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Topical Index to Answers To Gospel Questions, by President Joseph Fielding Smith


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A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A

  • Aaronic Priesthood & boys   2:8
  • Aaronic Priesthood to remain?   1:119
  • Ability, why do some have more ability than others?   5:138
  • Abraham 4:3, conflict with Moses 2:3 ?   3:188
  • Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of   3:165
  • Abraham married to Egyptian women?  1:169
  • Abrahamic Covenant   2:52
  • Acceptance of the Prophet Joseph Smith   5:181
  • Adam is not the father of Jesus Christ   5:121
  • Adam, was the fall of Adam necessary?   4:79
  • Adam in the pre-existence   1:5
  • Adam’s body, where was it created?   5:170
  • Administering to the sick   1:144
  • Administering, why olive oil   1:151
  • Advocate, Jesus our   1:13
  • African-Americans and the priesthood   2:184
  • Age of man and organic evolution   5:112
  • Agency   5:138
  • Agency during the Millennium?   5:141
  • Alma’s authority, from whom did he receive it?   4:161
  • Alma’s baptism, by whom and with what authority   3:203, 4:161
  • Alma discusses resurrection   1:35
  • Ancient Times, baptisms in ?   2:64
  • Angels, cherubim, seraphim   2:96
  • Angels, keys to ministering of   1:116
  • Animals, killing of animals wantonly, a sin?   4:42
  • Animals have spirits?   2:48
  • Animals, resurrection of    4:126
  • Apostles independent of First Presidency originally?   3:190
  • Apostles among Nephites?   1:121
  • Apostles, the Twelve with Christ in His ministry   3:109
  • Apostleship, history and authority of the apostleship   5:175
  • Apostleship, Paul’s ordination to the   4:98
  • Archaeology & Book of Mormon   2:195
  • Article of Faith #4 changed?   2:91
  • Asia, why take the gospel to Asia?   4:201
  • As man is God once was   2:127
  • Athanasian Creed, the God of the   3:165
  • Atonement, blood   1:180
  • Atonement, the debt we owe the Lord for the   4:57
  • Atonement, whose sins remitted?   5:5-9
  • Authenticity of Paul’s pastoral letters   3:147
  • Authorities, teachings of   2:111
  • Authority and history of the apostleship   5:175
  • Authority for baptism for the dead   5:98
  • Authority of Alma, from whom did he receive it?   3:203, 4:161
  • Authority of Jesus   2:132
  • Authority vs. keys   2:39

B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B

  • Baptism before the coming of our Savior   5:10
  • Baptism for the dead  1:46
  • Baptism for the dead, authority for   5:98
  • Baptism in ancient times?  2:64
  • Baptism necessary to enter Terrestrial and Telestial kingdoms?   5:147
  • Baptisms before Jesus’ time?  1:51, 5:10-13
  • Baptisms, did Jesus perform?  3:42
  • Baptisms for the dead, performed below earth’s surface  3:70
  • Baptisms of the Nephites and the gift of the Holy Ghost   4:93
  • Bethlehem or Jerusalem?   1:172
  • Bible, who made it possible for us to have the Bible?   3:170
  • Bible, Inspired Version of the   2:206
  • Biblical doctrine and Catholic Faith   3:174
  • Biblical evidence of Joseph Smith  3:6
  • Bingo, games of chance, and cola drinks   5:75
  • Birthplace of Jesus, an error?  1:172
  • Blacks and the Church   4:169
  • Blasphemy against Holy Ghost   1:62, 1:68
  • Blasphemy against Jesus   1:63
  • Blessings of the descendants of Ephraim   5:70
  • Blessings without the consent of a bishop   3:201
  • Blood atonement, doctrine of   1:180
  • Blood of Christ, why did He have to shed it?   3:207
  • Blood, eating   3:100
  • Blood of your lives   3:100
  • Bodies, differences in bodies in the resurrection   4:64
  • Body, Holy Ghost to have a    2:145
  • Body, how will the body arise in the resurrection?   5:39
  • Body of Adam, where was it created?   5:170
  • Book of Commandments destroyed – why permitted?   3:73
  • Book of Mormon & archaeology   2:195
  • Book of Mormon, vital changes in?  2:199
  • Born in sin, are children   3:14
  • Boys & the Aaronic Priesthood   2:8
  • Brother of Jared, Jesus appears to   2:123
  • Business, Why do General Authorities engage in ?   3:76

C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C

  • Cain, descendants of   2:173
  • Cain or Satan to reign?   2:169
  • Called of God, Joseph Smith, Bible evidence?  3:6
  • Capital punishment   1:189, 3:104
  • Card playing   1:192
  • Catholic Faith and Biblical doctrine   3:174
  • Celestial Kingdom, children in   1:56
  • Celestial Kingdom, status of husbands and wives worthy of the Celestial Kingdom   5:63
  • Changes in the Book of Mormon?   2:199
  • Chastity and dress   5:172
  • Cherubim, seraphim, angels   2:96
  • Children, are they born in sin?  3:14
  • Children in celestial kingdom  1:56
  • Children, to partake of sacrament?  2:88
  • Children, salvation of little   1:53
  • Children, status of retarded  3:19
  • Children, why administer the sacrament to little children   5:66
  • Christ given more pre-existent knowledge in mortal infancy than others?   5:165
  • Christ, the light of Christ and the Holy Ghost   5:133
  • Christ the rock, or is it revelation, or Peter?   1:95
  • Christ, why did He have to shed His blood?   3:207
  • Churches, changing doctrine?   2:164
  • Church, proper name of the church   4:173
  • Churches, others in Millennium   1:108
  • Church organization among the Nephites before Alma?  3:38
  • Cola drinks, bingo, games of chance   5:75
  • Commandments, Contradictory, in Eden  2:211
  • Condition of mankind in the resurrection   4:185
  • Conflict between Abraham 4:3 and Moses 2:3 ?   3:188
  • Consent of a bishop, blessings given without the   3:201
  • Contradiction between 1 Nephi 3:7 and D&C 84:4 ?   4:111
  • Contradiction between Jacob 2:24-27 and D&C 132:39 ?   4:212
  • Covenant, eternal marriage    4:143
  • Covenant with Abraham, Lord’s   2:52
  • Covenant, The New & Everlasting   1:65
  • Craftiness of Satan   2:164
  • Cremation of the dead   2:99
  • Cross, the wearing of the cross   4:16
  • Cut if off, if thy hand offend thee then cut if off   5:78

D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D

  • Darkness, Three days of    3:44
  • Daughters of men, sons of God   1:135
  • David, status of King David   3:145
  • Deacons, should be married?   1:129
  • Dead, Cremation of the    2:99
  • Dead, Are they called home?    3:46
  • Dead, Salvation for the   1:46
  • Dead, Spirits of dead returning home  2:84
  • Dead who died before Jesus died, what of them?   4:74
  • Dead, vicarious work for the dead, for whom performed?   4:165, 5:94
  • Death in infancy, a fortunate thing?   3:111
  • Death, Jesus’ power over   2:134
  • Death of Jesus, those who died before the    4:74
  • Death, what is the meaning of the first death?   5:104
  • Death, what is the meaning of the second death?   5:107
  • Debt, the debt we owe    4:57
  • Deformities, were there physical deformities in the pre-existence?   5:49
  • Deniers and critics of the resurrection   3:128
  • Departed spirits, can the Devil tempt?   3:193
  • Descendants of Cain   2:173
  • Descendants of Ephraim, blessings of the descendants of Ephraim   5:70
  • Destruction of the Book of Commandments – why permitted?  3:73
  • Devil, can the Devil tempt departed spirits?   3:193
  • Die without the law, status of those who die without the law   5:53
  • Died without the law, Salvation for those who   4:10
  • Differences in bodies in the resurrection   4:64
  • Differences in genealogical lineage   3:61
  • Doctrine and Covenants, why not more revelation in   2:202
  • Doctrine and Covenants 84:4 and 1 Nephi 3:7, contradiction ?   4:111
  • Doctrine and Covenants 101:30-31, explanation of   5:145
  • Dove, the sign of the   1:23, 2:76
  • Doxology of the Lord’s Prayer   3:133
  • Dress and chastity   5:172

E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E

  • Earth’s “plan of salvation”   2:107
  • Earth’s surface, baptisms for the dead performed below   3:70
  • Easter, President Smith’s views on the celebration of Easter   5:155
  • Ecclesiastes 9:4,5,10 – meaning of   4:181
  • Eden, where is the Garden of Eden   4:19
  • Egyptian women, Abraham marries  1:169
  • Elders, sealing of the 144,000 elders of Israel   3:185
  • Elements in the resurrection, will we have our same elements in the resurrection?   5:102
  • Elias and Elijah, identity of    4:193
  • Elias is Noah   3:138
  • Elijah and Elias, identity of    4:193
  • Elijah turning the hearts of the children   5:129-132
  • Ephraim, blessings of the descendants of Ephraim   5:70
  • Ephraim, the stick and hand of   3:197
  • Eternal life and intelligences   4:126
  • Eternal life vs. immortality   2:4
  • Eternal marriage covenant   4:143
  • Eternity, marriage in   2:34
  • Euthanasia, is it ever justified?    4:132
  • Evangelists and pastors   1:127
  • Evidences of the First Vision   3:56
  • Evil, why doesn’t God prevent ?  3:124
  • Evolution, age of man and organic evolution   5:112

F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

  • Face of God, without ordinances no man can see the face of God   5:84
  • Fall, was the Fall inevitable?  2:211
  • Fall of Adam, was the Fall necessary?   4:79
  • False visions   5:160
  • Family history work, for whom performed?   4:165
  • Fasting and prayer   1:88
  • Father and the Son, Jesus is both the Father and the Son   4:176
  • Father of Jesus Christ, Adam is not the father of Jesus   5:121
  • Fathers, iniquities of the   1:82
  • Fathers to give patriarchal blessings to their children?   3:199
  • Fear, the scriptural meaning of   2:1
  • Feast of the Passover, why do we not observe the Feast of the Passover?   5:153
  • Firmament, meaning of waters above the   4:116
  • First death, what is the meaning of the first death?   5:104
  • First Presidency, independent of Quorum of Apostles originally?   3:190
  • First Vision contradicts Christendom  1:20
  • First Vision, Evidences of the   3:56
  • Forgiveness of sin   5:14
  • Forgiven of sin by sacrament?   1:84
  • Fourth Article of Faith, changed?   2:91
  • Free Agency   5:138
  • Free Agency and predestination   2:194
  • Free Agency during the Millennium?   5:141
  • Friday, why do we not observe Good Friday in our Church?   5:155
  • Fulness of the Gospel   3:94

G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G

  • Games of chance   1:192, 5:75
  • Garden of Eden, commandments in   2:211
  • Garden of Eden, location   2:93
  • Garden of Eden, where was it?   4:19
  • Gathering of Israel, keys of, vs. keys of missionary work   3:152
  • Genealogical lineage, differences in    3:61
  • Genealogy, can a person go to the temple without knowledge of his or her genealogy?   5:168
  • General Authorities, teachings of  2:111
  • General Authorities, why do they engage in business?  3:76
  • Gentile, Jew, Israel   5:87
  • Gentiles, who are they?   1:138
  • Genealogy research & Paul   1:212
  • Gift of the Holy Ghost and Nephite baptisms   4:93
  • Gift of tongues   2:26
  • God, no man hath seen ?   2:161
  • God, without ordinances no man can see the face of God   5:84
  • God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, & the Athanasian Creed   3:165
  • God of the Athanasian Creed & the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob   3:165
  • God once was, As man is   2:127
  • God, is the priesthood necessary in order to see God?   3:115
  • God, why doesn’t God create intelligence and prevent evil ?  3:124
  • Godhead, personages in   1:1
  • Godhead, Spirit in the   2:145
  • Gods, plurality of   2:139
  • Good Friday, why do we not observe Good Friday in our Church    5:155
  • Gospel, Fulness of the    3:94
  • Gospel of Jesus Christ and War   3:49
  • Gospel Principles, Knowledge of  2:69
  • Gospel, why take the Gospel to Asia?   4:201
  • Graves, all that are in their graves shall hear His voice   4:122
  • Guided missiles & interplanetary travel   2:189

H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H

  • Hallowed language in prayers  2:15
  • Hand offend thee, if thy hand offend thee then cut if off   5:78
  • Healing the sick   1:144
  • Heart, Pharaoh’s heart hardened by whom?   3:136
  • Heaven, marriages in ?   2:116
  • Heavenly Father loves Satan?   5:29
  • Heavenly Father loves sinners?   5:29
  • Hell, Is there a    2:208
  • History and authority of the apostleship   5:175
  • Holy Ghost and Nephite baptisms   4:93
  • Holy Ghost and the Light of Christ   5:133
  • Holy Ghost, on earth before Jesus?   2:157
  • Holy Ghost, blasphemy or sin against   1:62, 1:68
  • Holy Ghost, a body for?   2:145
  • Holy Ghost, mission of   2:149
  • Holy Ghost, sign of the dove  1:23
  • Holy Ghost, What is the sin against the    4:84
  • Home teaching   5:45
  • Home to God, are the dead called ?    3:46
  • Home to God, Spirits of dead returning  2:84
  • Husbands and wives, status of husbands and wives worthy of the Celestial Kingdom   5:63
  • Husbands won’t embrace the gospel, salvation of women whose  3:22

I – I – I – I – I – I – I – I

  • Idolatry, the Lord’s denunciation of idolatry   3:118
  • Images, worship of graven   3:107
  • Immortality vs. eternal life   2:4
  • Inspired Version of the Bible  2:206
  • Intelligence, why doesn’t God create ?  3:124
  • Intelligences and eternal life   4:126
  • Interplanetary travel, guided missiles  2:189
  • Infant death a fortunate thing?   3:111
  • Iniquity of the fathers   1:82
  • Israel, Gentile, Jew   5:87
  • Israel, Melchizedek Priesthood taken from   4:155
  • Israel, scattering of, how extensive was it?   4:36
  • Israel, Twelve Tribes of   1:112

J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J

  • James, the brother of the Lord, the ordination of   5:188
  • Jehovah’s Witnesses   4:212-215,  5:129-132
  • Jerusalem or Bethlehem   1:172
  • Jerusalem, New   2:103
  • Jesus, where did he receive authority  2:132
  • Jesus, Adam is not the father of Jesus   5:121
  • Jesus, advocate & mediator   1:13
  • Jesus appears to brother of Jared   2:123
  • Jesus’ appearance to the Nephites, when did it happen?   4:25
  • Jesus’ birthplace, an error?  1:172
  • Jesus, blasphemy against   1:63
  • Jesus in pre-existence   1:5
  • Jesus is both the Father and the Son   4:176
  • Jesus is the literal son of God?   5:33
  • Jesus, did He perform baptisms?  3:42
  • Jesus’ power over death   2:134
  • Jesus’ resurrection necessary   1:30
  • Jesus’ visit to spirit world   1:27
  • Jew, can a Jew accept the Gospel prior to the Second Coming?   5:156
  • Jew, Gentile, Israel   5:87
  • Jews, Lehi a descendant of the ?   1:142
  • John the Baptist, no greater prophet   1:22 & 5:3-4
  • John the Baptist & least in kingdom   1:22 & 5:4
  • John the Baptist’s ordination   5:1-4
  • Joseph Smith, acceptance of the Prophet Joseph Smith   5:181
  • Joseph Smith, biblical evidence of ?   3:6
  • Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible  2:206
  • Joseph Smith, were his revelations suppressed?   3:209
  • Joseph, stick of, hand of Ephraim   3:197

K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K

  • Keeping the whole law  3:25
  • Keys to ministering of angels   1:116
  • Keys of missionary work   1:131
  • Keys of missionary work vs. keys of gathering of Israel   3:152
  • Keys of the priesthood and authority   2:39
  • Keys, prophets, priesthood   4:6
  • Killing animals wantonly, a sin?   4:42
  • King David, status of King David   3:145
  • Kingdom of God & Kingdom of Heaven   2:18
  • Kingdoms and Marriage, salvation is an individual responsiblity   5:169
  • Knowledge, Christ given more pre-existent knowledge than others?   5:165
  • Knowledge of gospel principles  2:69
  • Knowledge of the pre-existence  3:32
  • Knowledge, seeking gospel 1:Intro

L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L

  • Lamanites of Jewish descent?   1:142
  • Lamanites, present status of the   3:122
  • Lamb, marriage of the   1:24
  • Language, hallowed, in prayer   2:15
  • Law, Salvation of those who died without the law    4:10
  • Law, status of those who die without the law   5:53
  • Law, keeping the whole  3:25
  • Law of witnesses   1:202
  • Least in the Kingdom   1:22
  • Lehi descended from Jews?   1:142
  • Levi, are the sons of Levi our temple workers?   3:163
  • Levitical Priesthood to remain   1:119
  • Liberty, is personal liberty curtailed by obeying God?   4:68
  • Life, this life is the time to prepare to meet God   4:1
  • Light of Christ and the Holy Ghost   5:133
  • Lineal descent and patriarchal blessings   5:167
  • Location of Garden of Eden   2:93
  • Lord’s Day, The   2:58
  • Lord’s Prayer, doxology of the   3:133
  • Lucifer’s pre-existent knowledge and the plan of salvation   5:189

M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M

  • Man, age of man and organic evolution   5:112
  • Mankind in the resurrection, condition of   4:185
  • Marriage and Kingdoms, salvation is an individual responsibility   5:169
  • Marriage, eternal marriage covenant   4:143
  • Marriage in eternity   2:34
  • Marriage in heaven   2:116
  • Marriage of the Lamb   1:24
  • Marriage, plural marriage   3:158
  • Marriage, the importance of temple marriage    4:196
  • Marriages of Abraham   1:169
  • Married, should deacons be   1:129
  • Married, was the apostle Paul married?   5:151
  • Mediator, Jesus our   1:13
  • Melchizedek Priesthood taken from Israel?    4:155
  • Men, has the Spirit of the Lord been taken from men?   5:118
  • Mercy killing (euthanasia), is it ever justified?    4:132
  • Millennium, are we in the?   2:107
  • Millennium, agency during the Millennium?   5:141
  • Millennium, other churches?   1:108
  • Ministering of angels, keys of   1:116
  • Miracles, Satan performs?   1:176
  • Mission of the Holy Ghost   2:149
  • Missionary work, keys of   1:131
  • Missionary work, keys of, vs. keys of gathering   3:152
  • Missionary work, without purse or scrip still in force?   5:158
  • Moses 2:3, conflict with Abraham 4:3 ?   3:188
  • Moses & Elias at Mount of Transfiguration   2:121
  • Moses & the tables from Mount Sinai   3:154
  • Mother in Heaven   3:142
  • Mount of Transfiguration   2:121
  • Multiply and replenish   1:208

N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N

  • Name of the church, proper name   4:173
  • Negro and the Church   4:169
  • Nephi III, re-baptism of    3:205
  • Nephite apostles?   1:121
  • Nephite baptisms and the gift of the Holy Ghost   4:93
  • Nephite church organization before Alma?  3:38
  • Nephites, Jesus’ appearance to the Nephites, when did it occur?   4:25
  • Nephites of Jewish descent?   1:142
  • Nephite priesthood   1:123
  • New & everlasting covenant, The   1:65
  • New Jerusalem, The   2:103
  • Noah is Elias   3:138
  • No man hath seen God at any time   2:161
  • Non-segregation   2:184

O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O

  • Obeying God, is personal liberty curtailed by obeying God?   4:68
  • Offspring of God, how can they be spirits if He has a physical body?   5:186
  • Oil, why used in blessings   1:151
  • Old Testament times, temple work in  1:49
  • One hundred forty-four thousand elders   3:185
  • Ordinances, without ordinances no man can see the face of God   5:84
  • Ordination of James, the brother of the Lord   5:188
  • Organic evolution and the age of man   5:112
  • Original sin, are children born in sin?  3:14
  • Ouija boards, the use of   4:30

P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P

  • Passover, why do we not observe the Feast of the Passover?   5:153
  • Pastoral letters, authenticity of Paul’s pastoral letters   3:147
  • Pastors and evangelists   1:127
  • Patriarchal blessings & differences in genealogical lineage   3:61
  • Patriarchal blessings and lineal descent, siblings from different lineages?   5:167
  • Patriarchal blessings, members of black descent can receive patriarchal blessings   5:168
  • Patriarchal blessing, can a father give to his children?   3:199
  • Paul & genealogy research   1:212
  • Paul and predestination   4:147
  • Paul, was the apostle Paul married?   5:151
  • Paul’s counsel on women speaking in churches   3:65
  • Paul’s ordination to the apostleship   4:98
  • Paul’s pastoral letters, authenticity of    3:147
  • Paul’s sin at the stoning of Stephen, the nature of   4:48
  • Perdition, sons of, receive a body?   2:169
  • Personal Father and Spiritual Offspring   5:186
  • Personal liberty, is it curtailed by obeying God?   4:68
  • Peter is the rock?   1:95
  • Pharaoh’s heart hardened by whom?   3:136
  • Physical deformities, were there physical deformities in the pre-existence?   5:49
  • Plan of salvation, the debt we owe for the   4:57
  • Plan of Salvation for the Earth  2:107
  • Plan of salvation and Lucifer’s pre-existent knowledge of it   5:189
  • Planchet boards, the use of   4:30
  • Plates! Show me the gold   1:202
  • Plural marriage   3:158, 4:212
  • Plurality of gods   2:139
  • Power over death, Jesus’   2:134
  • Prayer and fasting   1:88
  • Prayers – can Satan answer prayers?  3:80
  • Predestination and free agency   2:194
  • Predestinated, what did Paul mean by   4:147
  • Pre-existence, Jesus & Adam in the   1:5
  • Pre-existence, Knowledge of the   3:32
  • Pre-existence knowledge, Christ given more pre-existent knowledge than others?   5:165
  • Pre-existence, were there physical deformities in the pre-existence?   5:49
  • Prepare to meet God, this life is the time to   4:1
  • Priesthood among Nephites   1:123
  • Priesthood and African-Americans   2:184
  • Priesthood functions performed unworthily, still valid?   3:195
  • Priesthood, has it ever been completely removed from the earth?   5:36
  • Priesthood, is it necessary to have the priesthood to see God?   3:115
  • Priesthood, Levitical, to remain   1:119
  • Priesthood, keys, prophets   4:6
  • Priesthood, Melchizedek, taken from Israel   4:155
  • Priesthood of John the Baptist   5:1
  • Priesthood restriction regarding those of black descent   5:162
  • Priesthood, withdrawal of the priesthood due to unworthiness  3:195
  • Prophet Joseph Smith, acceptance of Joseph Smith   5:181
  • Prophets, keys, priesthood   4:6
  • Pure in heart from all creations   3:211
  • Purse or scrip, has traveling without purse or scrip come to an end?   5:158

Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q

  • Quorum of Apostles independent of FIrst Presidency originally?   3:190

R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R

  • Rebaptism of Nephi III    3:205
  • Reincarnation   5:160
  • Replenish and multiply  1:208
  • Responsibility to warn the world, our   4:51
  • Resurrection, Alma discusses   1:35
  • Resurrection of animals   4:126
  • Resurrection, condition of mankind in the resurrection   4:185
  • Resurrection, critics and deniers of the   3:128
  • Resurrection, differences in bodies in the resurrection   4:64
  • Resurrection, how will the body arise in the resurrection?   5:39
  • Resurrection, in perfection?   1:42
  • Resurrection, Jesus’ wounds after  1:42
  • Resurrection of Jesus needed   1:30
  • Resurrection since the Lord’s resurrection   3:86
  • Resurrection of the Lord, resurrection since the   3:86
  • Resurrection, Universal   1:38,  4:122
  • Resurrection vs. translation  2:44
  • Resurrection, will we have our same elements in the resurrection?   5:102
  • Retarded children, the status of   3:19
  • Revelation is the rock?   1:95
  • Revelations, why not more in D&C  2:202
  • Revelations of Joseph Smith, were they suppressed?   3:209
  • Right hand, use of the   1:154
  • Righteous spirits and priesthood restriction   5:162
  • Rock, Christ or revelation?   1:95

S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S

  • Sabbath, what can we do on  1:100
  • Sabbath Day   2:58
  • Sacrament, sins forgiven?   1:84
  • Sacrament meeting, importance of   3:1
  • Sacrament to little children?   2:88
  • Sacrament, why administer the sacrament to little children   5:66
  • Salvation for the dead  1:46
  • Salvation of little children   1:53
  • Salvation of those who died without the law   4:10
  • Salvation of women with unbelieving husbands  3:22
  • Samuel and the witch of Endor   4:102
  • Satan, can Satan answer prayers?  3:80
  • Satan, the craftiness of   2:164
  • Satan or Cain to reign?   2:169
  • Satan performs miracles?   1:176
  • Satan, can Satan tempt departed spirits?   3:193
  • Satan’s pre-existent knowledge and the plan of salvation    5:189
  • Scarlet, though your sins be as  2:179
  • Scattering of Israel, how extensive was it   4:36
  • Scrip or purse, has traveling without purse or scrip come to an end?   5:158
  • Sealing of the 144,000 elders of Israel   3:185
  • Second Coming, can a Jew accept the Gospel prior to the Second Coming?   5:156
  • Second Death   1:75
  • Second Death, what is the meaning of the second death?   5:107
  • Seeing God, is the priesthood necessary to see God?   3:115
  • Seeing God, without ordinances no man can see the face of God   5:84
  • Seraphim, cherubim, angels   2:96
  • Servants in the Celestial Kingdom   5:169
  • Seventh Day, which is it   2:58
  • Shedding of the blood of Christ, why necessary?   3:207
  • Sick, Administering to the   1:144
  • Sick, oil used in blessing the   1:151
  • Sign of the dove  1:23, 2:76
  • Sin against the Holy Ghost  1:68
  • Sin against the Holy Ghost, what is it?    4:84
  • Sin, are children born in   3:14
  • Sinful to kill animals wantonly?   4:42
  • Sins, though your; be as scarlet  2:179
  • Sins, whose sins are remitted by the Atonement of Christ?   5:5
  • Son of Man, Jesus called   1:10
  • Son of God, Jesus is the literal son of God?   5:33
  • Sons of God, daughters of men   1:135
  • Sons of Levi, are they our temple workers?   3:163
  • Sons of Perdition  1:75
  • Sons of Perdition to receive bodies?   2:169
  • Sons of Perdition to rule over Satan?  2:169
  • Sorrow and suffering, why did God create a world where sorrow and suffering exist?   5:57
  • Speaking in churches, Paul’s counsel on women   3:65
  • Spirit a member of the Godhead?   2:145
  • Spirit of Christ with every man?     2:153
  • Spirit of man, during life and after death   4:181
  • Spirit of the Lord with every man?   2:153
  • Spirit of the Lord, has the spirit of the Lord been taken from men?   5:118
  • Spirits of the dead returning home  2:84
  • Spirits in prison, Jesus’ visit to   1:27
  • Spirits, do animals have?   2:48
  • Spiritual Death   1:75
  • Spiritual offspring and personal Father   5:186
  • Spiritual law and temporal law   5:90
  • Spiritual versus temporal laws, significance of   5:81
  • Statues and graven images, worship of   3:107
  • Status of retarded children   3:19
  • Stick of Joseph in the hand of Ephraim   3:197
  • Stoning of Stephen, the nature of Paul’s sin at the   4:48
  • Suffering and sorrow, why did God create a world where suffering and sorrow exist?   5:57
  • Sunday, what can we do on?  1:100
  • Suppression of revelations of Joseph Smith?   3:209

T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T

  • Tables from Mount Sinai and Moses   3:154
  • Teachings of General Authorities  2:111
  • Telestial and Terrestrial kingdoms, baptism necessary to enter?   5:147
  • Temple, can a person go to the temple without knowledge of his or her genealogy?   5:168
  • Temple marriage, the importance of    4:196
  • Temple work, was it done before Christ?  2:79
  • Temple work in olden days?  1:49
  • Temple workers, are the sons of Levi our temple workers?   3:163
  • Temples, the purpose of   4:190
  • Temples, why necessary?  5:18
  • Temporal laws of the Gospel   4:208
  • Temporal law and spiritual law   5:90
  • Temporal versus spiritual laws, significance of   5:81
  • Tenth, the law of tithing or the law of the tenth   5:21
  • Terrestrial and Telestial kingdoms, baptism necessary to enter?   5:147
  • Testimony, what is a ?  3:28
  • Three days of darkness    3:44
  • Tithing, Law of   5:21
  • Tongues, the gift of   2:26
  • Transfiguration, Moses & Elias at the  2:121
  • Translated beings   1:163, 1:166, 2:44
  • Tribes of Israel, Twelve   1:112
  • Twelve apostles with Christ in His ministry   3:109
  • Twelve, Nephite, were they apostles?  1:121
  • Twinkling of an eye   5:145

U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U

  • Universal resurrection   1:38, 4:122
  • Urim and Thummim   1:159

V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V

  • Vicarious work, for whom performed?   4:165
  • Vicarious work for the dead, for whom performed?   5:26, 5:94
  • Visions, purported   5:160

W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W

  • War and the gospel of Jesus Christ   3:49
  • Warn the world, our responsibility to    4:51
  • Waters above the firmament, meaning of   4:116
  • Whole Law, Keeping the   3:25
  • Witch of Endor and Samuel   4:102
  • Withdrawal of the priesthood   3:195
  • Witnesses, divine law of   1:202,  2:197
  • Wives and husband, status of wives and husbands worthy of the Celestial Kingdom   5:63
  • Wives whose husbands won’t embrace the gospel   3:22
  • Women speaking in churches, Paul’s counsel on    3:65
  • Women whose husbands won’t embrace the gospel   3:22
  • Word of Wisdom, command?   1:197
  • Words, a matter of words and an offender due to words   5:129
  • Work for the Dead   1:46, 5:26, 5:94
  • Worship of graven images and statues   3:107

Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z

  • Zenock and Zenos, who were they?   4:138
  • Zenos and Zenock, who were they?   4:138

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