Joseph Smith Biography

Without Disclosing My True Identity

referred to by each other as the moon.^41 John’s reference to the “moon turning to blood”^42 means
nothing more than the prophets being rejected by the people and being persecuted and killed.
The Book of Mormon also speaks of true messengers in relation to the “holy order
of God,”^43 which would later be replaced in a corrupted form by the LDS principle and
doctrine of the “holy priesthood.”^44 The following is an excerpt from Appendix 1 of this
book on the LDS Priesthood:

Every newly created human being is aware of the order of the Universe—

how things exist, why they exist, where they exist—and for whom it is all

intended. They are aware of the necessity of a Christ, who is “prepared” to

monitor their actions as free-willed human beings. They are aware that

someday they will leave the advanced solar system in which they were

created to live in their own. They are aware that they must go through a

period of mortality in an imperfect world with an imperfect body so that they

will be able to appreciate existing as an advanced human being forever. They

realize what will be required of a Christ, i.e., what is “in and through the

atonement of the Only Begotten Son, who was prepared.” Thus, all newly

created human beings “were on the same standing” with each other.^45

Some, “on account of their exceeding faith and good works,”^46 after

understanding what was to be required of their Christ, volunteered to help

him in his work. A Christ’s work in each advanced solar system throughout

the Universe is to ensure that all free-willed human beings follow the proper

code of humanity to maintain the “holy order of God.” However, while

advanced humans go through the mortal stage of their eternal development,

a Christ’s work is slightly different. Instead of enforcing the code of

humanity, a Christ ensures that everyone has the opportunity to choose for

themselves to follow the code of humanity or not. To a Christ, it is important

for a mortal to be provided with the opportunity to not follow him. Thus, he

teaches and unconditionally forgives, but never forces while we are going

through this important second stage of our development.

When mortals choose not to follow this code, the problems associated with

human nature abound and society plunges into war, chaos, inequality, and

injustice. Upon experiencing mortality, humans learn the quintessential

importance of having a Christ to enforce the eternal laws of the Universe by

limiting free will. Therefore, the purpose of all those chosen by Christ during

mortality as one of his true messengers is to provide the people with the

choice by teaching them what the code is. Joseph Smith later presented this

truth in one of the Articles of Faith associated with his religion, allowing one

to “[worship] Almighty God according to the dictates of [their] own

conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how,

where, or what they may.^47

Inasmuch as all true messengers are created and reared by the same eternal mother as
the Christ, Joseph’s first experiences as a newly created human being in an advanced world
were established in close proximity to our Christ. Because of this close proximity and Joseph’s