Show A A A Aw t wm I A w we J C I C w v 1 A A J J v w 1 W I x t I i 8 TIE D 0 c News I I ii iii 5 I Q i 1 n 8 i rt e s S Om a t 8 tW t r e t r S i t I j v 4 x x x x H 1 QUESTION Is II oton asked I what do tho Mormons ornona be he beHove Hove and wherein do their doc doo differ d Ier from those of othor religious rc loul denominations A ro rn ply pI will wi bo found In tho follow followIng o orather or of ot Ing epitome rather of ot Ha Its leading ln principles for for It embraces emb all 11 truth from over source Tho Church of Christ of oe Latter day Saints is tho proper name 1110 of tin the body of ot religious worshippers or common commonly Mormons It was or ly known as I d by tho authority and 1111 com commandment COl ot God lit In the tho State of ot Now Nev York on tho day dt of ot April Apri 1830 I I al derives all its doctrines ordinances discipline ni and Is order of ot Priesthood Iron direct divine revelation FIRST FIST PRINCIPLES The Tho first principle of at the Gospel ni as taught by this Church ChuIch Is IB faith embraces faith In God tho Father aiu d dIn and In the tho In his son lon Jesus Christ Ind Holy Ghost The Father is a glorified and nd person The and Jesus I Christ the Son Is Ir tl pOlon One Oni imago and likeness His express is ls an individual as Ili much as IS the other 11 In Each l Is u I spirit clothed with a II spirit spiritual ual yet yot tangible immortal In body Spirit ull Is II substance o not immateriality It Itis I is eternal In Its It essence and BO so arc aro I tho elements ot of that tut which h Is as matter 18 The Tho Holy Spirit is not nt n personage I of tabernacle and aUt His ls Influence per perl all things and extends through throughout l al which out tho vast n t domain of space Is boundless and occupied by limitless elements II anc that Spirit proceeding the tho ot of God gives lift from presence le Jr things animate ami and light to all ni Is the power by which they aro nrc gov governed and by which the Father l and the Son are everywhere present Man Is a n dual being also In tho Image of ot God who Is tho Father ol at athis his spirit the tho Creator ot or his hll body Jesus was the firstborn In tho th spirit and tho In the flesh lesh th All AU men and women are the sons lons and nHI daughters of at God Jesus la Is their Elder Brother By obedience to His I BIler In all ni things mankind through the tho redemption Hs HI has wrought may maybo AY bo exalted with Him ns n to h the tho eternal Inheritance of or the Sons of God Him Jm and old reign with forever Him In the Ineffable Presence Faith In God the Father l tho Son the Holy Ghost leads to the tho sec second tee Is ond principle ot the Gospel which repentance That t Is IA conviction of or sin Its commission reform reformation from It by ceas ceasing nUon by turning 1 nIH away I and beginning and con continuing Ins ing to do COl to do well el Repentance Io leads to remission ot o Bin oln which com s through baptism ad nd administered ministered COleS by ono one having authority In the of ot the Father of tho Bon te and ald Of r the Holy Ghost Baptism Is I the third principle and Is II Immersion In water In tho th likeness ot of a burial succeeded by a n Becoming dead del delto to sin by tho believer Is hI burled In the tul liquid grave grno and brought forth from the womb of at waters thus being born of ot water wu tel to a 1 now life In II Christ Jesus Chrit The repentant rel believer thus bap baptized baptized obtains the tho remission of sins through the tho shedding of Christs blood He le know no sin died that sinners might Ire 1 saved by obedience to His Hs commandments He le did that for tor them which they could not do themselves what they are arc able to do Is required of them In order that they thy may the benefits hone of or His Hl atonement Thus cleansed clenn from Bin the new newborn born bor disciple la II c prepared to receive the tho Holy Ghost Ghost The fourth principle Is tM bestowal be of that gift by the laying on un of ot hands of men called and ordain ordained ed Ill of Qt God Gol to thus officiate In His name Mme Born of tho water and of at the tho Spirit Ue tM regenerated Boul becomes a n mem member member ber of Christs Church and Is 19 entitled to such auch spiritual gifts as ns he or she ho may deserve and obtain through the da of faith Some of those aro wis wisdom dom knowledge prophecy visions speaking In tongues Interpretation of ot tongues discerning of spirits healing All tho manifesta manifestations the side etc etc 1 of ot the power of or God enjoyed enJo ed in informer former m y be and are oro enjoyed In Church Ch rh In latter times The Ti ll gift of the Ule Holy Jol Ghost opens open the t That guides Into tool all truth and anI shows things to gIdes t r ome It I is II the Comforter and ad adr c H tho H I bears of ot tin tl Father l and the Son SOIl and brings into 1110 communion with Wih them and Into union ulion with wih ono OlO another It I Is II tin the true light given glon to every evelY one on In 11 com comIng Ing Into tho world worl but In II bestowed and manifested in a n higher and ond fuler degree demcO when conferred us a I gift sit to tin tho baptized believer No person lias hal the right to or lay luy on hands or 01 administer wiy or nr ordinance or tho Church unless ho li Is called of ot God and ordained to net act It In Inthe the name of tho ni Deity Deiy The ho slon given to tho Apostles IJo les of old ohl 10 nut not confer con for any flY authority upon mot motIn mOi In this age Ige It I for them alono upon POI whom It was bestowed and thOSA whom they thoy were Inspired anc to ordain unto tho same power communication now lOW there therl car carbo bo no divine authority today With Without Wih out authority all al religious or ordinances are re null nul and void Only thai which Is ts sealed an on earth by men thu heaven authorized la Is sealed and recognized Ir In TUB TI When tho Apostles of ot Christ were killed their Immediate departed the disciples were tortured and slain and Ind gradually como camo over tho world and pagan In mingled with lh tho ries ami order of or the Church until the tho thon apostollo n authority and the true truo Chris spirit and 1111 doctrine were entirely subverted Reforms that wore were subsequently introduced merely lopped ar somo and Ind mado Ildo some somo Improve Improvements Improvements ments but did dil not and ald could not It res ros restore toro tore the tho authority and power of the primitive Christian Church and Priest Priesthood ChrIstan hood Sects have IILO multiplied lell II relt 11 forms formA havo hn 0 been bOn brought forth according to the notions of ot turn until all 11 Christendom Is II divided against it itself I self and the tho wisdom of at the learned Is substituted for the of revelation Instead of tho living word old of ot for tor torn fora a n guIdo guide thero ther are nr the conflicting opinions ions lOls of ot mortals as ni to the meaning of ot tho dead dond letter loter of or ancient Scriptures TUB TIm RESTORATION m In these latter day daya taa Father and tho Son SOi have appeared UIl revealed anew tho Gospel Angola Angul ve minis ministered minIstered to man Juhn tue tle brought to earth the tho ot at the lessor or Priesthood which hu ho held when In mortality Peter leter JumaH und John havo conferred their keys ke s of Apostleship received under tha lundu of ot Jesus Jeans of ot and the tho power and authority of oC the higher or Mol Mel Priesthood Euh tha Pro phot others of df the tho ancients have lUve II bestowed the tho keys they thoy hold and nd they uro all In tho Church ChUlch oC or JIHU Christ Christof of or Saints that authority thu Church has his buen lu n buhl up after Iter original pattern und with the tM spirit ordinances gifts gIt ana Ill blessings Joseph Smith was tho Instrument In Inthe 11 the tho hands ot tho Lord to common commence Q the tho work hOllo of oC restitution and open last dispensation that ot oC the tho fullness of or times Hu Ho received that au authority under tho hands of f those heavenly heavenly enly messengers He le by revelation and commandment others Today there thero are on earth Apostol Prophets Evangelists Priests Teachers and ly Iy called and authorized to teach tench and administer thu tho things of oC the kingdom of f heaven and the power ot oC God Ool at attends tends their ministrations Faith repentance baptism of or wlter water and ot the tho Spirit administered by authority aro Iro essential to salvation There Thero Is only one way Thelo There lt 19 some good In all ni religions but there thore Is and can bo b but one divin religion that Is 19 the Gospel ot Jesus Christ It I Is to be preached to every creature Persons who Ind af nt after ter tor reaching years of ot accountability without t an 11 opportunity of or receiving It I wt will hoar it I In the th spirit world and may there obey or reject It Heath Heathens Helth enl ens Jews Jewl and Ind till 11 races creed and tongues will wi thus have the door of redemption opened to them Infants who die Ile before they thoy become account accountable able need no baptism but are all ni re redeemed redeemed deemed by hy the blood of ot Christ Tho spirit of man Is 18 the to Intelligent responsible being an entity cuy both bOlh be before for fore alter after dwelling In the tle body bod bodI I It was In the tho with wih the Path Fath Father Dr er The Thc sons and daughters rt of ot God after n In tho te flesh return rei urn to Him and then until the tho resurrection associate te In such sphere as they have Ino fitted themselves to occupy the good with the tho spirits of ot th Just J et the evil wih with the spirits of or the th unjust A dis disembodied embodied spirit can learn lean believe beleve re repent repent pent and yield obedience but ut cannot X X M x X J bo ho baptized In II water Ier the tho earthly mo 10 of at purification REDEMPTION OF 0 THE II t AD Tho rho living may bo 0 baptism for tor th tho load dead One Ole who has hns received th tho ordinances of or the Gospel ospel cnn CIn proxy for departed tor who wll wi receive the of or tho or on obedience to tho Iho Gospel I Ithe In the tho spirit AH the Spirit of Chris 1 preached to the spirits spIris in tl prison III body was wn In hi the tho sepulchre so 10 HI servants bearing Ills authority to the tho dead after Icer finishing Il their orl orlon on earth Ordinances for and nt In hi be bo behalf half hulf of or the dead are administered U II temples built buit after a 1 pattern from Cram heaven Thus hus the tho living saviors to tho dead dell under ChrIst Chris the tho Captain of their salvation The resurrection of or Jesus JIOUS of Nazar Nazareth eth was tho Iho ot or them tha slept All Al persons ons who have brenthel the breath ot will wIl also be 0 from tron the tho dead receiving their hodl 1 again as IS Ho 10 did dil Hut Dut everyone In hit hIl own order Those who have put or on Christ by obeying His Js Gospel will wil b be Christs at It Ills 1 coming and will wi bi ho quickened by Ills Is glory the celestial typified by tho sun Bun After Atter tho laps ot a n day of the tho Lord a thousand ol or olour our years the tho rest of the tho wll wi como forth somo in tho terrestrial glory typified by the tho moon and aud othera In the tho glory typified by hy the Iho stars In their different magnitudes the rest In a n kingdom not of nn degree of ot glory All Al will wi be Judged jUdger according to their works Progress Is II tho eternal order of ot crea creation tion ton The Tho condemned will wi bo punished for sin ns S Justice shall determine both an 11 to the tho so verity and to tho dura lur lion tol The Tho purpose of punishment U Is Utho tho vindication of tho th law and tho re reclamation 10 of or tho transgressor Even Eventually I von all ni who cnn enn bo will willbo wi bo placed In somo degree of or glory lory advancement Only tho sons SOlS of ff perdition ton tion who deny deay tho Holy Hal Ghost after having received It who wilfully pervert tho power given to them to tho highest exaltation and who shod shed Inno Innocent cent cont blood will wil be utterly lost loslI The I glory of ot those who arc In Christ become joint heirs holm with wih is to 10 Inherit all ni things nUl follow participate with the Son ROi and the tho Eter mor Eternal nal Father forever In their glorious works They wilt inherit the earth when It Is II purified and 1111 crowned with wih tho glory and presence of or God They wi will reign kings and In priests and be le ministers unto those thoo of a 1 lesser of nr glory In II the Iho eternal mansions THE LAST DISPENSATION This is II tho last dispensation In It Israel will wi be bo gathered Jerusalem bo rebuilt and aul to 0 tho of ot tho sons SOlS of Judah Tho rho elect of or God will gather from all nations to on 01 tho American Amerian continent Tho ho Saints w will be he restored to former pos possessions 09 I sessions Wars Warl and tumults famines I earthquakes and whirl whirlwinds winds wi mIl lire Irp und and denotation disease and ald the foreshadowed denh death with all oi woes WOOI ot old oH will wi cause a n of trouble truble greater than ever known before and Christ will wi be he revealed from fm heaven h He le lewi wi will destroy ce troy tho wicked and reign in Aon and Jerusalem Tho ho earth artl will 1 be cleansed from cor corruption Paradise will wi bloom again war will wi cease peace will wl prevail tho enmity will wi depart from fron man and brute tha tho curse curle will wi be removed and this globe wilt wi bo glorified shining In its Itson own on light developed to perfection TIm THE nOOK HOOK OF 0 MORMON OnMON The Prophet of or tho nineteenth nth cen century century tury was IS directed Il by the angel 1 of ot God to tho spot where tho records of or the tho history of the th former inhabitants ot this Ibis continent were deposited He le ob obtained and translated a n portion of them Into the thu English h It Ils la call cal id tho nook Hook of Mormon formon because tho e Prophet Mormon mode made an nn abridgement ot more ancient writings than his hil own oIn Ind md Inscribed them upon metallic plates In n hieroglyphics reformed tram from the Egyptian That book lol has his since been translated Into nto other languages It I gives the his history tory ory of two races The 1 first springing Irom a 1 colony colon brought upon this land landt nt t tho time of ot tho dispersion tram from tho Tower rower of ot Babel The n cond descend lie from the families directed to thin continent from Jerusalem six lx hundred cars before tho Christian era at the Ime when whon was king of Ju Judah Uh dah U I relates to tho rl travels travels progress I decadence of ot hose races the progenitors of oC the American Indians describes their cit cites les es temples etc etc ami contains contaIn an account of ot the visit to this land of Jo tui Christ afe His HII And Ad ascension with particulars of or His IA ISI in His JI Church here hen with tho principles precepts or Priesthood and blessings as ns H II Church on the tho Asiatic continent I It tw also speaks of tho gradual o othe oC the people 11 tho woes that cam upon Imn them through transgression The of oC Mormon does not nt taki the tho of the but Is ts to It II and corroborates supports It Tho Is 11 tho record of Gods deal dealIngs Ings with His people In the tho casteri eastom wih lR world the Hook of ot Mormon In 18 tho record of or His Ills 18 on this western land lell Iron tho Iho other hemisphere and then un unknown known to 10 Its Is Inhabitants THE H Y PROPHET r Joseph Smith from time to time re received revelations from God by III 18 voice by the thc ministrations ot or angels by visions and by tho th inspiration o otho of tho Holy Ghost Many of those an 10 I published In the Rook of oC am Ind Covenants and Ind In II the of Grea Orent Price ald they with the tho 01 oC Mormon and tho Bible aro the tho Morlon dards ot or doctrine and discipline ot or |