexico Temple · Anchorage Alaska Temple · Atlanta Georgia Temple · Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple · Billings Montana Temple · Birmingham Alabama Temple · Bismark North Dakota Temple · Boise Idaho Temple · Boston Massachusetts Temple · Bountiful Utah Temple · Chicago Illinois Temple · Columbia River Washington Temple · Columbia South Carolina Temple · Columbus Ohio Temple · Dallas Texas Temple · Denver Colorado Temple · Detroit Michigan Temple · Draper Utah Temple · Fresno California Temple · Houston Texas Temple · Harrison New York Temple · Idaho Falls Idaho Temple · Jordan River Utah Temple · Kona Hawaii Temple · Laie Hawaii Temple · Las Vegas Nevada Temple · Logan Utah Temple · Los Angeles California Temple · Louisville Kentucky Temple · Lubbock Texas Temple · Manhattan New York Temple · Manti Utah Temple · Medford Oregon Temple · Memphis Tennessee Temple · Mesa Arizona Temple · Monticello Utah Temple · Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple · Nashville Tennessee Temple · Newport Beach California Temple · Oakland California Temple · Ogden Utah Temple · Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple · Orlando Florida Temple · Palmyra New York Temple · Portland Oregon Temple · Provo Utah Temple · Raleigh North Carolina Temple · Redlands California Temple · Reno Nevada Temple · Rexburg Idaho Temple · Sacramento California Temple · St. Louis Missouri Temple · St. Paul Minnesota Temple · San Antonio Texas Temple · San Diego California Temple · Seattle Washington Temple · Snowflake Arizona Temple · Spokane Washington Temple · Twin Falls Idaho Temple · Vernal Utah Temple · Washington D.C. Temple · Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple ·
Temples Around the World
Aba Nigeria Temple · Accra Ghana Temple · Adelaide Australia Temple · Apia Samoa Temple · Asuncion Paraguay Temple · Bern Switzerland Temple · Bogota Colombia Temple · Brisbane Australia Temple · Buenos Aires Argentina Temple · Campinas Brazil Temple · Caracas Venezuela Temple · Cardston Alberta Temple · Cebu Philippines Temple · Ciudad Juarez Mexico Temple · Cochabamba Bolivia Temple · Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico Temple · Copenhagen Denmark Temple · Curitiba Brazil Temple · Edmonton Alberta Temple · Frankfurt Germany Temple · Freiberg Germany Temple · Fukuoka Japan Temple · Guadalajara Mexico Temple · Guatemala City Guatemala Temple · Guayaquil Ecuador Temple · Halifax Nova Scotia Temple · Hamilton New Zealand Temple · Helsinki Finland Temple · Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple · Hong Kong China Temple · Johannesburg South Africa Temple · Kiev Ukraine Temple · Lima Peru Temple · London England Temple · Madrid Spain Temple · Manila Philippines Temple · Melbourne Australia Temple · Merida Mexico Temple · Mexico City Mexico Temple · Monterrey Mexico Temple · Montevideo Uruguay Temple · Montreal Quebec Temple · Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple · Oaxaca Mexico Temple · Panama City Panama Temple · Papeete Tahiti Temple · Perth Australia Temple · Porto Alegre Brazil Temple · Preston England Temple · Recife Brazil Temple · Regina Saskatchewan Temple · San Jose Costa Rica Temple · Santiago Chile Temple · Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple · São Paulo Brazil Temple · Seoul Korea Temple · Stockholm Sweden Temple · Suva Fiji · Sydney Australia Temple · Taipei Taiwan Temple · Tampico Mexico Temple · Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple · The Hague Netherlands Temple · Tokyo Japan Temple · Toronto Ontario Temple · Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico Temple · Vancouver British Columbia Temple · Veracruz Mexico Temple · Villahermosa Mexico Temple ·
Women in Mormonism
Mormon Women · Relief Society · Visiting Teaching · Young Women · Young Women Personal Progress · Mormon Handicraft · Sheri L. Dew · Barbara B. Smith · Belle S. Spafford · Bonnie D. Parkin · Eliza R. Snow · Emma Hale Smith · Zina D. H. Young · Julie Bangerter Beck · Susan W. Tanner · Cheryl C. Lant ·
Youth and Children
Duty to God · Eagle Scout · Faith in God Program · For the Strength of the Youth · Friend Magazine · Modesty · Mutual · New Era Magazine · Nursery · Personal Progress · Primary · Scouting · Scripture Mastery · Seminary · Young Women ·
Personal Experiences and Testimonies
The following articles are available for use, but should not be changed from what is shown here. If you have your own personal experiences that you would like to share with others, please contact Giuseppe Martinengo ([email protected]) for additional information.
- There Was No Question (Giuseppe Martinengo)
- What a Christmas! (Alan Osmond)
- A Mormon missionary's dream (John Tvedtnes)
- Land of miracles (John Tvedtnes)
- To Coach: Believing is Swimming (Brad Larsen)
General Conference Talks
These talks cannot be reproduced without permission.
- Beware of Pride (President Ezra Taft Benson)
- Joseph, the Seer (Elder Neal A. Maxwell)
- Mormon Should Mean "More Good" (President Gordon B. Hinckley)
- Tender Mercies of the Lord (Elder David A. Bednar)
- The False Gods we Worship (President Spencer W. Kimball)
Short Definitions and Dictionary
active · Adversary · Age of Accountability · Auxiliaries · Baptismal Covenant · Bishopric · Brethren · Brother · Commandment · Confirmation · Consecrate · Convert · Counselor · Covenant · Chapel · Cultural Hall · D&C · Excommunication · Fall of Adam · Gathering of Israel · House of Israel · Twelve Tribes · Genealogy · Gold Plates · Gospel · Hell · High Council · Humility · Inspiration · Families Can Be Together Forever · Fast · Fireside · Gospel Essentials Class · Investigator · CTR · LDS Gems · Temple Recommend · Lay clergy · Mercy · Opening Exercises · Ordinance · Preside · Restitution · Sacred · Single Adults · Sister · Spirit of the Lord · Stewardship · Sustain · Parable · Pass along cards · Pulpit · Presidency · Proxy Baptism · Quad · Personal Ancestral File · Lds · Transgression · Vicarious Work · Worthy Member · Young Single Adults · Trinity · Prophecy · Susquehanna River · Sharon, Vermont · Hathaway Brook · Intellectual reserve · Jacobites · Lemuelites · Ishmaelites · Josephites · Thousand ·