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Visions of Christ in the Spirit World and the Dead Redeemed

… (Luke xxiii. 43). [7] The ancients believed that the spirit world lay under the earth. Paul speaks of the Savior’s … dead as outlined in D&C 138—President Joseph F. Smith’s “Vision of the Redemption of the Dead”—presenting supporting … whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good …

The Holy Spirit

… Spirit were some of the “plain and precious things taken away” (1 Nephi 13:28) from the Old Testament, as Nephi noted. … seals one for the life hereafter. According to Ezekiel’s vision of the dry bones taking flesh and life, the Holy … Ezekiel 37:1. “The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in …

Carrying On: The War and Afterward (1940-49)

… instructions of the Prophet of the Lord in sending them away from Tonga. They all expressed their appreciation of the … so were staying for the funeral. Muli was inspired by the Spirit to tell these people that Vika would not die and that … Gerber, comp., Iohani Wolfgramm: Man of Faith and Vision, 1911–1997 (n.p., 2000), 87. [10] MHHR, by date. [11] …

The Savior’s Ministry to the Spirit World

… spirits. He did not go to a different planet in some far away place in the universe. Rather, Jesus passed through a … who condemned Jesus to death, as well as the soldiers who carried out the sentence of execution, were brutal and bloody … is consistent with President Joseph F. Smith’s panoramic vision and perspective found in Doctrine and Covenants 138, …

Outreach: Opening the Door or Giving Away the Store?

… "In the spirit of Christian brotherhood and sisterhood, is it not … that beginning in verse 29, after “a long time had passed away,” we have moved through a universal apostasy into the … of Joseph Smith regarding what he was taught in his First Vision: “I was answered that I must join none of them [the …

Joseph Smith and the Spirit of Optimism

… retreat toward a godless society as more people are moving away from faith in Deity and the establishment of basic moral … being happy and cheerful. In the 1838 account of the First Vision, Joseph mentioned that he had a “native cheery … Wilson said, “Joseph Smith was a most remarkable man. I carried him a prisoner in chains to my house in Independence, …

The First Vision: Re–Visioning Historical Experience

… of intellect, and allow us to experience, in the deeds and vision of other men and women, hitherto unimagined thoughts, … it is one of the more obscure Mormon texts, being tucked away in the Pearl of Great Price, perhaps the least known, … great Vision was beheld, but by the aid of the eye of the spirit. The natural man without the saving grace of the power …

Development of the Understanding of the Postmortal Spirit World

… the spirit world prior to its reception but also how his vision crystallized existing understandings of the postmortal … Joseph Smith, Sr. and uncle Don Carlos Smith passed away, but the death that had the greatest effect on young … them again on the other side of the veil. That thought carried him through the darkest times in his life. Through …

The First Vision in 2020

… 1820. Originally he was reluctant to tell anyone about the vision. When his mother asked, Joseph Smith put her off, … belief at a time when many of his followers were falling away. The First Vision, she argued, was a fabrication meant … (Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34); “into thy hands I commend my spirit” (Luke 23:46); “it is finished” (John 19:30). What do …

The Spirit of Christ: A Light Amidst the Darkness

… in today’s society that is consistent with Moroni’s vision: “Since 1960 . . . there has been a 560% increase in … God; he knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from his mind, and the light which did light up his … knew that this had overcome his natural frame, and he was carried away in God” (Alma 19:6; emphasis added). Ammon seems …