Preach My Gospel

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D&C 59:23

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But learn that he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his reward, even peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.

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D&C 123:12

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For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are blinded by the subtle craftiness of men, whereby they lie in wait to deceive, and who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it—

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2 Nephi 2:6, 8

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6 Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth.
8 Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise.

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Mosiah 3:19

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For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

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Romans 1:16

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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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John 14:26

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But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

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D&C 84:85

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Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say; but treasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall be given you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto every man.

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2 Nephi 33:1

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And now I, Nephi, cannot write all the things which were taught among my people; neither am I mighty in writing, like unto speaking; for when a man speaketh by the power of the Holy Ghost the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth it unto the hearts of the children of men.

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D&C 100:5-8

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5 Therefore, verily I say unto you, lift up your voices unto this people; speak the thoughts that I shall put into your hearts, and you shall not be confounded before men;
6 For it shall be given you in the very hour, yea, in the very moment, what ye shall say.
7 But a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall declare whatsoever thing ye declare in my name, in solemnity of heart, in the spirit of meekness, in all things.
8 And I give unto you this promise, that inasmuch as ye do this the Holy Ghost shall be shed forth in bearing record unto all things whatsoever ye shall say.

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Alma 12:7

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Now when Alma had spoken these words, Zeezrom began to tremble more exceedingly, for he was convinced more and more of the power of God; and he was also convinced that Alma and Amulek had a knowledge of him, for he was convinced that they knew the thoughts and intents of his heart; for power was given unto them that they might know of these things according to the spirit of prophecy.

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D&C 42:14

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And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith; and if ye receive not the Spirit ye shall not teach.

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D&C 112:28

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But purify your hearts before me; and then go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it;

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D&C 11:21

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Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my Spirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the convincing of men.

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D&C 50:13-22

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Elders are to preach the gospel by the Spirit;

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Alma 17: 2, 3

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SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES / PRAYER & FASTING
The sons of Mosiah have the spirit of prophecy and of revelation—

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Alma 18:24-40

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BELIEF ABOUT GOD:
Ammon teaches King Lamoni about the Creation, God’s dealings with men, and the redemption that comes through Christ

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Alma 22:4-23

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BELIEF ABOUT GOD:
Aaron teaches Lamoni’s father about the Creation, the Fall of Adam, and the plan of redemption through Christ

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1 Nephi 17:36

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
Behold, the Lord hath created the earth that it should be inhabited; and he hath created his children that they should possess it.

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2 Nephi 9:6

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection, and the resurrection must needs come unto man by reason of the fall; and the fall came by reason of transgression; and because man became fallen they were cut off from the presence of the Lord.

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Mosiah 4:9

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.

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3 Nephi 12:48

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
Therefore I would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

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3 Nephi 14:9-11

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

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3 Nephi 27:13-22

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
Jesus preaches His mission and atoning sacrifice constitute His gospel—Men are commanded to repent and be baptized that they may be sanctified by the Holy Ghost

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D&C 38:1-3

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
1 Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I Am, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the same which looked upon the wide expanse of eternity, and all the seraphic hosts of heaven, before the world was made;
2 The same which knoweth all things, for all things are present before mine eyes;
3 I am the same which spake, and the world was made, and all things came by me.

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D&C 130:22

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.

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Moses 1:39

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

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Matthew 5:48

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

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John 3:16-17

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Acts 17:27-29

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.

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Romans 8:16

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

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Hebrews 12:9

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

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1 John 4:7-9

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THE NATURE OF GOD THE FATHER & JESUS CHRIST:
God is love and dwells in those who love Him.

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Jacob 4:4, 6

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PROPHETS:
4 For, for this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, and we had a hope of his glory ... before his coming; and not only we ourselves ..., but also all the holy prophets which were before us.
6 Wherefore, we search the prophets, and we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; and ... obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea.

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Mosiah 8:13-18

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PROPHETS:
Ammon teaches the people of Limhi—Ancient records can be translated by seers—No gift is greater than seership.

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Acts 10:34-43

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PROPHETS:
The gospel is taught by witnesses

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Amos 3:7

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PROPHETS:
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

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D&C 136:36-38

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DISPENSATIONS:
36 For they killed the prophets, ..., which crieth from the ground against them.
37 Therefore, ...ye shall behold it (my glory) if ye are faithful in keeping all my words that I have given you, from the days of Adam to Abraham, from Abraham to Moses, from Moses to Jesus and his apostles, and from Jesus and his apostles to Joseph Smith, whom I did call ... to bring forth my work;
38 Which foundation he did lay, and was faithful; and I took him to myself.

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Moses 5:4-12

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DISPENSATIONS:
An angel comes to Adam & Eve and teaches them that the sacrifices they offer to the Lord are a similitude of the atonement of the Only Begotten of the Father. Adam receives the Holy Ghost. They understand the reason for the Fall.

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Moses 5:55-59

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DISPENSATIONS:
God curses the earth because of his children's unbelief in his Only Begotten Son--The Gospel begins to be preached by angels, GOD's voice and the Holy Ghost

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Moses 8:19-30

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DISPENSATIONS:
Noah receives the Priesthood--He is commanded to preach the Gospel and call sinners to repentance--He is rejected, angering God who will destroy man from off of the earth because of his wickedness

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Articles of Faith 1:5

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THE SAVIOR'S EARTHLY MINISTRY:
We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.

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Matthew 10:1-10

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THE SAVIOR'S EARTHLY MINISTRY:
Jesus instructs and empowers the Twelve Apostles and sends them forth to preach, minister, and heal the sick

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Luke 6:13

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THE SAVIOR'S EARTHLY MINISTRY:
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

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John 15:16

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THE SAVIOR'S EARTHLY MINISTRY:
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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Hebrews 5:4

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THE SAVIOR'S EARTHLY MINISTRY:
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

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1 Nephi 13

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
Nephi sees in vision the church of the devil set up among the Gentiles, the discovery and colonizing of America, the loss of many plain and precious parts of the Bible, the resultant state of gentile apostasy, the restoration of the gospel, the coming forth of latter-day scripture, and the building up of Zion.

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2 Nephi 26:20-21

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
20 And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and have stumbled, because of the greatness of their stumbling block, that they have built up many churches; nevertheless, they put down the power and miracles of God, and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own learning, that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor.
21 And there are many churches built up which cause envyings, and strifes, and malice.

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2 Nephi 28

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
Many false churches will be built up in the last days—They will teach false, vain, and foolish doctrines—Apostasy will abound because of false teachers—The devil will rage in the hearts of men—He will teach all manner of false doctrines.

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4 Nephi 1:27

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
And it came to pass that when two hundred and ten years had passed away there were many churches in the land; yea, there were many churches which professed to know the Christ, and yet they did deny the more parts of his gospel, insomuch that they did receive all manner of wickedness, and did administer that which was sacred unto him to whom it had been forbidden because of unworthiness.

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D&C 86:1-3

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants, concerning the parable of the wheat and of the tares:
2 Behold, verily I say, the field was the world, and the apostles were the sowers of the seed;
3 And after they have fallen asleep the great persecutor of the church, the apostate, the whore, even Babylon, that maketh all nations to drink of her cup, in whose hearts the enemy, even Satan, sitteth to reign—behold he soweth the tares; wherefore, the tares choke the wheat and drive the church into the wilderness.

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Matthew 24:9-11

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

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Mark 12:1-9

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
Jesus gives the parable of the wicked husbandmen

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Acts 3:19-21

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

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Acts 20:28-30

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

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Galatians 1:6-9

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

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2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
Apostasy is to precede the Second Coming

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1 Timothy 4:1-3

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

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2 Timothy 4:3-4

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

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2 Peter 2:1-2

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

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Amos 8:11-12

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:
12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

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Ephesians 2:19-20

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THE GREAT APOSTASY:
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

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Ephesians 4:11-14

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THE SAVIOR'S EARTHLY MINISTRY or THE GREAT APOSTASY:
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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2 Nephi 3

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RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST:
Joseph in Egypt saw the Nephites in vision—He prophesied of Joseph Smith, the latter-day seer; of Moses, who would deliver Israel; and of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

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D&C 112:30

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RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST:
For unto you, the Twelve, and those, the First Presidency, who are appointed with you to be your counselors and your leaders, is the power of this priesthood given, for the last days and for the last time, in the which is the dispensation of the fulness of times,

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Ephesians 1:10

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RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST:
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one call things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

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Ephesians 4:5

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RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST:
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

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James 1:5

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RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST:
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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D&C 1:17-23

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THE BOOK OF MORMON:
Joseph Smith is called to restore to earth the Lord’s truths and powers;

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D&C 20:5-12

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THE BOOK OF MORMON:
The Book of Mormon proves the divinity of the latter-day work; contains a record of a fallen people, and the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and to the Jews also

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Alma 5:45-46

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PRAYER:
45 And this is not all. Do ye not suppose that I know of these things myself? Behold, I testify unto you that I do know that these things whereof I have spoken are true. And how do ye suppose that I know of their surety?
46 Behold, I say unto you they are made known unto me by the Holy Spirit of God. Behold, I have fasted and prayed many days that I might know these things of myself. And now I do know of myself that they are true; for the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit; and this is the spirit of revelation which is in me.

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D&C 8:2-3

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PRAYER:
2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.
3 Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground.

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John 14:26

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PRAYER:
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

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Intro to Book of Mormon
PP 8 & 9

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BOOK OF MORMON / PRAYER:
We invite all men... to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message..., and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. Those ...will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is His ... prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of LDS is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth,...

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1 Nephi 10-11

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Lehi and Nephi testify of the Savior.

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1 Nephi 19

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Nephi recounts prophecies of the Savior’s ministry and Atonement.

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2 Nephi 2

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Lehi testifies of the Savior as Redeemer.

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2 Nephi 9

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Jacob testifies of the Atonement.

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2 Nephi 31-33

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Nephi teaches the doctrine of Christ.

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Enos

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Enos experiences the power of the Atonement.

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Mosiah 2-5

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
King Benjamin teaches of Christ.

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Mosiah 12-16

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Abinadi gives his life in testifying of Jesus Christ.

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Alma 5, 7

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Alma testifies of the Savior.

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Alma 17-22

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Lamanites receive the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Alma 34

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Amulek testifies of the Atonement.

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Alma 36

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Alma experiences the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

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Alma 40-42

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Alma testifies of the resurrection and Atonement.

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Helaman 5

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Nephi and Lehi are instruments in God’s hands to witness of the Savior.

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3 Nephi 9-10

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
The Savior invites people to come to Him.

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3 Nephi 11-18

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
The Savior teaches the Nephites of the Father and of His doctrine.

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3 Nephi 27

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
The Savior teaches His gospel.

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Ether 3

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
The brother of Jared sees the Savior.

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Ether 12

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Ether and Moroni testify of the Savior and the power of His Atonement.

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Moroni 7-8

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Mormon teaches of the pure love of Christ and His Atonement.

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Moroni 10

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HELP OTHERS LEARN OF CHRIST:
Moroni invites all to come unto Christ and be perfected in Him.

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D&C 93:29

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CHILDREN OF GOD:
Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.

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Acts 17:29

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CHILDREN OF GOD:
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.

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Hebrews 12:9

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CHILDREN OF GOD:
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

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John 17:3

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GOD'S PURPOSE:
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

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D&C 138:53-56

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PREMORTAL LIFE:
53 The Prophet J. S., and ..., Hyrum Smith, Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and other.. spirits who were reserved to ... take part in laying the foundations of the great latter-day work, 54 Including the building of the temples and the performance of ordinances therein for the redemption of the dead, were also in the spirit world. 55 I observed that they were also among the noble and great ones who were chosen in the beginning to be rulers in the Church of God.
56 Even before they were born, they, with many others, received their first lessons in the world of spirits and were prepared to come forth... to labor ... for the salvation of the souls of men.

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Moses 3:5

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PREMORTAL LIFE:
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew. For I, the Lord God, created all things, of which I have spoken, spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth. For I, the Lord God, had not caused it to rain upon the face of the earth. And I, the Lord God, had created all the children of men; and not yet a man to till the ground; for in heaven created I them; and there was not yet flesh upon the earth, neither in the water, neither in the air;

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Abraham 3:22-26

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PREMORTAL LIFE:
Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones;

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Jeremiah 1:5

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PREMORTAL LIFE:
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

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1 Nephi 17:36

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THE CREATION:
Behold, the Lord hath created the earth that it should be inhabited; and he hath created his children that they should possess it.

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Alma 30:44

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THE CREATION:
But Alma said unto him: Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God? Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all these thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator.

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D&C 88:41-47

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THE CREATION:
All kingdoms are governed by law; God has given a law unto all things; God's time is not our time

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Moses 2:1

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THE CREATION:
And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I reveal unto you concerning this heaven, and this earth; write the words which I speak. I am the Beginning and the End, the Almighty God; by mine Only Begotten I created these things; yea, in the beginning I created the heaven, and the earth upon which thou standest.

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Moses 6:63

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THE CREATION:
And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

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Abraham 3:24-25

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THE CREATION:
And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;

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John 1:1-3 (JST)

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THE CREATION:
1 In the beginning was the gospel preached through the Son. And the gospel was the word, and the word was with the Son, and the Son was with God, and the Son was of God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made which was made.

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2 Corinthians 5:6-7

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THE CREATION:
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

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2 Nephi 2

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IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN:
Redemption comes through the Holy Messiah—Freedom of choice (agency) is essential to existence and progression—Adam fell that men might be—Men are free to choose liberty and eternal life.

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Moses 2:26-31

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IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN:
God makes man and gives him dominion over all else.

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Moses 5:11

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IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN:
And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.

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Genesis 1:26-31

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IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN:
God creates man, both male and female, in His own image—Man is given dominion over all things and is commanded to multiply and fill the earth.

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Genesis 2:15-17

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IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN:
15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

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2 Nephi 2:25

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THE FALL:
Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.

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Alma 12:22-34

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THE FALL:
Now Alma said unto him: This is the thing which I was about to explain. Now we see that Adam did fall by the partaking of the forbidden fruit, according to the word of God; and thus we see, that by his fall, all mankind became a lost and fallen people.

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Moses 4

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THE FALL:
How Satan became the devil—He tempts Eve—Adam and Eve fall, and death enters the world.

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Moses 5:10-12

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THE FALL:
10 And in that day Adam ... began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: ... because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God.
11 And Eve, his wife, ... saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.
12 And Adam and Eve blessed the name of God, and they made all things known unto their sons and their daughters.

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Genesis 3

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THE FALL:
The serpent (Lucifer) deceives Eve—She and then Adam partake of the forbidden fruit—Her Seed (Christ) will bruise the serpent’s head—The roles of woman and of man are explained—Adam and Eve are cast out of the Garden of Eden—Adam presides—Eve becomes the mother of all living.

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2 Nephi 2:21

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LIFE ON EARTH - PROBATION OR TESTING PERIOD:
And the days of the children of men were prolonged, according to the will of God, that they might repent while in the flesh; wherefore, their state became a state of probation, and their time was lengthened, according to the commandments which the Lord God gave unto the children of men. For he gave commandment that all men must repent; for he showed unto all men that they were lost, because of the transgression of their parents.

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2 Nephi 9:27

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LIFE ON EARTH - PROBATION OR TESTING PERIOD:
But wo unto him that has the law given, yea, that has all the commandments of God, like unto us, and that transgresseth them, and that wasteth the days of his probation, for awful is his state!

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Mosiah 3:19

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LIFE ON EARTH - PROBATION OR TESTING PERIOD:
For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

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Alma 12:21-24

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LIFE ON EARTH - PROBATION OR TESTING PERIOD:
...we see that Adam did fall by the partaking of the forbidden fruit, according to the word of God; ... by his fall, all mankind became a lost and fallen people. ...if it had been possible for Adam to have partaken of the fruit of the tree of life ... there would have been no death, and the word would have been void,...we see that death comes upon mankind, nevertheless there was a space granted unto man in which he might repent;...therefore this life became a probationary state; a time to prepare to meet God;

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Alma 34:31-35

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LIFE ON EARTH - PROBATION OR TESTING PERIOD:
...For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; ... to perform their labors. ...do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, ... to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed. ...Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. .. for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.

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Alma 42:2-10

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LIFE ON EARTH - PROBATION OR TESTING PERIOD:
Mortality is a probationary time to enable man to repent and serve God—The Fall brought temporal and spiritual death upon all mankind—Redemption comes through repentance

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Abraham 3:25-26

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LIFE ON EARTH - PROBATION OR TESTING PERIOD:
25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;
26 And they who keep their first bestate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.

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2 Nephi 2:26-29

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OUR LIFE ON EARTH - CHOICE:
Redemption comes through the Holy Messiah—Freedom of choice (agency) is essential to existence and progression

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Joshua 24:15

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OUR LIFE ON EARTH - CHOICE:
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

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Moroni 7:12-19

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OUR LIFE ON EARTH - GOOD & EVIL:
The Spirit of Christ enables men to know good from evil—

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Romans 3:23

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OUR LIFE ON EARTH - SIN:
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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1 John 1:8-10

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OUR LIFE ON EARTH - SIN:
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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1 John 3:4

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OUR LIFE ON EARTH - SIN:
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

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1 Nephi 10:20-21

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LIFE ON EARTH - UNCLEAN CANNOT BE WITH GOD:
20 Therefore remember, O man, for all thy doings thou shalt be brought into judgment.
21 Wherefore, if ye have sought to do wickedly in the days of your probation, then ye are found unclean before the judgment-seat of God; and no unclean thing can dwell with God; wherefore, ye must be cast off forever.

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Alma 41:10-11

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LIFE ON EARTH - UNCLEAN CANNOT BE WITH GOD:
10 Do not suppose, because it has been spoken concerning restoration, that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, wickedness never was happiness.
11 And now, my son, all men that are in a state of nature, or I would say, in a carnal state, are in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity; they are without God in the world, and they have gone contrary to the nature of God; therefore, they are in a state contrary to the nature of happiness.

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3 Nephi 27:19

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LIFE ON EARTH - UNCLEAN CANNOT BE WITH GOD:
And no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom; therefore nothing entereth into his rest save it be those who have washed their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and the repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end.

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Moses 6:57

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LIFE ON EARTH - UNCLEAN CANNOT BE WITH GOD:
Wherefore teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must repent, or they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God, for no unclean thing can dwell there, or dwell in his presence; for, in the language of Adam, Man of Holiness is his name, and the name of his Only Begotten is the Son of Man, even Jesus Christ, a righteous Judge, who shall come in the meridian of time.

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2 Nephi 9:6-7

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
6 For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the ... plan of the ... Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection, and (it) must needs come unto man by reason of the fall; (which) came by...transgression; and because man became fallen they were cut off from the presence of the Lord. 7 Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement—(or) this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man must needs have remained ... so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more.

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Alma 11:42-45

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
All men will rise in immortality—There is no death after the Resurrection.

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Alma 40:23

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
The soul shall be restored to the body, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame.

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Helaman 14:15-19

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
Christ redeems men from temporal and spiritual death—

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D&C 88:27-32

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
Obedience to celestial, terrestrial, or telestial law prepares men for those respective kingdoms and glories

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Luke 24:1-10

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
Angels announce the resurrection of Christ—

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Luke 24:36-39

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

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1 Corinthians 15:20-23

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

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1 Corinthians 15:40 (JST)

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

(JST) Also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial, and bodies telestial; but the glory of the celestial, one; and the terrestrial, another; and the telestial, another.

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1 Corinthians 15:41-42

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THE ATONEMENT - RESURRECTION:
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

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2 Nephi 2:6-8

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THE ATONEMENT:
6 Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth.
7 Behold, he offereth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered.
8 Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise.

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Alma 7:11-13

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THE ATONEMENT:
11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities. 13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might lot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me

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Alma 34:8-10

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THE ATONEMENT:
8 And now, behold, I will testify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon him the transgressions of his people, and that he shall atone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoken it. 9 For it is expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are fallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made. 10 For it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice; yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice.

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D&C 19:15-19

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THE ATONEMENT:
15 Therefore I command you to repent—repent, lest I smite you by the rod of my mouth, and by my wrath, and by my anger, and your sufferings be sore—how sore you know not, how exquisite you know not, yea, how hard to bear you know not. 16 For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; 17 But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I; 18 Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink— 19 Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men.

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D&C 45:3-5

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THE ATONEMENT:
3 Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him—
4 Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified;
5 Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life.

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John 3:16-17

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THE ATONEMENT:
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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1 John 1:7

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THE ATONEMENT:
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

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2 Nephi 9:1-24

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THE GOSPEL - THE WAY:
Jacob explains that the Jews will be gathered in all their lands of promise—The Atonement ransoms man from the Fall—The bodies of the dead will come forth from the grave, and their spirits from hell and from paradise—They will be judged—The Atonement saves from death, hell, the devil, and endless torment—The righteous are to be saved in the kingdom of God—

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2 Nephi 31

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THE GOSPEL - THE WAY:
Nephi tells why Christ was baptized—Men must follow Christ, be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end to be saved—Repentance and baptism are the gate to the strait and narrow path—Eternal life comes to those who keep the commandments after baptism.

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Alma 11:40

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THE GOSPEL - THE WAY:
And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else.

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3 Nephi 11:31-41

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THE GOSPEL - THE WAY:
Christ reveals his doctrine of repentance and baptism, this the "rock" to build on

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3 Nephi 27

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THE GOSPEL - THE WAY:
Jesus commands them to call the Church in His name—His mission and atoning sacrifice constitute His gospel—Men are commanded to repent and be baptized that they may be sanctified by the Holy Ghost—They are to be even as Jesus is.

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Moroni 7:27-28

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THE GOSPEL - THE WAY:
27 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, have miracles ceased because Christ hath ascended into heaven, and hath sat down on the right hand of God, to claim of the Father his rights of mercy which he hath upon the children of men?
28 For he hath answered the ends of the law, and he claimeth all those who have faith in him; and they who have faith in him will cleave unto every good thing; wherefore he advocateth the cause of the children of men; and he dwelleth eternally in the heavens.

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D&C 138

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GOSPEL PREACHED TO THE DEAD:
President Joseph F. Smith ponders upon the writings of Peter and our Lord’s visit to the spirit world; President Smith sees the righteous dead assembled in
paradise and Christ’s ministry among them; He sees how the preaching of the gospel was organized among the spirits; He sees Adam, Eve, and many of the
holy prophets in the spirit world who considered their spirit state before their resurrection as a bondage; The righteous dead of this day continue their labors
in the world of spirits.

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1 Peter 3:19-20

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GOSPEL PREACHED TO THE DEAD:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

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1 Peter 4:6

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GOSPEL PREACHED TO THE DEAD:
For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

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Alma 34:34

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DEATH AND THE SPIRIT WORLD:
Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which
doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.

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Alma 40:11-14

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DEATH AND THE SPIRIT WORLD:
11 Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection—Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all
men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life.
12 And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest,
a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.
13 And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of the wicked, yea, who are evil—for behold, they have no part nor portion of the Spirit of the Lord; for behold, they chose evil works rather than good; therefore the spirit of the devil did enter into them, and take possession of their house—and these shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth, and this because of their own iniquity, being led captive by the will of the devil.
14 Now this is the state of the souls of the wicked, yea, in darkness, and a state of awful, fearful looking for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God upon them; thus they remain in this state, as well as the righteous in paradise, until the time of their resurrection.

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Ecclesiastes 12:7

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DEATH AND THE SPIRIT WORLD:
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

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2 Nephi 9:14-15

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RESURRECTION & RESTORATION:
14 Wherefore, we shall have a perfect knowledge of all our guilt, and our uncleanness, and our nakedness; and the righteous shall have a perfect knowledge
of their enjoyment, and their righteousness, being clothed with purity, yea, even with the robe of righteousness.
15 And it shall come to pass that when all men shall have passed from this first death unto life, insomuch as they have become immortal, they must appear
before the judgment-seat of the Holy One of Israel; and then cometh the judgment, and then must they be judged according to the holy judgment of God.

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Jacob 6:8-9

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RESURRECTION & RESTORATION:
8 Behold, will ye reject these words? Will ye reject the words of the prophets; and will ye reject all the words which have been spoken concerning Christ, after so many have spoken concerning him; and deny the good word of Christ, and the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and quench the Holy Spirit, and make a mock of the great plan of redemption, which hath been laid for you?
9 Know ye not that if ye will do these things, that the power of the redemption and the resurrection, which is in Christ, will bring you to stand with shame and awful guilt before the bar of God?

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Alma 42:13-15

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RESURRECTION & RESTORATION:
13 Therefore, according to justice, the plan of redemption could not be brought about, only on conditions of repentance of men in this probationary state, yea, this preparatory state; for except it were for these conditions, mercy could not take effect except it should destroy the work of justice. Now the work of
justice could not be destroyed; if so, God would cease to be God.
14 And thus we see that all mankind were fallen, and they were in the grasp of justice; yea, the justice of God, which consigned them forever to be cut off from his presence.
15 And now, the plan of mercy could not be brought about except an atonement should be made; therefore God himself atoneth for the sins of the world, to bring about the plan of mercy, to appease the demands of justice, that God might be a perfect, just God, and a merciful God also.

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Alma 42:22-23

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RESURRECTION & RESTORATION:
22 But there is a law given, and a punishment affixed, and a repentance granted; which repentance, mercy claimeth; otherwise, justice claimeth the creature and executeth the law, and the law inflicteth the punishment; if not so, the works of justice would be destroyed, and God would cease to be God.
23 But God ceaseth not to be God, and mercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the atonement; and the atonement bringeth to pass the
resurrection of the dead; and the resurrection of the dead bringeth back men into the presence of God; and thus they are restored into his presence, to be judged according to their works, according to the law and justice.

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2 Nephi 28:23

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JUDGEMENT:
Yea, they are grasped with death, and hell; and death, and hell, and the devil, and all that have been seized therewith must stand before the throne of God, and be judged according to their works, from whence they must go into the place prepared for them, even a lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment.

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Mosiah 3:23-25

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JUDGEMENT:
23 And now I have spoken the words which the Lord God hath commanded me.
24 And thus saith the Lord: They shall stand as a bright testimony against this people, at the judgment day; whereof they shall be judged, every man according to his works, whether they be good, or whether they be evil.
25 And if they be evil they are consigned to an awful view of their own guilt and abominations, which doth cause them to shrink from the presence of the Lord into a state of misery and endless torment, from whence they can no more return; therefore they have drunk damnation to their own souls

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Alma 5:15-21

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JUDGEMENT:
To gain salvation, men must repent and keep the commandments, be born again, cleanse their garments through the blood of Christ, be humble and strip themselves of pride and envy, and do the works of righteousness—
...can ye imagine yourselves brought before the tribunal of God...

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Alma 12:12-14

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JUDGEMENT:
Alma speaks to Zeezrom—The mysteries of God can be given only to the faithful—Men are judged by their thoughts, beliefs, words, and works—
"For our words will condemn us, yea, all our works will condemn us;...and our thoughts will also condemn us;"

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D&C 132:12

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JUDGEMENT:
I am the Lord thy God; and I give unto you this commandment—that no man shall come unto the Father but by me or by my word, which is my law, saith the Lord.

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D&C 137:9

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JUDGEMENT:
For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their works, according to the desire of their hearts.

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John 5:22

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JUDGEMENT:
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

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3 Nephi 28:10

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KINGDOMS OF GLORY:
And for this cause ye shall have fulness of joy; and ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father; yea, your joy shall be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness of joy; and ye shall be even as I am, and I am even as the Father; and the Father and I are one;

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D&C 76 Intro

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KINGDOMS OF GLORY:
A vision given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon … while translating St. John’s Gospel, myself and Elder Rigdon saw the following vision.” At the time this vision was given, the Prophet was translating John 5:29.

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D&C 76

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KINGDOMS OF GLORY:
The Lord is God;- The mysteries of the kingdom will be revealed to all the faithful;- All will come forth in the resurrection of the just or the unjust;- The inhabitants of many worlds are begotten sons and daughters unto God through the Atonement of Jesus Christ;- An angel of God fell and became the devil; - Sons of perdition suffer eternal damnation; all others gain some degree of salvation;-The glory and reward of exalted beings in the celestial kingdom is described;-Those who will inherit the terrestrial kingdom are described;-The status of those in the telestial, terrestrial, and celestial glories is explained; -The faithful may see and understand the mysteries of God’s kingdom by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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D&C 137

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KINGDOMS OF GLORY:
A vision given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, in the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, January 21, 1836. The occasion was the administration of ordinances in
preparation for the dedication of the temple. -- The Prophet sees his brother Alvin in the celestial kingdom; The doctrine of salvation for the dead is revealed; All children are saved in the celestial kingdom.

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Matthew 5:48

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KINGDOMS OF GLORY:
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

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1 Corinthians 15:40 (JST)

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KINGDOMS OF GLORY:
There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial, and bodies telestial; but the glory of the celestial, one; and the terrestrial, another; and the telestial, another.

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1 Corinthians 15:41-42

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KINGDOMS OF GLORY:
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

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2 Nephi 31:17-21

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ETERNAL LIFE:
Men must follow Christ, be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end to be saved--repentance and baptism are the gate to the strait and narrow path -Eternal life comes to those who keep the commandments after baptism.

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D&C 14:7

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ETERNAL LIFE:
And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.

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D&C 29:43-44

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ETERNAL LIFE:
43 And thus did I, the Lord God, appoint unto man the days of his probation—that by his natural death he might be raised in immortality unto eternal life, even as many as would believe;
44 And they that believe not unto eternal damnation; for they cannot be redeemed from their spiritual fall, because they repent not;

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D&C 45:8

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ETERNAL LIFE:
I came unto mine own, and mine own received me not; but unto as many as received me gave I power to do many miracles, and to become the sons of God; and even unto them that believed on my name gave I power to obtain eternal life.

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D&C 93:19

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ETERNAL LIFE:
I give unto you these sayings that you may understand and know how to worship, and know what you worship, that you may come unto the Father in my
name, and in due time receive of his fulness.

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John 3:16

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ETERNAL LIFE:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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John 17:3

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ETERNAL LIFE:
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

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Alma 11:40

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GOD SENT HIS SON:
And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else.

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John 3:16-17

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GOD SENT HIS SON:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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2 Nephi 2:6-8

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SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST:
6 Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth.
7 Behold, he offereth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered.
8 Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise.

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2 Nephi 9:21-24

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SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST:
21 And he cometh into the world that he may save all men if they will hearken unto his voice; for behold, he suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children, who belong to the family of Adam.
22 And he suffereth this that the resurrection might pass upon all men, that all might stand before him at the great and judgment day.
23 And he commandeth all men that they must repent, and be baptized in his name, having perfect faith in the Holy One of Israel, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God.
24 And if they will not repent and believe in his name, and be baptized in his name, and endure to the end, they must be damned; for the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has spoken it.

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Alma 34:8-9

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SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST:
8 And now, behold, I will testify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon him the transgressions of his people, and that he shall atone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
9 For it is expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are fallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made.

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Alma 34:14-16

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SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST:
14 And behold, this is the whole meaning of the law, every whit pointing to that great and last sacrifice; and that great and last sacrifice will be the Son of God, yea, infinite and eternal.
15 And thus he shall bring salvation to all those who shall believe on his name; this being the intent of this last sacrifice, to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance.
16 And thus mercy can satisfy the demands of justice, and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of justice; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal plan of redemption.

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D&C 45:3-5

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CHRIST IS OUR ADVOCATE:
Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him—

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Mosiah 15:9

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MERCY & JUSTICE:
Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, and satisfied
the demands of justice.

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Alma 42:22-25

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MERCY & JUSTICE:
22 But there is a law given, and a punishment affixed, and a repentance granted; which repentance, mercy claimeth; otherwise, justice claimeth the creature and executeth the law, and the law inflicteth the punishment; if not so, the works of justice would be destroyed, and God
would cease to be God.
23 But God ceaseth not to be God, and mercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the atonement; and the atonement bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead; and the resurrection of the dead
bringeth back men into the presence of God; and thus they are restored into his presence, to be judged according to their works, according to the law and justice.
24 For behold, justice exerciseth all his demands, and also mercy claimeth all which is her own; and thus, none but the truly penitent are saved.
25 What, do ye suppose that mercy can rob justice? I say unto you, Nay; not one whit. If so, God would cease to be God.

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1 Nephi 7:12

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FAITH, POWER & SALVATION:
Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten that the Lord is able to do all things according to his will, for the children of men, if it so be that they exercise faith in him? Wherefore, let us be faithful to him.

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2 Nephi 9:23

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FAITH, POWER & SALVATION:
And he commandeth all men that they must repent, and be baptized in his name, having perfect faith in the Holy One of Israel, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God.

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2 Nephi 25:23

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FAITH, POWER & SALVATION:
For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.

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Moroni 7:33-34

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FAITH, POWER & SALVATION:
33 And Christ hath said: If ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me.
34 And he hath said: Repent all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me, and be baptized in my name, and have faith in me, that ye may be saved

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Moroni 10:7

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FAITH, POWER & SALVATION:
And ye may know that he is, by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore I would exhort you that ye deny not the power of God; for he worketh by power, according to the faith of the children of men, the same today and tomorrow, and forever.

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Alma 32

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THE DOCTRINE OF FAITH:
Alma teaches the poor whose afflictions had humbled them—Faith is a hope in that which is not seen which is true—Alma testifies that angels minister to men, women, and children—Alma compares the word unto a seed—It must be planted and nourished—Then it grows into a tree from which the fruit of eternal life is picked.

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Ephesians 2:8

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THE DOCTRINE OF FAITH:
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

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Ether 12

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EXAMPLES OF FAITH:
The prophet Ether exhorts the people to believe in God—Moroni recounts the wonders and marvels done by faith—Faith enabled the brother of Jared to see

Christ—The Lord gives men weakness that they may be humble—The brother of Jared moved Mount Zerin by faith—Faith, hope, and charity are essential to

salvation—Moroni saw Jesus face to face.

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Hebrews 11

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EXAMPLES OF FAITH:
By faith we understand the word and work of God—The faith of the ancients was centered in Christ—By faith, men subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness,

and worked miracles.

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1 Nephi 3:7

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WORKS & OBEDIENCE:
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no
commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.

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D&C 130:20-21

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WORKS & OBEDIENCE:
20 There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—
21 And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.

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James 2:17-26

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WORKS & OBEDIENCE:
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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Alma 34

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FAITH UNTO REPENTANCE:
Amulek testifies that the word is in Christ unto salvation—Unless an atonement is made, all mankind must perish—The whole law of Moses points toward the sacrifice of the Son of God—The eternal plan of redemption is based on faith and repentance—Pray for temporal and spiritual blessings—This life is the time for men to prepare to meet God—Work out your salvation with fear before God.

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Romans 3:23

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WE ALL SIN:
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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1 John 1:7-8

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WE ALL SIN:
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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Alma 34:8-17

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REPENTANCE:
9 ... expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; ... except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made.
16 And thus mercy can satisfy the demands of justice, and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed
to the whole law of the demands of justice; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal plan of redemption.

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D&C 58:42-43

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REPENTANCE:
42 Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.
43 By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins—behold, he will confess them and forsake them.

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D&C 61:2

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REPENTANCE:
Behold, verily thus saith the Lord unto you, O ye elders of my church, who are assembled upon this spot, whose sins are now forgiven you, for I, the Lord, forgive sins, and am merciful unto those who confess their sins with humble hearts;

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2 Corinthians 7:9-10

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REPENTANCE:
9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

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Helaman 5:10-11

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REDEMPTION & FORGIVENESS
10 And remember also the words which Amulek spake unto Zeezrom, in the city of Ammonihah; for he said unto him that the Lord surely should come to redeem his people, but that he should not come to redeem them in their sins, but to redeem them from their sins.
11 And he hath power given unto him from the Father to redeem them from their sins because of repentance; therefore he hath sent his angels to declare the tidings of the conditions of repentance, which bringeth unto the power of the Redeemer, unto the salvation of their souls.

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Alma 12:32-35

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MERCY CLAIMS THE PENITENT:
32 Therefore God gave unto them commandments, after having made known unto them the plan of redemption, that they should not do evil, the penalty
thereof being a second death, which was an everlasting death as to things pertaining unto righteousness; for on such the plan of redemption could have no power, for the works of justice could not be destroyed, according to the supreme goodness of God.
33 But God did call on men, in the name of his Son, (this being the plan of redemption which was laid) saying: If ye will repent, and harden not your hearts,
then will I have mercy upon you, through mine Only Begotten Son;
34 Therefore, whosoever repenteth, and hardeneth not his heart, he shall have claim on mercy through mine Only Begotten Son, unto a remission of his sins;
and these shall enter into my rest.
35 And whosoever will harden his heart and will do iniquity, behold, I swear in my wrath that he shall not enter into my rest.

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Alma 42:13, 21-24

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MERCY CLAIMS THE PENITENT:
13 Therefore, according to justice, the plan of redemption could not be brought about, only on conditions of repentance of men in this probationary state, ... for except it were for these conditions, mercy could not take effect except it should destroy the work of justice. Now the work of justice could not be destroyed; if so, God would cease to be God.
21 And if there was no law given, if men sinned what could justice do, or mercy either, for they would have no claim upon the creature?
22 But there is a law given, and a punishment affixed, and a repentance granted; which repentance, mercy claimeth; otherwise, justice claimeth the creature and executeth the law, & the law inflicteth the punishment; if not so, the works of justice would be destroyed, and God would cease to be God.
23 But God ceaseth not to be God, and mercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the atonement; and the atonement bringeth to pass the
resurrection of the dead; and the resurrection of the dead bringeth back men into the presence of God; and thus they are restored into his presence, to be
judged according to their works, according to the law and justice.
24 For behold, justice exerciseth all his demands, and also mercy claimeth all which is her own; and thus, none but the truly penitent are saved.

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D&C 18:10-13

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MERCY CLAIMS THE PENITENT:
10 Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God;
11 For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him.
12 And he hath risen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of repentance.
13 And how great is his joy in the soul that repenteth!

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2 Nephi 31:4-18

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BAPTISM- CHRIST'S EXAMPLE:
Nephi tells why Christ was baptized—Men must follow Christ, be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end to be saved—Repentance and
baptism are the gate to the strait and narrow path—Eternal life comes to those who keep the commandments after baptism.

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Matthew 3:13-17

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BAPTISM- CHRIST'S EXAMPLE:
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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Mosiah 5:8-10

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THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT:
8 And under this head ye are made free, and there is no other head whereby ye can be made free. There is no other name given whereby salvation cometh;
therefore, I would that ye should take upon you the name of Christ, all you that have entered into the covenant with God that ye should be obedient unto the end of your lives.
9 And it shall come to pass that whosoever doeth this shall be found at the right hand of God, for he shall know the name by which he is called; for he shall be called by the name of Christ.
10 And now it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall not take upon him the name of Christ must be called by some other name; therefore, he findeth
himself on the left hand of God.

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Mosiah 18:8-10

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THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT:
8 And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light;
9 Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times
and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first
resurrection, that ye may have eternal life—
10 Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness before him that ye
have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?

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D&C 20:37

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THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT:
And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism—All those who humble themselves before God, and desire to be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits, and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.

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2 Nephi 9:23

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR BAPTISM:
And he commandeth all men that they must repent, and be baptized in his name, having perfect faith in the Holy One of Israel, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God.

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Alma 7:14-15

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR BAPTISM:
14 Now I say unto you that ye must repent, and be born again; for the Spirit saith if ye are not born again ye cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins, that ye may have faith on the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.
15 Yea, I say unto you come and fear not, and lay aside every sin, which easily doth beset you, which doth bind you down to destruction, yea, come and go
forth, and show unto your God that ye are willing to repent of your sins and enter into a covenant with him to keep his commandments, and witness it unto him this day by going into the waters of baptism.

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3 Nephi 11:23-27

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR BAPTISM:
23 Verily I say unto you, that whoso repenteth of his sins through your words, and desireth to be baptized in my name, on this wise shall ye baptize them
—Behold, ye shall go down and stand in the water, and in my name shall ye baptize them.
24 And now behold, these are the words which ye shall say, calling them by name, saying:
25 Having authority given me of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
26 And then shall ye immerse them in the water, and come forth again out of the water.
27 And after this manner shall ye baptize in my name; for behold, verily I say unto you, that the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one.

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Moroni 6:1-4

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR BAPTISM:
1 And now I speak concerning baptism. Behold, elders, priests, and teachers were baptized; and they were not baptized save they brought forth fruit meet
that they were worthy of it.
2 Neither did they receive any unto baptism save they came forth with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, and witnessed unto the church that they truly repented of all their sins.
3 And none were received unto baptism save they took upon them the name of Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end.
4 And after they had been received unto baptism, and were wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they were numbered among the people of the church of Christ; and their names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the good word of God, to keep them in the right way, to keep them continually watchful unto prayer, relying alone upon the merits of Christ, who was the author and the finisher of their faith.

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D&C 20:37

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR BAPTISM:
And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism—All those who humble themselves before God, and desire to be
baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits, and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.

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Acts 2:37-39

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR BAPTISM:
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

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3 Nephi 18:1-18

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THE LORD INSTITUTES THE SACRAMENT:
Jesus institutes the sacrament among the Nephites—They are commanded to pray always in His name—

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Luke 22:15-20

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THE LORD INSTITUTES THE SACRAMENT:
Jesus institutes the sacrament in Jerusalem during passover with his disciples.

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Mosiah 4:11-12, 26

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PROMISED BLESSINGS OF BAPTISM:
11 ...as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, ... and humble yourselves .. in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.
12 ...if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ... grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, ....
26 And now, ... for the sake of retaining a remission of your sins from day to day, that ye may walk guiltless before God—I would that ye should impart of your substance to the poor, ... feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and administering to their relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their wants.

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Moroni 8:25-26

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PROMISED BLESSINGS OF BAPTISM:
25 And the first fruits of repentance is baptism; and baptism cometh by faith unto the fulfilling the commandments; and the fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission of sins;
26 And the remission of sins bringeth meekness, and lowliness of heart; and because of meekness and lowliness of heart cometh the visitation of the Holy Ghost, which Comforter filleth with hope and perfect love, which love endureth by diligence unto prayer, until the end shall come, when all the saints shall dwell with God.

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John 3:5

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PROMISED BLESSINGS OF BAPTISM:
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

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Romans 6:4

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PROMISED BLESSINGS OF BAPTISM:
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

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Moroni 4 & 5

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THE SACRAMENT PRAYERS:
How elders and priests administer the sacramental bread is explained.
The mode of administering the sacramental wine is set forth.

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D&C 20:75-79

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THE SACRAMENT PRAYERS:
Church is to meet often to partake of the sacrament. How elders and priests administer the sacramental bread is explained. The mode of administering the sacramental wine is set forth.

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D&C 27:2

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PARTAKING OF THE SACRAMENT:
For, behold, I say unto you, that it mattereth not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink when ye partake of the sacrament, if it so be that ye do it with an eye single to my glory—remembering unto the Father my body which was laid down for you, and my blood which was shed for the remission of your sins.

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1 Corinthians 11:23-29

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PARTAKING OF THE SACRAMENT:
23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

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D&C 22

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NECESSITY FOR AUTHORITY:
Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Manchester, New York, April 16, 1830. This revelation was given to the Church in consequence of some who had previously been baptized desiring to unite with the Church without rebaptism.

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Hebrews 5:4

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NECESSITY FOR AUTHORITY:
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

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D&C 130:22-23

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NATURE OF THE HOLY GHOST:
22 The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.
23 A man may receive the Holy Ghost, and it may descend upon him and not tarry with him.

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John 3:1-8

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NATURE OF THE HOLY GHOST:
Christ teaching Nicodemus that a man must be "born again" or he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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Galatians 5:22-23

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NATURE OF THE HOLY GHOST:
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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2 Nephi 32:1-5

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BLESSINGS & INFLUENCE FROM THE HOLY GHOST:
1 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, I suppose that ye ponder somewhat in your hearts concerning that which ye should do after ye have entered in by the way. But, behold, why do ye ponder these things in your hearts?
2 Do ye not remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels? And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels save it were by the Holy Ghost?
3 Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
4 Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the dark.
5 For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do.

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2 Nephi 33:1-2

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BLESSINGS & INFLUENCE FROM THE HOLY GHOST:
1 And now I, Nephi, cannot write all the things which were taught among my people; neither am I mighty in writing, like unto speaking; for when a man speaketh by the power of the Holy Ghost the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth it unto the hearts of the children of men.
2 But behold, there are many that harden their hearts against the Holy Spirit, that it hath no place in them; wherefore, they cast many things away which are written and esteem them as things of naught.

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Moses 6:61

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BLESSINGS & INFLUENCE FROM THE HOLY GHOST:
Therefore it is given to abide in you; the record of heaven; the Comforter; the peaceable things of immortal glory; the truth of all things; that which quickeneth all things, which maketh alive all things; that which knoweth all things, and hath all power according to wisdom, mercy, truth, justice, and judgment.

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John 14:26

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BLESSINGS & INFLUENCE FROM THE HOLY GHOST:
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

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2 Nephi 31:11-12, 18, 21

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IMPORTANCE OF THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST:
11 And the Father said: Repent ye, repent ye, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son.
12 And also, the voice of the Son came unto me, saying: He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me; wherefore, follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do.
18 And then are ye in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way ye should receive.
21 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.

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3 Nephi 18:36-37

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IMPORTANCE OF THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST:
36 And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of these sayings, he touched with his hand the disciples whom he had chosen, one by one, even until he had touched them all, and spake unto them as he touched them.
37 And the multitude heard not the words which he spake, therefore they did not bear record; but the disciples bare record that he gave them power to give the Holy Ghost. And I will show unto you hereafter that this record is true.

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3 Nephi 19:13

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IMPORTANCE OF THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST:
And it came to pass when they were all baptized and had come up out of the water, the Holy Ghost did fall upon them, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost and with fire.

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3 Nephi 27:19-20

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IMPORTANCE OF THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST:
19 And no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom; therefore nothing entereth into his rest save it be those who have washed their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and the repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end.
20 Now this is the commandment: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand spotless before me at the last day.

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D&C 19:31

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IMPORTANCE OF THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST:
And of tenets thou shalt not talk, but thou shalt declare repentance and faith on the Savior, and remission of sins by baptism, and by fire, yea, even the Holy Ghost.

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D&C 33:15

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IMPORTANCE OF THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST:
And whoso having faith you shall confirm in my church, by the laying on of the hands, and I will bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost upon them.

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Acts 19:1-6

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IMPORTANCE OF THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST:
1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

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2 Nephi 9:24

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ENDURE TO THE END:
And if they will not repent and believe in his name, and be baptized in his name, and endure to the end, they must be damned; for the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has spoken it.

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2 Nephi 31:14-20

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ENDURE TO THE END:
14 ... voice of the Son unto me, saying: After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments, by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost, ... and after this should deny me, it would have been better for you that ye had not known me.
15 And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: ... He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
16 ..., I know by this that unless a man shall endure to the end, ... he cannot be saved.
17 Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do;... that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate ... is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost.
18 And then are ye in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way ye should receive.

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3 Nephi 27:16-17

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ENDURE TO THE END:
16 And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized in my name shall be filled; and if he endureth to the end, behold, him will I hold guiltless before my Father at that day when I shall stand to judge the world.
17 And he that endureth not unto the end, the same is he that is also hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence they can no more return, because of the justice of the Father.

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Matthew 10:22

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ENDURE TO THE END:
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

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1 Nephi 13:37

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BLESSINGS FOR THOSE WHO ENDURE:
And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.

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3 Nephi 15:9

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BLESSINGS FOR THOSE WHO ENDURE:
Behold, I am the law, and the light. Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life.

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D&C 14:7

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BLESSINGS FOR THOSE WHO ENDURE:
And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.

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2 Nephi 2:26-29

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AGENCY:
26 And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given.
27 Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
28 And now, my sons, I would that ye should look to the great Mediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit;
29 And not choose eternal death, according to the will of the flesh and the evil which is therein, which giveth the spirit of the devil power to captivate, to bring you down to hell, that he may reign over you in his own kingdom.

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Alma 12:31

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AGENCY:
Wherefore, he gave commandments unto men, they having first transgressed the first commandments as to things which were temporal, and becoming as gods, knowing good from evil, placing themselves in a state to act, or being placed in a state to act according to their wills and pleasures, whether to do evil or to do good—

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D&C 58:26-29

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AGENCY:
26 For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.
27 Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
28 For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward.
29 But he that doeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth a commandment with doubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness, the same is damned.

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D&C 82:8-10

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AGENCY:
8 And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a new commandment, that you may understand my will concerning you;
9 Or, in other words, I give unto you directions how you may act before me, that it may turn to you for your salvation.
10 I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.

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D&C 130:20-21

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OBEDIENCE:
20 There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—
21 And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.

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John 14:15,21

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OBEDIENCE:
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

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Ecclesiastes 12:13

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OBEDIENCE:
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

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2 Nephi 32:8-9

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PRAY OFTEN:
8 And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray, ye would know that ye must pray; for the devil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.
9 But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.

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Enos 1:1-12

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PRAY OFTEN:
Enos prays mightily and gains a remission of his sins—The voice of the Lord comes into his mind, promising salvation for the Lamanites in a future day—

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Alma 34:17-28

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PRAY OFTEN:
Amulek teaches to pray for temporal and spiritual blessings—

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Moroni 10:3-5

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PRAY OFTEN:
3 Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.
4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.

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D&C 6:22-23

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PRAY OFTEN:
22 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if you desire a further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your heart, that you might know concerning the truth of these things.
23 Did I not speak peace to your mind concerning the matter? What greater witness can you have than from God?

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D&C 8:2-3

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PRAY OFTEN:
2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.
3 Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground.

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D&C 9:7-9

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PRAY OFTEN:
7 Behold, you have not understood; you have supposed that I would give it unto you, when you took no thought save it was to ask me.
8 But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.
9 But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a stupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong; therefore, you cannot write that which is sacred save it be given you from me.

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D&C 19:28

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PRAY OFTEN:
And again, I command thee that thou shalt pray vocally as well as in thy heart; yea, before the world as well as in secret, in public as well as in private.

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1 Kings 19:11-12

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PRAY OFTEN:
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

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1 Nephi 19:22-23

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
22 Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, did teach my brethren these things; and it came to pass that I did read many things to them, which were engraven upon the plates of brass, that they might know concerning the doings of the Lord in other lands, among people of old.
23 And I did read many things unto them which were written in the books of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer I did read unto them that which was written by the prophet Isaiah; for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.

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2 Nephi 9:50-51

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
50 Come, my brethren, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come buy and eat; yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price.
51 Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness.

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2 Nephi 25:26

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.

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2 Nephi 29:1-13

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
1 But behold, there shall be many—at that day when I shall proceed to do a marvelous work among them, that I may remember my covenants which I have made unto the children of men, that I may set my hand again the second time to recover my people, which are of the house of Israel;
2 And also, that I may remember the promises which I have made unto thee, Nephi, and also unto thy father, that I would remember your seed; and that the words of your seed should proceed forth out of my mouth unto your seed; and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Israel;
3 And because my words shall hiss forth—many of the Gentiles shall say: A Bible! A Bible! We have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible.
4 But thus saith the Lord God: O fools, they shall have a Bible; and it shall proceed forth from the Jews, mine ancient covenant people. ...
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2 Nephi 31:19-20

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
19 And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.
20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.

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2 Nephi 32:3-5

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
3 Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
4 Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the dark.
5 For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do.

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Alma 32:28-30

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
28 Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me.
29 Now behold, would not this increase your faith? I say unto you, Yea; nevertheless it hath not grown up to a perfect knowledge.
30 But behold, as the seed swelleth, and sprouteth, and beginneth to grow, then you must needs say that the seed is good; for behold it swelleth, and sprouteth, and beginneth to grow. And now, behold, will not this strengthen your faith? Yea, it will strengthen your faith: for ye will say I know that this is a good seed; for behold it sprouteth and beginneth to grow.

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John 5:39

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

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John 20:31

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

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2 Timothy 3:14-17

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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2 Peter 1:20-21

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STUDY THE SCRIPTURES:
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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3 Nephi 18:1-25

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KEEP THE SABBATH DAY HOLY:
Jesus institutes the sacrament among the Nephites—They are commanded to pray always in His name—

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D&C 59:9-15

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KEEP THE SABBATH DAY HOLY:
9 And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day;
10 For verily this is a day appointed unto you to rest from your labors, and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High;
11 Nevertheless thy vows shall be offered up in righteousness on all days and at all times;
12 But remember that on this, the Lord’s day, thou shalt offer thine oblations and thy sacraments unto the Most High, confessing thy sins unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.
13 And on this day thou shalt do none other thing, only let thy food be prepared with singleness of heart that thy fasting may be perfect, or, in other words, that thy joy may be full.
14 Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer.
15 And inasmuch as ye do these things with thanksgiving, with cheerful hearts and countenances, not with much laughter, for this is sin, but with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance—

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Exodus 20:8-11

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KEEP THE SABBATH DAY HOLY:
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

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Exodus 31:12-17

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KEEP THE SABBATH DAY HOLY:
12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.
14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

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Isaiah 58:13-14

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KEEP THE SABBATH DAY HOLY:
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

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Mosiah 15:11-12

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
11 Behold I say unto you, that whosoever has heard the words of the prophets, yea, all the holy prophets who have prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord—I say unto you, that all those who have hearkened unto their words, and believed that the Lord would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that day for a remission of their sins, I say unto you, that these are his seed, or they are the heirs of the kingdom of God.
12 For these are they whose sins he has borne; these are they for whom he has died, to redeem them from their transgressions. And now, are they not his seed?

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Alma 13:1-16

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
The Amlicites had marked themselves according to the prophetic word—The Lamanites had been cursed for their rebellion—

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3 Nephi 12:1-2

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
Jesus calls and commissions the twelve disciples—

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D&C 1:37-38

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
37 Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled.
38 What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.

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D&C 21:1-7

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
Joseph Smith is called to be a seer, translator, prophet, apostle, and elder; His word will guide the cause of Zion;

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D&C 136:37-38

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
37 Therefore, marvel not at these things, for ye are not yet pure; ye can not yet bear my glory; but ye shall behold it if ye are faithful in keeping all my words that I have given you, from the days of Adam to Abraham, from Abraham to Moses, from Moses to Jesus and his apostles, and from Jesus and his apostles to Joseph Smith, whom I did call upon by mine angels, my ministering servants, and by mine own voice out of the heavens, to bring forth my work;
38 Which foundation he did lay, and was faithful; and I took him to myself.

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John 15:16

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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Acts 10:34-44

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judæa, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

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Ephesians 2:19-20

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

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Ephesians 4:11-14

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

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Hebrews 5:4

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

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Amos 3:7

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FOLLOW THE PROPHET:
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

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Exodus 20:3-17

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KEEP THE 10 COMMANDMENTS:
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.

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Mosiah 13

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NO OTHER GODS:
Abinadi is protected by divine power—He teaches the Ten Commandments—Salvation does not come by the law of Moses alone—God Himself will make an atonement and redeem His people.

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D&C 59:5-6

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NO OTHER GODS:
5 Wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, saying thus: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy might, mind, and strength; and in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt serve him.
6 Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Thou shalt not steal; neither commit adultery, nor kill, nor do anything like unto it.

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Matthew 22:36-40

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NO OTHER GODS:
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

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Exodus 20:1-5

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NO OTHER GODS:
1 And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

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Deuteronomy 5:6-12

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NO OTHER GODS:
6 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

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Jacob 2:28

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LIVE THE LAW OF CHASTITY:
For I, the Lord God, delight in the chastity of women. And whoredoms are an abomination before me; thus saith the Lord of Hosts.

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Mosiah 13:22

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LIVE THE LAW OF CHASTITY:
Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal.

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Alma 39:3-5

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LIVE THE LAW OF CHASTITY:
3 And this is not all, my son. Thou didst do that which was grievous unto me; for thou didst forsake the ministry, and did go over into the land of Siron among the borders of the Lamanites, after the harlot Isabel.
4 Yea, she did steal away the hearts of many; but this was no excuse for thee, my son. Thou shouldst have tended to the ministry wherewith thou wast entrusted.
5 Know ye not, my son, that these things are an abomination in the sight of the Lord; yea, most abominable above all sins save it be the shedding of innocent blood or denying the Holy Ghost?

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3 Nephi 12:27-30

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LIVE THE LAW OF CHASTITY:
27 Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou shalt not commit adultery;
28 But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman, to lust after her, hath committed adultery already in his heart.
29 Behold, I give unto you a commandment, that ye suffer none of these things to enter into your heart;
30 For it is better that ye should deny yourselves of these things, wherein ye will take up your cross, than that ye should be cast into hell.

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D&C 42:22-24

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LIVE THE LAW OF CHASTITY:
22 Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else.
23 And he that looketh upon a woman to lust after her shall deny the faith, and shall not have the Spirit; and if he repents not he shall be cast out.
24 Thou shalt not commit adultery; and he that committeth adultery, and repenteth not, shall be cast out.

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D&C 63:16

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LIVE THE LAW OF CHASTITY:
And verily I say unto you, as I have said before, he that looketh on a woman to lust after her, or if any shall commit adultery in their hearts, they shall not have the Spirit, but shall deny the faith and shall fear.

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Matthew 5:27-28

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LIVE THE LAW OF CHASTITY:
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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Romans 1:26-32

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LIVE THE LAW OF CHASTITY:
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

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Ephesians 5:3-5

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LIVE THE LAW OF CHASTITY:
3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

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D&C 89

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LIVE THE WORD OF WISDOM:
The use of wine, strong drinks, tobacco, and hot drinks is proscribed; Herbs, fruits, flesh, and grain are ordained for the use of man and of animals; Obedience to gospel law, including the Word of Wisdom, brings temporal and spiritual blessings.

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1 Corinthians 3:16-17

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LIVE THE WORD OF WISDOM:
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are

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1 Corinthians 6:19-20

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LIVE THE WORD OF WISDOM:
19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

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D&C 119

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TITHING:
The Saints are to pay their surplus property and then give, as tithing, one-tenth of their interest annually; Such a course will sanctify the land of Zion.

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D&C 120

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TITHING:
Verily, thus saith the Lord, the time is now come, that it shall be disposed of by a council, composed of the First Presidency of my Church, and of the bishop and his council, and by my high council; and by mine own voice unto them, saith the Lord. Even so. Amen.

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Hebrews 7:1-2

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TITHING:
1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

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Genesis 14:18-20

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TITHING:
18 And aelchizedek king of balem brought forth cread and wine: dnd he was the eriest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, alessed be Abram of the most high bod, cossessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

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Leviticus 27:30-33

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TITHING:
30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.
31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.
32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.
33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed

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Malachi 3:7-12

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TITHING:
7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.
12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.

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3 Nephi 13:33

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TITHING - FAITH:
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Ether 12:6

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TITHING - FAITH:
And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.

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Omni 1:26

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FASTING:
And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved.

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Alma 5:45-46

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FASTING:
45 And this is not all. Do ye not suppose that I know of these things myself? Behold, I testify unto you that I do know that these things whereof I have spoken are true. And how do ye suppose that I know of their surety?
46 Behold, I say unto you they are made known unto me by the Holy Spirit of God. Behold, I have fasted and prayed many days that I might know these things of myself. And now I do know of myself that they are true; for the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit; and this is the spirit of revelation which is in me.

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Alma 6:6

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FASTING:
Nevertheless the children of God were commanded that they should gather themselves together oft, and join in fasting and mighty prayer in behalf of the welfare of the souls of those who knew not God.

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Alma 17:2-3

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FASTING:
2 Now these sons of Mosiah were with Alma at the time the angel first appeared unto him; therefore Alma did rejoice exceedingly to see his brethren; and what added more to his joy, they were still his brethren in the Lord; yea, and they had waxed strong in the knowledge of the truth; for they were men of a sound understanding and they had searched the scriptures diligently, that they might know the word of God.
3 But this is not all; they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting; therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God.

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Moroni 6:5

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FASTING:
And the church did meet together oft, to fast and to pray, and to speak one with another concerning the welfare of their souls.

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D&C 88:76

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FASTING:
Also, I give unto you a commandment that ye shall continue in prayer and fasting from this time forth.

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D&C 59:12-16

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FASTING:
12 But remember that on this, the Lord’s day, thou shalt offer thine oblations and thy sacraments unto the Most High, confessing thy sins unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.
13 And on this day thou shalt do none other thing, only let thy food be prepared with singleness of heart that thy fasting may be perfect, or, in other words, that thy joy may be full.
14 Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer.
15 And inasmuch as ye do these things with thanksgiving, with cheerful hearts and countenances, not with much laughter, for this is sin, but with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance—
16 Verily I say, that inasmuch as ye do this, the fulness of the earth is yours, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which climbeth upon the trees and walketh upon the earth;

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Matthew 6:1-4, 16-18

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FASTING:
1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

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Isaiah 58:6-11

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FASTING:
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.
9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
11 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

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Mosiah 4:16-27

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CARING FOR THE POOR:
King Benjamin continues his address—Impart of your substance to the poor—Do all things in wisdom and order.

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Mosiah 18:8-10

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CARING FOR THE POOR:
8 And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light;
9 Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have eternal life—
10 Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness before him that ye have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?

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Alma 4:12-13

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CARING FOR THE POOR:
12 Yea, he saw great inequality among the people, some lifting themselves up with their pride, despising others, turning their backs upon the needy and the naked and those who were hungry, and those who were athirst, and those who were sick and afflicted.
13 Now this was a great cause for lamentations among the people, while others were basing themselves, succoring those who stood in need of their succor, such as imparting their substance to the poor and the needy, feeding the hungry, and suffering all manner of afflictions, for Christ’s sake, who should come according to the spirit of prophecy;

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Matthew 25:34-46

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CARING FOR THE POOR:
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
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44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

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James 1:27

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CARING FOR THE POOR:
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

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Isaiah 58:3-12

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CARING FOR THE POOR:
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7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.
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D&C 58:21

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OBEY AND HONOR THE LAW:
Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of the land.

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D&C 98:5

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OBEY AND HONOR THE LAW:
And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all mankind, and is justifiable before me.

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D&C 130:20-21

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OBEY AND HONOR THE LAW:
20 There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—
21 And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.

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Articles of Faith 1:12

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OBEY AND HONOR THE LAW:
We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.