The LDS Church needs to REPENT of "abominable" polygamy, "satanic/secret blood oath" masonry, and altering the Book of Mormon; a record of ancient Americans e.g. the "other sheep" that Jesus Christ visited after His Resurrection and Ascension! ("And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd" John 10:16).
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My search began nearly 10 years ago. For some reason I had become interested in the Constitution as God had set it up with the founding fathers being His instrument. I had come to realize that many of the laws in this country that we are forced to obey are contrary to the Constitution as it had originally been drafted. Namely, the income tax, which is illegal, as well as the Federal Reserve Banking system, etc. (Web site owners encourage readers to pay their Income Tax until laws are changed). These were the two main issues that I was upset about. Also the National Security Act where information vital to a person’s court defense can be withheld due to reasons of National Security.
Then after the events of 9/11, when the Patriot Act was introduced, which virtually annihilates our freedom from unlawful search and seizure, now we have sneak and peak teams of the CIA that can come into our homes without a warrant and gather evidence against us. Also our phones can be tapped as well as emails read, our privacy is also gone. All of these activities are against the Constitution as originally drafted.
I was and still am greatly distressed that our leaders of the church have remained totally and completely silent regarding defending the Constitution. The last leader of the church to say anything regarding the defense of the Constitution was Ezra Taft Benson. I began to wonder, why the silence over such an important issue. Then I began to search for the answers to my questions. Over the years, I came across information that was completely startling to me, and against everything I had ever been taught. This information, which I will present later, was so totally distressing, that I chose not to believe it. It could not be true.
Then after what happened to my sister and brother-in-law, and their treatment by church leaders, which to me was equivalent with Martin Van Buren telling the Missouri Saints that “their cause was just but he could do nothing for them.” Also, after they appealed their excommunication to the First Presidency, and all they received in return was a cold “form letter”, I was forced to re-evaluate some of the material I had come across many years earlier, as well as search out new information, that may help me to understand what was happening in our country as well as in our church.
In the Glen Pace memo which talks about Satanic Ritual Abuse in the church (this entire memo can be easily googled) also my sister and brother-in-law spoke directly with Glen Pace about this memo, so we know it is a document containing truth. Anyway, contained in this memo the editor of the website had added a side note right after Glen Pace naively had claimed that the church was deceived in regards to the large numbers of Satanically abused victims by church leaders when, in fact, that is not the case.
President Ezra Taft Benson warned, “There are wolves in sheep’s clothing who wear the Mantle of the Priesthood” --- (who are part of the One World Order/mind control/satanic abuse where the end justifies the means for world peace through control).
On page 118 of “Trance Formation of America”, Senator Byrd, (member of the One World Order, KKK, CIA MKultra perpetrator, handler, and abuser) is quoted by the author Cathy O’Brien. Senator Byrd justified the manipulation of mankind’s religions to obtain prophesied world peace by the use of mind control, satanic abuse, torture, and sexual abuse. “After all, he proclaimed, even the Pope and the Mormon Prophet know this is the only way to peace and they cooperate fully with the project.”
Remember when President Clinton visited Utah and was the honored guest of President Hinckley and was escorted through the temple? Remember when President Bush exchanged the Masonic Patriarchal Grip with President Monson? Do you not recall the Patriarchal Grip between King Hinckley and Dick CHENEY (affiliated with Haliburton overcharging of American taxpayers of well over 100 million dollars for deplorable contractual service in Iraq ~ see Documentary, “Iraq for Sale: the War Profiteers” by Robert Greenwald).
As related by H. Verland Anderson, Spencer W. Kimball in a closed priesthood session with the leaders asked, “Brethren, why are we not being persecuted? I’ll tell you why! We have been infiltrated from within to the highest levels.”
I previously related my concerns regarding why church leaders were keeping silent as to the shredding of our Constitution. (Family members had been excommunicated for telling the truth of Satanic Ritual Abuse by a Father-in-law who was a Stake President in the LDS Church). When my sister and brother-in-law sent in their letter of appeal to the First Presidency of the Church, I was very hopeful that someone at church headquarters would at least send a letter of sympathy or at least some type of understanding communication, as I believe this is how the Savior would have wanted them treated after all they had been through. But when all they received back was a computer generated response, from a supposedly loving First Presidency, this lack of love cemented in my mind that there was indeed something terribly wrong in the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
So for the past year, I have spent countless hours searching for answers to my questions. This search has uncovered material that will be extremely shocking to all who read it. Especially anyone raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This material will seem to jerk the very foundation of our beliefs away, at first, and then after much scripture study, comparisons, prayer, using our common sense, thinking for ourselves, and using materials for information other than the polished versions of our churches history which we are allowed to study in Sunday school it all makes sense and it is simple and pure.
All of the pieces fit together like a giant jigsaw puzzle with bits and pieces of information everywhere around us, but we have never gathered all this information together, and looked at the big and true picture. We have always just followed along and done as we were told, never questioning, or perhaps if we did question, we never investigated our questions and came up with answers that were correct. We just believed the answers we have been given or answers approved of by our church leaders.
Well kids, be prepared to swallow the blue pill, (or was it the red pill) and I will show you just how deep the rabbit hole goes. I hope and pray that the Spirit of the Lord will convey the truth of this to you as you read it.
I will first explain how the church was infiltrated by members of secret societies. It is important to understand this. This infiltration is the foundation of understanding how and why many things could go and are wrong. Please keep in mind; All men are human and “everyone needs to repent no matter their age or position” (General Conference, Richard G. Scott, warning the members of the need for the Lord’s House to be Cleansed D&C 64:38-40).
In 1830, the church was organized with only a few members belonging to it. By 1833, there were 3,000 members, mostly Ohio converts. By 1835, there were 9,000 members. This is a triple increase in a few short years with only 200 missionaries, using the Original Book of Mormon as the only proselyting tool. This increase in membership indicated that the Restored Church of Jesus Christ was indeed going to be successful. The church became a “target” for those groups who controlled the U.S. economy, i.e. secret societies, namely, the Free Masons. Also there were mass migrations of people moving to join the saints wherever the saints happened to be. Wherever the saints moved to, they always voted in mass, and controlled the economy of the regions where they lived. So enter the Masons in order to gain control of this new restored religion. Keep in mind this is nothing different than what we read about in the Book of Mormon. Also remember, that church members pay a tenth of their increase for tithing; a nice cash flow to have control over.
Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball were 33rd degree Masons at the time they joined the church. Willard Richards was also a Mason. In fact all of the early church leaders were Masons. Joseph Smith became a Mason on March 15, 1842. It is important to understand that the lower degrees of Masonry are not the same as the upper degrees. Many people were Masons in those days. The lower degrees seemed nothing more than a local Kiwanis club doing good for everyone. However the higher degrees definitely worship Lucifer and not God. ( I actually googled up the mason lodge minutes where the members of the Nauvoo lodge were contemplating expelling John C. Bennett from the lodge.)
When I first read that Brigham Young was a 33rd degree mason, I did not believe it. But then I came across his name in the minutes of the meetings. Also, Heber C. Kimball in his diary on page 11 swears an oath that he has always been true to his Masonic oaths.
Now I will discuss the changes that took place over the years of the church because of the infiltration of the Masons. However at this time, I will mention that before he was killed, Joseph Smith was in the process of repenting for all he had done wrong, and was trying to set things right again when he was killed. And know that as you read this, I am in no way trying to be disrespectful of Joseph Smith in any way (D. Michael Quinn, award-winning Historian).
The first things the Masons did in changing things so they could have better control, was to change the scriptures. It is important to understand that at the time these changes were made, Joseph Smith was aware of and gave permission for the changes.
First we will talk about some of the changes made to the Book of Mormon (BoM) at the second printing. In this book altered by the “learned man”, the very identity of God himself is changed! In our edition of the BoM, 1 Nephi 11:18 reads, And behold he said unto me, Behold, the virgin of whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.” In the original BoM this same passage reads, “Behold, the virgin which thou seest, is the mother of God after the manner of the flesh”.
In the book Personal Writings of Joseph Smith by Dean C. Jessee, published in 1984, in Joseph Smith’s own handwriting is written his account of the first vision. I have this book so you can all read it. Anyway it reads,
“I cried unto the Lord for mercy for there was none else to whom I could go and obtain mercy and the Lord heard my cry in the wilderness and while in the attitude of calling upon the Lord in the 16th year of my age a piller of light above the brightness of the sun at noon day come down from above and rested upon me and I was filled with the spirit of god and the Lord opened the heavens upon me and I saw the Lord and he spake unto me saying Joseph my son thy sins are forgiven thee. Go thy way walk in my statutes and keep my commandments behold I am the Lord of glory I was crucified for the world that all those who believe on my name may have Eternal Life…”
Why did the masons change the identity of God from one God to many Gods? Because Masons worship many Gods! They worship Lucifer as a God as well as their other Gods.
There are over 3,000 changes between our edition of the BoM and the original BOM. The Doctrine and Covenants has also been changed drastically. This book was originally called the Book of Commandments. The original edition had just 65 sections.
These sections were personally dictated by Joseph Smith and were unaltered. This edition was in the process of being printed and published when most all the books were destroyed by the mob in Independence Missouri. However the pages were saved by Mary Elizabeth and Caroline Rollins. Eventually, the pages were compiled and about 100 copies of this book were made. (I have a copy of this Book of Commandments) so you can all read it. (I think I can get more of them)
Now I will go into the changes that affect us as a people the most. These are drastic compared to what we have been taught and brought up with. However, as you read this, it is important to remember that the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ is true. The church and the Gospel are two different things. The Gospel belongs to the Lord and always will. However, the Church is in the hands of men who can, do, and will make mistakes. And contrary to the popular statement by Wilford Woodruff, that “a prophet will never lead you astray,’ prophets can, do, and will lead you astray, IF you let them. To back up this statement, I challenge anyone to search in their scriptures to find any scripture to enforce this statement by Wilford Woodruff. You will not find one. But you will find many that warn about prophets leading people astray. In fact I have four pages of quotes that warn against trusting in the arm of flesh and being led astray by church leaders, including the prophet. Begin with Micha 3. then go on to Deut. 18: 18-22 then try D&C 64 :38-40 or something like that. If you think about it, there are several scriptures that tell us Not to rely on the arm of flesh. So if we blindly follow a prophet who is a man, what are we doing? The statement “a prophet will never lead you astray” and the statement “do not rely on the arm of flesh” are two contradicting statements. The Lord wants us to have a close enough relationship with him so we know the truth for ourselves. We are to rely on God for all things.
Now that you understand that a prophet can lead people astray, let’s look at what the prophets have been up to for the past several years.
Let’s begin with the priesthood. Elijah Able was a black man ordained to the priesthood during the early days of the church! He was eventually ordained to the office of seventy, served a mission, and came with the saints to Utah.
Also women were ordained to the priesthood. “Meetings of the Anointed Quorum Journalizings” page 28, Sept. 1843. Harold B. Lee Library: “Next, Emma Hale Smith became the first woman to receive priesthood and its fullness.” “Private journal of Joseph Smith” dated 28 April 1842: “gave a lecture on priesthood shewing how the sisters would come in possession of the privileges and blessings and gifts of the priesthood and that the signs should follow them… Such as healing the sick, casting out devils and etc.”
The Gnostic Gospels which have been translated are teachings of Jesus Christ that were ordered destroyed, but the Egyptian Monks saved them. These gospels teach how Mary was the wife of Jesus, she was His first apostle and He loved her very much and Peter was jealous of her. In ancient times a Bishopric was made up of a Husband & Wife. But you can all Google this up and explore it for yourselves. There were four or five other women besides Emma Smith that were ordained to the priesthood. The Free Masons did not want women or blacks holding the priesthood, so after the death of the prophet Joseph Smith, Brigham Young had this policy changed and took the priesthood of God away from blacks and women!
Now for a look at polygamy. Polygamy never has been and never will be ordained of God! BOM Jacob 2: 23-24:
“But the word of God burdens me because of your grosser crimes: For behold thus saith the Lord: This people begin to wax in iniquity: they understand not the scriptures, for they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms, because of the things which were written concerning David, and Solomon his son. 24. Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me saith the Lord.
In the Bible, there are 15 different accounts of polygamous relationships. Lamech, the son of Cain was the first account. Some of the others include Moses, Abraham, David, Solomon, Esau, Asher, Gideon, Elkenah, Rehoaboam, and others. In careful reading of the scriptural accounts of all of these relationships, none of them were ordained of or approved of by the Lord. However, because of agency, the relationships were allowed.
Jesus Christ, the one true example always taught the sanctity of marriage with one man and one wife. Never polygamy! The New Testament teaches each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 1 Cor. 7:2 Scriptures from the Old Testament commanded monogamy. Ps. 128:3 Prov. 5:18; 18:22, 19:4, 31:10 Eccl. 9:9
Adam had one wife. Noah and his sons each took one wife on the ark. If indeed polygamy ever was needed to raise seed unto the Lord it would have been after the flood! The point is, you can look in every scripture in the standard works and you will not find One scripture that approves of or condones polygamy. Except of course section 132 of the D&C, not added until the late 1800s. This entire section is false and was fabricated by the Masonic leaders of the church at that time to condone adulterous relationships and to support polygamy. The other scripture is Jacob 2:30 which is completely misinterpreted
It is stated by some that Joseph Smith had received some types of revelations regarding polygamy as early as 1831. It is well known and documented that Joseph Smith had an adulterous affair with Fanny Alger in 1833. The 82 section of the D&C was received because of this affair. Particularly verse seven. Between 1833 and 1843, Joseph Smith married 33 plural wives. Ten of these women were currently married to other men. These marriages were consummated and did involve sexual relations. (From the book “Sacred Loneliness”) During the Nauvoo years, plural marriage was lived in strict secrecy. Joseph kept his marriages secret from Emma. The marriages were performed in secret. At one of the marriages the plural wife actually wore a man’s hat and coat to keep from being identified in case someone saw. The marriages were mostly performed at night with only Joseph, the wife and the officiator present. Joseph got the women to marry him by telling them that this was a commandment of God, and that if they married him, they as well as their entire families would gain Eternal salvation with God in the next life. This put tremendous pressure on the women. However, a few of the women did say no.
Back to the revelation 132 in D&C: This revelation was received July 12, 1843. Verse three says, prepare thy heart to receive and obey the instructions which I am about to give unto you. There are several problems with this sentence if it was in fact a revelation from the Lord. 1. Prepare your heart to receive. If Joseph had indeed already received some types of revelations regarding polygamy as early as 1831, he would not need to prepare his heart. His heart would already be prepared. 2. Obey the instructions which I am about to give you. If, indeed Joseph had been living in polygamy approved by the Lord as early as 1833, then he would already have obeyed this law and would not need to be told to obey it again. 4. About to give, means it hasn’t been given before this time. Verse three “for all those who have this law revealed unto them must obey the same. 3. We see the words revealed and obey. If Joseph had already had some type of revelation regarding polygamy, and he was indeed living it, there would be no reason to tell him to obey it, and this law of polygamy was already revealed in 1831, so there was no reason to reveal it again. Church Historian B.H. Roberts is who claimed Joseph had received revelation regarding polygamy as early as 1831. Now read verse 61 of section 132. This verse clearly states that in order for a man to take more than one wife, the first wife must give her consent! However, Joseph kept all his plural marriages secret from Emma and never asked for her consent until after this supposed revelation took place. Emma never did accept polygamy. Another question to ask yourself is why the Lord would give a revelation commanding polygamy in 1843, when in 1842, Joseph had just written the Wentworth letter which eventually became the Articles of Faith and the 12th article of faith states that “we believe in obeying honoring and sustaining the law?” And polygamy was against the law! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is supposed to be a restored church. To restore means to return to the original condition. Not make up new commandments. Jesus taught by example. He did not ever teach polygamy, ever.
Jesus taught us the example of baptism by himself being baptized. He never mentions anywhere in any of his teachings anything at all in favor of polygamy.
When you search and study the scriptures, and apply common sense, and realize that at the time of the 132 section of the D&C, the church leaders were all Freemasons and were in deep doo doo because of adultery etc, it is easy to see how the entire 132 section was a fabrication. Also note that this revelation did not become part of the D&C until 1856. This was years after Joseph Smith’s death. But polygamy was only part of the deception. It gets worse.
The next issue I will discuss is the temple endowment itself. I will do this by telling you that the Kirtland Temple endowment is the only true endowment and was very, very different than the Nauvoo endowment. The full account of the Kirtland Temple endowment can be read in “The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith” by Dean C. Jessee. The endowment consisted of five parts. 1. Washing with soap and water. 2. Washing with water and perfumed whiskey. 3. Consecration with oil and receiving a blessing. 4. Blessing sealed. 5. Washing of faces and feet and partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Note, there are no new names, signs, tokens, special clothing, garments, aprons, hats, robes, grips, key names or anything like what we do today in the temple. These ordinances are all copied from free masonry. So in essence what I am telling you is that everything done in the temples today is a complete façade. The one exception is baptisms for the dead. Marriages in the temple are no different in the eyes of the Lord than are civil marriages. The entire temple endowment that members get in the temples today is nearly exactly like Masonic rituals.
The Kirtland temple was very different than other temples. First of all, anyone could go into it. It was a place of study, learning, prayer, and open to the public. Marriages were performed in it as well as many other things. The Kirtland temple endowment included no temple garments. The temple garments we wear today are of Masonic design. The marks of the compass and square are Masonic. The Masonic rituals, handshakes, grips, etc., are easily googled. So how did this endowment come to be put in place at the Nauvoo temple? I will attempt to explain this and I am paraphrasing from D. Michael Quinn’s book Origins of Power.
After Joseph Smith became a Mason, he for lack of better words, became quite caught up with himself. He organized what he called the Council of Fifty. This Council was a secret society complete with handshakes signs, tokens etc. In fact, most of the men in the Council of Fifty were already Danites, another secret society within the church. But the Danites are another story. Anyway, the Council of Fifty were to be the Princes over the earth, under the King (Joseph Smith) that would rule the earth as the Kingdom of God that is talked about in Daniel’s prophecy. On April 11 1844, Joseph Smith actually had himself ordained as the Prophet, Seer, and King over all Israel in a secret meeting of the council of fifty. Joseph’s ambitions were making some of the members of the Council of fifty nervous and some of them betrayed Joseph. How they betrayed him was that they went to the editor of the Nauvoo Expositor and reported about Joseph living in polygamy, remember polygamy was to be kept a secret. And they reported him being ordained as King over all Israel. The newspaper reported these events and the game was up. Joseph knew he had been betrayed by members of his Council and he could no longer trust them.
But Joseph still had a city council meeting, and the members decided to destroy the Nauvoo Expositor because it was a public nuisance. So they destroyed the newspaper. Destroying the newspaper was against the civil law and this is what gave the ammunition to those who wanted Joseph Smith destroyed.
Now Joseph knew he was really in trouble. So he began repenting. He told William Clayton, his personal secretary to burn the minutes of the Council of Fifty. He went to each of his plural wives and asked their forgiveness. He asked forgiveness of Emma. He told the entire anointed quorum (another name for the Council of Fifty) to burn their endowment garments. And he was going to ask forgiveness of the entire church. He was actually in the process of working with his Stake President William Marks to excommunicate him.
The other Freemasons, who had successfully infiltrated the church, did not want to be exposed, so the murder of Joseph Smith was arranged. Now Joseph had been warned by the spirit to flee Nauvoo and escape to the west. He did flee the city and crossed the Miss. River to Montrose. However, his friends in the Council of Fifty called him a traitor and a coward. Also Emma didn’t want him to run away. This broke Joseph’s heart. So Joseph went against the Spirit and returned to Nauvoo, and eventually to Carthage to stand trial. He was murdered in Carthage Jail. I won’t go into the details of his murder but it is important to understand that the murder was arranged as a Masonic hit. Willard Richards; first cousin to Brigham Young, was in the jail at the time and wasn’t even hit by any bullets. The so-called prophecy that Joseph gave about some day Willard being in a shower of bullets was never written down anywhere and only appeared after the murder had taken place. It is believed that Willard Richards just made it up. Also, the account given by Willard Richards in the jail, as to exactly what happened would not stand the test of forensic evidence today.
So now the prophet is murdered and eventually Brigham Young takes over the church. Emma Smith knew that Brigham would continue the secret societies, polygamy, etc. Which she knew was wrong and this is why she did not come to Utah with the saints. William Marks also knew the truth, and he did not come west either.
So Brigham Young led the saints west and carried on the Masonic rituals, lived polygamy in open society, and we still have Masonic rituals and polygamy to this day. (Men may have more than one wife sealed to them in the temple).
Today in our temples, we consecrate our time, talents, and everything with which the Lord has blessed us to the Church instead of to God. This is idolatry. We should only consecrate to the Lord. Remember, the Church and the Lord are two different things. Also we take blood oaths not to reveal the names, signs, and tokens of the priesthood. This type of oath is contrary to James 5:12.
Now to summarize, the blacks and women were given the priesthood. Polygamy never has been and never will be ordained of God. The complete temple ceremony is a fraud. Marriages in the temple are valid because the officiators do have civil authority to marry people. There is no need to wear Masonic ritual temple garments as they were never approved of the Lord. Now I understand why President Ezra Taft Benson called us a condemned church back in 1989. Contrary to what we have been taught, this is the situation as the Lord sees it today. And please study this in the original BOM.
The present day Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the Great and Abominable church and the whore of all the earth that is going to take a fall and be cleansed.
The early leaders are responsible for taking the plain and precious things out of the Book of the Lamb (the original BOM) and the present day leaders are responsible for carrying on the façade. It is our duty to help in the cleansing of the church. This can be read in D&C 64:38- 40. The Lord is not going to just come down and clean up the mess. We saints have allowed ourselves to be deceived by trusting in the arm of flesh and believing that our leaders would never lead us astray. This thinking makes us lazy spiritually. We need to each live our lives so that we have daily communication from the Lord. We have been told to feast on the scriptures. We better get feasting!
We had the opportunity to listen to Steve Davis, the person I got the original BOMs from. When he was 10 years old, he had a profound near death experience. He was in a coma for three days. During this time, he was told about the corruption of the church leaders and that his mission on earth was to restore the original Book of Mormon as the main study guide for the church. His NDE experience can be googled up. www.mormon.ctiymax.com During his coma he was taught by Angel Moroni and the Lord himself. He has a lot of evidence against the improper and illegal activities of the present day leaders of the church. He is trying to encourage them to repent and come clean. We will see what happens. So do not be alarmed if in the near future you hear of accusations against the leaders of the church. Remember, they are just men. Men make mistakes. The Lord forgives us if we repent. We all have our FREE AGENCY. The leaders of the church have their free agency. The importance of this gift is very much underestimated. The Lord very seldom interferes in our choices that we make freely.
The two greatest gifts we have from the Lord are the Atonement and Free Agency. We are here on earth to work out our own salvation. Not to have the prophets who supposedly won’t lead us astray to do it for us.
I realize that this information is shocking. At first it is unbelievable. It contradicts everything we have been taught. Remember, the information we are allowed to study in church is very controlled. We have all been the victims of mind control and brain washing. The church leaders really discourage anyone against studying the true history of the church. It is not because the history itself is so bad, but knowing the true history leads to the unveiling of the current corruption by some of the leaders of the church. And the corruption goes to the highest levels.
We have struggled together as to how to inform you children of this. We decided to let you have the (whole enchilada) and you each can decide what to do from then on. You are all very capable and intelligent people. May the Lord bless you, now especially since you are aware of the truth. I encourage each of you to study all of this out and find out for yourselves. I am not going to try and convince you. The information I have come upon is very easily obtained if one just searches it out. We will be doing what we can to encourage people to begin thinking for themselves, and of course studying the Original Book of Mormon. We hope the Lord will bless all of you in the decisions that you make.
We love you all very much!
Love Mom and Dad
Dad’s Letter:
This is hard to understand how 13 million people can possibly be misled. If we keep in mind Satan will, and is doing all he can to keep us in some kind of control. Wasn’t that his doctrine in the pre-existence and now more than ever, he will stop at nothing. Mom and I haven’t taken this as some passing fad, or trend. We wanted to know the truth for ourselves. It can’t come to anyone by hearing or even lightly reading. You must have a desire, plant the seed, study and search out for yourselves.
The hardest thing for me to understand is when we as a people haven’t found out for ourselves, we just believe the doctrine or principle that our leaders tell us. This is not working out our own salvation, but letting someone else do it for us.
There are many questions we wish we had the answers for. For now we are content with starting over, becoming as a little child, and learning. Getting the answers from the scriptures along with prayer and a lot of study.
We love you all and hope you don’t think we have fallen off the edge.
In the Wizard of Oz the people thought that the Wizard had the answers. Sadly, the Wizard knew differently, but lived in a world where he was in control until he was discovered.
Read what we have discovered regarding the Godhead, and then let’s all get together and talk about it.
Love Dad
Scriptural Evidence That Jesus Christ is God the Eternal Father
The true version of the First Vision written by Joseph Smith himself can be found on page 11 of the book, “The Joseph Smith Papers” compiled by Dean C. Jessee in 1984.
This version states, “In the attitude of calling upon the Lord in the 16th year of my age a piller of light above the brightness of the sun at noon day come down from above and rested upon me and I was filled with the spirit of god and the Lord opened the heavens upon me and I saw the Lord and he spake unto me saying Joseph my son thy sins are forgiven thee. Go thy way walk in my statutes and keep my commandments behold I am the Lord of glory I was crucified for the world that all those who believe on my name may have Eternal life behold the world lieth in sin at this time and none doeth good no not one they have turned aside from the gospel and keep not my commandments they draw near to me with their lips while their hearts are far from me and mine anger is kindling against the inhabitants of the earth …
This account was written by Joseph Smith in 1832. The embellished account of the first vision we read today in our BOM’s was written by several different authors, and not included until 1880 many years after Joseph Smith’s death. There are over 9 different versions of the first vision. The above account was the first written, and the only account written by Joseph Smith in his own handwriting.
On the page before the Preface in the Original Book of Mormon, first paragraph towards the end, “and also to the convincing of the Jew and the Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting Himself unto all nations.”
On page 25, of the Original Book of Mormon, “And he said unto me, Behold, the virgin which thou seest, is the Mother of God, after the manner of the flesh.”
Our BOMs have been changed to read, “the mother of the Son of God.”
Book of Mormon Mosiah chapter 15 Chapter Heading Reads, “ How Christ is BOTH the Father and the Son… He shall make intercession and bear the transgressions of his people- They and all the holy prophets are his seed- He bringeth to pass the resurrection- Little children have eternal life.
Mosiah 15:1-5
1. And now Abinadi said unto them… ye should understand that God HIMSELF shall come down among the children of men, and shall redeem his people.
Alma and Amulek contend with Zeezrom: Alma 11:26-40
26. And Zeezrom said unto him: Thou sayest there is a true and living God?
27. And Amulek said: Yea, there is a true and living God.
28. Now Zeezrom said: Is there more than one God?
29. And he answered No.
30. Now Zeezrom said unto him again: How knowest thou these things?
31. And he said: An angel hath made them known unto me.
32. And Zeezrom said again: Who is he that shall come? Is it the Son of God?
33. And he said unto him, yea.
34. And Zeezrom said again: Shall he save his people in their sins? And Amulek answered and said unto him: I say unto you he shall not, for it is impossible for him to deny his word.
35. Now Zeezrom said unto the people: See that ye remember these things; for he said there is but one God; yet he saith that the Son of God shall come, but he shall not save his people- as though he had authority to command God.
36. Now Amulek saith again unto him; Behold thou hast lied, for thou sayest that I spake as though I had authority to command God because I said he shall not save his people in their sins.
37. And I say unto you again that he cannot save them in their sins; for I cannot deny his word, and he hath said that no unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore, how can ye be saved, except ye inherit the kingdom of heaven? Therefore, ye cannot be saved in your sins.
38. Now Zeezrom saith again unto him; Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father?
39. And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth, and the things which in them are: he is the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
40. And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else.
Ether 3:14
Behold, I am he who was prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people. Behold I am Jesus Christ, I am the Father and the Son. In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally, even they who shall believe on my name: and they shall become my sons and my daughters.
The Lectures on Faith:
The Lectures on Faith were a series of lectures received in the School of The Prophets taught by Joseph Smith in Kirtland Ohio around 1833.
The fifth lecture deals with the nature of the Godhead.
Lecture 5
5:1a In our former lectures we treated of the being, character, perfections, and attributes of God.
5:1b What we mean by perfection is, the perfections which belong to all the attributes of his nature.
5:1c We shall in this lecture speak of the Godhead: we mean the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
5:2a There are two personages who constitute the great matchless, governing, and supreme power over all things --- by whom all things were created and made that are created and made, whether visible or invisible.
5:2b Whether in heaven, on earth, or in the earth, under the earth or in the immensity of space:
5:2c They are the Father and the Son: The Father being a personage of Spirit, glory and power possessing all perfection and fullness.
5:2d The Son, who was in the bosom of the Father, a personage of Tabernacle made or fashioned like unto a man, or being in the form or likeness of a man, or rather man was formed after his likeness and image:
5:2g and is called the son because of the flesh
5:2j And he being the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, and having overcome, received a fullness of the glory of the Father, Possessing the same mind with the Father. ( Two separate individuals cannot possess the same mind )
5:2L and these three are ONE
5:2M and these three constitute the Godhead and are ONE: The Father and the Son possessing the same mind.
* It is possible for a person to see the Tabernacle of Jesus and the Spirit of God at the same time. This explains how Jesus has been seen sitting at the right hand of his Father.
* Do not underestimate or put limitations on what God is capable of doing with each of his attributes simply because our human minds cannot comprehend. Our human minds have difficulty understanding such questions as: How did everything start? Where did God come from? Who created God? We cannot answer these questions; nevertheless, we know God exists!
1 Nephi 11: 18, 21, 32, 1 Nephi 13: 40
In the current edition of the Book of Mormon, the words: “the Son of” were added to the above verses. These three words were added in the 1837 second printing of the Book of Mormon. They were added by learned men of secret societies wanting to control all religions. These alterations created “Many Gods.”
Please compare the above verses in the current BOM to the original BOM. They can be found on pages 25, 26, and 32.
The Book of Commandments was a collection of revelations received by Joseph Smith during the years 1829-1833. It was the volume being printed by William W. Phelps in Zion, Missouri, at the time a mob destroyed the press on July 20 1833. Only 160 pages had been printed containing 65 revelations, and ending in mid- sentence at what is now D&C 64:36.
By 1834, Joseph Smith had received many more revelations and it was decided to try once again to publish them. The first edition of the Doctrine and Covenants appeared in 1835, printed by Fredrick G. Williams, who was then serving as a counselor in the First Presidency. The book comprised two parts, the revelations, called, “The Covenants” and the “Doctrine” a collection of seven Lectures on Faith delivered in the School of the Prophets in Kirtland. The first edition of the D&C comprised 103 sections, two of which were inadvertently assigned the number 66.
The 1844 edition of the D&C which was published in Nauvoo soon after Joseph Smiths death added what are now sections 103, 105, 112, 119, 124, 127, 128, and 135. Of these, two (127 & 128) were drawn from letters written by Joseph Smith, while one (135) was an announcement of the death of Joseph and Hyrum, penned by John Taylor, who had been in the room at the time of their demise.
The 1876 edition of the D&C divided various sections into verses for easier reference. Apostle Orson Pratt added 26 revelations, (our sections 2, 13, 77,85, 87, 108-111, 113-118, 120-123, 125,126, 129-132, and 136.)
Note that section 130 was added in 1876 many years after the death of Joseph Smith.
In section 130 verse 22 we read, “The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s: the Son also: but the Holy Ghost is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us. (All fabricated)
This verse is a complete contradiction to what Joseph Smith taught in the School of the Prophets where he taught that the Father was a personage of Spirit, the Son is a personage of tabernacle, they possess the same mind, and are one.
The Seven Lectures on Faith were in the Doctrine and Covenants until 1920, at which time they were removed.
Doctrine and Covenants 29
Read all of section 29 of the Doctrine and Covenants. In this section God speaks in all of his attributes. He begins with, “Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ” (verse one) The Lord is talking as the Savior to Joseph Smith in the presence of six elders at Fayette New York. Pay special attention to vs. 42 when God speaks as God , not Jesus. This happens again in verse 46.
Note that the same person gave this revelation. There is no evidence of first Jesus talking to Joseph and the elders, then God talking to them.
After reading this section, it is clear and evident that Jesus Christ is God the Eternal Father and speaks to man according to the applicable attribute ( i.e. Father or Son ) needed at the time.
How can Jesus and Heavenly Father be the same person?
It is very simple; when we come to this earth, we are separated from our Spirits which remain in Heaven. We come to this earth with our innate Intelligence, our “I AM” and our Souls (which we can lose if we fail to heed our own Spirit’s guidance, e.g. our best Guardian Angel). Thus, Jesus came to this earth as a man to give us an EXAMPLE while His Spirit, e.g. God the Eternal Father, remained in Heaven. It is that simple.
“The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form.” Alma 11: 43
Cherubim and the Flaming Sword separates our spirits from our bodies for the 7000 years of this earth’s existence. This is exactly what happened with Adam and Eve. The scripture references for this can be found in Alma when he is talking to his son Corianton.
The phrase, “they draw near to me with their lips while their hearts are far from me” is directed towards those who do not really know that Jesus Christ truly is God the Eternal Father.
Old Testament Scriptures Indicating Jesus and God Are The Same Person:
Isaiah 44: 6, 8, 24
- …I am the first, and I am the last: and beside me there is no God.
8. …Is there a God beside me? Yea, there is no God, I know not any.
24. … I am the Lord that maketh all things: that stretcheth forth the heavens alone: that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself.
Isaiah 45: 5-7
- I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me.
- That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.
- I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all things.
New Testament Scriptures Indicating Jesus and God are the Same Person:
John 14 Jesus is frustrated with Philip for not knowing that Jesus IS God while His Spirit is in Heaven as the Eternal Father!
John 14 chapter heading reads, Jesus speaks of many mansions; says he is the way, the truth, and the life; that to see him is to see the Father…
8. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou
Not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father and how sayest thou then, shew us the Father?
One reason that Jesus so often spoke of God in the third person is that he did not want to appear unto men as God, but he wanted to appear as a man, just like one of us.
Pg. 478 Original Book of Mormon:
And after this manner shall ye baptize in my name, for behold, verily I say unto you, that the Father , and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one.
If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also; and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father AND the Son…The Father, because he was conceived by the power of God; and the Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father and the Son.And they are One God, yea the very Eternal Father of Heaven and of Earth. And thus the flesh becoming subject to the Spirit, or the Son to the Father, being one God, suffereth temptation, and yieldeth not to the temptation, but suffereth himself to be mocked, and scourged, and cast out , and disowned by his people.
For all truth seekers it is an exciting time to be alive unto God, yea Jesus Christ the Eternal Father! The Cleansing of the Earth Begins with the "Lord's House" (D&C 112).
