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The Church teaches that God loves all people, [3] [4] both those who are present on the earth, as well as those who have been on the earth previously. The theology of the Church holds that all people will be resurrected because of the atonement of Christ; [5] however, in order to gain exaltation, there are certain ordinances which must be performed while on the earth, including baptism ...
With great persecution, disease, and death among the early LDS community, speculation of the rapid coming of “the last days'' and the government's degradation was soon popularized. These speculations became so influential because the saints had much anticipation for Christ to deliver them from their injustices. [ 1 ]
In common with other Restorationist churches, the LDS Church teaches that a Great Apostasy occurred. It teaches that after the death of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, the priesthood authority was lost and some important doctrinal teachings, including the text of the Bible, were changed from their original form, thus necessitating a restoration prior to the Second Coming.
This Spanish monk prophesied the Second Coming of Christ and the end of the world on that day in front of a large crowd of people. [19] 800 Sextus Julius Africanus: This Christian historian revised his prediction from the year 500 to 800. [21] 799–806 Gregory of Tours: This French bishop calculated the end would occur between 799 and 806. [22 ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) teaches that Adam and Eve were the first man and the first woman to live on the earth and that their fall was an essential step in the plan of salvation. [1] [better source needed] Adam in particular is a central figure in Mormon cosmology.
Mormon cosmology is the description of the history, evolution, and destiny of the physical and metaphysical universe according to Mormonism, which includes the doctrines taught by leaders and theologians of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Mormon fundamentalism, and other denominations within the Latter Day Saint ...
This psychic predicted the Second Coming would occur this year. [40] 6 April 2000 James Harmston The leader of the True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days predicted the Second Coming of Christ would occur on this day. 21 May 2011 21 October 2011 Harold Camping: See: 2011 end times prediction. Camping claimed that the ...
The Book of Mormon spoke of a city of Zion to be built in the Americas, which would be the same as the biblical New Jerusalem. Smith elaborated in 1830 that the location for this Zion would be somewhere near the United States border among the Native American tribes, and the "elect" of the world would be gathered to this location during the ...