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 The Godhead 
          ONE GOD 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          Alma 11:26-29, 44 
            26 And Zeezrom said unto him: Thou sayest there is a true and 
            living God? 27 And Amulek said: Yea, there is a true and living 
            God. 28 Now Zeezrom said: Is there more than one God? 29 
            And he answered, No. 44 Now, this restoration shall come to 
            all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, 
            both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much 
            as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored 
            to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought 
            and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, 
            and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according 
            to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.  
          2 Nephi 31:21 
            And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is 
            none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved 
            in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, 
            and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and 
            of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.  
          Mormon 7:7 
            And he hath brought to pass the redemption of the world, whereby he 
            that is found guiltless before him at the judgment day hath it given 
            unto him to dwell in the presence of God in his kingdom, to sing ceaseless 
            praises with the choirs above, unto the Father, and unto the Son, 
            and unto the Holy Ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness 
            which hath no end.  
          3 Nephi 11:27 
            And after this manner shall ye baptize in my name; for behold, verily 
            I say unto you, that the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are 
            one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father 
            and I are one.  
          PLURAL GODS -- 
            Doctrine and Covenants  
          Section 121:32 
            According to that which was ordained in the midst of the Council of 
            the Eternal God of all other gods before this world was, that should 
            be reserved unto the finishing and the end thereof, when every man 
            shall enter into his eternal presence and into his immortal rest. 
             
          Section 132:18-20, 
            37 
            18 And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife, 
            and make a covenant with her for time and for all eternity, if that 
            covenant is not by me or by my word, which is my law, and is not sealed 
            by the Holy Spirit of promise, through him whom I have anointed and 
            appointed unto this power, then it is not valid neither of force when 
            they are out of the world, because they are not joined by me, saith 
            the Lord, neither by my word; when they are out of the world it cannot 
            be received there, because the angels and the gods are appointed there, 
            by whom they cannot pass; they cannot, therefore, inherit my glory; 
            for my house is a house of order, saith the Lord God. 19 And 
            again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife by my word, which 
            is my law, and by the new and everlasting covenant, and it is sealed 
            unto them by the Holy Spirit of promise, by him who is anointed, unto 
            whom I have appointed this power and the keys of this priesthood; 
            and it shall be said unto them-Ye shall come forth in the first resurrection; 
            and if it be after the first resurrection, in the next resurrection; 
            and shall inherit thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, 
            all heights and depths-then shall it be written in the Lamb's Book 
            of Life, that he shall commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, 
            and if ye abide in my covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed 
            innocent blood, it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever 
            my servant hath put upon them, in time, and through all eternity; 
            and shall be of full force when they are out of the world; and they 
            shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are set there, to their 
            exaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their 
            heads, which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the seeds 
            forever and ever. 20 Then shall they be gods, because they 
            have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, 
            because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things 
            are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have 
            all power, and the angels are subject unto them. 37 Abraham 
            received concubines, and they bore him children; and it was accounted 
            unto him for righteousness, because they were given unto him, and 
            he abode in my law; as Isaac also and Jacob did none other things 
            than that which they were commanded; and because they did none other 
            things than that which they were commanded, they have entered into 
            their exaltation, according to the promises, and sit upon thrones, 
            and are not angels but are gods.  
             
             
             
          Substance of Deity 
           
          GOD IS A SPIRIT 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          Alma 18:26-28 
            26 And then Ammon said: Believest thou that there is a Great 
            Spirit? 27 And he said, Yea. 28 And Ammon said: This 
            is God. And Ammon said unto him again: Believest thou that this Great 
            Spirit, who is God, created all things which are in heaven and in 
            the earth?  
          Alma 22:8-11 
            8 And now when Aaron heard this, his heart began to rejoice, 
            and he said: Behold, assuredly as thou livest, O king, there is a 
            God. 9 And the king said: Is God that Great Spirit that brought 
            our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem? 10 And Aaron said 
            unto him: Yea, he is that Great Spirit, and he created all things 
            both in heaven and in earth. Believest thou this? 11 And he 
            said: Yea, I believe that the Great Spirit created all things, and 
            I desire that ye should tell me concerning all these things, and I 
            will believe thy words.  
          GOD HAS A BODY 
            -- Doctrine and Covenants  
          Section 130:22 
            The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's; the 
            Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but 
            is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not 
            dwell in us.  
             
             
             
          Human Indwelling 
           
          GOD DWELLS IN HEART 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          Alma 34:36 
            And this I know, because the Lord hath said he dwelleth not in unholy 
            temples, but in the hearts of the righteous doth he dwell; yea, and 
            he has also said that the righteous shall sit down in his kingdom, 
            to go no more out; but their garments should be made white through 
            the blood of the Lamb.  
          GOD DOESN'T DWELL IN 
            HEART -- Doctrine and Covenants  
          Section 130:3 
            John 14:23-The appearing of the Father and the Son, in that verse, 
            is a personal appearance; and the idea that the Father and the Son 
            dwell in a man's heart is an old sectarian notion, and is false.  
             
             
             
          Act of Creation 
           
          CREATION - - ONE GOD 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          2 Nephi 2:14 
            And now, my sons, I speak unto you these things for your profit and 
            learning; for there is a God, and he hath created all things, both 
            the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are, both things 
            to act and things to be acted upon.  
          Jacob 4:8-9 
            8 Behold, great and marvelous are the works of the Lord. How 
            unsearchable are the depths of the mysteries of him; and it is impossible 
            that man should find out all his ways. And no man knoweth of his ways 
            save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the 
            revelations of God. 9 For behold, by the power of his word 
            man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the 
            power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world 
            was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command 
            the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according 
            to his will and pleasure?  
          See also Pearl of Great 
            Price: Moses, Chapter 2  
          CREATION - - PLURAL 
            GODS -- Pearl of Great Price  
          See also Pearl of Great 
            Price: Book of Abraham, Chapters 4-5  
             
             
             
          Behavior of God 
           
          GOD CANNOT LIE 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          Ether 3:12 
            And he answered: Yea, Lord, I know that thou speakest the truth, for 
            thou art a God of truth, and canst not lie.  
          2 Nephi 9:34 
            Wo unto the liar, for he shall be thrust down to hell.  
          GOD COMMANDS LYING 
            -- Pearl of Great Price  
          Abraham 2:22-25 
            22 And it came to pass when I was come near to enter into Egypt, 
            the Lord said unto me: Behold, Sarai, thy wife, is a very fair woman 
            to look upon; 23 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the 
            Egyptians shall see her, they will say-She is his wife; and they will 
            kill you, but they will save her alive; therefore see that ye do on 
            this wise: 24 Let her say unto the Egyptians, she is thy sister, 
            and thy soul shall live. 25 And it came to pass that I, Abraham, 
            told Sarai, my wife, all that the Lord had said unto me-Therefore 
            say unto them, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well 
            with me for thy sake, and my soul shall live because of thee.  
             
             
             
          The Word of God 
           
          GOD'S WORD UNCHANGEABLE 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          Alma 41:8 
            Now, the decrees of God are unalterable; therefore, the way is prepared 
            that whosoever will may walk therein and be saved.  
          GOD'S WORD CAN CHANGE 
            -- Doctrine and Covenants  
          Section 56:4-5 
            4 Wherefore I, the Lord, command and revoke, as it seemeth 
            me good; and all this to be answered upon the heads of the rebellious, 
            saith the Lord. 5 Wherefore, I revoke the commandment which 
            was given unto my servants Thomas B. Marsh and Ezra Thayre, and give 
            a new commandment unto my servant Thomas, that he shall take up his 
            journey speedily to the land of Missouri, and my servant Selah J. 
            Griffin shall also go with him.  
             
             
             
          Human Pre-Existence 
           
          NO PRE-EXISTENCE OF 
            MAN -- Book of Mormon  
          Jacob 4:9 
            For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the 
            earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, 
            if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man 
            was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship 
            of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure? 
             
          Alma 18:28, 34-36 
            28 And Ammon said: This is God. And Ammon said unto him again: 
            Believest thou that this Great Spirit, who is God, created all things 
            which are in heaven and in the earth? 34 Ammon said unto him: 
            I am a man; and man in the beginning was created after the image of 
            God, and I am called by his Holy Spirit to teach these things unto 
            this people, that they may be brought to a knowledge of that which 
            is just and true; 35 And a portion of that Spirit dwelleth 
            in me, which giveth me knowledge, and also power according to my faith 
            and desires which are in God. 36 Now when Ammon had said these 
            words, he began at the creation of the world, and also the creation 
            of Adam, and told him all the things concerning the fall of man, and 
            rehearsed and laid before him the records and the holy scriptures 
            of the people, which had been spoken by the prophets, even down to 
            the time that their father, Lehi, left Jerusalem.  
          MAN PRE-EXISTED 
            -- Doctrine and Covenants  
          Section 93:23, 29-33 
            23 Ye were also in the beginning with the Father; that which 
            is Spirit, even the Spirit of truth; 29 Man was also in the 
            beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created 
            or made, neither indeed can be. 30 All truth is independent 
            in that sphere in which God has placed it, to act for itself, as all 
            intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence. 31 Behold, 
            here is the agency of man, and here is the condemnation of man; because 
            that which was from the beginning is plainly manifest unto them, and 
            they receive not the light. 32 And every man whose spirit receiveth 
            not the light is under condemnation. 33 For man is spirit. 
            The elements are eternal, and spirit and element, inseparably connected, 
            receive a fulness of joy;  
          See also Pearl of Great 
            Price:  
          Abraham 3:18, 21-23 
            18 Howbeit that he made the greater star; as, also, if there 
            be two spirits, and one shall be more intelligent than the other, 
            yet these two spirits, notwithstanding one is more intelligent than 
            the other, have no beginning; they existed before, they shall have 
            no end, they shall exist after, for they are gnolaum, or eternal. 
            21 I dwell in the midst of them all; I now, therefore, have 
            come down unto thee to declare unto thee the works which my hands 
            have made, wherein my wisdom excelleth them all, for I rule in the 
            heavens above, and in the earth beneath, in all wisdom and prudence, 
            over all the intelligences thine eyes have seen from the beginning; 
            I came down in the beginning in the midst of all the intelligences 
            thou hast seen. 22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, 
            the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among 
            all these there were many of the noble and great ones; 23 And 
            God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst 
            of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among 
            those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said 
            unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou 
            wast born.  
             
             
             
          Second Chance 
           
          DEATH SEALS MAN'S FATE 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          Mosiah 2:36-39 
            36 And now, I say unto you, my brethren, that after ye have 
            known and have been taught all these things, if ye should transgress 
            and go contrary to that which has been spoken, that ye do withdraw 
            yourselves from the Spirit of the Lord, that it may have no place 
            in you to guide you in wisdom's paths that ye may be blessed, prospered, 
            and preserved- 37 I say unto you, that the man that doeth this, 
            the same cometh out in open rebellion against God; therefore he listeth 
            to obey the evil spirit, and becometh an enemy to all righteousness; 
            therefore, the Lord has no place in him, for he dwelleth not in unholy 
            temples. 38 Therefore if that man repenteth not, and remaineth 
            and dieth an enemy to God, the demands of divine justice do awaken 
            his immortal soul to a lively sense of his own guilt, which doth cause 
            him to shrink from the presence of the Lord, and doth fill his breast 
            with guilt, and pain, and anguish, which is like an unquenchable fire, 
            whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever. 39 And now I say 
            unto you, that mercy hath no claim on that man; therefore his final 
            doom is to endure a never-ending torment.  
          Alma 34:32-35 
            32 For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to 
            meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform 
            their labors. 33 And now, as I said unto you before, as ye 
            have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do 
            not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after 
            this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, 
            if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the 
            night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed. 34 
            Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will 
            repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for 
            that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye 
            go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your 
            body in that eternal world. 35 For behold, if ye have procrastinated 
            the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become 
            subjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth seal you his; therefore, 
            the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place 
            in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final 
            state of the wicked.  
          CHANCE AFTER DEATH 
            -- Doctrine and Covenants  
          Section 76:106-112 
            106 These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the 
            wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall 
            have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected 
            his work; 107 When he shall deliver up the kingdom, and present 
            it unto the Father, spotless, saying: I have overcome and have trodden 
            the wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the 
            wrath of Almighty God. 108 Then shall he be crowned with the 
            crown of his glory, to sit on the throne of his power to reign forever 
            and ever. 109 But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the 
            inhabitants of the telestial world, that they were as innumerable 
            as the stars in the firmament of heaven, or as the sand upon the seashore; 
            110 And heard the voice of the Lord saying: These all shall 
            bow the knee, and every tongue shall confess to him who sits upon 
            the throne forever and ever; 111 For they shall be judged according 
            to their works, and every man shall receive according to his own works, 
            his own dominion, in the mansions which are prepared; 112 And 
            they shall be servants of the Most High; but where God and Christ 
            dwell they cannot come, worlds without end.  
          Section 88:99 
            And after this another angel shall sound, which is the second trump; 
            and then cometh the redemption of those who are Christ's at his coming; 
            who have received their part in that prison which is prepared for 
            them, that they might receive the gospel, and be judged according 
            to men in the flesh.  
             
             
             
          Salvation 
           
          HEATHEN SAVED WITHOUT 
            BAPTISM -- Book of Mormon  
          Moroni 8:22-23 
            22 For behold that all little children are alive in Christ, 
            and also all they that are without the law. For the power of redemption 
            cometh on all them that have no law; wherefore, he that is not condemned, 
            or he that is under no condemnation, cannot repent; and unto such 
            baptism availeth nothing- 23 But it is mockery before God, 
            denying the mercies of Christ, and the power of his Holy Spirit, and 
            putting trust in dead works.  
          2 Nephi 9:25-26 
            25 Wherefore, he has given a law; and where there is no law 
            given there is no punishment; and where there is no punishment there 
            is no condemnation; and where there is no condemnation the mercies 
            of the Holy One of Israel have claim upon them, because of the atonement; 
            for they are delivered by the power of him. 26 For the atonement 
            satisfieth the demands of his justice upon all those who have not 
            the law given to them, that they are delivered from that awful monster, 
            death and hell, and the devil, and the lake of fire and brimstone, 
            which is endless torment; and they are restored to that God who gave 
            them breath, which is the Holy One of Israel.  
          Mosiah 15:24-27 
            24 And these are those who have part in the first resurrection; 
            and these are they that have died before Christ came, in their ignorance, 
            not having salvation declared unto them. And thus the Lord bringeth 
            about the restoration of these; and they have a part in the first 
            resurrection, or have eternal life, being redeemed by the Lord. 25 
            And little children also have eternal life. 26 But behold, 
            and fear, and tremble before God, for ye ought to tremble; for the 
            Lord redeemeth none such that rebel against him and die in their sins; 
            yea, even all those that have perished in their sins ever since the 
            world began, that have wilfully rebelled against God, that have known 
            the commandments of God, and would not keep them; these are they that 
            have no part in the first resurrection.  
          BAPTISM FOR DEAD 
            -- Doctrine and Covenants  
          Section 128:5, 17-18 
            5 You may think this order of things to be very particular; 
            but let me tell you that it is only to answer the will of God, by 
            conforming to the ordinance and preparation that the Lord ordained 
            and prepared before the foundation of the world, for the salvation 
            of the dead who should die without a knowledge of the gospel. 17 
            And again, in connection with this quotation I will give you a quotation 
            from one of the prophets, who had his eye fixed on the restoration 
            of the priesthood, the glories to be revealed in the last days, and 
            in an especial manner this most glorious of all subjects belonging 
            to the everlasting gospel, namely, the baptism for the dead; for Malachi 
            says, last chapter, verses 5th and 6th: Behold, I will send you Elijah 
            the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the 
            Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, 
            and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite 
            the earth with a curse. 18 I might have rendered a plainer 
            translation to this, but it is sufficiently plain to suit my purpose 
            as it stands. It is sufficient to know, in this case, that the earth 
            will be smitten with a curse unless there is a welding link of some 
            kind or other between the fathers and the children, upon some subject 
            or other-and behold what is that subject? It is the baptism for the 
            dead. For we without them cannot be made perfect; neither can they 
            without us be made perfect. Neither can they nor we be made perfect 
            without those who have died in the gospel also; for it is necessary 
            in the ushering in of the dispensation of the fulness of times, which 
            dispensation is now beginning to usher in, that a whole and complete 
            and perfect union, and welding together of dispensations, and keys, 
            and powers, and glories should take place, and be revealed from the 
            days of Adam even to the present time. And not only this, but those 
            things which never have been revealed from the foundation of the world, 
            but have been kept hid from the wise and prudent, shall be revealed 
            unto babes and sucklings in this, the dispensation of the fulness 
            of times.  
             
             
             
          Life After Death 
           
          HEAVEN OR HELL 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          2 Nephi 28:22 
            And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no 
            hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none-and 
            thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful 
            chains, from whence there is no deliverance.  
          1 Nephi 15:35 
            And there is a place prepared, yea, even that awful hell of which 
            I have spoken, and the devil is the preparator of it; wherefore the 
            final state of the souls of men is to dwell in the kingdom of God, 
            or to be cast out because of that justice of which I have spoken. 
             
          Mosiah 16:11 
            If they be good, to the resurrection of endless life and happiness; 
            and if they be evil, to the resurrection of endless damnation, being 
            delivered up to the devil, who hath subjected them, which is damnation- 
             
          Mosiah 27:31 
            Yea, every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess before him. Yea, 
            even at the last day, when all men shall stand to be judged of him, 
            then shall they confess that he is God; then shall they confess, who 
            live without God in the world, that the judgment of an everlasting 
            punishment is just upon them; and they shall quake, and tremble, and 
            shrink beneath the glance of his all-searching eye.  
          Alma 41:4-8 
            4 And if their works are evil they shall be restored unto them 
            for evil. Therefore, all things shall be restored to their proper 
            order, every thing to its natural frame-mortality raised to immortality, 
            corruption to incorruption-raised to endless happiness to inherit 
            the kingdom of God, or to endless misery to inherit the kingdom of 
            the devil, the one on one hand, the other on the other- 5 The 
            one raised to happiness according to his desires of happiness, or 
            good according to his desires of good; and the other to evil according 
            to his desires of evil; for as he has desired to do evil all the day 
            long even so shall he have his reward of evil when the night cometh. 
            6 And so it is on the other hand. If he hath repented of his 
            sins, and desired righteousness until the end of his days, even so 
            he shall be rewarded unto righteousness. 7 These are they that 
            are redeemed of the Lord; yea, these are they that are taken out, 
            that are delivered from that endless night of darkness; and thus they 
            stand or fall; for behold, they are their own judges, whether to do 
            good or do evil. 8 Now, the decrees of God are unalterable; 
            therefore, the way is prepared that whosoever will may walk therein 
            and be saved.  
          Alma 42:16 
            Now, repentance could not come unto men except there were a punishment, 
            which also was eternal as the life of the soul should be, affixed 
            opposite to the plan of happiness, which was as eternal also as the 
            life of the soul.  
          3 KINGDOMS IN HEAVEN 
            - - MOST SAVED -- Doctrine and Covenants  
          76:43, 70-112 
            43 Who glorifies the Father, and saves all the works of his 
            hands, except those sons of perdition who deny the Son after the Father 
            has revealed him. 70 These are they whose bodies are celestial, 
            whose glory is that of the sun, even the glory of God, the highest 
            of all, whose glory the sun of the firmament is written of as being 
            typical. 71 And again, we saw the terrestrial world, and behold 
            and lo, these are they who are of the terrestrial, whose glory differs 
            from that of the church of the Firstborn who have received the fulness 
            of the Father, even as that of the moon differs from the sun in the 
            firmament. 72 Behold, these are they who died without law; 
            73 And also they who are the spirits of men kept in prison, 
            whom the Son visited, and preached the gospel unto them, that they 
            might be judged according to men in the flesh; 74 Who received 
            not the testimony of Jesus in the flesh, but afterwards received it. 
            75 These are they who are honorable men of the earth, who were 
            blinded by the craftiness of men. 76 These are they who receive 
            of his glory, but not of his fulness. 77 These are they who 
            receive of the presence of the Son, but not of the fulness of the 
            Father. 78 Wherefore, they are bodies terrestrial, and not 
            bodies celestial, and differ in glory as the moon differs from the 
            sun. 79 These are they who are not valiant in the testimony 
            of Jesus; wherefore, they obtain not the crown over the kingdom of 
            our God. 80 And now this is the end of the vision which we 
            saw of the terrestrial, that the Lord commanded us to write while 
            we were yet in the Spirit. 81 And again, we saw the glory of 
            the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory 
            of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament. 
            82 These are they who received not the gospel of Christ, neither 
            the testimony of Jesus. 83 These are they who deny not the 
            Holy Spirit. 84 These are they who are thrust down to hell. 
            85 These are they who shall not be redeemed from the devil 
            until the last resurrection, until the Lord, even Christ the Lamb, 
            shall have finished his work. 86 These are they who receive 
            not of his fulness in the eternal world, but of the Holy Spirit through 
            the ministration of the terrestrial; 87 And the terrestrial 
            through the ministration of the celestial. 88 And also the 
            telestial receive it of the administering of angels who are appointed 
            to minister for them, or who are appointed to be ministering spirits 
            for them; for they shall be heirs of salvation. 89 And thus 
            we saw, in the heavenly vision, the glory of the telestial, which 
            surpasses all understanding; 90 And no man knows it except 
            him to whom God has revealed it. 91 And thus we saw the glory 
            of the terrestrial which excels in all things the glory of the telestial, 
            even in glory, and in power, and in might, and in dominion. 92 
            And thus we saw the glory of the celestial, which excels in all things-where 
            God, even the Father, reigns upon his throne forever and ever; 93 
            Before whose throne all things bow in humble reverence, and give him 
            glory forever and ever. 94 They who dwell in his presence are 
            the church of the Firstborn; and they see as they are seen, and know 
            as they are known, having received of his fulness and of his grace; 
            95 And he makes them equal in power, and in might, and in dominion. 
            96 And the glory of the celestial is one, even as the glory 
            of the sun is one. 97 And the glory of the terrestrial is one, 
            even as the glory of the moon is one. 98 And the glory of the 
            telestial is one, even as the glory of the stars is one; for as one 
            star differs from another star in glory, even so differs one from 
            another in glory in the telestial world; 99 For these are they 
            who are of Paul, and of Apollos, and of Cephas. 100 These are 
            they who say they are some of one and some of another-some of Christ 
            and some of John, and some of Moses, and some of Elias, and some of 
            Esaias, and some of Isaiah, and some of Enoch; 101 But received 
            not the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus, neither the prophets, 
            neither the everlasting covenant. 102 Last of all, these all 
            are they who will not be gathered with the saints, to be caught up 
            unto the church of the Firstborn, and received into the cloud. 103 
            These are they who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and whoremongers, 
            and whosoever loves and makes a lie. 104 These are they who 
            suffer the wrath of God on earth. 105 These are they who suffer 
            the vengeance of eternal fire. 106 These are they who are cast 
            down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness 
            of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, 
            and shall have perfected his work; 107 When he shall deliver 
            up the kingdom, and present it unto the Father, spotless, saying: 
            I have overcome and have trodden the wine-press alone, even the wine-press 
            of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God. 108 Then shall 
            he be crowned with the crown of his glory, to sit on the throne of 
            his power to reign forever and ever. 109 But behold, and lo, 
            we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial world, that 
            they were as innumerable as the stars in the firmament of heaven, 
            or as the sand upon the seashore; 110 And heard the voice of 
            the Lord saying: These all shall bow the knee, and every tongue shall 
            confess to him who sits upon the throne forever and ever; 111 
            For they shall be judged according to their works, and every man shall 
            receive according to his own works, his own dominion, in the mansions 
            which are prepared; 112 And they shall be servants of the Most 
            High; but where God and Christ dwell they cannot come, worlds without 
            end.  
             
             
             
          Murder  
          MURDER CAN BE FORGIVEN 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          3 Nephi 30:2 
            Turn, all ye Gentiles, from your wicked ways; and repent of your evil 
            doings, of your lyings and deceivings, and of your whoredoms, and 
            of your secret abominations, and your idolatries, and of your murders, 
            and your priestcrafts, and your envyings, and your strifes, and from 
            all your wickedness and abominations, and come unto me, and be baptized 
            in my name, that ye may receive a remission of your sins, and be filled 
            with the Holy Ghost, that ye may be numbered with my people who are 
            of the house of Israel.  
          NO FORGIVENESS FOR 
            MURDER -- Doctrine and Covenants  
          Section 42:18 
            And now, behold, I speak unto the church. Thou shalt not kill; and 
            he that kills shall not have forgiveness in this world, nor in the 
            world to come.  
             
             
             
          Plural Wives 
           
          POLYGAMY CONDEMNED 
            -- Book of Mormon  
          Jacob 1:15 
            And now it came to pass that the people of Nephi, under the reign 
            of the second king, began to grow hard in their hearts, and indulge 
            themselves somewhat in wicked practices, such as like unto David of 
            old desiring many wives and concubines, and also Solomon, his son. 
             
          Jacob 2:24 
            Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which 
            thing was abominable before me, saith the Lord.  
          Jacob 3:5 
            Behold, the Lamanites your brethren, whom ye hate because of their 
            filthiness and the cursing which hath come upon their skins, are more 
            righteous than you; for they have not forgotten the commandment of 
            the Lord, which was given unto our father-that they should have save 
            it were one wife, and concubines they should have none, and there 
            should not be whoredoms committed among them.  
          Mosiah 11:2 
            For behold, he did not keep the commandments of God, but he did walk 
            after the desires of his own heart. And he had many wives and concubines. 
            And he did cause his people to commit sin, and do that which was abominable 
            in the sight of the Lord. Yea, and they did commit whoredoms and all 
            manner of wickedness.  
          POLYGAMY COMMANDED 
            -- Doctrine and Covenants  
          Section 132:1, 37-39, 
            61 
            1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Joseph, that 
            inasmuch as you have inquired of my hand to know and understand wherein 
            I, the Lord, justified my servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as also 
            Moses, David and Solomon, my servants, as touching the principle and 
            doctrine of their having many wives and concubines- 37 Abraham 
            received concubines, and they bore him children; and it was accounted 
            unto him for righteousness, because they were given unto him, and 
            he abode in my law; as Isaac also and Jacob did none other things 
            than that which they were commanded; and because they did none other 
            things than that which they were commanded, they have entered into 
            their exaltation, according to the promises, and sit upon thrones, 
            and are not angels but are gods. 38 David also received many 
            wives and concubines, and also Solomon and Moses my servants, as also 
            many others of my servants, from the beginning of creation until this 
            time; and in nothing did they sin save in those things which they 
            received not of me. 39 David's wives and concubines were given 
            unto him of me, by the hand of Nathan, my servant, and others of the 
            prophets who had the keys of this power; and in none of these things 
            did he sin against me save in the case of Uriah and his wife; and, 
            therefore he hath fallen from his exaltation, and received his portion; 
            and he shall not inherit them out of the world, for I gave them unto 
            another, saith the Lord. 61 And again, as pertaining to the 
            law of the priesthood-if any man espouse a virgin, and desire to espouse 
            another, and the first give her consent, and if he espouse the second, 
            and they are virgins, and have vowed to no other man, then is he justified; 
            he cannot commit adultery for they are given unto him; for he cannot 
            commit adultery with that that belongeth unto him and to no one else. 
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