Mormon Beliefs
Clear, sourced answers to the questions people actually ask about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
15 articles
Do Mormons Believe Jesus Was Married? What the Church Has Actually Said
Do Mormons believe Jesus was married? The scriptures are silent, early apostles taught it, and the Church says it has no doctrine either way. The evidence, graded.
Does Galatians 1:8 Disprove the Mormon Church?
Critics say Galatians 1:8 condemns the Mormon Church, and Mark Driscoll calls the angel Moroni a demon. We read Paul in context and apply the Bible’s tests.
Do Mormons Believe Jesus and Satan Are Brothers? The Answer
Do Mormons believe Jesus and Satan are brothers? Shared origin is canon — all spirits are children of God — but Christ is begotten, not created, and Satan is His opposite in every attribute. Origin, not parity.
Do Mormons Get Their Own Planet? What the Church Teaches
Do Mormons believe they get their own planet? No — the Church calls that a cartoonish image. What scripture actually teaches is exaltation: becoming joint-heirs with Christ of all the Father has.
Garden of Eden in Missouri? What Mormons Actually Believe
Do Mormons believe the Garden of Eden was in Missouri? Adam-ondi-Ahman is canonized doctrine; Eden's Jackson County location is a reported teaching of Joseph Smith — never canonized. The full record, tier by tier.
The Adam-God Theory: What Brigham Young Taught & What Happened
Do Mormons believe Adam is God? No — Brigham Young taught it in 1852, apostles disputed it, it was never canonized, and President Kimball denounced it over the pulpit in 1976. The full record.
Mormonism 101: The Complete Beginner's Guide
What is Mormonism? The from-zero guide to the Latter-day Saints: where it came from, how it works, and which things you've heard are true.
Sun and Moon Inhabitants: What Mormon Prophets Said
Did Brigham Young teach the sun is inhabited? He speculated it once — 'I rather think it is' (JD 13:271, 1870) — and it was never doctrine. The real quote, the unsourced Joseph Smith moon story, the era that believed it too, and the test that classifies it.
Do Mormons Believe in the Trinity? Godhead vs. Trinity
Do Mormons believe in the Trinity? Not the creedal, one-substance Trinity — and they've never claimed to. They believe in the Godhead: three distinct persons, perfectly one in purpose. The difference, the scripture, and the one word that divides them.
Nicene Creed History: Who Decided the Trinity
Nicene Creed history: who decided the Trinity, and when? Written A.D. 325 — 300 years after the cross — at a council convened, funded, and opened by an unbaptized emperor, resolved with a word not in the Bible, and enforced with exile, fire, and the sword.
What Is Kolob? Star, Throne, and What Mormons Believe
Do Mormons believe God lives on a planet called Kolob? The canon says Kolob is a star — nearest unto the throne of God — not a planet and not His address. Eight words, three errors, one explanation.
Blood Atonement: What Mormons Actually Believe (and Rejected)
Do Mormons believe in blood atonement? No — rejected in writing in 1889, 1978, and 2010: 'not a doctrine' of the Church. The 1856 sermons were real; the doctrine never was. The full record, honestly told.