The Articles of Faith

Improvement Era, vol. 17, no. 8, June 1914

Joseph Smith Jr.

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Of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in his Son.

Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

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believe that men will be punished for their own sins,

and not for Adam's transgression.

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believe that through the atonement of Christ, all

mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances

of the Gospel.

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believe that the first principles and orchnances of the

Gospel are —

First, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

Second, Re-

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pentance Third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins

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Fourth, Laying on of Hands for the Gift of the Holy Ghost.

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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.

We believe in the same organization that existed in the

Primitive Church, viz : apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evan-

gelists, etc.

We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation,

visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, etc.

believe the Bible to be the word of God, as far as

it translated correctly we also believe the Book of Mormon

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to be the word of God.

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believe all that God has revealed, all that he does

now reveal, and we believe that he will yet reveal many great

and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

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believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the

restoration of the Ten Tribes that Zion will be built upon this

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[the American] continent that Christ will reign personally upon

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the earth and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its

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paradisiacal glory.

n. We

claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God

according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men

the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they

may.

  We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers,

and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.

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believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent,

virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may

say that we follow the admonition of Paul, We

believe all things,

we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be

able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or

of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

JosEPPi Smith.