1. We
believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in
His Son, Jesus Christ,
and in the Holy Ghost.
2. We
believe that men will be punished for their
own sins, and not for
Adam’s transgression.
3. We
believe that through the Atonement of
Christ, all mankind may
be saved, by obedience to the laws and
ordinances of the Gospel.
4. We
believe that the first principles and
ordinances of the Gospel are:
first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ;
second, Repentance; third, Baptism by
immersion for the remission of sins; fourth,
Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy
Ghost.
5. We
believe that a man must be called of God, by
prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by
those who are in authority, to preach the
Gospel and administer in the ordinances
thereof.
6. We
believe in the same organization that
existed in the Primitive Church, namely,
apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers,
evangelists, and so forth.
7. We
believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy,
revelation, visions, healing, interpretation
of tongues, and so forth.
8. We
believe the Bible to be the word of God as
far as it is translated
correctly; we also believe the Book of
Mormon to be the word of God.
9. We
believe all that God has revealed, all that
He does now reveal, and we believe that He
will yet reveal many great and important
things
pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
10. We
believe in the literal gathering of Israel
and in the restoration of the
Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem)
will be built upon the
American continent; that Christ will reign
personally upon the earth;
and, that the earth will be renewed and
receive its paradisiacal glory.
11. We claim
the privilege of worshiping Almighty God
according to the dictates of our own
conscience, and allow all men the same
privilege, let them worship how, where, or
what they may.
12. We
believe in being subject to kings,
presidents, rulers, and
magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and
sustaining the law.
13. We
believe in being honest, true, chaste,
benevolent, virtuous,
and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may
say that we follow the
admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we
hope all things, we have endured many
things, and hope to be able to endure all
things. If there is
anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report
or praiseworthy, we seek
after these things.
