Work of the Father

The Church of the Firstborn: The Work of the Father!

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“Adam did not commit sin in eating the fruits for God had decreed that he should eat and fall. But in compliance with the decree he should die — only ‘he should die’ was the saying of the Lord.” — Joseph Smith (Words of Joseph Smith <9 February 1841> page 63) #JosephSmith #LDS

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“Priesthood was the Principle by which all beings have become Gods, or will become Gods, they must follow the principles of government as revealed in the Priesthood.” — Brigham Young (Complete Discourses of Brigham Young <25 March 1855> page 915)

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“While on a mission to England, the following came forcibly to my mind — ‘As God was, so are we now; as he now is, so we shall be.’ Our Father was once born of parents, having a father and mother the same as we have.” (Complete Discourses of Brigham Young <16 Feb 1849> page 321)

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“There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated — And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.” (D&C 130:21–22)

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“He thought the cat was let out of the bag when plurality was preached, but he did not happen to think that the cat might have kittens, and the kittens grow to be cats, and thus increase to a vast number. Revelations of principles, of one truth after another will come forth...”

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“And thus the Gospel began to be preached from the beginning, being declared by holy angels sent forth from the presence of God, and by his own voice, and by the gift of the Holy Ghost.
And thus all things were confirmed unto Adam, by a holy ordinance, and the Gospel preached...”

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“If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries and peaceable things — that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth Life Eternal.” (D&C 42:61)

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“But in all matters, temporal or spiritual, preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, or in leading an army to battle, victory almost entirely depends upon good order and moderation.”— Joseph Smith (History of the Church vol. 5 <13 May 1843> page 389)

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“And there are many kingdoms; for there is no space in the which there is no kingdom; and there is no kingdom in which there is no space, either a greater or a lesser kingdom.” (D&C 88:37)

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“If we do not keep the same law that our Heavenly Father has, we cannot go with him. ...A man obeying a lower law is not qualified to preside over those who keep a higher law.” — John Taylor (Wilford Woodruff Journals vol. 8 <14 October 1882> page 126)

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“Then should the Fifty have sailed forth unto all the world, and built up according to the pattern which Bro. Joseph had given.”— Lyman Wight (Lyman Wight letter manuscript, December 1851, quoted in Joseph Smith III, History, vol. 2 1836-1844, page 791)

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“The speech and conduct of Elders one towards another is frequently wrong; one Elder will speak evil of another; and while you trample others you will sink yourself. A man has a sinking principles; but if his feelings are elevated, he will build up others and build up himself.”

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“Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.” (D&C 121:45)

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“We are all responsible to God for the manner we improve the light and wisdom given by our Lord to enable us to save ourselves.” — Joseph Smith (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith <28 April 1842> page 227)

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“The things of God are of deep import; and time, and experience, and careful and ponderous and solemn thoughts can only find them out.”— Joseph Smith (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith <25 March 1839> page 137; History of the Church vol. 3: <25 March 1839> page 295)

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“There is a want of forethought manifested by the people. They are ready to adopt the teaching of Jesus when he told his disciples to take no thought for the morrow. But Jesus was addressing them [i.e. missionaries], and not the people at large.” — Brigham Young

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“Do I say, love your enemies? Yes, upon certain principles. But you are not required to love their wickedness: you are only required to love them so far as concerns a desire and effort to turn them from their evil ways, that they may be saved through obedience to the Gospel.”

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“Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.” (D&C 2:1)

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“The keys of endowments and plural marriage had been given, and some had received their Second Anointing. Baptism for the dead had been taught and the keys committed. All these things I then comprehended, though in some I had not fully participated.” — Benjamin F. Johnson

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“When the spirit of persecution, the spirit of hatred, of wrath, and malice ceases in the world against this people, it will be the time that that this people have apostatized and joined hands with the wicked, and never until then.” — Brigham Young (JoD vol. 4 page 107)