Doctrine
Clear, sourced answers to the questions people actually ask about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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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.
What Is the Curse of Cain? The Bible, the Myth & the Record
The curse of Cain in Genesis is a failed harvest and a wanderer's life — the mark is protection, never skin. How three texts were spliced into a racial theory, how Latter-day Saints taught it, and the 2013 disavowal by name.
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.
What Did Brigham Young Teach? Every Contested Claim
What did Brigham Young teach — and which contested claims hold up? Every teaching quoted from the primary record, classified by the Church’s own test.
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.