WE ^abelieve in ^bGod, the Eternal Father, and in His ^cSon, Jesus Christ, and in the ^dHoly Ghost.

 We believe that men will be ^apunished for their ^bown^• sins, and not for Adam’s ^ctransgression.

 We believe that through the ^aAtonement of Christ, all ^bmankind^• may be ^csaved^•, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

 We believe that the first principles and ^aordinances of the Gospel are: first, ^bFaith^• in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, ^cRepentance; third, ^dBaptism by ^eimmersion for the ^fremission of sins; fourth, Laying on of ^ghands for the ^hgift of the Holy Ghost.

 We believe that a man must be ^acalled^• of God, by ^bprophecy, and by the laying on of ^chands by those who are in ^dauthority, to ^epreach^• the Gospel and administer in the ^fordinances^• thereof.

 We believe in the same ^aorganization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, ^bprophets, ^cpastors, ^dteachers, ^eevangelists, and so forth.

 We believe in the ^agift of ^btongues, ^cprophecy, ^drevelation, ^evisions, ^fhealing, ^ginterpretation^• of tongues, and so forth.

 We believe the ^aBible to be the ^bword^• of God as far as it is translated ^ccorrectly^•; we also believe the ^dBook of Mormon to be the word of God.

 We believe all that God has ^arevealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet ^breveal^• many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

 We believe in the literal ^agathering^• of Israel and in the restoration of the ^bTen Tribes; that ^cZion^• (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will ^dreign^• personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be ^erenewed and receive its ^fparadisiacal^{• g}glory.

 We claim the ^aprivilege^• of worshiping Almighty God according to the ^bdictates of our own ^cconscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them ^dworship^• how, where, or what they may.

 We believe in being ^asubject^• to ^bkings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in ^cobeying, honoring, and sustaining the ^dlaw^•.

 ^aWe^• believe in being ^bhonest, true, ^cchaste, ^dbenevolent, virtuous, and in doing ^egood to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we ^fhope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to ^gendure all things. If there is anything ^hvirtuous, ⁱlovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.


JOSEPH SMITH.