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Your adult child calls you up and says, "I have been studying and praying. I listened to President Nelson's talk on moving mountains of doubt, and I did all the things he said. I have only read faithful/Church supported sources. I have spent hour upon hour studying about polygamy and Doctrine and Covenants 132. I have wrestled through many prayers until I finally got an answer. And I felt God speaking to me through my thoughts, telling me that polygamy was a mistake and it's okay that I don't believe in D&C 132." Where do you go with that? Any words of advise or similar experiences you have been through?

In Doctrine and Covenants 27, it reads: 3 Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, that you shall not purchase wine neither strong drink of your enemies; 4 Wherefore, you shall partake of none except it is made new among you; yea, in this my Father’s kingdom which shall be built up on the earth. Why wouldn’t God take the opportunity to tell Joseph at this time about the Word of Wisdom, rather than to start making their own wine? The Word of Wisdom was revealed three years later.

I have been trying to sort out v.26, and have taken a significant amount of time doing so. Jacob states that "those who have not the law given" are "restored to that God who gave them breath." From reading the verse in the context of the entire chapter, Jacob is saying that those without the Gospel of Jesus Christ are saved from death (through resurrection), pre-resurrection judgment (through the ability to accept the Gospel in spirit prison), and post-resurrection judgment (i.e. eternal damnation). Other texts and the footnotes refer to these individuals' ability to accept the Gospel, repent, and be saved in God's kingdom. However, Jacob uses no qualifying term and says that these individuals "are" restored to God, rather than they "may be" restored to God if they choose righteousness. So how can we explain why Jacob used the term "are"? Is it just inferred that there are some qualifications one who is not given the law must make before entering the Kingdom of God? Any insights would be appreciated.