by Larry Richman | Aug 26, 2024
Some people have questioned whether the Book of Abraham was actually translated from ancient Egyptian papyri the Saints had purchased. The answer can be found in one of the new entries in the Topics and Questions section of the Gospel Library, Origins of the Book of...
by Larry Richman | Aug 21, 2024
Church and Gospel Questions is a resource to answer questions about Church doctrine, policy, and history. It is included within the larger collection of Topics and Questions in the Gospel Library app and in the Gospel Library on the Church’s website. This resource...
by Larry Richman | Jul 18, 2024
One of the new entries in the Topics and Questions section of the Gospel Library is the entry The Only True and Living Church. The Lord Himself declared that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is “the only true and living church upon the face of the whole...
by Larry Richman | Jul 11, 2024
Are Church leaders infallible? What does it mean that the prophet will never lead the Church astray? Why do some things in the Church change over time? Answers to these questions can be found in one of the new entries in the Topics and Questions section of the Gospel...
by Larry Richman | Jul 5, 2024
One of the new entries in the Topics and Questions section of the Gospel Library is the entry Multiple Accounts of the First Vision. In the spring of 1820, God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith as he prayed in a grove of trees near his home in...
by Larry Richman | May 29, 2024
The keys of the priesthood are the rights of presidency, or the power God gives to man to govern and direct the kingdom of God on the earth (see Matthew 16:15–19). Priesthood keys are necessary to direct the preaching of the gospel and the administration of the...
by Larry Richman | May 2, 2024
Many religions encourage fasting and prayer as a way to humble ourselves before God by voluntarily refraining from eating and drinking. Some encourage fasting for 21 days each year in January as part of a 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting season. This includes abstaining...
by Larry Richman | Apr 29, 2024
Research skills are important, whether we are searching for diet tips, information about political issues, or answers to religious questions. I often hear people justify their positions with the phrase “I’ve done the research.” That typically means...
by Larry Richman | Feb 25, 2024
The Church has published Church and Gospel Questions to provide resources for those seeking answers to gospel questions. It also provides ideas on how to help others with their gospel questions. Church and Gospel Questions is found in the Gospel Library app and in the...
by Larry Richman | Jul 15, 2022
Answering My Gospel Questions (Religion 280) is a new institute class where you can ask and find answers for gospel questions. The Church has designed this new institute class to provide an environment where young adults can explore questions they have about The...
by Larry Richman | Jun 17, 2020
Many of the Gospel Topics have been updated and 90 entries have been published in Spanish and Portuguese. Later this year, topics will be available in seven more languages. Gospel Topics is an alphabetized list of hundreds of gospel principles, Church history events,...
by Larry Richman | Nov 1, 2019
Gospel Topics at https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/intro?lang=eng and in the Gospel Library app are continually being updated and improved and are a rich resource for gospel study and for preparing talks and lessons. The Gospel Topics...
by Larry Richman | Nov 12, 2014
For some time, the Church has been upgrading the Gospel Topics section of LDS.org (topics.lds.org) to provide an enriched experience for personal and family gospel study. This has included upgrading some pages and adding new topic pages to provide more doctrinal and...
by Larry Richman | Apr 18, 2014
Each day this week, I am sharing Easter messages. Today’s article is about the Gospel Topics section of LDS.org provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Gospel Topics section of LDS.org (topics.lds.org) provides a rich experience for personal...
by Church News | Dec 11, 2013
The Church is upgrading the Gospel Topics section of LDS.org (topics.lds.org) to provide an enriched experience for personal and family gospel study. In addition to a new landing page, the site has upgraded search capabilities, which now include distinct sites like...
