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Ask A Latter-day Saint: The Temple

For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the temple is something above and beyond a customary chapel or meetinghouse. Temples, just as in Old Testament times, are special, sacred places.

Ask A Latter-day Saint: How many men do missionary work?

We don’t have recent numbers as to percentage of young men serving a full-time teaching mission. However, in 1991 a survey was done, which found that 32 percent of young men serve two 2-year teaching missions.

Ask A Latter-day Saint: Asking for help after a lapse in prayer

I can’t help but think of my own relationship with my parents. If I don’t speak to them for some time and then go to them to ask them for something, they don’t scoff at me or scorn me for my failure to communicate.

Ask A Latter-day Saint: Church Discipline

It is important to note that the purpose of Church discipline is not to punish people, but to facilitate full repentance for someone who has made serious mistakes.

Ask A Latter-day Saint: Using texts from other faith traditions

While there is no official doctrine on reading books from other faith traditions, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have long been encouraged to seek out learning as a lifetime effort, this often includes reading things beyond our own canonized scriptures or the modern words of our Prophet, Apostles and other Church Leaders.

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