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==Joseph Smith (1832): "they draw near to me with their lips while their hearts are far from me"==
Joseph Smith:
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I pondered many things in my heart concerning the sittuation of the world of mankind the contentions and divi[si]ons the wicke[d]ness and abominations and the darkness which pervaded the <del>of the</del> minds of mankind my mind become excedingly distressed for I become convicted of my sins and by searching the scriptures I found that <del>mand</del> <ins>mankind</ins> did not come unto the Lord but that they had apostatised from the true and liveing faith and there was no society or denomination that built upon the gospel of Jesus Christ as recorded in the new testament....<span style="color:blue"> I am the Lord of glory I was crucifyed for the world that all those who believe on my name may have Eternal life <ins>behold</ins> the world lieth in Sin <del>and</del> at this time and none doeth good no not one they have turned asside from the gospel and keep not <ins>my</ins> commandments they draw near to me with their lips while their hearts are far from me and mine anger is kindling against the inhabitants of the earth to visit them acording to th[e]ir ungodliness and to bring to pass that which <ins>hath</ins> been spoken by the mouth of the prophets and Ap[o]stles</span> <ref>Joseph Smith Letterbook 1, pp. 1-6. This electronic text was copied from Wikisource. The editor notes that insertions are indicated like <ins>this</ins> and deletions are indicated like <del>this</del>. Text in <span style="color:blue">blue</span> is in Smith's own handwriting, the remainder in the handwriting of Frederick G. Williams. [http://josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/history-circa-summer-1832?p=1 "History, circa Summer 1832,"] ''The Joseph Smith Papers''.</ref>
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