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The Faith of Christ

… passages consists of a phrase with the Greek word pistis (“faith”) in a genitive construction with a title for Jesus. … construction to describe how believers can have access to Christ. The issue at stake is whether these genitive … two Book of Mormon passages describe individuals who are “firm in the faith of Christ.” The people of Ammon are …

Faith in Jesus Christ

… (1 Peter 3:15). I will speak a bit about my journey of faith, which really is, I believe, a journey or quest of a … But my convictions of God as my loving father, of Jesus Christ as my Redeemer, and of the restoration of his gospel … her power and sustenance. My covenants have provided a firm foundation for me, too. Like a group of Book of Mormon …

A Firm Foundation

… a time period when the Church permanently established “a firm foundation” in Taiwan. How did the political and … in Taiwan affect the development of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan during the 1970s? This … of the Taiwan Mission in 1971 helped to instill faith and hope among the Saints in Taiwan. While the people …

A Revelation on the United Firm

… April 28, 1834 The United Firm was established by revelation in the spring of 1832 for … needs of the rapidly growing restored Church of Jesus Christ. [2] As early Latter-day Saints learned how to … MacKay, eds., Business and Religion: The Intersection of Faith and Finance (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, …

The Nephite Prophets’ Understanding of Faith and Faithfulness

… of Mormon begins and ends with a focus on the question of faith. Readers of the Book of Mormon agree that faith in Jesus Christ is a basic principle of the gospel, or doctrine of … from the root ʾmn whose fundamental meaning is “to be firm, trust worthy, safe” “to be sure” “to endure,” etc. (cf. …

Faithful Science

… to do our part to help make the principles taught by our faith find practical application in the lives of our … “I have a fair reputation as a scientist and I have a firm faith in God. I did not obtain this faith through … in Messages of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, …

The Articles of Faith

… unnumbered statements clarifying central beliefs of the “faith of the Latter-day Saints,” later titled the “Articles … believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. The first article is a general …

The Faithfulness of Ammon

… skillful missionaries and teachers of the gospel of Jesus Christ described in scripture or anywhere else. Ammon and the … the Mulekites; see Mosiah 23:3; Helaman 6:10; 8:21). The “faith of Ammon and his brethren,” and Ammon’s faithfulness in … of whom I have spoken; they are young, and their minds are firm , and they do put their trust in God continually” (Alma …

Faith, Hope, Charity

… of his final appeal to his future readers to come unto Christ and be perfected in him, Moroni testified: Wheretofore, there must be faith; and if there must be faith there must also be hope; … known as the people of Ammon are described as being “firm in the faith of Christ” (Alma 27:27), and Jarom records, …

Faith, Hope, and Charity

… of his final appeal to his future readers to come unto Christ and be perfected in Him, Moroni testified: “Wherefore, there must be faith; and if there must be faith there must also be hope; … known as the people of Ammon are described as being “firm in the faith of Christ” (Alma 27:27), and Jarom records, …