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Show very life of the church of the living God in all ages of the world."-Millennial Star, Vol. V, p. 117, Brigham Young the speaker. <br> 4. "All the spirits who have not obeyed the gospel in the flesh much either obey it in the spirit or be damned. Solemn thought!-Dreadful thought! Is there nothing to be done?...God has made a provision that every spirit in the eternal world can be ferreted out and saved unless he has committed that unpardonable sin….And every man who has a friend in the eternal world can save him, unless he has committed the unpardonable sin. And so you can see how far you can be a savior."-Journal of Discourses, Vol. VI, pp. 7, 8, Joseph Smith as the speaker. <br><br> That is, by being baptized for such a one in the temple. <br><br> NINTH-The Mormon Church believes in Polygamy. The doctrine is to them both holy and righteous and some believe and teach that Jesus Christ was a polygamist. The manifesto of September 24, 1890, was not a repudiation of the doctrine of plural or celestial marriage, and did not claim to be such. It was, as all honest Mormons freely confess, only a suspension of the practice for the time being. They hold the principle to be as eternal as God himself. <br><br> CLAIMS <br><br> 1. "If none but Gods will be permitted to multiply immortal children, it follows that each God must have one or more wives."…"The Evangelists do not particularly speak of the marriage of Jesus."…"One thing is certain that there were several holy women that greatly loved Jesus-such as Mary, and Martha, her sister, and Mary Magdalene; and Jesus greatly loved them, and associated with them much."…"If all the acts of Jesus were written, we, no doubt, should learn that these beloved women were his wives."-The Seer, Vol. I, pp. 158, 159. <br> 2. All those who have this law" [plural or celestial marriage] "revealed unto them must obey the same."…"And if ye abide not in that covenant" [plural or celestial marriage], "then are ye damned; for no one can reject the covenant and be permitted to enter into my glory"…."As pertaining to the new and everlasting covenant [plural or celestial marriage] "it was instituted for the fullness of my glory; and he that receiveth a fullness thereof must and shall abide the law, or he shall be damned; saith the Lord God."-Doctrine and Covenants, Sec. 132:3, 4, 6. <br> 3. "And again, as pertaining to the law of the priesthood: If any man…have ten virgins given unto him by this law, he cannot commit adultery, for they belong to him."-Same, Verses 61, 62. <br><br> That this so-called principle has not been abrogated or annulled, witness and language of the manifesto by President of the Church Wilford Woodruff, September 24, 1890: <br> "My advice to the Latter-day Saints is to refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land." <br><br> TENTH-The Mormon Church teaches that God has a wife or wives and is the natural father of all intelligent beings in heaven, earth, and hell; that angels, men and devils are his offspring by procreation, or natural generation; and that Adam is the father of Christ's human nature, as Brigham Young was father of his children. <br><br> CLAIMS <br><br> 1. "Wisdom inspires the Gods to multiply their species."-Key to Theology, p. 52. <br> [Continues on next page.] <br><br> |
