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What does the record say?
Every answer cites the canon, official policy, sermons, and commentary it draws from.
Answers are generated from published texts and always cited. Verify important claims in the original source.
The standard works: Old and New Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price — including the 1830 Book of Mormon and 1833 Book of Commandments printings. About 2,000 sources.
Published by the Church itself — general conference addresses back to 1942 plus the Conference Report to the 19th century, Gospel Topics essays, the General Handbook, hymns and For the Strength of Youth. About 9,500 sources.
Written or preached by individual leaders, not issued by the Church: the complete Journal of Discourses, the Joseph Smith Papers’ documents and journals, Wilford Woodruff’s journal, Mormon Doctrine, Jesus the Christ, The Articles of Faith, The House of the Lord and more. About 8,400 sources.
Historical and secondary treatments — today that is the Joseph Smith Papers’ editorial apparatus: the historians’ introductions and source notes that accompany each document. About 900 sources.
The Church’s magazines and newspapers across their whole runs — the Improvement Era, the Ensign, the Millennial Star, the Relief Society Magazine, Times and Seasons, Woman’s Exponent and the other early papers. Articles, editorials, and the news of their day — including where First Presidency messages were printed. About 24,000 sources.