TG Witness of the Father. Deut. TG Gentiles. TG Restoration of the Gospel. 10:10; 1 Jn. In making this confession, no one need suppose me guilty of any great or malignant sins. No sooner had I baptized Oliver Cowdery, than the Holy Ghost fell upon him, and he stood up and aprophesied many things which should shortly come to pass. Isa. Principles And Questions. 34:29 (29–35); Hel. 34 He said there was a abook deposited, written upon gold plates, giving an account of the former inhabitants of this continent, and the source from whence they sprang. In 1845, Brigham Young and the Quorum of the Twelve made plans to publish Joseph Smith’s history in book form, and a fair copy of the history was begun, using the designation A-2, B-2, etc. Interview, Joseph Smith by David Nye White, Nauvoo, Illinois, 21 Aug. 1843, Christian Churches in Joseph Smith’s Day, Religious Beliefs in Joseph Smith’s Day. what wonder! More …, Journal, 9–11 November 1835. His head and neck were also bare. My father’s family was proselyted to the Presbyterian faith, and four of them joined that church, namely, my mother, Lucy; my brothers Hyrum and Samuel Harrison; and my sister Sophronia. 14 So, in accordance with this, my determination to ask of God, I retired to the awoods to make the attempt. If these facts were buried, and carefully concealed by men whose craft would have been in danger if once permitted to shine in the faces of men, they were no longer to us; and we only waited for the commandment to be given ‘Arise and be baptized.’. In the month of October, 1825, I hired with an old gentleman by the name of Josiah Stoal, who lived in Chenango county, State of New York. 22:23 (15, 23); 2 Ne. In process of time my mind became somewhat partial to the Methodist sect, and I felt some desire to be united with them; but so great were the confusion and astrife among the different denominations, that it was impossible for a person young as I was, and so unacquainted with men and things, to come to any certain conclusion who was bright and who was wrong. 72 The amessenger who visited us on this occasion and conferred this Priesthood upon us, said that his name was John, the same that is called bJohn the Baptist in the New Testament, and that he acted under the direction of cPeter, James and John, who held the keys of the Priesthood of Melchizedek, which Priesthood, he said, would in due time be conferred on us, and that I should be called the first dElder of the Church, and he (Oliver Cowdery) the second. 2 In this history I shall present the various events in relation to this Church, in truth and righteousness, as they have transpired, or as they at present exist, being now [1838] the aeighth byear since the organization of the said Church. Random . Review of last week. Copied by scribes into a large bound volume, this account was later canonized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Pearl of Great Price. (Verses 21–26.). If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming. Joseph Smith–History (abbreviated JS–H) is a book in the Pearl of Great Price that contains an excerpt of the autobiographical record of some of the early events in Joseph Smith's life. Instead of quoting the first verse as it reads in our books, he quoted it thus: 37 For behold, the aday cometh that shall bburn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly shall burn as cstubble; for they that come shall burn them, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. I could discover that he had no other clothing on but this robe, as it was open, so that I could see into his bosom. 7 I was at this time in my fifteenth year. And as we heard we rejoiced, while His love enkindled upon our souls, and we were wrapped in the vision of the Almighty! 44 I lay musing on the singularity of the scene, and marveling greatly at what had been told to me by this extraordinary messenger; when, in the midst of my ameditation, I suddenly discovered that my room was again beginning to get lighted, and in an instant, as it were, the same heavenly messenger was again by my bedside. I abaptized him first, and afterwards he baptized me—after which I laid my hands upon his head and ordained him to the Aaronic Priesthood, and afterwards he laid his hands on me and ordained me to the same Priesthood—for so we were commanded.*. 8:5; 3 Ne. (The Smith family lived in seven locations by the time Joseph turned 14: Sharon, … His news article included an account of Joseph Smith’s first vision. Prophet Joseph Smith Taken from his sermons and writings as they are found in the Documentary History and other publications of the Church and written or published in the days of the Prophet’s ministry Selected and arranged by the Historian, Joseph Fielding Smith, and his Assistants in the Historian’s Office of the Church of Jesus Christ He quoted also the third chapter of Acts, twenty-second and twenty-third verses, precisely as they stand in our New Testament. Plans for the publication were suspended as the Latter-day Saints prepared for the trek west, but the fair copy was used as the source for continued publication in Utah newspapers in the 1850s. Day after day I continued, uninterrupted, to write from his mouth, as he translated with the Urim and Thummim, or, as the Nephites would have said, ‘Interpreters,’ the history or record called ‘The Book of Mormon.’. How old was Joseph Smith at the time of The First Vision?, Where was Joseph Smith at the time of the 1st vision?, What is one thing that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ told/taught Joseph Smith … Print. This account borrowed language from Orson Pratt’s A[n] Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions (see below). Doctrine and Covenants 2; Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65, Doctrine and Covenants 12–13; Joseph Smith—History 1:66–75, The Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 and 2, Historic Places: Massachusetts and Vermont, Historic Places: New York and Pennsylvania, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Joseph Smith—History 1:1–26, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2020), Joseph Smith—History 1:1–26, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources. He replied, ‘I cannot read a sealed book.’ I left him and went to Dr. Mitchell, who sanctioned what Professor Anthon had said respecting both the characters and the translation.”, Oliver Cowdery serves as scribe in translating the Book of Mormon—Joseph and Oliver receive the Aaronic Priesthood from John the Baptist—They are baptized, ordained, and receive the spirit of prophecy. “No men, in their sober senses, could translate and write the directions given to the Nephites from the mouth of the Savior, of the precise manner in which men should build up His Church, and especially when corruption had spread an uncertainty over all forms and systems practiced among men, without desiring a privilege of showing the willingness of the heart by being buried in the liquid grave, to answer a ‘good conscience by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.’, “After writing the account given of the Savior’s ministry to the remnant of the seed of Jacob, upon this continent, it was easy to be seen, as the prophet said it would be, that darkness covered the earth and gross darkness the minds of the people. Historical background and the earliest manuscript of each revelation, as published in The Joseph Smith Papers. 33:31 (30–33); Luke 6:46. Ex. 41 He also quoted the asecond chapter of Joel, from the twenty-eighth verse to the last. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. Joel 2:28 (28–32); Acts 2:16 (16–21). More …. 32 Not only was his robe exceedingly white, but his whole person was aglorious beyond description, and his countenance truly like blightning. The Angel Moroni (/ m oʊ ˈ r oʊ n aɪ /) is an angel whom Joseph Smith reported as having visited him on numerous occasions, beginning on September 21, 1823. what amazement! 10 In the midst of this war of words and tumult of opinions, I often said to myself: What is to be done? !Before the Angel Moroni appeared...Joseph Smith was [doing what specifically] SMITH, JOSEPH. I was, therefore, under the necessity of taking her elsewhere; so we went and were married at the house of Squire Tarbill, in South Bainbridge, Chenango county, New York. His hands were naked, and his arms also, a little above the wrist; so, also, were his feet naked, as were his legs, a little above the ankles. TG Apostasy of the Early Christian Church. A few years ago, I was in Nauvoo when S. Michael Tracy, author of the bookMillions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again, gave a power-point presentation on a possible photograph of Joseph Smith that had surfaced within the Community of Christ. Happy New Year and Happy Monday! It was on the morning of a bbeautiful, clear day, early in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty. 50 I obeyed; I returned to my afather in the field, and rehearsed the whole matter to him. He gave me a certificate, certifying to the people of Palmyra that they were true characters, and that the translation of such of them as had been translated was also correct. The Presbyterians were most decided against the Baptists and Methodists, and used all the powers of both reason and sophistry to prove their errors, or, at least, to make the people think they were in error. 10:22; Moses 6:31 (31–37). when we received under his hand the Holy Priesthood as he said, ‘Upon you my fellow-servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer this Priesthood and this authority, which shall remain upon earth, that the Sons of Levi may yet offer an offering unto the Lord in righteousness!’. 74 Our minds being now enlightened, we began to have the ascriptures laid open to our understandings, and the btrue meaning and intention of their more cmysterious passages revealed unto us in a manner which we never could attain to previously, nor ever before had thought of. More …, Maps and information about places associated with the revelations from The Joseph Smith Papers, Historic Sites, and other helpful sources, Timeline placing each revelation in the context of key events in the Church’s first century. 8 During this time of great excitement my mind was called up to serious reflection and great uneasiness; but though my feelings were deep and often poignant, still I kept myself aloof from all these parties, though I attended their several meetings as often as occasion would permit. We were filled with the Holy Ghost, and rejoiced in the God of our salvation. 100. 26 I had now got my mind satisfied so far as the sectarian world was concerned—that it was not my duty to join with any of them, but to continue as I was until further adirected. Joseph Smith—History 1:63–65. He wrote the text in English, relying heavily on Pratt’s A[n] Interesting Account, and translated it into German for publication. 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