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The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: 19: Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Whereas, other versions say "into the name" (e.g., the American Standard Version (ASV)) or say "to the name" (e.g., a Young's Literal Translation (YLT)). [a]
In Christianity, the Great Commission is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples to spread the gospel to all the nations of the world. The Great Commission is outlined in Matthew 28:16–20, where on a mountain in Galilee Jesus calls on his followers to make disciples of and baptize all nations in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Just as Moses, at the end of his life on earth, commissioned Joshua to 'go into the land peopled by foreign nations' and 'to observe all the commandments in the law', then further promised 'God's abiding presence', so similarly is Jesus at the end of his earthly ministry commands his disciples 'to go into all nations' (the world) and 'to teach ...
The D&C teaches that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church". [11] This applies to adding new scripture. LDS Church president Harold B. Lee taught "The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained ...
The official scriptures of the church, known as the standard works, include the King James Version of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. The above works, early Mormon literature and other Latter Day Saint-related texts may be found in the category " Category:Latter Day Saint texts " and its ...
The LDS Church's priesthood is open to males only [42] [43] and from the mid-1800s until 1978 was not open to people of black African descent. [42] The LDS Church routinely gives its Aaronic priesthood to boys 11 years of age and older, while Community of Christ generally restricts its priesthood to adult men and women. [44]
Within the Latter Day Saint movement, the "Articles of Faith" is a statement of beliefs composed by Joseph Smith as part of an 1842 letter sent to "Long" John Wentworth, editor of the Chicago Democrat, and first published in the Latter Day Saint newspaper Times and Seasons.
In 1997, Time magazine called the LDS Church one of the world's wealthiest churches per capita. [232] The church has stated that its for-profit, non-profit, and educational subsidiary entities are all audited by professionals independent from other church entities. [233] Deseret Book Company headquarters in Salt Lake City
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