"He inviteth them
all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none" 2
Nephi 26:33
I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints. We believe that the true
Gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored on the earth today. We understand that this restoration
came through the Prophet Joseph Smith and because of this, the fullness of the
Gospel has been delivered again, including a fullness of the priesthood
keys. Perhaps explaining our
beliefs is best done through the 13 Articles of Faith:
1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son,
Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
2. We believe that men
will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.
3. We believe that
through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the
laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. We believe in the
same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles,
prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7. We believe in the
gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of
tongues, and so forth.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. We believe in being
subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring,
and sustaining the law.
13. 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.
My favorite and most cherished parts of our doctrine are:
Jesus Christ
Our Savior, Jesus Christ is our centralized focus. We believe in Him. We know that He was sent to earth, and
that He suffered intense agony to provide us with the Atonement, by which we
can be forgiven of our sins. A
debt we can never fulfill. We
believe that He was slain on the cross and that He willingly laid down His life
for each of us, because His love for us was all encompassing. We believe that on the third day after
His death, He rose again. We know
that He lives, and we rejoice in His Resurrection, knowing that through it
we can all escape the bands of death, and that we, too, will be resurrected
with our physical bodies again one day.
Learn more here: http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/jesus-christ
Plan of Salvation
We believe in the Plan of Salvation. We believe that prior to coming to earth we lived with our
Heavenly Father and that we were a delight to Him. We believe that we were sent to earth to be tried and
tested, that we may be prove worthy to receive the blessings of exaltation and
eternal life. We believe that life
continues on after this earthly dispensation. That we will return home to our Father in Heaven, who will
be awaiting us with outstretched arms, overjoyed to have us home again.
Learn more here: http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/plan-of-salvation
Family
Our faith is centered around the family. We believe that the family organization is central to Heavenly Father's plan. We believe that the family is an
eternal based structure. It
existed prior to earth, and will exist hereafter. We believe that through the blessings of temple marriage we
can be sealed together as a family, to be with one another into eternity.
Learn more here: http://www.mormon.org/values/family
Scriptures
We believe in the Word of God, and we understand that it comes
through the sacred works of the scriptures. We believe that the Bible is the word of God. We also believe the Book of Mormon to be
the word of God, and believe that the fullness of the Gospel exists within the
two. We are encouraged to study,
ponder, and pray upon these words.
We have been promised that as we do so we will be strengthened and will
have the ability to endure all that is presented to us in this mortal
life.
Learn more about the Book of Mormon here: http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/book-of-mormon
You can even order a free copy here: http://www.mormon.org/free-book-of-mormon
Prophets and
Apostles
We believe that like Prophets of Old, that there is a living
Prophet on the earth today, one who is called by our Heavenly Father. We believe Thomas S. Monson to be the
Prophet of the Church. We are
blessed with Apostles, who also stand as prophets, seers, and revelators. We believe that these special witnesses
of Christ provide further guidance and direction sent from our Heavenly Father. We seek to follow after them in all
things.
If you are interested in learning more about my faith, don't be shy! Email me: Brynn.stringham@gmail.com.
You can also visit our website: http://www.mormon.org to
learn more.
You can also chat with missionaries who can answer your
questions here: http://www.mormon.org/chat
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