Surgeries that include sterilization which includes, voluntary vasectomies, the tying of fallopian tubes, or premature hysterectomies, are all serious matters which include moral, spiritual, and physiological ramifications. In Genisis 1:28 we are given a commandment, “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: Full Article…
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Stewardship
According the Latter-day Saints, the word “Stewardship” refers to the responsibility that is given through the Lord to act in behalf of others. This understanding is based on the belief that all things ultimately belong to the Lord, no matter what they are. This includes land, time, talents, families, etc. When a member of the Full Article…
Stillborn Children
A stillborn child, is defined medically as, a dead fetus developed to a point at which it normally would have been viable. On major question religiously, has been whether a stillborn child was ever “a living soul”. This is important because Latter-day Saints question whether or not a still born child could be resurrected and Full Article…
Strait and Narrow
Matthew 7:13-14 reads, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Members of Full Article…
Succession in the Presidency
When the current President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints dies, the senior apostle in the Church’s governing quorums becomes the presiding officer of the Church. Upon the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1844, the principles for the succession process were established. Since there was no clear procedure providing for Full Article…
Suffering in the World
Suffering in enviable. Our physical bodies are constantly subjected to pain and discomfort. Our physical bodies are also subject to emotional suffering that can be as equally painful as other pains and discomforts. Other types of suffering may include the awareness of the effects of sin or guilt, or even the feeling of anger. In Full Article…
Suicide
According to Latter-day Saint perspective, suicide must be dealt with and handled with sensitivity and human caring. Suicide is considered a moral issue. The General Handbook of Instructions (1989) states, “A person who takes his own life may not be responsible for his acts. Only God can judge such a matter. A person who has Full Article…
Sunday School
Sunday School in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is held weekly in each local ward or branch. It lasts about an hour. Each Sunday, ward members assemble at the meetinghouse chapel for prayer and hymn singing, following which those twelve years and older attend age-group classes for religious instruction while younger children Full Article…
Sunday
In Exodus 20:10-11 we learn about how the Lord observed the sabbath day, “But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy Full Article…
Sword of Laban
Laban, who was a Book of Mormon contemporary in Jerusalem, had in his possession a unique sword. In 1 Nephi 4:9 we receive a clear description of this remarkable tool. “And I beheld his sword, and I drew it forth from the sheath thereof; and the hilt thereof was of pure gold, and the workmanship Full Article…