The Articles of Faith
of The Church of Jesus
Christ
of Latter-day Saints
The Articles of Faith
of The Church of Jesus
Christ
of Latter-day Saints
We believe in God, the
Eternal
Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
We believe that men will
be
punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
We believe that through
the
Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws
and ordinances of the Gospel.
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; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
We believe that a man
must
be called of 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.
We believe in the same
organization
that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets,
pastors,
teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
We believe in the gift
of
tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of
tongues,
and so forth.
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.
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.
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 the American continent; that
Christ
will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be
renewed
and receive its paradisiacal glory.
We claim the privilege
of
worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own
conscience,
and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or
what
they may.
We believe in being
subject
to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring,
and
sustaining the law.
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.
Joseph Smith
