First of all, let me explain about this page. As I said on
my home page, I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints. So this is a page to present my beliefs
and what the Church is from a member's viewpoint.
Next, I want to share my testimony of the Church with you.
I know that Jesus Christ is our Saviour. He died for us so
that we could repent and progress, and therefore have
eternal life with our Heavenly Father in joy. I know that
this Church has the fulness of the gospel and that it is His
Church. I am so grateful that I have the Church in my life -
it makes my life worth living, because I know life has a
purpose.
Now, I will tell you the "Articles of Faith" of my Church.
Joseph Smith once put them in a letter, explaining the basic
beliefs of the Church:
1- We believe in God, the Eternal Father, in his son Jesus
Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
2- We believe that man will be punished for their own sins,
and not for Adam's transgression.
3- We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all
mankind may be saved, through obedience to the laws and
ordinances of the Gospel.
4- We believe that the first principles and ordinances of
the Gospel are: First, faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ;
Second, repentance; Third, baptism by immersion for the
remission of sins; and Fourth, the laying on of hands for
the gift of the Holy Ghost.
5- We believe that a man must be called by God, by
prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are
in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the
ordinances thereof.
6- We believe in the organisation that existed in the
Primitive Church; namely, apostles, prophets, pastors,
teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7- We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation,
visions, healing, interpretation of tongues and so forth.
8- We believe the Bible to be the word of God, as far as
it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of
Mormon to be the word of God.
9- We believe all that God has revealed, all that he does
now reveal, and we believe that he will yet reveal many
great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom
of God.
10- We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in
the Restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion, the New
Jerusalem, will be built upon this, the American continent,
that Jesus Christ will reign personally upon the earth,
and that the earth will be renewed and receive its
paradisiacal glory.
11- We claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God,
and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship
how, where, or what they may.
12- We believe in being subject to kings, presidents,
rulers and magistrates, in upholding, honouring and
sustaining the law.
13- We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent,
virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say
that we follow the admonition of Paul; we believe all
things, we hope all things, we have endured many things
and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is
anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or
praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
Finally, I have a couple of links for you:
-Deseret Book SuperStore
new site put up by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to provide information on our beliefs
-The Official WebSite of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints