Questions that come up a lot.
29 subjects, each with a passage from the Old Testament, the New Testament, the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants, plus where the Church has written about it. Nothing here was written by us — every word of scripture and every link goes to the Church’s own site.
29 subjects
- Am I good enough?Your worth was settled before you had a chance to earn it, and it is not on the table.1 Samuel 16:7 · Romans 8:16–17 · Alma 1:26 · D&C 18:10
- Anxiety and worryFear is real, and so is the promise made to the people who feel it.Isaiah 41:10 · Philippians 4:6–7 · Alma 36:3 · D&C 101:16
- Belonging when you feel differentThe invitation in scripture is unconditional about who may come. The place to work out the specifics is with a leader who knows you.Psalm 139:14 · John 13:34–35 · 2 Nephi 26:33 · D&C 18:10–11
- Bullying, cruelty, and how we treat each otherThe commandment is not to feel warmly about everyone. It is to stop the cruelty that is within reach of your own hands.Leviticus 19:18 · Matthew 5:44 · Mosiah 18:21 · D&C 38:24–25
- Church, the Sabbath, and getting something out of itThe Sabbath was given as a gift. If it is not landing that way, that is worth talking about honestly.Isaiah 58:13–14 · Mark 2:27 · Mosiah 18:25 · D&C 59:9–10
- Dating, attraction, and the law of chastityThe standard is high because what it protects is valuable, not because the feelings are shameful.Genesis 39:9 · 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 · Alma 39:5 · D&C 121:45
- Death, and people we have lostThe plan of salvation is specific about what happens next, and that specificity is the comfort.Job 19:25–26 · John 11:25–26 · Alma 40:11–12 · D&C 42:45–46
- Doubts and hard questionsQuestions are not the opposite of faith. They are usually how faith starts.Isaiah 1:18 · Mark 9:24 · Alma 32:27 · D&C 6:36
- Feeling aloneThere is one person who already knows exactly what this feels like, and that is much of the point of the Atonement.Deuteronomy 31:6 · John 14:18 · Alma 7:11–12 · D&C 84:88
- Forgiving someone who hurt youForgiving is not pretending it was fine. It is refusing to carry it any further.Genesis 50:20 · Matthew 18:21–22 · 3 Nephi 12:44 · D&C 64:9–10
- Friends and pressureStanding alone for a minute is cheaper than standing somewhere you did not choose for years.Exodus 23:2 · Romans 12:2 · 1 Nephi 8:26–28 · D&C 6:34
- Guilt, repentance, and starting overRepentance is not the punishment for sin. It is the way out of it, and it is meant to feel like relief.Psalm 51:10 · 1 John 1:9 · Alma 36:20 · D&C 58:42
- Hard questions about Church historyThe Church publishes its own answers to these. This is not a question you have to research in the dark.Exodus 4:10–12 · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · Mormon 8:17 · D&C 1:24
- How do I know it's true?The promise is that you can find out for yourself, not that you must take someone else's word for it.Jeremiah 29:13 · John 7:17 · Moroni 10:4–5 · D&C 8:2
- Is it the Spirit, or just me?Telling the difference is a skill the Lord expects you to practice, not a gift you either have or don't.1 Kings 19:11–12 · Galatians 5:22–23 · Moroni 7:16–17 · D&C 9:8–9
- Jesus Christ, and what grace actually meansEverything else on this board only works because of what is on this card.Isaiah 53:4–5 · John 3:16 · 2 Nephi 25:23 · D&C 19:16–19
- Missions, and being asked to do hard thingsThe qualification listed in scripture is desire. Everything else is training.Isaiah 6:8 · Matthew 28:19–20 · Alma 29:9 · D&C 4:2–3
- Pornography and what to do about itThis is common, it is beatable, and telling one trusted person is the step that actually changes things.Job 31:1 · Matthew 5:8 · Alma 12:14 · D&C 88:67
- Prophets, and following living counselThe claim is not that prophets are perfect. It is that God still speaks, and speaks to somebody.Amos 3:7 · Ephesians 4:11–14 · 2 Nephi 28:30 · D&C 1:38
- Sadness, discouragement, and hopeBeing close to God and feeling heavy are not opposites, and asking for real help is part of the answer.Psalm 34:18 · Matthew 11:28–30 · Ether 12:4 · D&C 121:7–8
- School, decisions, and the futureYou are allowed to make a decision with incomplete information and still be led.Proverbs 3:5–6 · Luke 2:52 · 2 Nephi 9:29 · D&C 88:118
- Temples, and why they matterA temple is the one building in the Church designed entirely around promises that outlast this life.Psalm 24:3–4 · 1 Corinthians 15:29 · 2 Nephi 5:16 · D&C 110:7
- The sacrament and keeping covenantsA covenant is a weekly appointment, not a one-time signature.Exodus 24:7–8 · Luke 22:19–20 · 3 Nephi 18:7 · D&C 20:77
- The Word of Wisdom, vaping, and substancesA commandment about the body is still a commandment about agency: whatever controls the substance ends up controlling you.Daniel 1:8–15 · 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 · Mosiah 2:41 · D&C 89:18–21
- Trouble at homeYou are not responsible for fixing your family, and you are not powerless in it either.Exodus 20:12 · Ephesians 4:31–32 · Mosiah 4:14–15 · D&C 121:41–42
- What am I here for?Scripture answers the purpose question with a direction to face rather than a plan to read.Micah 6:8 · Matthew 25:40 · Mosiah 2:17 · D&C 81:5
- When prayers feel unansweredAn answer that has not come yet is not the same as an answer that is not coming.Psalm 27:14 · Matthew 7:7–8 · 2 Nephi 32:8–9 · D&C 112:10
- When scripture study feels pointlessThe instruction was never only to read it. It was to liken it to yourself.Joshua 1:8 · 2 Timothy 3:15–17 · 1 Nephi 19:23 · D&C 18:34–36
- Why does God let hard things happen?The scriptures never pretend this one is easy. They answer it with purpose, not with a dismissal.Isaiah 55:8–9 · Romans 8:28 · 2 Nephi 2:11 · D&C 122:7
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