The Articles of Faith: The Principal Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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James E. Talmage. The Articles of Faith: The Principal Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

The Articles of Faith: The Principal Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION

THE ARTICLES OF FAITH. OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

LECTURE I. INTRODUCTORY

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LECTURE II. GOD AND THE GODHEAD

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LECTURE III. TRANSGRESSION AND THE FALL

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LECTURE IV. THE ATONEMENT, AND SALVATION

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LECTURE V. FAITH AND REPENTANCE

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LECTURE VI. BAPTISM

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LECTURE VII. BAPTISM.—Continued

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LECTURE VIII. THE HOLY GHOST

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LECTURE IX. THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER

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LECTURE X. AUTHORITY IN THE MINISTRY

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LECTURE XI. THE CHURCH AND ITS PLAN OF ORGANIZATION

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LECTURE XII. SPIRITUAL GIFTS

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LECTURE XIII. THE BIBLE

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LECTURE XIV. THE BOOK OF MORMON

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LECTURE XV. THE BOOK OF MORMON.—Continued

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LECTURE XVI. REVELATION, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

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LECTURE XVII. THE DISPERSION OF ISRAEL

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LECTURE XVIII. THE GATHERING OF ISRAEL

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LECTURE XIX. ZION

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LECTURE XX. CHRIST'S REIGN ON EARTH

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LECTURE XXI. REGENERATION AND RESURRECTION

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LECTURE XXII. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND TOLERATION

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LECTURE XXIII. SUBMISSION TO SECULAR AUTHORITY

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LECTURE XXIV. PRACTICAL RELIGION

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APPENDIX

LECTURE I. Introductory

LECTURE II, ARTICLE 1. God and the Godhead

LECTURE III, ARTICLE 2. Transgression

The Fall

LECTURE IV, ARTICLE 3. The Atonement and Salvation

LECTURE V, ARTICLE 4. Faith

Repentance

LECTURES VI AND VII, ARTICLE 4. Baptism

LECTURE VIII, ARTICLE 4. The Holy Ghost

LECTURE IX, IN CONNECTION WITH ARTICLE 4. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

LECTURE X, ARTICLE 5. Authority in the Ministry

Fore-ordination and Pre-existence

LECTURE XI, ARTICLE 6. Church Organization

LECTURE XII, ARTICLE 7. Spiritual Gifts

LECTURE XIII, ARTICLE 8. The Bible

LECTURE XIV, ARTICLE 8. The Book of Mormon

LECTURE XV, ARTICLE 8. Authenticity of the Book of Mormon

LECTURE XVI, ARTICLE 9. Revelation, Past, Present, and Future

LECTURE XVII, ARTICLE 10. The Dispersion of Israel

LECTURE XVIII, ARTICLE 10. The Gathering of Israel

LECTURE XIX, ARTICLE 10. Zion

LECTURE XX, ARTICLE 10. Christ's Reign on Earth

LECTURE XXI, ARTICLE 10. Regeneration and Resurrection

LECTURE XXII, ARTICLE 11. Religious Liberty and Toleration

LECTURE XXIII, ARTICLE 12. Submission to the Law of the Land

LECTURE XXIV, ARTICLE 13. Practical Religion

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Each of these classes of evidence will receive attention and find ample demonstration in the course of our study of the Articles of Faith; and a detailed consideration will not be attempted at this stage of our investigation; a few illustrations, briefly stated, however, may not be out of place.

22. I. The Fulfilment of Prophecy, wrought through the life work of Joseph Smith, is abundantly shown. John the Revelator, from his prophetic vision of the latter-day dispensation, understood and predicted that the gospel would be again sent from the heavens, and be restored to the earth through the direct ministration of an angel:—"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people."21 A partial fulfilment of this prediction is claimed in the manifestation of the angel Moroni to Joseph Smith, as already described, whereby the restoration of the gospel was announced, and the speedy realization of other ancient prophecies was promised; and a record, described in part as containing "the fulness of the everlasting gospel," was committed to his care for translation and publication among all nations, kindred, and tongues. The remainder of John's fateful utterance, regarding the authorized call for repentance and the execution of God's judgment preparatory to the awful scenes of the last days, is now in process of rapid and literal fulfilment.

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