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Show adhered to and often reaffirmed without variation." This is duplicity of the worse kind. This state ment in the Reorganized Latter Day Saints' Church History, Volume 1, Page 19, is referring to a copy of the Book of Mormon characters, which was taken to Professor Anthon and not to the so-called first vision of 1820. When men use such means to es tablish a claim such as this first vision it is 0& plorable, and in reality detracts from the truth. The Elders' Journal which was published after the Messenger and Advocate was discontinued, DIDNOT MENTION this first vision at all and there has been no history of this produced as written in 1838. Mr. Pement states in the close of the Question Time for June 29, 1959, that the reference to an angel of the Lord" referred to the second vision, Septem ber 21, 1823. We again refer you to Oliver Cowdery'S FULL HISTORY WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED IN 1834 H AND NEVER CONTRADICTED, where he states the first visit of the angel was September 21, 1823 was and that the correct age of Joseph Smith seventeen. were to subAll of the so-called first vision claims a of false plurality of Gods teaching stantiate the H in which came from the Book of Abraham" which 1842 was published in the Times and Seasons ad Saint accepted by Joseph Smith and the Latter Day people. but many Not only was plurality of Gods taught, them, taught by "valn and foolish doctrines," UPON ALL BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RELY OF BOOK THE AND THE BIBLE are piain and The Bible and the Book of Mormon ONLY ONE is there that they teach exactly alike; revealed God that was Christ GOD and that Jesus Smith, used God Joseph in the flesh. too big Saul and Judas and others who became were MORON. He(so ue 16 in their own eyes to be obedient and transgressed the Lord and His word. "Yea, LET GOD against H be true, but EVERY MAN a liar." 16 To the law and to the testimony: IF THEY SPEAK not accord ing to this word, it is because there is no light in THEM" 17 We plead with all TO RETURN TO CHRIST AND TAKE HIS REVEALMENT OF HIMSELF AS FOUND IN THE BIBLE AND THE BOOK OF MORMON. The Book of Mormon was what the angel revealed to Joseph Smith in 1823. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH ITS PLAIN TEACHINGS? The angel told Joseph Smith in 1823 that it contained THECORRECTKNOWLEDGEOF THE GOSPEL.1s The Lord says we will be judged by the words of the Bible and the Book of Mormon. The Bible says, e Hear, 0 Israel THE LORD our God is ONE LORD Unto us is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, WHO IS CHRIST THE ,. 19 LORD. The Book of Mormon says, There is A GOD AND HE IS CHRIST I would that ye should UNDERSTAND that GOD HIMSELF shall come down and because HE D WE L LET H IN FLESH He shall be called the Son of God." 20 Joseph Smith DID NOT SEE TWO GODS in 1820 because God says there is ONLY ONE GOD. God is a Spirit and fills heaven and earth. Jesus was God in the flesh and as Paul tells us Christ was "the FULNESS of the Godhead BODILY." 21 Paul says, "though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." 22 Joseph Smith taught a ((grand council of Gods". Let's hear God's witness as spoken through Isaiah, HIS THERE A GOD BESIDE ME? yea, there is no God, I KNOW NOT ANY a just God and a Saviour; THERE IS NONE BESIDE ME. Look unto me, and be ye e .... e e .... ... 17 |
