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- ...to sit in the presidential chair of the United States, because we have the history that Washington once sat in that chair. Would that authorize any person, am ...s, etc.?" It was because of the apostasy of the people; and then after the apostasy commenced, near the close of the first century, they killed off the apostle44 KB (8,052 words) - 14:45, 13 April 2024
- ...per time to introduce its principles, and chose that period in the world's history in which it would be received by, at least, a portion of His children. I ap ...the counsel of his mind becomes darkened, and soon he is on the highway to apostasy, and, in fact, he has been there from the beginning, if he had only known i17 KB (3,186 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- We claim this book is a record or history of the ancient inhabitants of America, the remnants of whom are now scatter ...t work on this continent, among the people of whom the Book of Mormon is a history or record. What is the fold of Christ? It is the Church of Christ. What is34 KB (6,211 words) - 14:46, 13 April 2024
- ...hering together into one place. As I have said, we fail to see anything in history that corresponds with it. In the days of the Apostles, such a doctrine was ...eligion; they could not be driven—that is, they could not be driven into apostasy; no, they would have died before they would have yielded. If there is one c37 KB (6,895 words) - 14:46, 13 April 2024
- ...UND WITH THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS?—THE WORLD’S OBJECTION TO "MORMONISM"—HISTORY OF THE APOSTLES—AUTHORITY TO PREACH THE GOSPEL RESTORED—TEMPLES—BAPTI ...UND WITH THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS?—THE WORLD’S OBJECTION TO "MORMONISM"—HISTORY OF THE APOSTLES—AUTHORITY TO PREACH THE GOSPEL RESTORED—TEMPLES—BAPTI32 KB (5,896 words) - 14:48, 13 April 2024
- ...eaking by the gift and power of God, at that remote period of the Church's history, when our numbers were few, when we had no influence, name or standing in t ...igent man called to go to the Islands, and it was one of the causes of his apostasy. "What," said he, "send me, a linguist, a man well read, an educated man, a15 KB (2,690 words) - 14:48, 13 April 2024
- |H=JOSEPH SMITH'S MISSION—NECESSITY FOR SUCH A MISSION—EVIDENCES OF APOSTASY—RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD—HATRE ...s 25: JOSEPH SMITH'S MISSION—NECESSITY FOR SUCH A MISSION—EVIDENCES OF APOSTASY—RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD—HATRE45 KB (8,288 words) - 14:48, 13 April 2024
- '''The early Christian Church, on its way to apostasy, departed from this truth.''' Several church councils, in which men fought ...ification have-according to Vajda-proven the LDS teaching about the "Great Apostasy." Further, the above proves that either McKeever and Johnson are ignorant o22 KB (3,638 words) - 14:13, 13 April 2024
- |H=Response to claims made in "Chapter 6: Apostasy" |H=Response to claims made in Mormonism 101, "Chapter 6: Apostasy"19 KB (3,168 words) - 14:13, 13 April 2024
- ...too many have not taken the time to do an in-depth investigation into the history and doctrines of their faith.<ref>McKeever and Johnson, Mormonism 101, 9-10 ...prophet was a prophet only when he was acting as such."<ref>Joseph Smith, History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vol. 1 (Salt Lake City:48 KB (8,193 words) - 14:14, 13 April 2024
- ...rible a future for any one of God's children is a striking evidence of the apostasy from the simple loving gospel of Jesus Christ...the breaking of any law bri *{{Restoringancientchurch |title=Salvation History and Requirements|chapter=4}}16 KB (2,627 words) - 15:35, 13 April 2024
- ...t the Holy Ghost, and proving a traitor to the brethren <ref>Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 3:385</ref></blockquote> ...the Church—warned against becoming a "daughter of perdition" through apostasy.<ref>H. Michael Marquardt, comp., ''Early Patriarchal Blessings of The Chur34 KB (5,806 words) - 15:08, 13 April 2024
- ...intelligence necessary to occupy thrones, principalities and powers.” (''History of the Church,'' volume 4, page 556.) Children will rise from the resurrect ...ty|early Christian]] ideals that had been lost in a [[Great Apostasy|great apostasy]].37 KB (4,789 words) - 20:12, 11 May 2024
- |L8=Response to claim: 268 - The Bible does not mention a total apostasy *Joseph Smith, ''History of the Church'' 5:218.9 KB (1,383 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- '''2009''' Matthew B. Brown. A Pillar of Light: The History and Message of the First Vision (American Fork, Utah, Covenant Communicatio ...748-9, and later included in the Pearl of Great Price and published in the History of the Church, vol. 1, pp. 1-8. The Prophet Joseph Smith prepared this acc12 KB (1,887 words) - 14:31, 13 April 2024
- '''1996''' Kent P. Jackson, From Apostasy to Restoration (Deseret Book 1996): 66-79; cf. 80-9. “In the earliest days of the history of the Church, Joseph Smith apparently spoke less frequently about the Firs11 KB (1,658 words) - 14:31, 13 April 2024
- ...it also tells of many instances of apostasy. To end each period of general apostasy, God has shown His love for His children by calling another prophet and giv6 KB (984 words) - 15:38, 13 April 2024
- ...y cannot restore! and that for this reason, because they are in a state of apostasy: and God has devoted them to destruction, unless they will learn the things ...rise and progress of the church of the Latter Day Saints;" but, that said "history would necessarily embrace my life and character," I have been induced to gi77 KB (13,969 words) - 14:59, 13 April 2024
- ...e prophet, and every other evil epithet that could be heaped upon him. The apostasy of the Gentiles is so great, that they know not the doctrine of Christ when ...e respecting this commission is, that no one of the four that recorded the history of our Savior has it entire, but each one has a part, and the whole put tog82 KB (15,293 words) - 14:59, 13 April 2024
- ...: One was, "that the true church and ministry, had been lost in the Romish apostasy, and could be again restored, only by a special Apostle raised up for that ...tention too far, or too much, from the great object lying before me,—the history of this church;—but one expression, or quotation contained in your last s86 KB (15,726 words) - 14:59, 13 April 2024
- ...o come; favored with the light of heaven by which they can contemplate the history of the world in its true light, understanding the situation of all who have Having before them the history of nearly six thousand years, where is written the names, the mighty works,69 KB (12,477 words) - 14:59, 13 April 2024
- ...The apostle whose words we are contemplating, was well acquainted with the history of man, having been brought up at the feet of Gamaliel, a Doctor of the Law ...er they rejected the counsel of God, is entirely without a parallel in the history of the world. The wretched few that escaped destruction at that time, only70 KB (12,531 words) - 14:59, 13 April 2024
- {{Navigation Latter-day Saint history}} The Mentinah Papers claim to be a history of a people called the Nemenhah. They claim to be translations of papers f4 KB (725 words) - 01:39, 17 May 2024
- ...y be because of the corruption of the human heart, and the great apostacy [apostasy] from the example and faith of the primitive saints.-So that the scoffers a ...any respect to the outrage in Missouri, committed upon our friends, with a history of the first settling of the church in that county, and the general conduct81 KB (14,720 words) - 15:49, 13 April 2024
- ...the night! These are facts which will stand recorded upon the pages of the history of the inhabitants of the nineteenth century! A century proud of its libera ...of the most shocking persecutions against the saints which are recorded in history. When the professors of christianity have obtained the ascendancy of power,99 KB (18,180 words) - 15:49, 13 April 2024
- ...religion of heaven to be so neglected, as to leave the world in a state of apostasy, is pretty generally acknowledged by all who profess much confidence in the William Jones, in his history of the Waldenses, (which were doubtless the remains of the apostolic church82 KB (14,870 words) - 15:49, 13 April 2024
- This same apostle, in his 2 epistle to Timothy, has set forth this same apostasy in words so plain as not to be easily misunderstood. 3 chapter, commencing ...nsequence of the great corruptions of the last days, their exceeding great apostasy, the apostle declares in the 2 chapter of 2 Thessalonians, and 11 verse tha89 KB (15,809 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ...the Savior, of the prophets and apostles, let us compare the people of the apostasy, with the pure saints of God, and the societies of the last days, with the ...h belong to none other: this was the case with the Jews before their great apostasy: they were distinguished from all other people. When the Jews were first or92 KB (16,716 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ...ormer ages can any person draw such a conclusion-but the very reverse. The history of the divine proceedings in relation to his creatures, both saints and sin Every person in any degree acquainted with the Jewish history, as written in the scriptures, knows, that God, previous to the days of the98 KB (17,681 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- |L1=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. ===HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH.===80 KB (13,878 words) - 15:52, 13 April 2024
- |L2=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. ===HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH.===78 KB (14,093 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- ...anted historical evidence and to intimidate me from further work in Mormon history."<ref>D. Michael Quinn, Letter to Paul A. Hanks, 7 February 1993; cited in Despite Quinn's belief that his Church discipline was all about his history, his stake president wrote back on 11 May 1993, saying "There are other mat9 KB (1,474 words) - 15:01, 13 April 2024
- |L1=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. ===HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH.===80 KB (14,746 words) - 15:53, 13 April 2024
- |L1=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. ===HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH.===81 KB (14,390 words) - 15:53, 13 April 2024
- |L5=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. ...aid God bless you my dear mother! She gave notice that she had written her history, and wished it printed before we leave this place. She then mentioned a dis79 KB (14,553 words) - 15:53, 13 April 2024
- |L1=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. ===HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH.===80 KB (14,156 words) - 15:53, 13 April 2024
- |L3=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. ...prophets that they were raised up at a period of the world when, apostacy [apostasy] and corruption rendered their efforts indispensible [indispensable]: altho82 KB (14,367 words) - 15:52, 13 April 2024
- |L1=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. ===HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH.===82 KB (14,501 words) - 15:52, 13 April 2024
- |L1=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. ===HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH.===79 KB (13,781 words) - 15:52, 13 April 2024
- ...of the great and abominable church, the colonization of the Americas, the Apostasy, and the Restoration of the gospel (1 Nephi 13)== ...es here play a major role in Nephi's understanding of God's involvement in history.8 KB (1,058 words) - 14:23, 13 April 2024
- ...lied to any period in history, Jacob clearly meant to use it as a sweeping history of the gathering and scattering of Israel. The following is a basic outline **Fourth Period: The Great Apostasy, Jacob 5:29–4910 KB (1,580 words) - 14:23, 13 April 2024
- ...alSources ||[[Template:Critical sources box:Alleged whitewashing of Church history/CriticalSources|edit]] ...ut Apostasy/Not complete/CriticalSources ||[[Template:Critical sources box:Apostasy/Not complete/CriticalSources|edit]]167 KB (22,691 words) - 13:53, 11 May 2024
- |L3=Response to claim: Issues related to Oliver Cowdery's 1834-1835 Church history published in the Messenger and Advocate ==Response to claim: Issues related to Oliver Cowdery's 1834-1835 Church history published in the Messenger and Advocate==53 KB (8,534 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- ...said, "We have the true Masonry. The Masonry of today is received from the apostasy which took place in the days of Solomon, and David. They have now and then ...mer 1975): 458. See also David John Buerger, The Mysteries of Godliness: A History of Mormon Temple Worship, Smith Research Associates, San Francisco, 1994, 514 KB (2,162 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- #Martin Harris, quoted by B.H. Roberts, ''Comprehensive History of the Church'' 1:129 #Martin Harris, quoted by B.H. Roberts, ''Comprehensive History of the Church'' 1:29101 KB (17,238 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- ...e to claim: "The LDS Church permits members and others to believe that the History of the Church was written by Joseph Smith" ...ous Rocky Mountain Prophecy....was a later addition to the official church history and not predicted by Joseph Smith"27 KB (4,214 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- ===Textual History of the English Translation of the Book of Mormon=== *Royal Skousen, "History of the Critical Text Project of the Book of Mormon" [http://maxwellinstitut47 KB (6,269 words) - 15:39, 26 December 2012
- ===Textual History of the English Translation of the Book of Mormon=== *Royal Skousen, "History of the Critical Text Project of the Book of Mormon" [http://maxwellinstitut57 KB (7,530 words) - 09:36, 27 August 2013
- ...r mortal life of this fundamental, eternal truth about reality. Throughout history, the most important and productive ideas have been paradoxical; the energiz ...ef>[https://byustudies.byu.edu/further-study-lesson/volume-6-chapter-20/ ''History of the Church''], 6:428.</ref> By “prove” he meant not only to demonstr36 KB (6,144 words) - 15:17, 13 June 2022
- ...mon-History/dp/1589586654 Traditions of the Fathers: The Book of Mormon as History] and [https://www.amazon.com/Second-Witness-Analytical-Contextual-Commentar ...s not its task to do that. This is just completely wrong, and Ferguson’s apostasy, whatever it was, his family disputes it. I don’t know exactly what the t87 KB (13,652 words) - 14:21, 13 April 2024