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| − | The Articles of Faith
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| − | of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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| − | (History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535–541)
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| − | 1 WE believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
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| − | 2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
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| − | 3 We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to
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| − | the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
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| − | 4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the
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| − | Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; 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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| − | 5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by
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| − | those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
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| − | 6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles,
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| − | prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
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| − | 7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation
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| − | of tongues, and so forth.
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| − | 8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also
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| − | believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
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| − | 9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He
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| − | will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
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| − | 10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes;
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| − | that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will
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| − | reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its
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| − | paradisiacal glory.
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| − | 11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own
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| − | conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what
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| − | 12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying,
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| − | honoring, and sustaining the law.
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| − | 13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all
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| − | men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul--We believe all things, we
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| − | hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things.
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| − | If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after
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| − | these things.
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| − | Joseph Smith.
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