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Show #2 /13 Conferenoe, they adopted the Doctr1ne nnd Covenants • and 1 lluote, "j.t the first confer.noe, the question orone up on a l'esolution to lndorse--aieBlb1e, ilie Book of Mormon "8'iid the Book of Doctrine Fnd Covenants as containing the laws Of' the ohurch, that was done also n 1835 and at times prior to l844;. all 'l'hey the INDON§Eb c 80 far us I am now consctous of the fscts revelutions ttnt aver given to the churoh for its goernme;r 11 that at their 1st ••••• presonted .!2 them and aOQepted !>z 2!. . wOi,;.ld like co quote from the Bdi tor of the Herald of March, lenO, volume 1, number 3, in ans1'IertO""Some who had rejected the 2nd .Gd1 tioD of Doctrine and Covenants, as tollows, "Wow Vie propose thnt nll the l'eveltlt1ons whioh JOSGph gave unto the church, !£ we at'e tgive heed unto'. It the Firat Edition of that book the Bubeqt;.E:Lt rovelntiODs wrch cere oontained in the Ii O!ilne, J:.lso 1 provti ill Book of Covenants, in the Book of Abrah8Jl1 etc., II Also see unto the church, are equally d1 vine. number 4. m which he gave Herald. volume 6, ultImately prove worthY, II again Eo! perm1tted.iI __ --- death." wordafe reoeive, my doing thIngs,"'thi gate....-or-hell shall not prevail against you;" Now let'. examine thee. testimoni8s that I have presented to The Ghurch history, volume 4, pr.ge 239, states that they "recsp1zed: you. standard the revelations oontlned in the Doctrine86ddeovenants, as the aible of authority on all church-matter8 ot doctrine (as .ell as the Thi8 resolution did not 8ay it was the 1836 and Book ot MOimonr: Alao resolution 222 states that there were rumors that the Edition. atfirmed to be true or genurne;-"th. Beok church had not this of Dootrine and Govenents' Rna I quote,-.::tii.erefore to referred to was nitro uoed and the IF IT "ettested"ft passed." .8XIS'I'&D, Agtdn it did not as nsol that It s ate ready was th...-J.'93'5 Edition. as reoorded in II Aba tN\et of rHt ••• whioh !! cOIl1ll1ended you. t.n the revelation contF.1.ned. .J:l wrote to you," ( referrIng to Section 109). - I hen you adopted Rules 215 and 222, this alone acceptance ot Seotions 107, 1(19 end 110. theletter Whibh -- WRa ---- and 18 . surfici.llt 1>1so tho EdJtorl!! and Publishers ot the first Heralda ever published your church, endorse and set forth the Second Edition ot the Dootrine ':'he late Joseph Smith endorsed this teaching on baptism end Covenants. for the dead as tr".e in trl.s stat9men.t. by tells you (you admit that you have aocepted thi. that you aro to receive Joseph Smith's words and oomnteindJDent. from the mouth of God, Himselt, end give !2. . .'\.1so S.otil)n 19 Section), I also quota fl'om Church Riatol'7, volume 2, pages 548, 546 and 648, under oontorenco nut8s where. "Pres1dent loseph Sth, reguest of soma of the 'l'wolve, gave inotruotions on the doctrine or baptism for the dear. ::::"Thi spaalcar then nnnou.Dc9d, 'There shall be no more baptism! tor the dead until the ordinance oan be attended to In-t the church shEtll not hold an·other font of the Lord's Genera! conference m they o en meet in "aid house; for thus salth - l:oud Conference closed by the ohoir slnng EYmn Lordl' '1'08 jljreatest Ull@imity PR1!.'Vi:lLED; prayQr"1iy Bro. B. young ....... and good business was conducted with the most reelings (no objeotion to baptism for the dead), and the assembly dispersed with new O.FIDENaE in th great work of the last day •• R$rtct harmony was 1. Cerks IUll I::l1as Smith U3'tCl.VUS • and l'1easons, vol. 2, PP. 576-680. We OaD plainl] 839 by this that this oonferenoe W88 1n agreement Also Churon itI:'Itory. with this doctrine on baptisnl for the dead. on!jroveBlbe1" with the announoement, volUMe 2, page 552, in " were admin1stered •••• the first baptisms ror t e dead ---'rimes harm0We 21. .... How muoh pla1nr could the acoeptanoe of thss9 Sections be, than a law explaining, and an announcement ma4e to be carried out 1n order' I the certainly am not upholding the false doctrine of baptism fo? dead, Inateid-r rumounce tas tdae:--"n can notoe done by- oehind the stctement that Sections 109 and 110 were ..on11; J:'etter8. Jar. 3:13, "Only aoknowledge thine iniq_ult,., teat Al.o in Pe. Z,2s5. thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy Ood." tel!'Sii3in Fang o 1'40, the Edition you were Md are using, Librarian of CODgre.·s alao oopyright8a iii(! -marin the ott1oe ot the contrary to thi8 it 1D. the law suit Joseph Smith, President. I would also like to ,quote fro. the Doctrine and Covenants, Section all 19s.a, "i.herefore. meaning the churoh, thou shalt give heed unto his wordS. Imd cOlIllllsndrnentB;-wliIOhlie shall give unto you, 8S he- for his receiveth them. wEllking in alT"1iOItDes"S"""'6iFore me; th; as if from mine ewn mouth, in &11 patIence-and f shall deteat, to ••••• Also from page 55 of the Truth Tell.r, I would like to auot., liThe new ohurch orgen1zation has declared her faith to be trUe to dav of his un to the ;:..;;ar. all the doctrines and teaehinga-of oiouph SlIdth - to .2!!!! witnef!1 that the whole book was adopted. This includ6(t o.,eo ions 167, 109, and 110. As I pOinted out in D\f " ll:i.st lotter, ,ection 11017 ate.te8 and again I quote. tbe doctrine as Also I would like to refer you to a etatement the late Joseph r quote. Smith oontulned in the Herald, volume 21, l8?4, pase 436. IIThoso who were baptized tor the dead should llve 80 nearly in accord with the spirits in the better land that there should be revelatiOIlJ of a dosire that the living should personate for the dead ••••• aaptl •• for the dead!! not oommanded in the gcspelJ it is at beut only should permitted; was sO-Uy special permission, Fd we presume that we Again I e1 to you Evldellce", This 18 and ia our in the sight of God, not to ooyer It is save our faee. bIassed to acknowledge tood-;nn-our sins and the tranRgr888ion indeed far errors more to riSt mtst and an fllld!!!!! . tt |
