The Premortal Jesus Christ Joseph Smith Translation, John 1:1–5 1 In the beginning was the gospel preached through the Son. And the gospel was the word, and the word was with the Son, and the Son was with God, and the Son was of God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 [...]
The Condescension of God 1 Nephi 11:16, 26 16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God? . . . 26 And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the condescension of God! Elder Gerald N. Lund wrote: “Here was Jesus—a member of the Godhead, the Firstborn of the Father, [...]
“It Is Not the Work of God That Is Frustrated, but the Work of Men” Doctrine and Covenants 3:1–3 1 The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated, neither can they come to naught. 2 For God doth not walk in crooked paths, neither doth he turn to the right [...]
Despite Persecution and Opposition, Joseph Smith Would Not Deny the Reality of His Vision of the Father and the Son Joseph Smith—History 1:24–25 24 . . . It was . . . a fact that I had beheld a vision. I have thought since, that I felt much like Paul, when he made his defense [...]
One Result of the Fall Is That We as Mortals Can Learn to Recognize Good and Evil Moses 4:28–30 28 And I, the Lord God, said unto mine Only Begotten: Behold, the man is become as one of us to know good and evil; and now lest he put forth his hand and partake also [...]