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"Mormonism, as it is called, must stand or fall on the story of Joseph Smith. He was either a prophet of God, divinely called, properly appointed and commissioned, or he was one of the biggest frauds this world has ever seen. There is no middle ground. If Joseph Smith was a deceiver, who willfully attempted to mislead the people, then he should be exposed; his claims should be refuted, and his doctrines shown to be false, for the doctrines of an impostor cannot be made to harmonize in all particulars with divine truth. If his claims and declarations were built upon fraud and deceit, there would appear many errors and contradictions, which would be easy to detect."
— President Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, Vol. 1, p. 188
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| The Fullness Of The Gospel "And gave him power from on high, by the means which were before prepared, to translate the Book of Mormon; Which contains a record of a fallen people, and the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and to the Jews also . . ." — Prophet Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants 20:8-9, a revelation given April 1830 "And I have sent forth the fulness of my gospel by the hand of my servant Joseph; and in weakness have I blessed him." — Prophet Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants 35:17, a revelation given December 1830 "And again, the elders, priests and teachers of this church shall teach the principles of my gospel, which are in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, in the which is the fulness of the gospel." — Prophet Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants 42:12, a revelation given February 9. 1831 "Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. In the short space of twenty years, he has brought forth the Book of Mormon, which he translated by the gift and power of God, and has been the means of publishing it on two continents; has sent the fulness of the everlasting gospel, which it contained, to the four quarters of the earth; has brought forth the revelations and commandments which compose this book of Doctrine and Covenants, and many other wise documents and instructions for the benefit of the children of men; gathered many thousands of the Latter-day Saints, founded a great city, and left a fame and name that cannot be slain. He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like most of the Lord s anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and his works with his own blood; and so has his brother Hyrum. In life they were not divided, and in death they were not separated!" — Elder John Taylor of the Council of the 12, Doctrine and Covenants 135:3, June 27, 1844
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The Fullness Of The Gospel NOT FOUND IN THE BOOK OF MORMON "Salvation is in the church, and of the church, and is obtained only through the church."Priesthood necessary for sins to be remitted and exaltation to be obtained: "What is the Priesthood? It is nothing more or less than the power of God delegated to man by which man can act in the earth for the salvation of the human family... by which they may baptize for the remission of sins and lay on hands for the reception of the Holy Ghost, and by which they can remit sin with the sanction and blessing of Almighty God. It is the same power and priesthood that was committed to the disciples of Christ while He was upon the earth..."Some sins cannot be forgiven by Jesus Christ, so an individual must shed their own blood to make atonement (Blood Atonement Doctrine): "There are sins that men commit for which they cannot receive forgiveness . . . and if they had their eyes open to see their true condition, they would be perfectly willing to have their blood spilt upon the ground, that the smoke thereof might ascend to heaven as an offering for their sins; and the smoking incense would atone, for their sins, whereas, if such is not the case, they will stick to them and remain upon them in the spirit world."A new covenant of polygamy - necessary for exaltation: "For behold! I reveal unto you a new and an everlasting covenant, and if ye abide not that covenant, then are ye damned; for no one can reject this covenant, and be permitted to enter into my glory."Temple marriage is necessary to obtain exaltation, and failure to have a temple marriage will result in becoming a subservient servant angel in heaven: "Therefore, if a man marry him a wife in the world, and he marry her not by me nor by my word, and he covenant with her so long as he is in the world and she with him, their covenant and marriage are not of force when they are dead, and when they are out of the world; therefore, they are not bound by any law when they are out of the world. "Only through celestial marriage can one find the strait way, the narrow path. Eternal life cannot be had in any other way. The Lord was very specific and very definite in the matter of marriage."Temple marriage allows families to be together for eternity: "Now the duty of a man in his own family is to see that he and his wife are sealed at the altar. If married out in the world before they joined the church, or if they have been in the church and have been unable to go to the temple, it is that man's duty to go to the temple, have his wife sealed to him and have their children sealed, so that the family group, that unit to which he belongs, is made intact so that it will continue throughout eternity. That is the first duty that man owes to himself, to his wife and to his children. He receives this blessing by virtue of the priesthood."The "Eternal Progression" provides the manner in which exaltation is achieved: "Exaltation is eternal life, the kind of life that God lives.... We can become Gods like our Heavenly Father. This is exaltation.... Those who live the commandments of the Lord and receive eternal life [exaltation] in the celestial kingdom. . . will become gods . . . They will have their righteous family members with them and will be able to have spirit children also. These spirit children will have the same relationship to them as we do to our Heavenly Father. They will be an eternal family." |
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"And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest, is the mother of God, after the manner of the flesh." — 1 Nephi 11:18, Book of Mormon - original 1830 edition |
"And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the SON OF God, after the manner of the flesh." — 1 Nephi 11:18, Book of Mormon - 1982 edition | ||||||
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"And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?" — 1 Nephi 11:21, Book of Mormon - original 1830 edition |
"And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the SON OF the Eternal
Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw? — 1 Nephi 11:21, Book of Mormon - 1982 edition
"And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I beheld
the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people; yea, the Everlasting God was
judged of the world; and I saw and bear record." | — 1 Nephi 11:32, Book of Mormon - original 1830 edition
"And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld |
the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people; yea, the SON OF the Everlasting God was judged of the world; and I saw and bear record." — 1 Nephi 11:32, Book of Mormon - 1982 edition
"And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the
Gentiles,shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb, and shall
make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make
known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Eternal Father and the
Savior of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved." | — 1 Nephi 13:40, Book of Mormon - original 1830 edition
"And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the
Gentiles,shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb, and shall
make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make
known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the SON OF the Eternal
Father and the Savior of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be
saved." |
— 1 Nephi 13:40, Book of Mormon - 1982 edition
"And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesus is the very Christ, it must needs be
that the Gentiles be convinced also that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God . . ." | — Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 26:12 "And now Abinadi said unto them: I would that ye should understand that God himself shall come down among the children of men, and shall redeem his people. 2 And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son— 3 The Father, because he was conceived by the power of God; and the Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father and the Son— 4 And they are one God, yea, the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth." — Book of Mormon, Mosiah 15:1-4 "Teach them that redemption cometh through Christ the Lord, who is the very Eternal Father. Amen." — Book of Mormon, Mosiah 16:15 "38 Now Zeezrom saith again unto him: Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father? 39 And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth, and all things which in them are; he is the beginning and the end, the first and the last; 40 And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else." — Book of Mormon, Alma 11:38-40 "14 Behold, I am he who was prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people. Behold, I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father and the Son, In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally, even they who shall believe on my name; and they shall become my sons and my daughters." — Book of Mormon, Ether 3:14 ON DOCTRINE NOTE:
"I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct
personage from God the Father, and the Holy Ghost was a distinct personage and a
Spirit: and these three constitute three distinct personages and three gods." |
— Prophet Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith., p. 370 |
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"27 And Amulek said: Yea, there is a true and living God. 28 Now Zeezrom said: Is there more than one God? 29 And he answered, No. 30 Now Zeezrom said unto him again: How knowest thou these things? 31 And he said: An angel hath made them known unto me. . . 38 Now Zeezrom saith again unto him: Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father? 39 And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth, and all things which in them are; he is the beginning and the end, the first and the last; . . . 44 Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil." — Book of Mormon, Alma 11:27-31, 38-39, 44 "21 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen." — Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 31:21 "7 And he hath brought to pass the redemption of the world, whereby he that is found guiltless before him at the judgment day hath it given unto him to dwell in the presence of God in his kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the choirs above, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness which hath no end." — Book of Mormon, Mormon 7:7 "27 And after this manner shall ye baptize in my name; for behold, verily I say unto you, that the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one." — Book of Mormon, 3 Nephi 11:27 |
"Here, then, is eternal life--to know the only wise and true God. And you have got to learn how to be Gods yourselves--to be kings and priests to God, the same as all Gods have done--by going from a small degree to another, from grace to grace, from exaltation to exaltation, until you are able to sit in glory as do those who sit enthroned in everlasting power." — Prophet Joseph Smith, King Follett Discourse, April 6, 1844 "And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth, after it was formed, was empty and desolate, because they had not formed anything but the earth; and darkness reigned upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of the Gods was brooding upon the face of the waters." — Prophet Joseph Smith, Pearl of Great Price, "Book of Abraham" 4:1-2 "'But,' inquires one, 'how are you going to get along with the passage, in Isaiah, where the Lord declared that. ""There is no God before me, nor shall there be any after me?"" How can we believe this, when we believe in revelation given through Joseph Smith, which says there are many Gods, and that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are Gods, and that all good men in this Church shall become Gods? Paul also speaks of the only wise God. Perhaps some may suppose that it is translated improperly. But you will find the same thing in the Book of Mormon, translated by the Urim and Thummim; the same things are also contained in the new translation of the book of Genesis, given to Moses, where the Lord declares that, ""There is no God besides me."" In these expressions, God has reference to the great principles of light and truth, or knowledge, and not to the tabernacles in which this knowledge may dwell; the tabernacles are many and without number. but the truth or knowledge which is often personified and called God, is one, being the same in all; God is one, being a unity, when represented by light, truth, wisdom. or knowledge; but when reference is made to the temples in which this knowledge dwells, the number of Gods is infinite. This explains the mystery. If we should take a million of worlds like this and number their particles, we should find that there are more Gods than there are particles of matter in those worlds. But the attributes of Deity are one; and they constitute the one God that the Prophets speak of, and that the children of men in all the worlds worship." — Apostle Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, "The Holy Spirit and the Godhead," vol. 2, p. 345 [This particular definition of godhood is now rejected by the Mormon church - On Doctrine editor.] "The Lord created you and me for the purpose of becoming Gods like Himself; when we have been proved in our present capacity, and been faithful with all things He puts into our possession. We are created, we are born for the express purpose of growing up from the low estate of manhood, to become Gods like unto our Father in heaven. That is the truth about it, just as it is. The Lord has organized mankind for the express purpose of increasing in that intelligence and truth, which is with God, until he is capable of creating worlds on worlds, and becoming Gods, even the sons of God." — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 3, p. 93 "He is our Father—the Father of our spirits, and was once a man in mortal flesh as we are, and is now an exalted being. How many Gods there are, I do not know. But there never was a time when there were not Gods and worlds and when men were not passing through the same ordeals that we are now passing through. You cannot comprehend this, but when you can, it will be to you a matter of great consolation. It appears ridiculous to the world, under their darkened and erroneous traditions that God has once been a finite being; and yet we are not in such close communion with him as many have supposed. " — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, pp. 334-335 "We must be grafted into the true vine, and continue to partake of its fatness, and then we shall go back to our Father and God, who is connected with one who is still farther back and this Father is connected with one still further back, and so on; and just so far as we respect out superiors and try to save our children, so shall we receive blessings from this time forth and forever and shall become as numerous as the sand upon the seashore." — Heber C Kimball - Member of the First Presidency, Journal of Discourses, vol. 5, p. 19 "If men that are going to preach the Gospel will do this, the Lord will teach them something, for he is a natural mechanic; and that man is a natural preacher and a natural being who is like his father; for our God is a natural man, and as President Young says, our Heavenly Father is the beginning; the first of all mechanics. Where did he get his knowledge from? From his Father, just as we get knowledge from our earthly parents." — Heber C. Kimball - Member of the First Presidency, Journal of Discourses, vol. 8, p. 211 |
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"26 And then Ammon said: Believest thou that there is a Great Spirit? 27 And he said, Yea. 28 And Ammon said: This is God. And Ammon said unto him again: Believest thou that this Great Spirit, who is god, created all things which are in heaven and in earth? 29 And he said: Yea, I believe that he created all things which are in the earth; but I do not know the heavens." — Book of Mormon, Alma 18:26-29 "9 And the king said: Is god that Great Spirit that brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem? 10 And Aaron said unto him: Yea, he is that Great Spirit, and he created all things both in heaven and in earth. Believest thou this? 11 And he said: Yea, I believe that the Great Spirit created all things, and I desire that ye should tell me concerning all these things, and I will believe thy words." — Book of Mormon, Alma 22:9-11 "5:2a There are two personages who constitute the great, matchless, governing, and supreme power over all things - by whom all things were created and made that are created and made, whether visible or invisible; 5:2b whether in heaven, on earth, or in the earth, under the earth, or throughout the immensity of space. 5:2c They are the Father and the Son: The Father being a personage of spirit, glory, and power, possessing all perfection and fullness. d The Son, who was in the bosom of the Father, a personage of tabernacle, made or fashioned like unto man, or being in the form and likeness of man - or rather, man was formed after his likeness and in his image." — Prophet Joseph Smith, et al.,
| " The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us." — Prophet Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants, 130:22 [1843] "That which is without body or parts is nothing. there is no other God in heaven but that God who has flesh and bones." — Prophet Joseph Smith, quoted by William Clayton, reporting an undated discourse given by Joseph Smith in Nauvoo, Illinois; in L. John Nuttall, Extracts from William Clayton's Private Book, p. 7, Journals of L. John Nuttall, 1857-1904, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; copy in Church Archives. "God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens! That is the great secret. If the veil were rent today, and the great God who holds this world in its orbit, and who upholds all worlds and all things by His power, was to make himself visible, I say, if you were to see him today, you would see him like a man in form like yourselves in all the person, image, and very form as a man; for Adam was created in the very fashion, image and likeness of God, and received instruction from, and walked, talked and conversed with Him, as one man talks and communes with another. In order to understand the subject of the dead, for consolation of those who mourn for the loss of their friends, it is necessary we should understand the character and being of God and how He came to be so; for I am going to tell you how God came to be God. We have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea, and take away the veil, so that you may see." Prophet Joseph Smith, "King Follett Discourse," April 16, 1844 "We know thereby that he is a personal Being in whose image man was made. We know that he has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's; that he is a resurrected, glorified, and perfected Being; and that he lives in the family unit. We know that we are his spirit children; that he endowed us with the divine gift of agency; and that he ordained the laws whereby we might advance and progress and become like him." — Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, "Our Relationship With The Lord," devotional address given at Brigham Young University, March 2, 1982 "I believe without equivocation or reservation in God, the Eternal Father. He is my Father, the Father of my spirit, and the Father of the spirits of all men. He is the great Creator, the Ruler of the Universe. He directed the creation of this earth on which we live. In His image man was created. He is personal. He is real. He is individual. He has 'a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's.'" — President Gordon B. Hinckley, First Presidency Message, "The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost," Ensign, March 1998, pp. 2-7 |
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"For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant, that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay, and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles, such as healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and curing all manner of diseases." — Book of Mormon, Mosiah 3:5 |
"We have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea, and take away the veil, so that you may see. There are incomprehensible ideas to some, but they are simple. It is the first principle of the gospel to know for a certainty the character of God, and to know that we may converse with Him as one man converses with another, and that He was once a man like us; yea, that God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an earth, the same as Jesus Christ Himself did; and I will show it from the Bible." — Prophet Joseph Smith, "King Follet Discourse," History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Vol. 6, pp. 302-306 |
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"For I know that God is not a partial God, neither a changeable being; but he is unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity." — Book of Mormon, Moroni 8:18 "For do we not read that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is no variableness neither shadow of changing?" — Book of Moron, Mormon 9:9 "For he is the same yesterday, to-day, and forever; and the way is prepared for all men from the foundation of the world, if it so be that they repent and come unto him." — Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 10:18 "Thereby showing that he is the same God yesterday, today, and forever. Amen." — Doctrine and Covenants, 20:12 |
"We have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea, and take away the veil, so that you may see. There are incomprehensible ideas to some, but they are simple. It is the first principle of the gospel to know for a certainty the character of God, and to know that we may converse with Him as one man converses with another, and that He was once a man like us; yea, that God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an earth, the same as Jesus Christ Himself did; and I will show it from the Bible." — Prophet Joseph Smith, "King Follet Discourse," History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Vol. 6, pp. 302-306 "God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens. That is the great secret." — Prophet Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 6, p. 3, 1844 "The Gods who dwell in the Heaven have been redeemed from the grave in a world which existed before the foundations of this earth were laid. They and the heavenly body which they now inhabit were once in a fallen state... they were exalted also, from fallen men to Celestial Gods to inhabit their heaven forever and ever. We were begotten by our Father in Heaven; the person of our Father in Heaven was begotten on a previous heavenly world by His Father; and again, he was begotten by a still more ancient Father; and so on, from generation to generation, from one heavenly world to another still more ancient, until our minds are wearied and lost in the multiplicity of generations and successive worlds, and as a last resort, we wonder in our minds, how far back the genealogy extends, and how the first world was formed, and the first Father was begotten. But why does man seek for a first.. why then, do you seek for a first personal Father in an endless genealogy?" — Apostle Orson Pratt, "The Seer", January 1853, pp. 23, 132 "He is our Father - the Father of our spirits, and was once a man in mortal flesh as we are, and is now an exalted being... there never was a time when there were not Gods... "It appears ridiculous to the world, under their darkened and erroneous traditions, that God has once been a finite being..." — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 7, p. 333 |
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"God himself is increasing and progressing in knowledge, power, and dominion, and will do so, worlds without end." — Wilford Woodruff, became Fourth President of the church, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 6, p. 120 "Some men seem as if they could learn so much and no more. They appear to be bounded in their capacity for acquiring knowledge, as Brother Orson Pratt, has in theory, bounded the capacity of God. According to his theory, God an progress no further in knowledge and power; but the God that I serve is progressing eternally, and so are his children: they will increase to all eternity, if they are faithful." — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 11, p. 288 ON DOCTRINE NOTE: |
"It seems very strange to me that members of the Church will hold to the doctrine, 'God increases in knowledge as time goes on.' ...I think this kind of doctrine is very dangerous." — President Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, vol.1, pp. 7-8 "All these gods are equal in power, in glory, in dominion, and in the possession of all things; each possesses a fulness of truth, of knowledge, of wisdom, of light, of intelligence; each governs himself in all things by his own attributes, and is filled with love, goodness, mercy and justice towards all. The fulness of all these attributes is what constitutes God. It is truth, light and love that we worship and adore; these are the same in all worlds; and as these constitute God, he is the same in all worlds. . . ". . . wherever you find a fulness of wisdom, knowledge, truth, goodness, love and such like qualities, there you find God in all his glory, power and majesty-therefore, if you worship these adorable perfections, you worship God." — Apostle Orson Pratt, "The Seer," pp. 24, 25 "Then [After exaltation - ed.] there will be no Being or Beings in existence that will know one particle more than what we know; then our knowledge and wisdom and power will be infinite, and cannot, from thenceforth, be increased or expanded in the least degree." — Apostle Orson Pratt, "The Seer," p. 117 "But when the (the Saints) become one with the Father and the Son, and receive a fulness of their glory, that will be the end of all progression in knowledge, because there will be nothing more to be learned. The Father and the Son do not progress in knowledge and wisdom, because they already know all things past, present and to come." — Apostle Orson Pratt, "The Seer," p. 117 "There are none among them (the Gods) that are in advance of the others in knowledge; though some may have been Gods as many millions of years as there are particles of dust in all the universe, yet there is not one truth that such are in possession of, but what every other God knows." . . ."None of these Gods are progressing in knowledge neither can they progress in acquirement of any truth." — Apostle Orson Pratt, "The Seer," p. 117 |
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"And I, God, created man in mine own image." — Pearl of Great Price, Moses 2:27 " And I, God, said unto mine Only Begotten, which was with me from the beginning, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and it was so. And I, God, created man in mine own image, in the image of mine Only Begotten created I him; male and female created I them." — Prophet Joseph Smith, "Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible," Genesis 1:27, 29 " For I, the Lord God, created all things of which I have spoken spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth; for I, the Lord God, had not caused it to rain upon the face of the earth. And I, the Lord God, had created all the children of men, and not yet a man to till the ground, for in heaven created I them, and there was not yet flesh upon the earth, neither in the water, neither in the air; But I, the Lord God, spake, and there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. And I, the Lord God, formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul; the first flesh upon the earth, the first man also; Nevertheless, all things were before created, but spiritually were they created and made, according to my word." — Prophet Joseph Smith, "Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible," Genesis 2:5-9 |
"Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be. For man is spirit. The elements are eternal, and spirit and element, inseparably connected, receive a fulness of joy . . ." — Doctrine and Covenants 93:29, 33 "The mind of man is as immortal as God himself. I know that my testimony is true; hence, when I talk to these mourners, what have they lost? Their friends and relatives are separated from their bodies for only a short season; their spirits existed coequal with God, and they now exist in a place where they converse together, the same as we do on the earth. Is it logic to say that a spirit is immortal and yet has a beginning? Because if a spirit has a beginning, it will have an end. That is good logic. I want to reason further on the spirit of man, for I am dwelling on the spirit and body of man--on the subject of the dead. I take my ring from my finger and liken it unto the mind of man, the immortal spirit, because it has no beginning. Suppose I cut it in two; as the Lord lives, because it has a beginning, it would have an end. All the fools and learned and wise men from the beginning of creation who say that man had a beginning prove that he must have an end. If that were so, the doctrine of annihilation would be true. But if I am right, I might with boldness proclaim from the house tops that God never did have power to create the spirit of man at all. God himself could not create himself. Intelligence exists upon a self-existent principle; it is a spirit from age to age, and there is no creation about it." — Prophet Joseph Smith, "King Follett Discourse," April 1844 |
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Without The Priesthood "When the light rested upon me I saw two personages (whose brightness and glory defy all description) standing above me in the air. One of them spoke unto me, calling me by name, and said, (pointing to the other.) 'This is my beloved Son, hear him'." Prophet Joseph Smith, "First Vision" account, published in the "Times and Seasons," Vol. 3, pp. 728, 748 - 1842 ON DOCTRINE NOTE:"And when he had said these words, behold, the Lord showed himself unto him [brother of Jared], and said: Because thou knowest these things ye are redeemed from the fall; therefore ye are brought back into my presence; therefore I show myself unto you. And never have I showed myself unto man whom I have created, for never has man believed in me as thou hast. Seest thou that ye are created after mine own image? Yea, even all men were created in the beginning after mine own image." — Book of Mormon, Ether 3:13, 15 "And he saw God face to face, and he talked with him, and the glory of God was upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence." — Pearl of Great Price, Moses 1:2 |
Without The Priesthood "And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh; For without this no man can see the face of God, even the Father, and live." — Prophet Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants 84:21-22 "But now mine [Moses] own eyes have beheld God; but not my natural, but my spiritual eyes, for my natural eyes could not have beheld; for I should have withered and died in his presence; but his glory was upon me; and I beheld his face, for I was transfigured before him." — Pearl of Great Price, Moses 1:11 |
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"And this I know, because the Lord hath said he dwelleth not in unholy temples, but in the hearts of the righteous doth he dwell; yea, and he has also said that the righteous shall sit down in his kingdom, to go no more out; but their garments should be made white through the blood of the Lamb." — Book of Mormon, Alma 34:36 [As translated by Prophet Joseph Smith, 1830] |
"John 14:23—The appearing of the Father and the Son, in that verse, is a personal appearance; and the idea that the Father and the Son dwell in a man's heart is an old sectarian notion, and is false." — Prophet Joseph Smith, April 2, 1843, Doctrine and Covenants 130:3 |
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"And he answered: Yea, Lord, I know that thou speakest the truth, for thou art a God of truth: and canst not lie." — Book of Mormon, Ether 3:12 |
"22 And it came to pass when I was come near to enter into Egypt, the Lord said unto me: Behold, Sarai, thy wife, is a very fair woman to look upon; 23 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see her, they will say—She is his wife; and they will kill you, but they will save her alive; therefore see that ye do on this wise: 24 Let her say unto the Egyptians, she is thy sister, and thy soul shall live. 25 And it came to pass that I, Abraham, told Sarai, my wife, all that the Lord had said unto me. Therefore say unto them, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me for thy sake, and my soul shall live because of thee." — Pearl of Great Price, Book of Abraham 2:22-25 |
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We shall in this lecture speak of the Godhead; we mean the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There are two personages who constitute the great, matchless, governing, and supreme power over all things - by whom all things were created and made that are created and made, whether visible or invisible; whether in heaven, on earth, or in the earth, under the earth, or throughout the immensity of space. They are the Father and the Son: The Father being a personage of spirit, glory, and power, possessing all perfection and fullness. The Son, who was in the bosom of the Father, a personage of tabernacle, made or fashioned like unto man, or being in the form and likeness of man - or rather, man was formed after his likeness and in his image. He is also the express image and likeness of the personage of the Father, possessing all the fullness of the Father, or the same fullness with the Father, being begotten of him; and was ordained from before the foundation of the world to be a propitiation for the sins of all those who should believe on his name; and is called the Son because of the flesh - and descended in suffering below that which man can suffer, or in other words, suffered greater sufferings, and was exposed to more powerful contradictions than any man can be. But notwithstanding all this, he kept the law of God and remained without sin; showing thereby that it is in the power of man to keep the law and remain also without sin. And also, that by him a righteous judgment might come upon all flesh, and that all who walk not in the law of God, may justly be condemned by the law, and have no excuse for their sins. And he being the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, and having overcome, received a fullness of the glory of the Father - possessing the same mind with the Father; which Mind is the Holy Spirit, that bears record of the Father and the Son; and these three are one, or in other words, these three constitute the great, matchless, governing, and supreme power over all things; by whom all things were created and made, that were created and made: and these three constitute the Godhead and are one: the Father and the Son possessing the same mind, the same wisdom, glory, power, and fullness . . ." — Prophet Joseph Smith, et al, Lectures On Faith, "Lecture Fifth, Of Faith," SECTION 5, originally part of the Doctrine and Covenants, 1835 |
"I will preach on the plurality of Gods. I have selected this text for that express purpose. I wish to declare I have always and in all congregations when I have preached on the subject of the Deity, it has been the plurality of Gods. It has been preached by the Elders for fifteen years. I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct personage from God the Father, and that the Holy Ghost was a distinct personage and a Spirit: and these three constitute three distinct personages and three Gods. If this is in accordance with the New Testament, lo and behold! we have three Gods anyhow, and they are plural: and who can contradict it?" — Prophet Joseph Smith as quoted in, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Vol. 6, p. 474, by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Henry Roberts, published by Deseret News, 1912 ON DOCTRINE NOTE: |
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"And now behold, I say unto you that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not ; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel; wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul; and if ye do this ye shall in nowise be cast out". — Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 25:29 "And after he had said these words, he said unto me: Look! And I looked, I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him." — Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 11:24 "Hosanna! Blessed be the name of the Most High God! And they did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did worship him." — Book of Mormon, 3 Nephi 11:17 |
"We worship the Father and him only and no one else. We do not worship the Son and we do not worship the Holy Ghost. I know perfectly well about what the scriptures say about worshipping Christ and Jehovah, but they are speaking in an entirely different sense - the sense of standing in awe and being reverentially grateful to Him who has redeemed us. Worship in the true and saving sense is reserved for God first, the Creator." — Apostle Bruce McConkie, "Our Relationship With The Lord," Devotional Address at Brigham Young University, March 2, 1982 |
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"And it came to pass that while the angels were ministering unto the disciples, behold, Jesus came and stood in the midst and did minister unto them. And it came to pass that he spake unto the multitude, and commanded them that they should kneel down again upon the earth, and also that his disciples should kneel down upon the earth. And it came to pass that when they had all knelt down upon the earth, he commanded his disciples that they should pray. And behold, they began to pray; and they did pray unto Jesus, calling him their Lord and their God. — Book of Mormon, 3 Nephi 19:15-18 "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." — Book of Mormon 3 Nephi 13:6 |
"Another peril is that those so involved often begin to pray directly to Christ because of some special friendship they feel has been developed. In this connection a current and unwise book, which advocates gaining a special relationship with Jesus, contains this sentence: Because the Savior is our mediator, our prayers go through Christ to the Father, and the Father answers our prayers through his Son.This is plain sectarian nonsense. Our prayers are addressed to the Father, and to him only. They do not go through Christ, or the Blessed Virgin, or St. Genevieve or along the beads of a rosary. We are entitled to 'come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need' (Hebrews 4:16). And I rather suppose that he who sitteth upon the throne will choose his own ways to answer his children, and that they are numerous. Perfect prayer is addressed to the Father, in the name of the Son; and it is uttered by the power of the Holy Ghost; and it is answered in whatever way seems proper by him whose ear is attuned to the needs of his children." — Apostle Bruce McConkie, "Our Relationship With The Lord," Devotional Address at Brigham Young University, March 2, 1982 |
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"And behold, he shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers, she being a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel, who shall be overshadowed and conceive by the power of the Holy Ghost, and bring forth a son, yea, even the Son of God." — Book of Mormon, Alma 7:10 [STATEMENTS FROM THE BIBLE, WHICH THE MORMON CHURCH CLAIMS AS ONE OF ITS FOUNDATIONAL SCRIPTURES, BUT DOES NOT ACTUALLY ACCEPT IN PRACTICE] |
"When the Virgin Mary conceived the child Jesus, the Father had begotten him in his own likeness. He was not begotten by the Holy Ghost." — President Brigham Young, April 9, 1852, Journal of Discourses, vol. 1, p. 50 "Now remember from this time forth, and for ever, that Jesus Christ was not begotten by the Holy Ghost." — President Brigham Young, April 1852, Journal of Discourses, vol. 1, p.51 "The Being whom we call Father was the Father of the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ, and he was also his Father pertaining to the flesh." — President Brigham Young, October 9, 1859, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 7, p.282-91 "Christ was begotten of God. He was not born without the aid of Man, and that Man was God!" — President Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 1, p.18 "They tell us the Book of Mormon states that Jesus was begotten of the Holy Ghost I challenge that statement. The Book of Mormon teaches no such thing! Neither does the Bible." — President Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 1, p.19 "Thus the testimonies of appointed witnesses leave no question as to the paternity of Jesus Christ. God was the Father of His fleshly tabernacle, and Mary, a mortal woman, was His mother. He is therefore the only person born who rightfully deserves the title the Only Begotten Son of God. — President Ezra Taft Benson, " Five Marks Of The Divinity Of Jesus Christ," an address given December 9, 1979 (www.lds.org) |
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"Adam was made from the dust of an earth, but not the dust of this earth." — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 3, p. 319 |
"The Book of Mormon, the Bible, the Doctrine and Covenants and The Pearl of Great Price all declare that Adam's body was created from the dust of the ground —that is, from the dust of this ground, this earth." — President Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, p. 90 |
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On April 9, 1852, Brigham Young publicly preached the Adam-God doctrine. In this sermon he declared: "Now hear it, O inhabitants of the earth, Jew and Gentile, Saint and sinner! When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him. He helped to make and organize this world. He is Michael, the Archangel, the Ancient of Days! about whom holy men have written and spoken He is our Father and our God, and the only God with whom we have to do. Every man upon the earth, professing Christians or non-professing, must hear it, and will know it sooner or later ... the earth was organized by three distinct characters, namely, Eloheim, Yahovah, and Michael, these three forming a quorum, as in all heavenly bodies, and in organizing element, perfectly represented in the Deity, as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." — President Brigham Young, sermon April 9, 1852, Journal of Discourses, vol. 1, pp.50-51 "How much unbelief exists in the minds of the Latter-day Saints in regard to one particular doctrine which I revealed to them, and which God revealed to me namely that Adam is our Father and God.... Our Father Adam helped to make this earth, ... he and his companions came here. He brought one of his wives with him.... Our Father Adam is the man who stands at the gate and holds the keys of everlasting life and salvation to all his children who have or who ever will come upon the earth.... We say that Father Adam came here and helped to made the earth. Who is he? He is Michael.... He was the first man on the earth, and its framer and maker. He, with the help of his brethren, brought it into existence. Then he said, "I want my children who are in the spirit world to come and live here. I once dwelt upon an earth something like this, in a mortal state. I was faithful, I received my crown and exaltation. I have the privilege of extending my work, and to its increase there will be no end. I want my children that were born to me in the spirit world to come here and take tabernacles of flesh, that their spirits may have a house, a tabernacle or a dwelling place as mine has, and where is the mystery?" — President Brigham Young, "Deseret News," June 18, 1873 |
"We warn against the dissemination of doctrines which are not according to the scriptures and which are alleged to have been taught by some of the General Authorities of past generations. Such, for instance in the Adam-God theory. We denounce that theory and hope that everyone will be cautioned against this and other kinds of false doctrine." — President Spencer W. Kimball, "Deseret News," Church Section, October 9, 1976. ON DOCTRINE NOTE: |
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Except Blasphemy Against The Holy Ghost "President Kimball replied, 'You can be forgiven.' Together they read scriptures detailing the Savior's willingness to forgive, including Matthew 12:31-32, where the Lord says he will forgive every sin except 'blasphemy against the Holy Ghost.'" — Liahona, Visiting Teaching Message: "That I May Heal You," November, 1998 "Yea, I would tell you these things if ye were capable of hearkening unto them; yea, I would tell you concerning that awful hell that awaits to receive such murderers as thou and thy brother have been, except ye repent and withdraw your murderous purposes, and return with your armies to your own lands." — Book of Mormon, Alma 54:7 "Turn, all ye Gentiles, from your wicked ways; and repent of your evil doings, of your lyings and deceivings, and of your whoredoms, and of your secret abominations, and your idolatries, and of your murders, and your priestcrafts, and your envyings, and your strifes, and from all your wickedness and abominations, and come unto me, and be baptized in my name, that ye may receive a remission of your sins, and be filled with the Holy Ghost, that ye may be numbered with my people who are of the house of Israel." — Book of Mormon, 3 Nephi 30:2 |
Including Blasphemy Against The Holy Ghost BLOOD ATONEMENT DOCTRINE Paying For Your Own Sins By Shedding Your On Blood "It is true that the blood of the Son of God was shed for sins through the fall and those committed by men, yet men can commit sins which it can never remit. As it was in ancient days, so it is in our day... There are sins that can be atoned for by an offering upon an altar, as in ancient days, and there are sins that the blood of a lamb, of a calf, or of turtle doves, cannot remit, but they must be atoned for by the blood of the man. That is the reason why men talk to you as they do from this stand; they understand the doctrine and throw out a few words about it. You have been taught that doctrine, but you do not understand it." — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 4, pp.53-54; also published in the Deseret News, October 1, 1856, p.235 But Must Be Paid For By The Shedding Of The Blood And Death Of The Person In This Life ADULTERY & IMMORALITY: "But they cannot whore it here; for, gentlemen, if there is anything of that kind, we will slay both men and women. We will do it, as the Lord liveth— we will slay such characters. Now, which would be the most worthy to be slain—the woman that had had her endowments and made certain covenants before God, or the man that knew nothing about it?" — Heber C. Kimball - Member of the First Presidency, Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 38 "The principle, the only one beats and throbs through the heart of the entire inhabitants of this Territory, is simply this: The man who seduces his neighbors wife must die, and her nearest relative must kill him!" — Apostle George A. Smith, Journal of Discourses, vol. 1, p.97 APOSTASY from the Mormon church: "I say, rather than that apostates should flourish here, I will unsheath my bowie knife and conquer or die. (Great commotion in the congregation, and a simultaneous burst of feeling, assenting to the declaration.) Now, you nasty apostates, clear out, or judgment will be put to the line, and righteousness to the plummet. (Voices, generally, 'go it, go it.') If you say it is right, raise your hands. (All hands up.) Let us call upon the Lord to assist us in this, and every good work." — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 1, p. 83 CONDEMNING JOSEPH SMITH or CONSENTING TO HIS DEATH: Norton Jacob quoted Brigham Young as saying: "A man may live here with us and worship what God he pleases or none at all, but he must not blaspheme the God of Israel or damn old Joe Smith or his religion, for we will salt him down in the lake." — Norton Jacob, quoting Brigham Young in, Quest for Empire, p.127 COUNTERFEITING: "I swore by the Eternal Gods that if men in our midst would not stop this cursed work of stealing and counterfeiting their throats should be cut." — President Brigham Young, "Manuscript History of Brigham Young," February 24,1847, typed copy COVENANT BREAKING: "I say, that there are men and women that I would advise to go to the President immediately, and ask him to appoint a committee to attend to their case; and then let a place be selected, and let that committee shed their blood. We have those amongst us that are full of all manner of abominations, those who need to have their blood shed ... I would ask how many covenant breakers there are in this city and in this kingdom. I believe that there are a great many; and if they are covenant breakers we need a place designated, where we can shed their blood.... I go for letting the sword of the Almighty be unsheathed, not only in word, but in deed ... you who have committed sins that cannot be forgiven through baptism, let your blood be shed, and let the smoke ascend, that the incense thereof may come up before God as an atonement for your sins, and that the sinners in Zion may be afraid." — Jedediah M. Grant - Second Counselor to Brigham Young, Deseret News, October 1, 1856, p. 235; also in Journal of Discourses, vol. 4, pp. 49-51 LYING: "I ... warned those who lied and stole and followed Israel that they would have their heads cut off, for that was the law of God and it should be executed." — President Brigham Young, "Manuscript History of Brigham Young," December 20, 1846, typed copy; original in LDS church archives MARRIAGE TO A PERSON OF BLACK SKIN: "Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God is death on the spot. This will always be so." — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 10, p. 110 Wilford Woodruff, who became the fourth president of the Mormon church, recorded in his journal an address delivered by President Brigham Young in 1852. In this address we find the following: "And if any man mingle his seed with the seed of Cane [sic] the ownly [sic] way he could get rid of it or have salvation would be to come forward and have his head cut off & spill his Blood upon the ground it would also take the life of his children..." — President Brigham Young, as quoted by Wilford woodruff in "Wilford Woodruff's Journal," January 16,1852, typed copy; original located in LDS church archives MURDER: "In debate, George A. Smith said imprisonment was better than hanging. I replied, I was opposed to hanging, even if a man kill another, I will shoot him, or cut off his head, spill his blood on the ground, and let the smoke thereof ascend up to God; and if ever I have the privilege of making a law on that subject, I will have it so." Quote attributed to Prophet Joseph Smith, History of the Church, vol. 5, p. 296 "As a mode of capital punishment, hanging or execution on a gallows does not comply with the law of blood atonement, for the blood is not shed." — Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, 1958, p. 314 REFUSING THE MORMON GOSPEL: "The time is coming when justice will be laid to the line and righteousness to the plummet; when we shall ask, 'Are you for God?' and if you are not heartily on the Lord's side, you will be hewn down." — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 3, p. 226 STEALING: "If you want to know what to do with a thief that you may find stealing, I say kill him on the spot, and never suffer him to commit another iniquity... if I caught a man stealing on my premises I should be very apt to send him straight home, and that is what I wish every man to do.... this appears hard, and throws a cold chill over our revered traditions ... but I have trained myself to measure things by the line of justice.... If you will cause all those whom you know to be thieves, to be placed in a line before the mouth of one of our largest cannon, well loaded with chain shot, I will prove by my works whether I can mete out justice to such persons, or not. I would consider it just as much my duty to do that, as to baptize a man for the remission of his sins." — President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 1, pp. 108-9 USING THE NAME OF THE LORD IN VAIN: "... I tell you the time is coming when that man uses the name of the Lord is used the penalty will be affixed and immediately be executed on the spot ..." — President Brigham Young, quoted in the Journal of Hosea Stout, vol. 2, p.71; p.56 of the typed copy at Utah State Historical Society |
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"The law of tithing is an eternal law. The Lord Almighty never had his Kingdom on the earth without the law of tithing being in the midst of his people, and he never will. It is an eternal law that God has instituted for the benefit of the human family, for their salvation and exaltation. This law is in the Priesthood, but we do not want any to observe it unless they are willing to do so." — Discourses of Brigham Young, Selected by John Widtsoe, 1941, p. 177 "Behold, now it is called today until the coming of the Son of man, and verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people; for he that is tithed shall not be burned at his coming." — Doctrine & Covenants, 64:23 ON DOCTRINE NOTE: |
"Yea, it shall come in a day when there shall be churches built up that say: Come unto me, and for your money you shall be forgiven of your sins." — Book of Mormon, Mormon 8:32 |
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"1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Joseph, that inasmuch as you have inquired of my hand to know and understand wherein I, the Lord, justified my servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as also Moses, David and Solomon, my servants, as touching the principle and doctrine of their having many wives and concubines— . . . 31 This promise is yours also, because ye are of Abraham, and the promise was made unto Abraham; and by this law is the continuation of the works of my Father, wherein he glorifieth himself. 32 Go ye, therefore, and do the works of Abraham; enter ye into my law and ye shall be saved. 33 But if ye enter not into my law ye cannot receive the promise of my Father, which he made unto Abraham. 34 God commanded Abraham, and Sarah gave Hagar to Abraham to wife. And why did she do it? Because this was the law; and from Hagar sprang many people. This, therefore, was fulfilling, among other things, the promises. 35 Was Abraham, therefore, under condemnation? Verily I say unto you, Nay; for I, the Lord, commanded it. 36 Abraham was commanded to offer his son Isaac; nevertheless, it was written: Thou shalt not kill. Abraham, however, did not refuse, and it was accounted unto him for righteousness. 37 Abraham received concubines, and they bore him children; and it was accounted unto him for righteousness, because they were given unto him, and he abode in my law; as Isaac also and Jacob did none other things than that which they were commanded; and because they did none other things than that which they were commanded, they have entered into their exaltation, according to the promises, and sit upon thrones, and are not angels but are gods. 38 David also received many wives and concubines, and also Solomon and Moses my servants, as also many others of my servants, from the beginning of creation until this time; and in nothing did they sin save in those things which they received not of me. 39 David s wives and concubines were given unto him of me, by the hand of Nathan, my servant, and others of the prophets who had the keys of this power; and in none of these things did he sin against me save in the case of Uriah and his wife; and, therefore he hath fallen from his exaltation, and received his portion; and he shall not inherit them out of the world, for I gave them unto another, saith the Lord. . . . 61 And again, as pertaining to the law of the priesthood if any man espouse a virgin, and desire to espouse another, and the first give her consent, and if he espouse the second, and they are virgins, and have vowed to no other man, then is he justified; he cannot commit adultery for they are given unto him; for he cannot commit adultery with that that belongeth unto him and to no one else. 62 And if he have ten virgins given unto him by this law, he cannot commit adultery, for they belong to him, and they are given unto him; therefore is he justified. 63 But if one or either of the ten virgins, after she is espoused, shall be with another man, she has committed adultery, and shall be destroyed; for they are given unto him to multiply and replenish the earth, according to my commandment, and to fulfil the promise which was given by my Father before the foundation of the world, and for their exaltation in the eternal worlds, that they may bear the souls of men; for herein is the work of my Father continued, that he may be glorified." — Prophet Joseph Smith, a revelation written on July 12, 1843, Doctrine and Covenants 132:1, 31-39, 61-63 |
"And now it came to pass that the people of Nephi, under the reign of the second king, began to grow hard in their hearts; and indulge themselves somewhat in wicked practices, such as like unto David of old desiring many wives and concubines, and also Solomon, his son." — Book of Mormon, Jacob 1:15 "Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the Lord." — Book of Mormon, Jacob 2:24 "Behold, the Lamanites your brethren, whom ye hate because of their filthiness and the cursing which hath come upon their skins, are more righteous that you; for they have not forgotten the commandment of the Lord, which was given unto our father—that they should have save it were one wife, and concubines they should have none, and there should not be whoredoms committed among them." — Book of Mormon, Jacob 3:5 "For behold, he did not keep the commandments of God, but he did walk after the desires of his own heart. And he had many wives and concubines. And he did cause his people to commit sin, and do that which was abominable in the sight of the Lord. Yea, and they did commit whoredoms and all manner of wickedness." — Book of Mormon, Mosiah 11:2 "And it came to pass that Riplakish did not do that which was right in the sight of the Lord, for he did have many wives and concubines, and lay that upon men's shoulders which was grievous to be borne; yea, he did tax them with heavy taxes; and with the taxes he did build man spacious buildings." — Book of Mormon, Ether 10:5 |
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"22 For behold that all little children are alive in Christ, and also all they that are without the law. For the power of redemption cometh on all them that have no law; wherefore, he that is not condemned, or he that is under no condemnation, cannot repent; and unto such baptism availeth nothing " — Book of Mormon, Moroni 8:22 |
"5 You may think this order of things to be very particular; but let me tell you that it is only to answer the will of God, by conforming to the ordinance and preparation that the Lord ordained and prepared before the foundation of the world, for the salvation of the dead who should die without a knowledge of the gospel." — Prophet Joseph Smith, September 6, 1842, Doctrine and Covenants, Section 128:5 |
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"It is the duty of men in this life to repent. Every man who hears the gospel message is under obligation to receive it. If he fails, then in the spirit world he will be called upon to receive it. . ." "Even the wicked of the earth ... shall at last come forth from the prison house, repentant and willing to bow the knee and acknowledge Christ...." — Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 2, p.183 "It is decreed that the unrighteous shall have to spend their time during this thousand years in the prison house prepared for them where they can repent and cleanse themselves through the things which they shall suffer." — Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 3, p. 60 "You have often heard me talk about my kindred.... they will be saved as I have told you many of this people will; they will first go to hell and remain there until the corruption with which they are impregnated is burnt out; and the day will yet come when they will come to me and acknowledge me as their savior, and I will redeem them and bring them forth from hell to where I live and make them my servants; and they will be quite willing to enter into my service." — Heber C. Kimball - Member of the First Presidency, Journal of Discourses, vol. 3, p.109 "That is loving the wicked, to send them there to hell to be burnt out until they are purified. Yes, they shall go there and stay there and be burnt, like an old pipe that stinks with long usage and corruption, until they are burnt out, and then their spirits may be saved in the day of God Almighty." — Heber C. Kimball - Member of the First Presidency, Journal of Discourses, vol. 4, p. 223 "106 These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work; 107 When he shall deliver up the kingdom, and present it unto the Father, spotless, saying: I have overcome and have trodden the wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God. 108 Then shall he be crowned with the crown of his glory, to sit on the throne of his power to reign forever and ever. 109 But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial world, that they were as innumerable as the stars in the firmament of heaven, or as the sand upon the seashore; 110 And heard the voice of the Lord saying: These all shall bow the knee, and every tongue shall confess to him who sits upon the throne forever and ever; 111 For they shall be judged according to their works, and every man shall receive according to his own works, his own dominion, in the mansions which are prepared; 112 And they shall be servants of the Most High; but where God and Christ dwell they cannot come, worlds without end." — Doctrine and Covenants 76:106-112 |
"36 And now, I say unto you, my brethren, that after ye have known and have been taught all these things, if ye should transgress and go contrary to that which has been spoken, that ye do withdraw yourselves from the Spirit of the Lord, that it may have no place in you to guide you in wisdom's paths that ye may be blessed, prospered, and preserved— 37 I say unto you, that the man that doeth this, the same cometh out in open rebellion against God; therefore he listeth to obey the evil spirit, and becometh an enemy to all righteousness; therefore, the Lord has no place in him, for he dwelleth not in unholy temples. 38 Therefore if that man repenteth not, and remaineth and dieth an enemy to God, the demands of divine justice do awaken his immortal soul to a lively sense of his own guilt, which doth cause him to shrink from the presence of the Lord, and doth fill his breast with guilt, and pain, and anguish, which is like an unquenchable fire, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever. 39 And now I say unto you, that mercy hath no claim on that man; therefore his final doom is to endure a never-ending torment." — Book of Mormon, Mosiah 2:36-39 "32 For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors. 33 And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed. 34 Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world. 35 For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become subjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth seal you his; therefore, the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked." — Book of Mormon, Alma 34:32-35 "Now, repentance could not come unto men except there were a punishment, which also was eternal as the life of the soul should be, affixed opposite to the plan of happiness, which was as eternal also as the life of the soul." — Book of Mormon, Alma 42:16 |
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"3 And that great pit, which hath been digged for them by that great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children, that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell—yea, that great pit which hath been digged for the destruction of men shall be filled by those who digged it, unto their utter destruction, saith the lamb of God; not the destruction of the soul, save it be the casting of it into that hell which hath no end." — Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 14:3 "35 And there is a place prepared, yea, even that awful hell of which I have spoken, and the devil is the preparator of it; wherefore the final state of the souls of men is to dwell in the kingdom of God, or to be cast out because of that justice of which I have spoken." — Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 15:35 "21 And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell. 22 And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance." — Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 28:22 "11 If they be good, to the resurrection of endless life and happiness; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of endless damnation, being delivered up to the devil, who hath subjected them, which is damnation " — Book of Mormon, Mosiah 16:11 "31 Yea, every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess before him. Yea, even at the last day, when all men shall stand to be judged of him, then shall they confess that he is God; then shall they confess, who live without God in the world, that the judgment of an everlasting punishment is just upon them; and they shall quake, and tremble, and shrink beneath the glance of his all-searching eye." — Book of Mormon, Mosiah 27:31 "4 And if their works are evil they shall be restored unto them for evil. Therefore, all things shall be restored to their proper order, every thing to its natural frame mortality raised to immortality, corruption to incorruption raised to endless happiness to inherit the kingdom of God, or to endless misery to inherit the kingdom of the devil, the one on one hand, the other on the other 5 The one raised to happiness according to his desires of happiness, or good according to his desires of good; and the other to evil according to his desires of evil; for as he has desired to do evil all the day long even so shall he have his reward of evil when the night cometh. 6 And so it is on the other hand. If he hath repented of his sins, and desired righteousness until the end of his days, even so he shall be rewarded unto righteousness. 7 These are they that are redeemed of the Lord; yea, these are they that are taken out, that are delivered from that endless night of darkness; and thus they stand or fall; for behold, they are their own judges, whether to do good or do evil. 8 Now, the decrees of God are unalterable; therefore, the way is prepared that whosoever will may walk therein and be saved." — Book of Mormon, Alma 41:4-8 "16 Now, repentance could not come unto men except there were a punishment, which also was eternal as the life of the soul should be, affixed opposite to the plan of happiness, which was as eternal also as the life of the soul." — Book of Mormon, Alma 42:16 |
CELESTIAL KINGDOM "The celestial kingdom is the highest of the three kingdoms of glory. Those in this kingdom will dwell forever in the presence of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. . . . The celestial kingdom is the place prepared for those who have "received the testimony of Jesus" and been "made perfect through Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, who wrought out this perfect atonement through the shedding of his own blood" (D&C 76:51, 69). To inherit this gift, we must receive the ordinances of salvation, keep the commandments, and repent of our sins. For a detailed explanation of those who will inherit celestial glory, see Doctrine and Covenants 76:50 70; 76:92 96." "All who have died without a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God;" Also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge of it, who would have received it with all their hearts, shall be heirs of that kingdom; "For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their works, according to the desire of their hearts" D&C 137:7 9" "From another revelation to the Prophet Joseph, we learn that there are three degrees within the celestial kingdom. To be exalted in the highest degree and continue eternally in family relationships, we must enter into "the new and everlasting covenant of marriage" and be true to that covenant. In other words, temple marriage is a requirement for obtaining the highest degree of celestial glory. (See D&C 131:1 4.) All who are worthy to enter into the new and everlasting covenant of marriage will have that opportunity, whether in this life or the next." ON DOCTRINE NOTE:TERRESTRIAL KINGDOM "Those who inherit terrestrial glory will "receive of the presence of the Son, but not of the fulness of the Father. Wherefore, they are bodies terrestrial, and not bodies celestial, and differ in glory as the moon differs from the sun" (D&C 76:77 78). Generally speaking, individuals in the terrestrial kingdom will be honorable people "who were blinded by the craftiness of men" (D&C 76:75). This group will include members of the Church who were "not valiant in the testimony of Jesus" (D&C 76:79). It will also include those who rejected the opportunity to receive the gospel in mortality but who later received it in the postmortal spirit world (see D&C 76:73 74). To learn more about those who will inherit terrestrial glory, see Doctrine and Covenants 76:71 80, 91, 97." ON DOCTRINE NOTE:TELESTIAL KINGDOM: "Telestial glory will be reserved for individuals who "received not the gospel of Christ, neither the testimony of Jesus" (D&C 76:82). These individuals will receive their glory after being redeemed from spirit prison, which is sometimes called hell (see D&C 76:84, D&C 76:106). A detailed explanation of those who will inherit telestial glory is found in Doctrine and Covenants 76:81 90, 98 106, 109 112." SOURCE: www.lds.org |
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"Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have call power, and the angels are subject unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye abide my law ye cannot attain to this glory." — Prophet Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants 132:20-21 ON DOCTRINE NOTE:"First, God himself, who sits enthroned in yonder heaven, is a man like one of you. That is the great secret. If the veil were rent today and you were to see the great God who holds this world in its orbit and upholds all things by his power, you would see him in the image and very form of a man; for Adam was created in the very fashion and image of God. He received instruction from and walked, talked, and conversed with him as one man talks and communes with another. . . Here, then, is eternal life--to know the only wise and true God. And you have got to learn how to be Gods yourselves--to be kings and priests to God, the same as all Gods have done--by going from a small degree to another, from grace to grace, from exaltation to exaltation, until you are able to sit in glory as do those who sit enthroned in everlasting power." — Prophet Joseph Smith, "King Follet Discourse," April 1844 |
"Now Zeezrom said: Is there more than one God? And he answered, No." — Book of Mormon, Alma 11:28-29 "And they must come according to the words which shall be established by the mouth of the Lamb; and the words of the Lamb shall be made known in the records of thy seed, as well as in the records of the twelve apostles of the lamb; wherefore they both shall be established in one; for there is one god and one Shepherd over all the earth." — Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 13:41 ON DOCTRINE NOTE: "I don't know that we teach it. I don't know that we emphasize it. I haven't heard it discussed for a long time in public discourse. I don't know. I don't know all the circumstances under which that statement was made. I understand the philosophical background behind it. But I don't know a lot about it and I don't know that others know a lot about it." —President Gordon B. Hinckley as quoted in an interview by Richard N. Ostling, "Time Magazine," August 4, 1997, p. 56 |
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"All spirits are in adult form. They were adults before their mortal existence, and they are in adult form after death, even if they die as infants or children." — President Joseph F. Smith, Gospel Doctrine, p. 455 and Gospel Principles, 1992, p 290 |
"But as the child dies, so shall it rise from the dead and be forever living in the learning of God It will never grow: it will still be the child, in the same precise form as it appeared before it died out of its mother's arms, but possessing all the intelligence of God. Children dwell in the mansions of glory and exercise power, but appear in the same form as when on earth, Eternity is full of thrones, upon which dwell thousands of children reigning on thrones of glory, with not one cubit added to their stature. — Prophet Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, 1844, vol. 6, p. 10 |
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| "And I, the Lord God, planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there I put the man whom I had formed." — Pearl of Great Price, Moses 3:8 "10 And I, the Lord God, caused a river to go out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 And I, the Lord God, called the name of the first Pison, and it compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where I, the Lord God, created much gold; 12 And the gold of that land was good, and there was bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river was called Gihon; the same that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third river was Hiddekel; that which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river was the Euphrates. 15 And I, the Lord God, took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it." — Pearl of Great Price, Moses 3:10-15
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" Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all high priests, with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last blessing." — Doctrine and Covenants 107:53 "SPRING Hill is named by the Lord Adam-ondi-Ahman, because, said he, it is the place where Adam shall come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days shall sit, as spoken of by Daniel the prophet. — Prophet Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants 116:1 ON DOCTRINE NOTE:"Joseph said, 'That altar was built by or Father Adam and there he offered sacrifice.' . . . according the words of the Prophet Joseph, mankind in that age continued to emigrate eastwardly until they reached the country on or near the Atlantic coast; and that in or near Carolina Noah built his remarkable ship, in which he, his family, and all kinds of animals lived a few days over one year without coming out of it." — Oliver B. Huntington, The Juvenile Instructor, November 15, 1895, pp. 700-701 "That is the position of the Latter-day Saints today, with respect to the much-discussed location of the Garden of Eden. Adam, after his expulsion from the Garden of Eden, lived in the vicinity of the great Missouri and Mississippi rivers. As his descendants multiplied, they would naturally settle along the fertile and climatically acceptable river valleys. When the flood came in the days of Noah, the Mississippi drainage must have increased to a tremendous volume, quite in harmony with the Biblical account. Noah's ark would be floated on the mighty, rushing waters, towards the Gulf of Mexico. With favorable winds, it would cross the Atlantic to the Eastern continents. There the human race, in its second start on earth, began to multiply and fill the earth. The location of the Garden of Eden in America, and at Independence, Missouri, clears up many a problem which the Bible account of Eden and its garden has left in the minds of students." — John A. Widtsoe, Evidences and Reconciliations, pp. 395-397 |
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| To Obtain The Priesthood "I have gathered a number of families around me through the law of adoption and seal of the covenant according to the order of the priesthood and others have done likewise, it being the means of salvation to bring us back to God." — President Brigham Young, from a speech recorded in the Journals of John D. Lee, 1846-47 and 1859, edited by Charles Kelley, pages 80-81 "Many other interesting & important items were presented by President Young much to our edifycation. Meeting was dismissed & met again at 2 oclok & was addressed in a vary edifying manner by O Pratt & treated upon the same principles spoken off by Br Young. Among his remarks He said that as all the ordinances of the gospel Administered by the world since the Aposticy of the Church was illegal, in like manner was the marriage Cerimony illegal and all the world who had been begotten through the illegal marriage were Bastards not sons & Hence they had to enter into the law of adoption & be adopted into the Priesthood in order to become sons & legal heirs of salvation." — President Brigham Young and Apostle Orson Pratt, from a meeting recorded in Wilford Woodruff's Journal, Vol. 3, August 15, 1847, page 260 "About the same time the doctrine of 'sealing' for an eternal state was introduced, and the Saints were given to understand that their marriage relations with each other were not valid. That those who had solemnized the rites of matrimony had no authority of God to do so. That the true priesthood was taken from the earth with the death of the Apostles and inspired men of God. That they were married to each other only by their own covenants, and that if their marriage relations had not been productive of blessings and peace, and they felt it oppressive to remain together, they were at liberty to make their own choice, as much as if they had not been married. That it was a sin for people to live together, and raise and beget children, in alienation from each other." — Confessions of John D. Lee, from a photomechanical reprint of the original 1877 edition, page 146 "In the Winter of 1845 meetings were held all over the city of Nauvoo, and the spirit of Elijah was taught in the different families as a foundation to the order of celestial marriage, as well as the law of adoption. Many families entered into covenants with each other -- the man to stand by his wife and the woman to cleave unto her husband, and the children to be adopted to the parents. I was one of those who entered into covenants to stand by my family... to cleave to them through time and eternity. I am proud to say I have kept my obligations sacred and inviolate to this day. Others refused to enter into these obligations, but agreed to separate from each other, dividing their substance, and mutually dissolving their former relations on friendly terms. Some have mutually agreed to exchange wives and have been sealed to each other as husband and wife by virtue and authority of the holy priesthood. One of Brigham's brothers, Lorenzo Young, now a bishop, made an exchange of wives with Mr. Decker... They both seemed happy in the exchange of wives. All are considered aliens to the commonwealth of Israel until adopted into the kingdom by baptism... This doctrine extends much further. All persons are required to be adopted to some of the leading men of the Church." — Confessions of John D. Lee, from a photomechanical reprint of the original 1877 edition, page 165
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To Obtain The Priesthood "I have not felt satisfied, neither did President Taylor, neither has any man since the Prophet Joseph who has attended to the ordinance of adoption in the temples of our God. We have felt that there was more to be revealed... Revelations were given to us in the St. George Temple, which President Young presented to the Church of God. Changes were made there, and we still have more changes to make... We have felt, as President Taylor said, that we have got to have more revelation concerning sealing under the law of adoption. Well, what are these changes? One of them is the principle of adoption. In the commencement of adopting men and women in the temple at Nauvoo, a great many persons were adopted to different men who were not of the lineage of their fathers, and there was a spirit manifested by some in that work that was not of God. Men would go out and electioneer and labor with all their power to get men adopted to them. One instance I will name here: A man went around Nauvoo asking every man he could, 'You come and be adopted to me, and I shall stand at the head of the kingdom, and you will be there with me.'... Men are in danger sometimes in being adopted to others, until they know who they are and what they will be.... President Young was not satisfied in his mind with regard to the extent of this matter; President Taylor was not. When I went before the Lord to know who I should be adopted to... the Spirit of God said to me, 'have you not a father, who begot you?' 'Yes, I have.' 'Then why not honor him?' 'Yes,' says I, 'that is right.' I was adopted to my father... I want every man who presides over a temple to see performed from this day henceforth and forever, unless the Lord Almighty commands otherwise, is, let every man be adopted to his father. When a man receives the endowments, adopt him to his father; not to Wilford Woodruff, nor to any other man outside the lineage of his people.... I have had friends adopted to me. We all have, more or less. But I have had peculiar feelings about it, especially lately. There are men in this congregation who wish to be adopted to me. I say to them to-day, if they can hear me, Go and be adopted to your fathers, and save your fathers... A man may say, 'I am an Apostle... and if I am adopted to my father, will it take any honor from me?' I would say not.... You will lose nothing by honoring your fathers and redeeming your dead." — President Wilford Woodruf, Millennial Star, Vol. 56, pages 337-341 "...in the minds of many there has been a feeling of doubt in regard to the principle of adoption as has been practiced among us.... I well remember... the spirit that was manifested by many at the dedication of the temple at Nauvoo when the ordinances were administered there. Some men thought to build up kingdoms to themselves; they appeared to think that by inducing men and women to be adopted into their families they were adding to their own glory. From that day until the present, I have never thought of this subject of adoption without having a certain amount of fear concerning it.... There is no true principle of the Gospel that will produce division.... And this revelation that God has given to His servant, the President of our Church, removes all the danger which seemed to threaten us through an imperfect understanding of the manner in which the law of adoption should be carried out.... Why should a man come to one of the Apostles and be sealed to him and then trace his genealogy through him and his ancestors, and neglect his own?" — George Q. Cannon, member of the First Presidency, April 8, 1894, as quoted in the Millennial Star, Vol. 56, pages 354-358 |
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| "71 And the elders or high priests who are appointed to assist the bishop as counselors in all things, are to have their families supported out of the property which is consecrated to the bishop, for the good of the poor, and for other purposes, as before mentioned; 72 Or they are to receive a just remuneration for all their services, either a stewardship or otherwise, as may be thought best or decided by the counselors and bishop. 73 And the bishop, also, shall receive his support, or a just remuneration for all his services in the church." — Doctrine & Covenants 42:71-73 "12 And if ye desire the glories of the kingdom, appoint ye my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and uphold him before me by the prayer of faith. 13 And again, I say unto you, that if ye desire the mysteries of the kingdom, provide for him food and raiment, and whatsoever thing he needeth to accomplish the work wherewith I have commanded him . . ." — Doctrine & Covenants 43:12-13 "13 And again, let the bishop appoint a storehouse unto this church; and let all things both in money and in meat, which are more than is needful for the wants of this people, be kept in the hands of the bishop. 14 And let him also reserve unto himself for his own wants, and for the wants of his family, as he shall be employed in doing this business." — Doctrine & Covenants" 51:13-14
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"But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish." — Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 26:31 "Yea, and all their priests and teachers should labor with their own hands for their support, in all cases save it were in sickness, or in much want; and doing these things, they did abound in the grace of God." — Book of Mormon, Mosiah 27:5 |
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Sources: UTAH LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRY - www.utlm.org WITNESSES FOR JESUS - www.4mormon.org CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS - www.lds.org CENTER PLACE (RLDS restorationists) - www.centerplace.org |
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