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Who Can Receive Revelation, Visions, Dreams, Tongues, and Other Spiritual Gifts?
If you have ever felt the Holy Spirit speak to your heart — in prayer, in scripture study, in a moment of quiet meditation — then you already know something important about revelation. It is personal. It is real. And it is available to every child...
Where Will Zion Be Built?
The hope of Zion — the kingdom of Jesus Christ upon earth, where none shall hurt nor destroy, where the young die 100 years old, where the scattered and lost of Israel are gathered — is one of the most beautiful promises in all of scripture. If...
Who Is the Choice Seer of 2 Nephi 3?
The Church of Jesus Christ believes in prophecy and has great hope in restoring the House of Israel back to a knowledge of Christ. From Paul in Romans 11, throughout the Old Testament and across the Book of Mormon—hope for the spiritual redemption...
What Happens to Those Who Die and Never Heard the Gospel?
There are almost as many different answers to this question as there are denominations of Christianity today. If Jesus came from heaven to earth, lived a perfect life, died to save us from our sins, rose from the dead in victory over death—this...
What Ordained Officers Exist Within The Church of Jesus Christ?
The Church of Jesus Christ offers a simple structure directly derived from the New Testament church. There are six ordained offices: apostle, evangelist, elder, teacher, deacon, and deaconess. Every one of them is grounded in the Bible and the Book...
Do You Accept the Pearl of Great Price as Scripture?
The short answer is no. The Church of Jesus Christ does not accept the Pearl of Great Price, the Book of Abraham, or the Book of Moses, as scripture. Our canon is the Bible and the Book of Mormon — two prophesied records coming together as one in...
Do You Accept the Doctrine and Covenants (D&C) Scripture?
The Church of Jesus Christ does not accept the Doctrine and Covenants as scripture. The Doctrine and Covenants (D&C) is the theological source of certain teachings that distinguish within churches from the Restoration Movement as well as from...
What Priesthood Order Does The Church of Jesus Christ Uphold?
The Church of Jesus Christ believes the Priesthood is after the order of the Son of God, as explained in Alma 13 and Hebrews 7. The Church is named after Jesus Christ, and His ministry must be under the same name to represent that church,...
Who Holds The True Priesthood Authority?
The Church of Jesus Christ traces our authority directly to Jesus Christ, the source of all truth. The LORD established His Church and—after centuries of church corruption and apostasy—He commanded an angel to restore His priesthood and...
Does The Church of Jesus Christ Baptize Children?
No. Baptism is the first fruit of repentance. The Church of Jesus Christ baptizes those who are called of God unto repentance. Infants and children cannot repent nor have an understanding of its full meaning and therefore have no need of baptism....
Why Isn’t The Church of Jesus Christ Led By A Prophet?
The Church of Jesus Christ has a Quorum of 12 Apostles leading the Church, just like Jesus Christ established in the New Testament. He also ordained 12 disciples to lead his church in the Americas. Because the structure of our Church matches the...
Does The Church of Jesus Christ Have Temples?
While other church organizations within the greater Restoration Movement have temples, The Church of Jesus Christ (headquartered Monongahela, Pennsylvania) does not. Historically, temples prior to Jesus Christ were for the purpose of making...