Behold, the virgin whom thou seest
is the mother of the Son of God,
after the manner of the flesh.
And I looked and beheld the virgin again,
bearing a child in her arms.
And the angel said unto me:
Behold the Lamb of God, yea,
even the Son of the Eternal Father!
The coming of Christ
Faith on the Son of God
He spake by
the power of the Holy Ghost,
which power he received
by faith on the Son of God—
and the Son of God was
the Messiah who should come.
Our Lord and Redeemer
After the house of Israel
should be scattered
they should be gathered
together again; or, in fine
should be grafted in,
or come to the knowledge
of the true Messiah,
their Lord and their Redeemer.
The coming Messiah
He spake unto my brethren
concerning the gospel which
should be preached among the Jews.
And after they had
slain the Messiah, who should come,
and after he had been slain
he should rise from the dead,
and should make himself manifest,
by the Holy Ghost, unto the Gentiles.
Behold the Lamb of God
And he spake also concerning a prophet
who should come before the Messiah,
to prepare the way of the Lord—
Yea, even he should go forth
and cry in the wilderness:
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
and make his paths straight;
for there standeth one among you
whom ye know not;
and he is mightier than I,
whose shoe’s latchet
I am not worthy to unloose.
And much spake my father
concerning this thing.
And my father said he should baptize
the Messiah with water.
And after he had
baptized the Messiah with water,
he should behold and bear record that
he had baptized the Lamb of God,
who should take away the sins of the world.
Savior of the world
Yea, a prophet would the Lord God
raise up among the Jews—
even a Messiah, or, in other words,
a Savior of the world.
And how great a number
had testified of these things,
concerning this Messiah,
or this Redeemer of the world.
Wherefore, all mankind were
in a lost and in a fallen state,
and ever would be
save they should rely
on this Redeemer.
They knew our Savior
Come unto Jesus Christ
And again I would exhort you that ye would
come unto Christ, and lay hold upon every good gift.
Yea, come unto Christ,
and be perfected in him,
and deny yourselves of all ungodliness;
and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness,
and love God with all your might, mind and strength,
then is his grace sufficient for you,
that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ;
and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ,
ye can in nowise deny the power of God.
And again, if ye by the grace of God
are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power,
then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God,
through the shedding of the blood of Christ,
which is in the covenant of the Father
unto the remission of your sins,
that ye become holy, without spot.
All things through Christ
Christ truly said unto our fathers:
If ye have faith
ye can do all things
which are expedient unto me.
Knowing Jesus Christ
Having faith in Jesus Christ
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.
Our Lord Jesus Christ
May the grace of God the Father,
whose throne is high in the heavens,
and our Lord Jesus Christ,
who sitteth on the right hand of his power,
until all things shall become subject unto him,
be, and abide with you forever.
Hope and glory in Jesus Christ
Be faithful in Christ;
and may Christ lift thee up,
and may his sufferings and death,
and the showing his body unto our fathers,
and his mercy and long-suffering,
and the hope of his glory and of eternal life,
rest in your mind forever.
Deny not the mercies of Christ
And he that saith that little children need baptism
denieth the mercies of Christ,
and setteth at naught the atonement of him
and the power of his redemption.
Behold that all little children are alive in Christ,
and also all they that are without the law.
For the power of redemption cometh
on all them that have no law;
wherefore, he that is not condemned,
or he that is under no condemnation,
cannot repent; and unto such
baptism availeth nothing—
But it is mockery before God,
denying the mercies of Christ.
Praying in Jesus' name
I am mindful of you always in my prayers,
continually praying unto God the Father
in the name of his Holy Child, Jesus, that he,
through his infinite goodness and grace,
will keep you through the endurance of
faith on his name to the end.
Called of Jesus Christ
I rejoice exceedingly that
your Lord Jesus Christ
hath been mindful of you,
and hath called you to his ministry,
and to his holy work.
True followers of Jesus Christ
Pray unto the Father
with all the energy of heart,
that ye may be filled with this love,
which he hath bestowed upon
all who are true followers
of his Son, Jesus Christ;
that ye may become the sons of God;
that when he shall appear
we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is;
that we may have this hope;
that we may be purified
even as he is pure.
The pure love of Christ
If a man be meek and lowly in heart,
and confesses by the power of the Holy Ghost
that Jesus is the Christ,
he must needs have charity;
for if he have not charity he is nothing.
But charity is the pure love of Christ,
and it endureth forever.
Our hope in Jesus Christ
Ye shall have hope
through the atonement of Christ
and the power of his resurrection,
to be raised unto life eternal,
and this because of your faith in him
according to the promise.
Followers of Christ
I judge that ye have faith in Christ
because of your meekness;
for if ye have not faith in him
then ye are not fit
to be numbered among
the people of his church.
Saved in Christ's name
No man can be saved,
according to the words of Christ,
save they shall have faith in his name.
Have faith in Jesus Christ
Bearing testimony of Christ
By declaring the word of Christ
unto the chosen vessels of the Lord,
that they may bear testimony of him,
the Lord God prepareth the way
that men may have faith in Christ,
that the Holy Ghost may
have place in their hearts,
according to the power thereof.
Jesus Christ: A God of miracles
As surely as Christ liveth
he spake these words
unto our fathers, saying:
Whatsoever thing
ye shall ask the Father
in my name, which is good,
in faith believing that ye shall receive,
behold, it shall be done unto you.
Wherefore, 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?
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.
Becoming a child of Christ
Ye should search diligently
in the light of Christ
that ye may know good from evil;
and if ye will lay hold
upon every good thing,
and condemn it not,
ye certainly will be
a child of Christ.
In the light of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is given to every man,
that he may know good from evil;
wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge;
for every thing which inviteth to do good,
and to persuade to believe in Christ,
is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ;
wherefore ye may know
with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
But whatsoever thing
persuadeth men to do evil,
and believe not in Christ,
and deny him, and serve not God,
then ye may know with a perfect knowledge
it is of the devil.
And now, seeing that ye know
the light by which ye may judge,
which light is the light of Christ,
see that ye do not judge wrongfully;
for with that same judgment
which ye judge ye shall also be judged.
Saved through faith in Christ
God knowing all things,
being from everlasting to everlasting,
behold, he sent angels
to minister unto the children of men,
to make manifest concerning
the coming of Christ;
and in Christ there should
come every good thing.
And God also
declared unto prophets,
by his own mouth,
that Christ should come.
And behold,
there were divers ways that
he did manifest things
unto the children of men,
which were good;
and all things which are good
cometh of Christ;
otherwise men were fallen,
and there could no good thing
come unto them.
Wherefore,
by the ministering of angels,
and by every word which
proceeded forth
out of the mouth of God,
men began to exercise faith in Christ;
and thus by faith, they did
lay hold upon every good thing;
and thus it was until the coming of Christ.
And after that he came
men also were saved
by faith in his name
Believe in Jesus Christ
A man being a servant of the devil
cannot follow Christ;
and if he follow Christ
he cannot be a servant of the devil.
Wherefore the Spirit of Christ
is given to every man, that
he may know good from evil;
wherefore,
I show unto you the way to judge;
for every thing which inviteth to do good,
and to persuade to believe in Christ,
is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ;
wherefore ye may know
with a perfect knowledge
it is of God.
But whatsoever thing
persuadeth men to do evil,
and believe not in Christ,
and deny him, and serve not God,
then ye may know
with a perfect knowledge
it is of the devil.
And now, seeing that
ye know the light
by which ye may judge,
which light is the light of Christ,
see that ye do not judge wrongfully;
for with that same judgment
which ye judge ye shall also be judged.
Wherefore, I beseech of you
that ye should search diligently
in the light of Christ
that ye may know good from evil;
and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing,
and condemn it not,
ye certainly will be a child of Christ.
Peaceable followers of Christ
I would speak unto you
that are of the church,
that are the peaceable followers of Christ,
and that have obtained
a sufficient hope by which ye can
enter into the rest of the Lord,
from this time henceforth
until ye shall rest with him in heaven.
And now my brethren,
I judge these things of you
because of your peaceable walk
with the children of men.
Through grace in Christ
It is by the grace
of God the Father,
and our Lord Jesus Christ,
and his holy will, because of
the gift of his calling unto me,
that I am permitted
to speak unto you at this time.
The people of Christ
If they repented not,
and confessed not,
they were not numbered
among the people of Christ.
But as oft as they repented
and sought forgiveness,
with real intent,
they were forgiven.
Always remember our Lord Jesus
They did meet together oft
to partake of bread and wine,
in remembrance of the Lord Jesus.
Jesus Christ is our Master
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.
Baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
None were received unto baptism
save they took upon them
the name of Christ,
having a determination to
serve him to the end.
We do always remember Jesus
Behold, they took the cup, and said:
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee,
in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ,
to bless and sanctify this wine
to the souls of all those who drink of it,
that they may do it
in remembrance of the blood of thy Son,
which was shed for them;
that they may witness unto thee,
O God, the Eternal Father,
that they do always remember him,
that they may have his Spirit to be with them.
Amen.
Always remember our Savior Jesus Christ
The manner of their elders and priests
administering the flesh and
blood of Christ unto the church;
and they administered it according to
the commandments of Christ;
wherefore we know the manner to be true;
and the elder or priest did minister it—
And they did kneel down
with the church, and pray
to the Father in the name of Christ,
saying:
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee
in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ,
to bless and sanctify this bread
to the souls of all those who partake of it;
that they may eat
in remembrance of the body of thy Son,
and witness unto thee,
O God, the Eternal Father,
that they are willing to take upon them
the name of thy Son,
and always remember him,
and keep his commandments
which he hath given them,
that they may always
have his Spirit to be with them.
Amen.
Ordained of Jesus Christ
The manner which the disciples,
who were called the elders of the church,
ordained priests and teachers—
After they had prayed unto the Father
in the name of Christ,
they laid their hands upon them, and said:
In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you
to be a priest, or a teacher,
to preach repentance and
remission of sins through Jesus Christ,
by the endurance of faith on his name to the end.
Amen.
Authority through Jesus Christ
The words of Christ,
which he spake unto his disciples,
the twelve whom he had chosen,
as he laid his hands upon them—
And he called them by name, saying:
Ye shall call on the Father
in my name, in mighty prayer;
and after ye have done this
ye shall have power that
to him upon whom ye shall lay your hands,
ye shall give the Holy Ghost;
and in my name shall ye give it,
for thus do mine apostles.
Now Christ spake these words unto them
at the time of his first appearing;
and the multitude heard it not,
but the disciples heard it;
and on as many as
they laid their hands,
fell the Holy Ghost.
Deny not Christ
Seek Jesus
And now, I would commend you to
seek this Jesus of whom
the prophets and apostles have written,
that the grace of God the Father,
and also the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the Holy Ghost, which
beareth record of them,
may be and abide in you forever.
Jesus Christ is our judge
We shall meet before
the judgment-seat of Christ,
where all men shall know
that my garments are
not spotted with your blood.
These things evidence Christ
It is by faith that
my fathers have obtained the promise
that these things should come unto
their brethren through the Gentiles;
therefore the Lord hath commanded me,
yea, even Jesus Christ.
Miracles through Christ
All they who wrought miracles
wrought them by faith,
even those who were before Christ
and also those who were after.
And neither at any time
hath any wrought miracles
until after their faith;
wherefore they first believed
in the Son of God.
Christ is manifest through faith
It was by faith that
Christ showed himself unto our fathers,
after he had risen from the dead;
and he showed not himself unto them
until after they had faith in him;
wherefore, it must needs be that
some had faith in him,
for he showed himself not unto the world.
But because of the faith of men
he has shown himself unto the world,
and glorified the name of the Father,
and prepared a way that thereby
others might be partakers of the heavenly gift,
that they might hope for those things
which they have not seen.
They knew Jesus Christ
And Emer did execute judgment
in righteousness all his days,
and he saw peace in the land; yea,
and he even saw the Son of Righteousness,
and did rejoice and glory in his day;
and he died in peace.
Have faith in Jesus Christ
And in that day that
they shall exercise faith in me,
saith the Lord,
that they may become sanctified in me,
then will I manifest unto them
even to the unfolding unto them
all my revelations,
saith Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
the Father of the heavens and of the earth,
and all things that in them are.
And he that will contend
against the word of the Lord,
let him be accursed; and
he that shall deny these things,
let him be accursed;
for unto them will I show
no greater things,
saith Jesus Christ;
for I am he who speaketh.
He saw Jesus Christ
It sufficeth me to say that
Jesus showed himself
unto this man in the spirit,
even after the manner and
in the likeness of the same body
even as he showed himself
unto the Nephites.
And he ministered unto him even as
he ministered unto the Nephites;
and all this, that
this man might know that he was God,
because of the many great works
which the Lord had showed unto him.
And because of the knowledge of this man
he could not be kept
from beholding within the veil;
and he had faith no longer,
for he knew, nothing doubting.
Wherefore, having
this perfect knowledge of God,
he could not be kept from within the veil;
therefore he saw Jesus;
and he did minister unto him.
Sons and daughters of Christ
Behold, I am Jesus Christ.
I am the Father and the Son.
In me shall all mankind have life,
and that eternally, even
they who shall believe on my name;
and they shall become
my sons and my daughters.
Seest thou that ye are
created after mine own image?
Yea, even all men
were created in the beginning
after mine own image.
Freedom through Jesus Christ
Behold, this is a choice land,
and whatsoever nation shall possess it
shall be free from bondage,
and from captivity,
and from all other nations under heaven,
if they will but serve the God of the land,
who is Jesus Christ,
who hath been manifested
by the things which we have written.
Through faith in Jesus Christ
And behold, these things
which we have desired
concerning our brethren,
yea, even their restoration
to the knowledge of Christ,
are according to the prayers
of all the saints.
And may the Lord Jesus Christ
grant that their prayers
may be answered
according to their faith;
and may God the Father
remember the covenant
which he hath made
with the house of Israel;
and may he bless them forever,
through faith on the name of Jesus Christ.
Worthy in Christ
See that ye partake not
of the sacrament of Christ
unworthily;
but see that ye do all things
in worthiness, and
do it in the name of Jesus Christ,
the Son of the living God;
and if ye do this,
and endure to the end,
ye will in nowise be cast out.
Come unto Jesus
Despise not, and wonder not, but
hearken unto the words of the Lord,
and ask the Father
in the name of Jesus
for what things soever
ye shall stand in need.
Doubt not, but be believing,
and begin as in times of old,
and come unto the Lord
with all your heart,
and work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling before him.
Disciples of Jesus Christ
Behold, thus said
Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
unto his disciples:
Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel
to every creature;
And he that believeth and
is baptized shall be saved,
but he that believeth not
shall be damned;
And these signs
shall follow them that believe—
in my name shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues;
they shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing
it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on the sick
and they shall recover;
And whosoever
shall believe in my name,
doubting nothing,
unto him will I
confirm all my words,
even unto the ends of the earth.
Jesus Christ is a God of miracles
Who shall say that Jesus Christ
did not do many mighty miracles?
And there were many mighty miracles
wrought by the hands of the apostles.
And if there were miracles wrought then,
why has God ceased to be a God of miracles
and yet be an unchangeable Being?
Behold, I say unto you he changeth not;
if so he would cease to be God;
and he ceaseth not to be God,
and is a God of miracles.
And the reason why he ceaseth
to do miracles among the children of men
is because that they dwindle in unbelief,
and depart from the right way,
and know not the God
in whom they should trust.
Behold, I say unto you that
whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing,
whatsoever he shall ask the Father
in the name of Christ
it shall be granted him;
and this promise is unto all,
even unto the ends of the earth.
Redeemed by Jesus Christ
And because of the fall of man
came Jesus Christ,
even the Father and the Son;
and because of Jesus Christ
came the redemption of man.
And because of the redemption of man,
which came by Jesus Christ,
they are brought back
into the presence of the Lord; yea,
this is wherein all men are redeemed,
because the death of Christ
bringeth to pass the resurrection,
which bringeth to pass a
redemption from an endless sleep,
from which sleep
all men shall be awakened
by the power of God
when the trump shall sound;
and they shall come forth,
both small and great,
and all shall stand before his bar,
being redeemed and loosed
from this eternal band of death,
which death is a temporal death.
And then cometh the judgment
of the Holy One upon them;
and then cometh the time that
he that is filthy shall be filthy still;
and he that is righteous shall be righteous still;
he that is happy shall be happy still;
and he that is unhappy shall be unhappy still.
Deny not the Gospel of Jesus Christ
And again I speak unto
you who deny the revelations of God,
and say that they are done away,
that there are no revelations,
nor prophecies, nor gifts, nor healing,
nor speaking with tongues,
and the interpretation of tongues;
Behold I say unto you,
he that denieth these things
knoweth not the gospel of Christ;
yea, he has not read the scriptures;
if so, he does not understand them.
For do we not read that
God is the same yesterday, today, and forever,
and in him there is no variableness
neither shadow of changing?
Jesus Christ is holy
Behold, when ye shall be brought
to see your nakedness before God,
and also the glory of God,
and the holiness of Jesus Christ,
it will kindle a flame of
unquenchable fire upon you.
O then ye unbelieving,
turn ye unto the Lord;
cry mightily unto the Father
in the name of Jesus,
that perhaps ye may be found
spotless, pure, fair, and white,
having been cleansed
by the blood of the Lamb,
at that great and last day.
No longer deny the Christ
And now, I speak also concerning
those who do not believe in Christ.
Behold, will ye believe
in the day of your visitation—
behold, when the Lord shall come,
yea, even that great day
when the earth shall be
rolled together as a scroll,
and the elements shall
melt with fervent heat,
yea, in that great day when
ye shall be brought to stand
before the Lamb of God—
then will ye say that there is no God?
Then will ye longer deny the Christ,
or can ye behold the Lamb of God?
Follow the Savior
If it so be that ye believe in Christ,
and are baptized, first with water,
then with fire and with the Holy Ghost,
following the example of our Savior,
according to that which he hath commanded us,
it shall be well with you in the day of judgment.
The Book of Mormon testifies of Jesus Christ
Repent, and be baptized
in the name of Jesus,
and lay hold upon
the gospel of Christ,
which shall be set before you,
not only in this record
but also in the record
which shall come
unto the Gentiles from the Jews.
For behold,
this is written for the intent
that ye may believe that;
and if ye believe that
ye will believe this also.
Jesus Christ is the Son of God
Believe in Jesus Christ,
that he is the Son of God,
and that he was slain by the Jews,
and by the power of the Father
he hath risen again, whereby
he hath gained the victory
over the grave; and also
in him is the sting of death swallowed up.
And he bringeth to pass
the resurrection of the dead,
whereby man must be raised
to stand before his judgment-seat.
And he hath brought to pass
the redemption of the world,
whereby he that is found
guiltless before him
at the judgment day
hath it given unto him
to dwell in the presence of God
in his kingdom,
to sing ceaseless praises
with the choirs above,
unto the Father, and
unto the Son, and
unto the Holy Ghost.
Jesus Christ is our Shepherd
They were once
a delightsome people,
and they had Christ
for their shepherd.
Jesus is the Christ
Be persuaded that
Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of the living God;
that the Father may bring about,
through his most Beloved,
his great and eternal purpose.
Jesus Christ is our judge
And these things
doth the Spirit manifest unto me;
therefore I write unto you all.
And for this cause I write unto you,
that ye may know that ye must all
stand before the judgment-seat of Christ,
yea, every soul who belongs to
the whole human family of Adam;
and ye must stand to be judged of your works,
whether they be good or evil;
And also that ye may believe
the gospel of Jesus Christ,
which ye shall have among you;
and also that the covenant people of the Lord,
shall have other witness
besides him whom they saw and heard,
that Jesus, whom they slew,
was the very Christ and the very God.
And I would that I could persuade
all ye ends of the earth
to repent and prepare to
stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.
Reject not Christ
And it came to pass that
they who rejected the gospel
did not dwindle in unbelief,
but they did wilfully rebel
against the gospel of Christ.
True believers in Christ
The true believers in Christ,
and the true worshipers of Christ,
were called Nephites.
According to the word of Christ
And again, there was another church
which denied the Christ;
and they did persecute the true church of Christ,
because of their humility and their belief in Christ;
and they did despise them because of
the many miracles which were wrought among them.
Therefore they did exercise power and authority
over the disciples of Jesus who did tarry with them;
but by the power of the word of God, which was in them,
they went forth doing mighty miracles among them.
Nevertheless, and notwithstanding all these miracles,
the people did harden their hearts,
and did seek to kill them,
even as the Jews at Jerusalem sought to kill Jesus,
according to his word.
Professing Christ
There were many churches
which professed to know the Christ,
and yet they did deny
the more parts of his gospel
Unity in Jesus Christ
Miracles in the name of Jesus Christ
There were great and marvelous works
wrought by the disciples of Jesus,
insomuch that they did heal the sick,
and raise the dead,
and cause the lame to walk,
and the blind to receive their sight,
and the deaf to hear;
and all manner of miracles did they work
among the children of men;
and in nothing did they work miracles
save it were in the name of Jesus.
Converted unto Christ
Behold the disciples of Jesus
had formed a church of Christ
in all the lands round about.
And as many as did come unto them,
and did truly repent of their sins,
were baptized in the name of Jesus;
and they did also receive the Holy Ghost.
And it came to pass in the thirty and sixth year,
the people were all converted unto the Lord,
upon all the face of the land
Hear the words of Jesus Chirst and Come unto Him
Hearken and hear
the words of Jesus Christ,
the Son of the living God,
which he hath commanded me
that I should speak concerning you,
for, behold he commandeth me
that I should write, saying:
Turn from your wicked ways;
and repent of your evil doings,
of your lyings and deceivings,
and of your whoredoms,
and of your secret abominations,
and your idolatries,
and of your murders,
and your priestcrafts,
and your envyings,
and your strifes,
and from all your wickedness and abominations,
and come unto me,
and be baptized in my name,
that ye may receive
a remission of your sins,
and be filled with the Holy Ghost,
that ye may be numbered with my people
who are of the house of Israel.
Jesus Christ works among us today
Wo unto him that
spurneth at the doings of the Lord;
yea, wo unto him that
shall deny the Christ and his works!
Yea, wo unto him that
shall deny the revelations of the Lord,
and that shall say
the Lord no longer worketh by revelation,
or by prophecy, or by gifts,
or by tongues, or by healings,
or by the power of the Holy Ghost!
Yea, and wo unto him that
shall say at that day, to get gain,
that there can be no miracle
wrought by Jesus Christ;
for he that doeth this
shall become like unto the son of perdition,
for whom there was no mercy,
according to the word of Christ!
Receive all the words of Jesus Christ
And if ye had all the scriptures
which give an account of
all the marvelous works of Christ,
ye would, according to the words of Christ,
know that wo be unto him
that will not hearken
unto the words of Jesus,
and also to them whom he hath
chosen and sent among them;
for whoso receiveth not the words of Jesus
and the words of those whom he hath sent
receiveth not him; and therefore
he will not receive them at the last day;
And it would be better for them
if they had not been born.
Converted unto Christ
And it came to pass that thus
they did go forth among all the people,
and did preach the gospel of Christ
unto all people upon the face of the land;
and they were converted unto the Lord,
and were united unto the church of Christ,
and thus the people of that generation
were blessed, according to the word of Jesus.
Jesus Christ has said...
Behold
I have given unto you my gospel,
and this is the gospel
which I have given unto you—
that I came into the world
to do the will of my Father,
because my Father sent me.
And my Father sent me that
I might be lifted up upon the cross;
and after that I had been
lifted up upon the cross,
that I might draw all men unto me,
that as I have been lifted up by men
even so should men be lifted up
by the Father, to stand before me,
to be judged of their works,
whether they be good
or whether they be evil—
And for this cause
have I been lifted up;
therefore,
according to the power of the Father
I will draw all men unto me,
that they may be judged
according to their works.
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.
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.
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.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel;
and ye know the things that ye must do in my church;
for the works which ye have seen me do
that shall ye also do;
for that which ye have seen me do
even that shall ye do.
In the name of Jesus Christ
And it came to pass that
as the disciples of Jesus were journeying
and were preaching the things
which they had both heard and seen,
and were baptizing in the name of Jesus,
it came to pass that
the disciples were gathered together
and were united in mighty prayer and fasting.
And Jesus again showed himself unto them,
for they were praying unto the Father in his name;
and Jesus came and stood in the midst of them,
and said unto them:
What will ye that I shall give unto you?
And they said unto him:
Lord, we will that thou wouldst tell us
the name whereby we shall call this church;
for there are disputations among the people
concerning this matter.
And the Lord said unto them:
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
why is it that the people should murmur
and dispute because of this thing?
Have they not read the scriptures,
which say ye must
take upon you the name of Christ,
which is my name?
For by this name
shall ye be called at the last day;
And whoso taketh upon him my name,
and endureth to the end,
the same shall be saved at the last day.
Therefore, whatsoever ye shall do,
ye shall do it in my name;
therefore ye shall call the church in my name;
and ye shall call upon the Father in my name
that he will bless the church for my sake.
And how be it my church
save it be called in my name?
For if a church be called in Moses’ name
then it be Moses’ church;
or if it be called in the name of a man
then it be the church of a man;
but if it be called in my name
then it is my church, if it so be
that they are built upon my gospel.
Verily I say unto you,
that ye are built upon my gospel;
therefore ye shall call
whatsoever things ye do call, in my name;
therefore
if ye call upon the Father, for the church,
if it be in my name the Father will hear you;
And if it so be that
the church is built upon my gospel
then will the Father
show forth his own works in it.
But if it be not built upon my gospel,
and is built upon the works of men,
or upon the works of the devil,
verily I say unto you they have
joy in their works for a season,
and by and by the end cometh,
and they are hewn down and cast into the fire,
from whence there is no return.
For their works do follow them,
for it is because of their works
that they are hewn down;
therefore remember
the things that I have told you.
The church of Christ
The disciples whom Jesus had chosen
began from that time forth to baptize
and to teach as many as did come unto them;
and as many as were baptized in the name of Jesus
were filled with the Holy Ghost.
And it came to pass that
they did do all things
even as Jesus had commanded them.
And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus
were called the church of Christ.
Jesus Christ ministered unto them
I would that ye should behold that
the Lord truly did teach the people,
for the space of three days;
and after that he did show himself unto them oft,
and did break bread oft, and bless it,
and give it unto them.
And it came to pass that
he did teach and minister unto the children
of the multitude of whom hath been spoken,
and he did loose their tongues,
and they did speak unto their fathers
great and marvelous things,
even greater than he had revealed unto the people;
and he loosed their tongues that they could utter.
And it came to pass that he healed
all their sick, and their lame,
and opened the eyes of their blind
and unstopped the ears of the deaf,
and even had done all manner of cures among them,
and raised a man from the dead,
and had shown forth his power unto them,
and ascended unto the Father.
All the words of Jesus Christ
And now there cannot be written in this book
even a hundredth part of the things which
Jesus did truly teach unto the people;
And these things have I written,
which are a lesser part of the things
which he taught the people;
and I have written them to the intent that
they may be brought again unto this people,
according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.
And when they shall have received this,
which is expedient that they should have first,
to try their faith,
and if it shall so be that
they shall believe these things
then shall the greater things
be made manifest unto them.
And if it so be
that they will not believe these things,
then shall the greater things
be withheld from them,
unto their condemnation.
All things are in Christ
And now it came to pass that
when Jesus had told these things
he expounded them unto the multitude;
and he did expound all things unto them,
both great and small.
And he did expound all things,
even from the beginning until
the time that he should come in his glory—
yea, even all things which should
come even unto the great and last day,
when all people, and all kindreds,
and all nations and tongues
shall stand before God,
to be judged of their works,
whether they be good or whether they be evil—
If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life;
and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation;
being on a parallel, the one on the one hand
and the other on the other hand,
according to the mercy, and the justice,
and the holiness which is in Christ,
who was before the world began.
Jesus taught them
It came to pass that
when Jesus had expounded
all the scriptures in one,
which they had written,
he commanded them that
they should teach the things
which he had expounded unto them.
Son of the Father
It shall come to pass,
saith the Father,
that at that day
whosoever will not repent and
come unto my Beloved Son,
them will I cut off
from among my people.
Believe the words of Christ
It shall come to pass that
whosoever will not
believe in my words,
who am Jesus Christ,
shall be cut off
from among my people
who are of the covenant.
Listen to Jesus Christ
Behold, I am he
of whom Moses spake, saying:
A prophet shall the Lord your God
raise up unto you of your brethren,
like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things
whatsoever he shall say unto you.
And it shall come to pass that
every soul who will not hear that prophet
shall be cut off from among the people.
Verily I say unto you, yea,
and all the prophets from Samuel
and those that follow after,
as many as have spoken, have testified of me.
The Father having raised me up,
sent me to bless you
in turning away every one of you
from his iniquities.
I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Give glory to Jesus
And it came to pass that
when they had all
given glory unto Jesus,
he said unto them:
Behold now I finish
the commandment which
the Father hath commanded me
concerning this people,
who are a remnant
of the house of Israel.
Give all glory to Jesus
They were filled with the Spirit;
and they did cry out with one voice,
and gave glory to Jesus,
whom they both saw and heard.
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