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Basic beliefs
Additional details regarding basic
beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
can be found on the LDS Church's official
website,
http://www.lds.org
or http://www.mormon.org
The Articles of Faith are:
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We believe in God,
the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy
Ghost.
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We believe that men
will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s
transgression.
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We 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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We believe that the
first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by
immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands
for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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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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We believe in the
same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely,
apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
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We believe in the
gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing,
interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
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We believe the Bible
to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we
also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
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We 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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We believe in the
literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten
Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the
American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the
earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its
paradisiacal glory.
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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.
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We believe in being
subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying,
honoring, and sustaining the law.
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We 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.
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