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- ...ding of the kabbalistic and hermetic traditions and his view of Latter-day Saint theology, but that, upon closer inspection, turn out to be only vaguely sim ...than Brooke, Owens also ignores obvious biblical antecedents to Latter-day Saint thought in favor of alleged hermetic or alchemical antecedents. Owens infor19 KB (2,997 words) - 21:55, 27 April 2024
- ...ince, more perhaps, than to any of his predecessors, that the Cathedral of Saint Paul was indebted for its permanent establishment and pre-eminence. In 1086 ...the world excepting the Vatian [Vatican ?] Temple at Rome dedicated to St. Peter.68 KB (11,468 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L4=Question: Was the Latter-day Saint concept of deification derived from Greek philosophy? {{:Question: Was the Latter-day Saint concept of deification derived from Greek philosophy?}}15 KB (2,682 words) - 00:45, 27 April 2024
- ...terpreted as thousand-year periods following such statements as occur in 2 Peter 3:8: "One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as ...e antiquity of the earth was no problem for two of our greatest Latter-day Saint leaders and scientists, John A. Widtsoe and James E. Talmage. However, ther16 KB (2,942 words) - 15:09, 13 April 2024
- ...d O. Cowan, "The Hill Called Cumorah," in ''Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint History'' (Provo: Brigham Young University Department of Church History and ...secution, David Whitmer moved Oliver and Joseph to his parents' homestead (Peter Whitmer, Sr.) in Fayette. <ref>David Whitmer interview with a reporter of t9 KB (1,264 words) - 21:33, 9 May 2024
- ...distinction between "human sacrifice" and "capital punishment." Latter-day Saint scholars have responded that they were one and the same.</ref> |publication=Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship208 KB (32,568 words) - 14:22, 13 April 2024
- ...ed, in the LDS view it would be more accurate to compare Joseph Smith with Peter, Abraham, Moses, or any other biblical prophet. To state otherwise is a fal Latter-day Saint Christians will agree with other Christians that the divine nature of Chris8 KB (1,361 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- Once again, a Latter-day Saint can only give a hearty "Amen!" By now, it should be no surprise that the Bo Peter did ''not'' reply: "simply have faith in Jesus, and don't worry about any o44 KB (7,529 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...ay Saints do not choose between the two, any more than they choose between Peter and Paul, or Matthew and Mark. Mr. Howard's misrepresentation of the early Christian and Latter-day Saint doctrine of theosis makes it clear that he does not understand it.29 KB (4,776 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- ...ith their disappointing behavior as they revile and demean what Latter-day Saint Christians hold dear and sacred. Perhaps we should be asking ''how'' the vi ...f this video's contributors have been arrested.) Does this mean that John, Peter, Paul, and Jesus are to be condemned? Did they "deserve" what happened to t26 KB (4,387 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...s. And on the matter of geography and archeology, as a faithful latter-day Saint I don't have a problem with admitting the fact that we really don't know wh ...b||Philippians|1|7}}; {{b||Philippians|1|17}}; {{b|2|Timothy|4|16}}; {{b|1|Peter|3|15}}). Apologetics is the branch of theology concerned with the defense o34 KB (5,824 words) - 22:40, 9 May 2024
- 8. Aubineau, M., “Incorruptibilite et divinisation selon saint Irenee,” ''Recherches de science religieuse'' 44 (1956): 25-52. ...etousia Theou. Man’s participation in God’s Perfections according to Saint Gregory of Nyssa. ''Studia Anselmiana'', volume 55 (Rome 1966).30 KB (3,506 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ...th, but are distorted so as to be virtually unrecognizable to a Latter-day Saint. Not true. Joseph Smith is, to Mormons, no different than Peter, Paul, Moses, or any of the other biblical prophets. He was an imperfect, f21 KB (3,648 words) - 15:00, 13 April 2024
- ...ight be brought, that, they must be at hand in the heart and mind of every saint. But to the gospel, and then to the gathering. ...tion could any man lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus, and Peter says that there is no other name given under heaven among men, by which the69 KB (12,223 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ...Messiah was crucified, a Stephen stoned, a James slain, a Paul beheaded, a Peter crucified, a John banished, a Rogers, burned, a Columbus neglected, ridicul ...ffer, to live, or to die with the saints their brethren. There is scarce a saint here who would stay another month if they had means to go west. It is the b73 KB (12,947 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ...is based on many passages of both O.T. and N.T. ({{b||Psalms|82|6}}; {{b|2|Peter|1|4}}), and it is essentially the teaching both of St. Paul, though he tend Most interesting is that McElveen rejects the Latter-day Saint doctrine of eternal marriage and eternal families, and yet claims here that27 KB (4,758 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...alem, heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John; who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might r ...e other evil practices, which are calculated to retard the progress of the saint, in his spiritual walk, we feel it our duty to give them a brief notice at65 KB (11,746 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- *The text mentions the ""Holiness to the Lord,"" the ""Saint Peter Bind Them,"" and the ""Jehovah, Jehovah, Jehovah"" parchments without showi16 KB (2,387 words) - 14:15, 13 April 2024
- ...379 601n22(PB) - Did President Hinckley actually "confess" that Latter-day Saint do not believe in the same 'Jesus' in which non-LDS Christians believe? ...an gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus...The Latter-day Saint gospel...'evolution of man until he shall become a god'"22 KB (3,213 words) - 14:15, 13 April 2024
- ...any years been synonymous terms to persons well acquainted with Latter-day Saint beliefs" ...ould you not be indignant and try to rise above me, as did Oliver Cowdery, Peter Whitmer, and many others, who said I was a fallen Prophet, and they were ca28 KB (4,263 words) - 14:15, 13 April 2024
- ...net or surplus income and still be a temple worthy and faithful Latter-day Saint?}} *Emma Smith, ''The Saint's Herald'', 310.118 KB (18,356 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- |L=Question: Do the Latter-day Saint "Three Degrees of Glory" have a basis in the Bible? |H=Question: Do the Latter-day Saint "Three Degrees of Glory" have a basis in the Bible?45 KB (7,411 words) - 15:12, 28 April 2024
- |L8=Response to claim: 9 - Peter Ingersoll reported that he heard Joseph acknowledge to Isaac Hale that he w ==Response to claim: 9 - Peter Ingersoll reported that he heard Joseph acknowledge to Isaac Hale that he w24 KB (3,653 words) - 14:11, 13 April 2024
- Young actually removed Col. Peter Conover from command in central Utah because Conover refused to follow the * I do not wish any Latter–day Saint in this world, nor in heaven, to be satisfied with anything I do, unless th9 KB (1,641 words) - 17:25, 30 April 2024
- |L9=Response to claim: 103 - Latter-day Saint author Richard Anderson was "forced to acknowledge that Martin Harris' life ==Response to claim: 103 - Latter-day Saint author Richard Anderson was "forced to acknowledge that Martin Harris' life33 KB (5,227 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- ...tise that religion that was taught by Jesus and his Apostles, I would be a Saint." I said it many times before I ever heard of "Mormonism," and sought for t On the day of Pentecost, when Peter proclaimed the Gospel, about 3000 souls were added to the Church that day.12 KB (2,336 words) - 14:33, 13 April 2024
- ...lder, a High Priest, an Apostle; neither would it prove that he was even a Saint: something else is wanted to prove it. Why I mention this, is because of th If you ask me what will prove a man or woman to be a Saint, I will answer the question. "If you love me," says Jesus, "you will keep m23 KB (4,433 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...nd unto Peter, the head of the Apostles, Jesus said, speaking of the death Peter should die—"When thou shall be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, a ...ostles preached. I say, if we had a dispensation precisely like that which Peter and the rest of the former-day Apostles had, that is just as far as we coul45 KB (8,398 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...and still lives upon the earth, teaches that it is the privilege of every Saint so to live and walk before their God, as to enjoy the light of the spirit o ...way the Bible, they will publish abroad that you have become a "Latter-day Saint," "a Mormon," and consequently have denied the Bible you formerly believed,44 KB (8,351 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...Saints; which name is almost or quite as ancient, as any writings extant. Saint was spoken of by Enoch long before the flood. The same term was applied to ...pecially, are too well read in its contents to suppose, for a moment, that Peter or the rest of the Apostles would condemn a man because he believed in the42 KB (7,756 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...committing one single evil in all the acts of my life. Let each Latter-day Saint examine himself, and inquire, "Am I one of those persons who will do right This will equally apply to every Latter-day Saint. Salvation is an individual operation. I am the only person that can possib26 KB (4,837 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...e enemy. It is a risky position to stand in, to say the least of it, for a Saint of God to say he can serve himself, or the enemy, or anything else in this25 KB (4,871 words) - 14:33, 13 April 2024
- ...o go?" This he said to the Twelve. Many of the disciples forsook him. Even Peter, the chief Apostle, turned away from him when he was in the greatest troubl ...the eyes of the world; but they all say, if they had lived in the days of Peter, Moses, or Jesus, they would not have done as the people in those days did24 KB (4,759 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- ...have heard over and over again. Every one who professes to be a Latter-day Saint, and will acknowledge the truth of this Gospel according to the historical ...er men is just as true, and will be valid just as much as the testimony of Peter, James, and John, for they speak the truth as it is in Jesus Christ.7 KB (1,293 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- ...many other great cities, and you will find Saint John's Church, and Saint Peter's, and the Church of Jesus, and many houses which profess to be houses of t50 KB (9,359 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- ...he could have adduced was, that about the year 1160, in Lyons, a man named Peter Waldo, hired a catholic priest to translate the gospels of Matthew, Mark, L ...this unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven; I say unto thee, Thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall not39 KB (7,221 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- Brethren and sisters, I intend to be a Saint in heart and life; but if I conducted myself as many do, with the knowledge ...a thousand times, "if we could but live to see a man of God like Paul, or Peter, James, John, Timothy, or Jesus Christ, and hear their instructions we woul33 KB (6,284 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- If any one asks how I came to be a Latter-day Saint, or what some people would call a "Mormon," a follower of Joseph Smith, the ...to the rest of his immediate followers. "They will lay their hands on you, Peter, on you, James, and on you, John, and also upon others, and they will perse43 KB (8,126 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- The Apostle Peter spoke these words, a man inspired of God, who spoke thus to instruct the un If we have counted on you as a Saint, as a substantial material, when we come to look for you, we do not find yo46 KB (8,886 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...ived all power in heaven and on the earth, gave a mission to his Apostles, Peter and others, to go into all the world, preach the Gospel to every creature, ...do to get rid of their sins, and become acceptable in the sight of heaven, Peter told them to repent and be baptized, every one of them, in the name of Jesu49 KB (9,394 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...communicate your conduct to the Father, or to the Son, or to Joseph, or to Peter, or {{page break|229|top}} to some one who holds the keys in connection wit ...ay Saint, that we may all be one with Joseph, as is Joseph with Peter, and Peter with Jesus, and Jesus with his Father. This is the connection that we hold19 KB (3,667 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- The importance of the First Vision within the [[Latter Day Saint movement]] evolved over time. There is little evidence that Smith discussed ...ints)|Church of Christ]], the first [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter Day Saint]] church. In the ''Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ,'' Smith53 KB (7,977 words) - 13:34, 13 April 2024
- ...New York]] where they continued to work at the home of Cowdery's friend [[Peter Whitmer]]. When the translation spoke of an institutional church and a requ40 KB (5,633 words) - 13:34, 13 April 2024
- ...nd apostle of at least the stature of [[Moses]], [[Elijah]], [[Saint Peter|Peter]] and [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]]. During his lifetime, Smith's role in the Latter Day Saint religion was comparable to that of [[Muhammad]] in early [[Islam]].28 KB (3,717 words) - 13:35, 13 April 2024
- ...will do what we ought to do. If we fill out tickets so as to pass Joseph, Peter, Jesus, the Prophets, Abraham and the Patriarchs, our tickets will take us ...quietly; and when the devil comes along and says, "You are not a very good Saint, you might enjoy greater blessings and more of the power of God, and have t30 KB (5,768 words) - 14:51, 13 April 2024
- ...th your nonsense. Brother Brigham, our leader, and myself, with every true Saint of God, have got on a car that moves swiftly along, and will never stop to ...be one with him as he is one with Joseph, and as Joseph is one with Peter, Peter with Jesus, and Jesus with his Father.19 KB (3,744 words) - 14:51, 13 April 2024
- ...or in Brigham, and then Brigham abides in Joseph, and Joseph in Peter, and Peter in Jesus, and then Jesus in the Father, don't you see we are one? And then ...s of the element that that came through Joseph, and Joseph from Peter, and Peter from Jesus, and Jesus from the Father, and then it extends through all the32 KB (6,373 words) - 14:51, 13 April 2024
- ...nd baptism for the remission of sins, precisely as preached by the Apostle Peter and by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. These doctrines I was pleased to ...earned that, curious as it may appear, whenever a man becomes a Latter-day Saint, the Devil wants to kill him.38 KB (7,244 words) - 14:51, 13 April 2024
- ...that he was a brother to the Prophet Joseph. This was the first Latter-day Saint that I had ever seen. ...earth, as the head of the Latter-day Saints under Jesus Christ, and under Peter, James, and John. He will hold the keys to {{page break|196|top}} judge the31 KB (5,734 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- ...and also by brother Brigham; for it is true: and I presume there was not a Saint in the congregation but what realized the truth of their sayings. ...her Brigham; for I will tell you: They are Moses and Aaron, Elijah, Jesus, Peter, James, and John, brother Joseph, Michael the Archangel, and the hosts of t13 KB (2,434 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- ...gone forth that we should not leave Chicago; so, on the Sabbath, I went to Saint Mary's Cathedral for the purpose of hearing a Catholic discourse. ...ipper a disposition to emulate the virtuous deeds and good actions of that saint. Hence, said the orator, a portrait of the Virgin Mary, placed in a proper31 KB (5,845 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- ...being provided for, if I only so conduct myself as to merit the title of a Saint. As to the way and the means how it is to be accomplished, that is none of ...ark place, until the day dawn and the day-star arise in your hearts." (2nd Peter, chap. i. 19.)19 KB (3,698 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- ...that woman who is not glad is {{page break|103|top}} not blest—is not a Saint. Those who do not rejoice at this time are not living their religion. You probably recollect what Jesus said to his disciples when Peter took up the sword and cut off the fellow's ear: he designed to cut off his14 KB (2,750 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- ...that it might bring forth good fruit. Brother Joseph was that man. Moroni, Peter, James, and John, and the angels of God came and placed their power upon hi ...ile so sweetly. Do you not know that the Devil can smile just as well as a Saint? You cannot know persons only as they are proved.27 KB (5,231 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- ...to restore these keys, and authority, and power to act in the Apostleship. Peter, James, and John, therefore, restored to the earth the same authority and p ...Apostle, who was sent forth by the commandment of the Father to our world. Peter says that after he was crucified and put to death in the flesh, he went to60 KB (11,245 words) - 14:54, 13 April 2024
- ...y the whole of this congregation. Now, the question is, What is it to be a Saint? And how far am I, and how far are you fulfilling the obligations that devo ...kers of righteousness. You may go back to the Apostolic dispensation. Take Peter, James, and John, and inquire who interfered with them before they became C25 KB (4,920 words) - 14:54, 13 April 2024
- ...d our God, and his Son Jesus Christ; and the moment that the Almighty sent Peter, James, and John, and ordained Joseph Smith an Apostle, the seed of that Pr ...ful; I feel well; I enjoy the good Spirit continually, and wish that every Saint enjoyed the same blessings to the same extent that I do. Who ever saw any o21 KB (4,141 words) - 14:54, 13 April 2024
- ...opposing feeling to these noble qualities and truths in the character of a Saint is subdued, the Spirit of the Lord becomes the prevailing influence, and we ...ifestations of power that occurred in the days of the disciples of Christ. Peter, after he had baptized the eunuch, was caught up by the Spirit and carried36 KB (6,667 words) - 14:54, 13 April 2024
- ...man's mandate? The Lord has not called him; Jesus has not appeared to him; Peter, James, and John have not met with him and conferred upon him the keys of t ...n followed us here, believing that they yet have power to destroy the last Saint? Would you like to empty these vials upon the heads of the nations, and tak15 KB (2,828 words) - 14:55, 13 April 2024
- Peter, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, and the Apostles generally warned that p ...rth. There was always a war between light and darkness, God and the Devil, Saint and sinner, correct principles and false doctrines. We ourselves have a war22 KB (4,078 words) - 14:56, 13 April 2024
- ...grace." Others, "A Saint to day, a sinner to-morrow, and next day again a Saint," &c., &c. "The kingdom of God on the earth?" "Has not this kingdom been es ...ve in Joseph Smith, and you are not fit to live on the earth." "You, John, Peter, and Paul, ought to be killed, because you believe in Jesus Christ." How do29 KB (5,724 words) - 14:56, 13 April 2024
- ...ived all power in heaven and on the earth, gave a mission to his Apostles, Peter and others, to go into all the world, preach the Gospel to every creature, ...do to get rid of their sins and become acceptable in the sight of Heaven, Peter told them to repent and be baptized every one of them in the name of Jesus49 KB (9,374 words) - 14:57, 13 April 2024
- ...that expects to be exalted to thrones and dominions must be just as good a Saint when he is surrounded with wealth, with the comforts and blessings of life11 KB (2,008 words) - 14:33, 13 April 2024
- ...efrain from them.{{page break|296|top}} It is the business of a Latter-day Saint, in passing through the street, if he sees a fence pole down, to put it up; ...day, every hour of the day, every minute of the day; and every Latter-day Saint is entitled to the Spirit of God, to the power of the Holy Ghost, to lead h33 KB (6,456 words) - 14:34, 13 April 2024
- ...nd act differently from what you do. Who held the keys of that Priesthood? Peter, James and John, who were three presiding Apostles. Did they confer this Pr ...a peculiar form of expression in the German language. The term Latter-day Saint in the German is: Der Heiligen der Letzten tage, which being interpreted is29 KB (5,591 words) - 14:48, 13 April 2024
- ...What said the Apostles? Why, when asked the question, "What shall we do?" Peter replied, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Chr ...tion of the rising of the Savior from the tomb, and we are further told by Peter that as the ark saved {{page break|236|top}} Noah, so also doth "baptism no42 KB (7,641 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...n of the testimony that rewards, in time and eternity, enabled the Apostle Peter to meet undismayed the death of crucifixion. It caused the disciples of Jes ...ees and hypocrites love each other. The distinguishing characteristic of a Saint is that he can do more. And his ability to do more comes of the knowledge t41 KB (7,479 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- |<=[[../39|No Prominent Latter-day Saint Who Lives His Religion Need Expect Justice in the Courts, etc.]] ...thood committed to Joseph Smith, through the ministration of the Apostles, Peter, James and John. And furthermore, that this solemn and most important fact25 KB (4,239 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...oly Ghost, and as Moses and Elias came to Christ in the Mount, so also did Peter, James and John ordain Joseph Smith to the Melchisedek priesthood. The auth ...irit of light which guides us unto all truth. It is the privilege of every Saint to have this light fork themselves, the light of God, the light of truth, "36 KB (6,840 words) - 14:45, 13 April 2024
- ...our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, is a suitable time for every Latter-day Saint to make the inquiry, why are we Latter-day Saints; and for making an examin ...ng the sects, the Baptists will say, "We have." Where did you get it? "One Peter Waldo, a merchant, translated the four gospels and he established {{page br20 KB (3,650 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...gs and to ask you to refrain from them. It is the business of a Latter-day Saint, in passing through the street, if he sees a fence pole down, to put it up; ...day, every hour of the day, every minute of the day; and every Latter-day Saint is entitled to the Spirit of God, to the power of the Holy Ghost, to lead h33 KB (6,358 words) - 14:34, 13 April 2024
- ...and also to the froward—to the righteous and to the unrighteous—to the Saint and the sinner. ...he word the disciples of the Lord Jesus. What is necessary to constitute a Saint, or a disciple of Jesus? It is simply this: a strict obedience to all the r32 KB (6,237 words) - 14:35, 13 April 2024
- ...the mountains. I have sent, time and time again, to inquire if there was a Saint in Nauvoo who wished to be gathered to these mountains. If there are any, l17 KB (3,172 words) - 14:35, 13 April 2024
- ...e love and light of the Lord, which is, as it were a compass to direct the Saint to the haven of safety, and it will not vary, for its directions are sure. ...d of God, and carry with us true credentials, not the credentials of Paul, Peter, or any of the old Apostles and servants of God, who used them a thousand y20 KB (3,890 words) - 14:35, 13 April 2024
- ...true that the spirits of all people will return to God who gave them, both Saint and sinner, but as to their staying there and becoming permanent settlers i ...ich is the spirit of prophecy. Flesh and blood did not reveal that fact to Peter, but the Father who is in heaven. By this power do we known that Christ liv18 KB (3,383 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...into the presence of her statue to offer their vows previous to marriage. Saint John Lateran also contained, it is said, the font in which Constantine was ...ible corruption in this Latin Church, and they were not satisfied. In 1160 Peter of Waldam, a town of France, obtained the translation of the four gospels i20 KB (3,485 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...by with all my heart, and I presume that every honest, upright Latter-day Saint desires the same. ...be empannelled it will be composed of our bitter enemies. If a Latter-day Saint has to be tried before the courts, it will be before those who are ready to48 KB (9,182 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...who has been authorized to teach, guide and direct the Saints. Did Jesus, Peter, James, John or Joseph Smith ever teach a false or incorrect doctrine? Not ...rofessedly Latter-day Saints; practically, we are only so in part. To be a Saint is to be as Jesus was; to be assimilated to the spirit. and character which28 KB (5,473 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...us, that is calculated in its very nature to inspire the heart of the true Saint with joy. There is no other religion extant among men, calculated to impart What satisfaction is this to me or to any real true-hearted Saint of God? If I were very hungry, having fasted a long time, and my appetite c25 KB (4,624 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...rts of the people, who cried out, "Men and brethren what shall we do?" And Peter said unto them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jes ...[l]dom; we should not obey blindly, as instruments or tools. No Latter-day Saint acts in this manner; no man or woman who has embraced the Gospel has ever a19 KB (3,644 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- |<=[[../65|The Sacrament—A Saint of God—The Eternity of Our Religion—Matrimony]] Who were sent from heaven for this purpose? Peter, James and John, some of the principal of Christ's ancient apostles; men wh36 KB (6,606 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...se He would have it take in relation to the keys that had been bestowed by Peter, James and John upon Joseph; and that we may not be deceived He gives this ...sthood and who claimed the authority which was exercised in olden times by Peter, James and John, and the rest of the servants of God; but you would have he44 KB (8,139 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- |>=[[../13|Latter-day Saint Families—Preaching the Gospel—Building up the Kingdom]] ...mposed of six members—namely, Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Peter Whitmer, jun., Samuel H. Smith and David Whitmer.34 KB (6,021 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...as worth to be found in the State if it was known that he was a Latter-day Saint; and especially was this the case with the Twelve. When the time came for t ...vail and gave to Joseph Smith the records of the Book of Mormon, and until Peter, James and John sealed upon him the keys of the holy Priesthood, who can cl46 KB (8,902 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...omplete joy and satisfaction which the Spirit of God affords to the humble Saint? No. The possession of everything that we can desire—that our eyes could ...inister that ordinance. And we read further in relation to this case, that Peter "commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord." Did any others rec39 KB (7,505 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...denses. This idea naturally sets us to inquire who the Waldenses were. One Peter Waldo, we are told by Buck, was a merchant who used a certain portion of hi ...rdinances pertaining to the dead which God has commanded. Every Latter-day Saint, man or woman, young or old, should feel alive and awake to this great duty27 KB (4,977 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...es me many reflections; and I presume it is the case with every Latter-day Saint present. In the first place I will ask the question, "What position did Bro ...men holding the keys of the kingdom of God in the days of Jesus—namely, Peter, James and John.33 KB (6,250 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...nor, and called the churches of the Savior, or of St. Matthew, John, Paul, Peter, Bartholomew and so on, that they could gain admittance? Let reason, guided ...Holy Ghost as well as we." Cornelius, if he had rejected the testimony of Peter, would have been led to reject the Holy Ghost, which had fallen upon him, a27 KB (5,171 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...settlements, we wish to say a few words. My remarks will be for all, both Saint and sinner; those who are Saints, those who wish to be, and those who wish ...ou all, even to the children, have read the story a great many times, when Peter was accused of being one of his disciples {{page break|149|top}} by a damse31 KB (5,931 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...les to which I have referred, that does not harmonize with the Scriptures? Peter, who preached the first sermon of which we have any account after the resur ...and inquire of it? It claims to have uninterrupted Apostolic descent from Peter, down through the ages until we reach our own day. Say the Episcopalians, L33 KB (6,092 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...hom, but a few hours before, he had expressed such strong attachment. When Peter went out, the cock crew, and then he remembered the words of Jesus, and he ...xpected to speak in so large a house in their lives; but when a Latter-day Saint Elder has called upon them and asked for the privilege of preaching, their26 KB (4,768 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...lness of Christ?" A system of things was had in those days through which a Saint could come up and be a perfect man in the Lord Jesus,—a system by which S ...ey the Gospel, we should receive the gift of the Holy Ghost; they said, as Peter said on the day of Pentecost, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, for34 KB (6,144 words) - 14:38, 13 April 2024
- ...ars, a very few more than that, and some less; but where is the Latter-day Saint or any other person who has ever seen this church or kingdom go backward? N ...g enough to have these individuals administer unto him—John the Baptist, Peter, James and John the Apostles, Elisha and Elijah, who held the keys of turni19 KB (3,518 words) - 14:38, 13 April 2024
- ...pe that the Gospel has implanted in the bosom of every faithful Latter-day Saint, which blooms with immortality and eternal life; and sometimes, when expose ...which they possessed. For instance old Moses and Elias, you know, came to Peter, James, John and Jesus while they were on the mount. They did not think the21 KB (3,846 words) - 14:39, 13 April 2024
- ...fying to the fulfillment of that which God predicted in the Revelations of Saint John—the restoration of the Gospel. But says John the Revelator, "when it ...o declare glad tidings. When he entered the prison of those antediluvians, Peter says he preached the Gospel. "For, for this cause was the Gospel preached t32 KB (5,804 words) - 14:39, 13 April 2024
- ...ody had lain in the tomb, he had not yet ascended to his Father." Said I, "Peter tells us that during this time, he had been to preach to the spirits in pri ...ent him; if we reject Brigham Young as an Apostle, we might as well reject Peter, James and John and the other Apostles who lived in ancient days; and that,38 KB (7,207 words) - 14:39, 13 April 2024
- ...ere is the difference between the two classes of murderers; the Latter-day Saint would never be forgiven, but he would become a son of perdition. ...e any hope for them? Could they have their sins forgiven in this life? No, Peter, after first telling them that they had shed the blood of the Just One in t39 KB (7,403 words) - 14:39, 13 April 2024
- ...of God to carry the Gospel to them; and he was sent of God just as much as Peter was ever authorized to go and tell Cornelius, just exactly. And this is onl ...usiness is to look after their own individual interests. Why, a Latter-day Saint has no individual interest separate and apart from the kingdom of God, any13 KB (2,551 words) - 14:39, 13 April 2024
- ...ant to get it. And here comes along a man who professes to be a Latter-day Saint, and the first you know he is using the name of the Deity in vain, and it i ...dence than this—this is the experience and testimony of every Latter-day Saint who has lived his or her religion since obeying the Gospel. Their testimony31 KB (6,001 words) - 14:40, 13 April 2024
- ...of Rome. They built a church on that place and it contains a statue of St. Peter, the toes of one of the feet have been worn off, we were told, by kissing, ...at he lived by the seaside. They showed us the flat roof on which they say Peter was sleeping. In one end of the house—the end towards Mecca—there was a49 KB (9,293 words) - 14:39, 13 April 2024