LDS Last Days Prophecy and Gospel Discussions

DETECTING TRUE AND FALSE PROPHETS, Part 1 of Chapter 4 of The Church and The Priesthood     Pages 28 to 34   The world always mistook false prophets for true ones, and those that were sent of God, they considered to be false prophets, . . . (TPJS, p. 206)   The Old Testament records that the Lord has frequently sent prophets to help guide the people back into His presence. But unfortunately, many...

PRIESTHOOD OUTSIDE THE CHURCH, Chapter 3 of The Church and The Priesthood     Pages 15 to 27   Wherefore, I will that all men shall repent, for all are under sin, except those which I have reserved unto myself, holy men that ye know not of. (D & C 49:8)   Today there are many dangers and threats against the Holy Priesthood involving both men and the Church. Both can make seemingly insignifican...

  PRIESTHOOD IN THE PAST, Chapter 2 of The Church and The Priesthood     Pages 11 to 14   And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. and I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. (Lev. 26:11-12)   To better understand the nature and power of the Priesthood, let us go back to the beginning of time when great prophets possessed and demonstr...

Priesthood could be considered a theological enigma–a subject of many definitions and interpretations. Catholic and Protestant churches say it existed anciently but admit they do not have it now. Even the Latter-day Saints have tendered a variety of interpretations and explanations. Questions continue to arise on how it is given, who has it and how it functions. Can a man who is not a member of th...

CONTEND FOR THE FAITH, Chapter 15 of The Church and The Gospel  Pages 229 to 234 CONCLUSION: Throughout the world there are well over a thousand different Christian churches-most of them claiming to have the true gospel. Yet, there was originally only one Church of Jesus Christ and only one book which was claimed as holy scripture. Such diversity and confusion are the results of private interpreta...

THE KINGDOM OF GOD of Chapter 14 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 215 to 228   Definition and Distinction The subject of the Kingdom of God is the grand central theme interwoven throughout the pages of scripture. There are more references in the New Testament to the Kingdom of God than there are to the Church of Christ. It was the main subject in John’s book of Revelations; it was the princip...

THE BLACKS AND THE PRIESTHOOD, Part 3 of Chapter 13 of The Church and The Gospel  Pages 206 to 214 Pressure from Without and Within For nearly 150 years, the LDS Church maintained this same position on Blacks not being able to hold the Priesthood. But outside pressures upon the Church grew and so did arguments, both pro and con, over this issue. In 1924 Joseph F. Smith noted that- The question ari...

THE BLACKS AND THE PRIESTHOOD, Part 2 of Chapter 13 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 200 to 206   The Seed of Cain Enoch was a man endowed with the power of God, for we read that he could speak the word of the Lord and “the earth trembled” or he could turn rivers of water “out of their course,” or make the “mountains fall” before him. Yet when he preached the word of the Lord, he went forth a...

THE BLACKS AND THE PRIESTHOOD, Part 1 of Chapter 13 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 198 to 200   The Pre-Existence An individual’s right to bear the Priesthood in this life was determined by experiences that occurred in the Pre-Existence. According to Joseph Smith: Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the Grand Council o...

  PLURAL MARRIAGE, Part 4 of Chapter 12 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 191 to 197   Matthias Cowley (1901) None of the revelations of the prophets either past or present have been repealed. . . . These revelations received by our prophets and seers are all of God, and we cannot repeal or disannul them without making God out a liar, and God cannot lie. . . . I wish to remind you of a certain...

PLURAL MARRIAGE, Part 3 of Chapter 12 of The Church and The Gospel  Pages 186 to 191 Joseph Smith (1843) The same God that has thus far dictated me and directed me and strengthened me in this work, gave me this revelation and commandment on celestial and plural marriage and the same God commanded me to obey it. He said to me that unless I accepted it and introduced it, and practiced it, I, togethe...

PLURAL MARRIAGE, Part 2 of Chapter 12 of The Church and The Gospel  Pages 179 to 186 Because the revelation was received in 1843, the command to live that principle also came with it. Many men such as Brigham Young, John Taylor, Orson Pratt, William Clayton, Heber C. Kimball, and many others were commanded to obey it. Some men, however, such as William Law (Joseph’s second counselor), Stake Presid...

PLURAL MARRIAGE, Part 1 of Chapter 12 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 174 to 179   An Ancient Doctrine Polygamy, polygyny, or plural marriage certainly did not start with the Mormons. All the people of the Orient, who are descendants of Japheth, the son of Noah, have accepted it as an integral part of their marriage practices. All of the Arabic nations, who are descendants of Abraham, have c...

THE ONLY TRUE GOD, Part 4 of  Chapter 11 of The Church and The Gospel  Pages 167 to 173 To Summarize This Chapter   The Prophet Joseph Smith said that “very few” understand “rightly” the true character of God. Scientists and philosophers have fallen short in their ideas of explaining the creation of man on this planet. Mankind are the offspring of God. All things are reproduced through no other me...

THE ONLY TRUE GOD, Part 3 of  Chapter 11 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 160 to 167   Question 7. What do the Bible and Biblical scholars say about the personage of Michael? I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of Days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool; his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire...

THE ONLY TRUE GOD, Part 2 of  Chapter 11 of The Church and The Gospel  Pages 153 to 160 The Priesthood is an everlasting principle, and existed with God from eternity, and will to eternity, without beginning of days or end of years. The keys have to be brought from heaven whenever the Gospel is sent. When they are revealed from heaven, it is by Adam’s authority. (TPJS, p. 157) Adam delivers up his...

THE ONLY TRUE GOD, Part 1, Chapter 11 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 147 to 153   This Is Life Eternal . . . The Prophet Joseph Smith once said: There are but a very few beings in the world who understand rightly the character of God (TPJS, p. 343) And again- The things of God are of deep import; and time and experience and careful and ponderous and solemn thoughts can only find them out. (...

UNITED ORDER, Chapter 10 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 127 to 146 YouTube:   https://youtu.be/JUjnKXwySPM?si=lPCQjwbJo5kor8Qt Come Out of Babylon One of the most noticeable differences between Mormonism and other religions is the close relationship between the spiritual and the temporal. Mormonism is not just another ethereal, mystic, or philosophical religious system-but rather a practica...

Modern day Revelation to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints    I meant to play the prerecorded program for the United Order today. But I had some technical difficulties and it began playing my last episode. I stopped it and just played some modern day revelations from The Father and The Son about the One Mighty and Strong and calling The LDS church and its members to repentance. My ne...

REBAPTISM, Chapter 9 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 115 to 126   The Book of Mormon contains specific references to rebaptism. Nephi, it is written, baptized many believers and “ordained men unto this ministry,” and “there were many in the commencement of this year that were baptized unto repentance.” (A.D. 32: see 3 Nephi 7:26) However, a few years later, after the destruction of his natio...

GATHERING ISRAEL, Chapter 8 of The Church and The Gospel   Pages 97 to 114   Gathering Through the Centuries From the pre-existence, throughout mortality, and into the eternities to come, spirits and mortals have been attracted and gathered by truth or by error. Habitations and principles are being acquired by selection. In making a multitude of choices throughout the years, we become products of...

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THE DEMISE OF THE SEVENTIES, Chapter 7 of The Church and The Gospel    Pages 83 to 96   Scriptural and Early History The calling and mission of the Seventy is unique. They have been associated with the mission of nearly all the chosen servants of God. Scripturally they are first mentioned among the ancient Israelites at the time of Moses: And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of...

WITHOUT PURSE OR SCRIPT, Chapter 6 of The Church and The Gospel   Pages 62 to 82   The Lord’s Missionary System The Lord had a special program for missionary work-it was for His servants to devote full time to the spiritual call of preaching the Gospel. The manner He prescribed was to go without purse or scrip, meaning they were not to take a wallet or money (or credit cards) with them. It was a v...

WITHOUT PURSE OR SCRIPT, Chapter 6 of The Church and The Gospel   Pages 62 to 82   The Lord’s Missionary System The Lord had a special program for missionary work-it was for His servants to devote full time to the spiritual call of preaching the Gospel. The manner He prescribed was to go without purse or scrip, meaning they were not to take a wallet or money (or credit cards) with them. It was a v...