Four (1809)(^28) BOM, 1 Nephi 13:19–20 (see verses 13–20 for further detail); see also 2 Nephi 1:6–8.
(^29) BOM, 1 Nephi 13:14–15.
(^30) BOM, 2 Nephi 5:20–4; Jacob 3:3, 5; Alma 3:6; 17:15; compare with the story of Cain
presented later by Joseph Smith in PGP, Moses 5:35–41.
(^31) TSP, 84:49, 55, 58, 60; HR, 17:34.
(^32) BOM, 1 Nephi 10:21; 15:31–2; 2 Nephi 33:9; Alma 12:24; 42:12–13; Helaman 13:38;
Mormon 9:28.
(^33) HR, 2:12–15.
(^34) HR, 5:29.
(^35) This idea is also presented in the Book of Mormon, “wherefore they [Adam and Eve] would
have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for
they knew no sin.” (BOM, 2 Nephi 2:23)
(^36) HR, 8:6.
(^37) 666 America, 298.
(^38) HR, 8:16.
(^39) DHC, 2:380. “And in my turn, my father anointed my head, and sealed upon me the blessings
of Moses, to lead Israel in the latter days, even as Moses led him in days of old; also the blessings of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” Also Compare JST, Exodus 34:1–2 (cited here); and D&C, 1:15–16, 84:23–7,
105:2–10. 1 “And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two other tables of stone, like unto the first, and I
will write upon them also, the words of the law, according as they were written at the first on the tables which
thou brakest; but it shall not be according to the first, for I will take away the priesthood out of their midst; therefore
my holy order, and the ordinances thereof, shall not go before them; for my presence shall not go up in their midst, lest
I destroy them. 2. But I will give unto them the law as at the first, but it shall be after the law of a carnal
commandment; for I have sworn in my wrath, that they shall not enter into my presence, into my rest, in the days of
their pilgrimage. Therefore do as I have commanded thee, and be ready in the morning, and come up in the
morning unto mount Sinai.”
D&C, 28:2. “But, behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, no one shall be appointed to receive
commandments and revelations in this church excepting my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., for he
receiveth them even as Moses.”
(^40) The highly quoted sentence, attributed to Joseph Smith by John Taylor, is: “I teach them
correct principles, and they govern themselves.” See John Taylor, “The Organization of the Church,”
Millennial Star 13 (Nov. 15, 1851): 339 and JD, 10:57–8.
(^41) D&C, 115:4.
(^42) D&C, 104:52–3.
(^43) Christopher, “Jewish & LDS (Mormon) Parallels,” Marvelous Work and a Wonder®, 2010, A
Marvelous Work and a Wonder Purpose Trust, 19 Nov. 2010
http://www.marvelousworkandawonder.com/tsp/download/JewishLDSParallels.pdf.
(^44) BOM, 2 Nephi 26:33; Alma 27:9.
(^45) BOM, 2 Nephi 26:33.
(^46) See, e.g., “A Conversation with Gordon B. Hinckley, President of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day [sic] Saints,” CNN-Larry King Live, CNN, Salt Lake City, 26 Dec. 2004,
Transcript, 29 Jan. 2012 http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0412/26/lkl.01.html.
“KING: How does that affect you, the whole war? Is it hard to deal with—a man of peace—in
this war? HINCKLEY: Of course it is. We believe in peace. We work for peace. We pray for peace.
But we are all citizens of the nation. And we meet our responsibility, as that responsibility is
defined by our leadership in the nation. KING: What if you disagree with the leadership?
HINCKLEY: Well, we can disagree, but we still have an obligation, a responsibility.”
“When the Gallup Organization published a report in 2007 detailing the level of support
among various U.S. religious groups for military operations in Iraq, Mormons were most likely to say
they backed the decision to go to war, nudging out Evangelical Christians as the nation’s most