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- |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,'' Smith64 KB (9,919 words) - 18:25, 11 May 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 requ75 KB (11,044 words) - 20:10, 11 May 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]].37 KB (5,298 words) - 20:12, 11 May 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