Thirty-Five (1840)(^8) D&C, 121:34–40.
(^9) D&C, 121:39.
(^10) See ch. 8, n. 140.
(^11) BOM, 1 Nephi 13:8.
(^12) Bushman, Rough Stone Rolling, 409–10, emphasis added.
(^13) Matthew 16:6, 11–12.
(^14) Bushman, Rough Stone Rolling, 410, quoting Joseph. See “An Epistle of the Prophet to the
Twelve,” DHC 4:227.
(^15) JSH 1:19.
(^16) 2 Nephi 28:14.
(^17) SNS, 107, 114–15, 121, 140, 176.
(^18) Brodie, 264.
(^19) The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star; published at Manchester, England from 1840 to 1970;
replaced by the Ensign. See also DHC, 4:133 and (). On or just after May 27, 1840, “[t]he first number
of The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star was issued at Manchester, in pamphlet form of twenty-four
pages. Edited by Parley P. Pratt. Price sixpence.”
(^20) What the General Authorities teach as “the fullness of the restored gospel” are NOT the
words of Christ, but rather the rules and regulations of the LDS/Mormon Church. They teach,
“This fulness was originally established by the Savior in His earthly ministry. But then there was a
falling away. ...With this falling away, priesthood keys were lost, and some precious doctrines of
the Church organized by the Savior were changed. Among these were baptism by immersion;
receiving the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands; the nature of the Godhead—that They are
three distinct personages; all mankind will be resurrected through the Atonement of Christ, “both
... the just and the unjust”; continuous revelation—that the heavens are not closed; and temple
work for the living and the dead.” (James E. Faust, “The Restoration of All Things,” Ensign, May
2006: 61–2, 67–8.) In other words, to them, embracing the Gospel of Jesus Christ is embracing the
doctrines and commandments of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They speak all
around the truth, but do not know it, and therefore cannot and do not teach it to their members.
Another example is this talk given during the 2009 General Conference by Dieter F. Uchtdorf,
“The Way of the Disciple,” Ensign, May 2009: 75–8. “The gospel of Jesus Christ is taught in its fulness
[sic] in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This Church is led by a living prophet,
authorized by the Lord Jesus Christ to provide direction and guidance to help us face the challenges
of our day, as serious as they may be”;
Also, “Other sacred ordinances are performed in temples built for that very purpose. If we
are faithful to the covenants made there, we become inheritors not only of the celestial kingdom but
of exaltation, the highest glory within the heavenly kingdom, and we obtain all the divine
possibilities God can give. The scriptures speak of the new and everlasting covenant. The new and
everlasting covenant is the gospel of Jesus Christ. In other words, the doctrines and
commandments of the gospel constitute the substance of an everlasting covenant between God
and man that is newly restored in each dispensation. If we were to state the new and everlasting
covenant in one sentence it would be this: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (D. Todd
Christofferson, “The Power of Covenants,” Ensign, May 2009: 20, emphasis added.)
(^21) Deuteronomy 14:2; 26:18; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9.
(^22) D&C, 1:30.
(^23) The LDS Church-owned colleges are BYU-Provo, BYU-Idaho (renamed from Ricks College),
BYU-Hawaii (renamed from Church College of Hawaii), and the LDS Business College.
http://www.besmart.com/schools/. The church owns a handful of elementary and secondary schools,
including the Liahona High School in Tonga and the Moroni High School in Kiribati. (“Church