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Unlike the god of traditional Christianity, the god envisioned by Smith did not create the eternal spirits of humanity—he only organized them and provided them with a plan to follow in his footsteps. [57] God was God not because he was an ex nihilo creator, but because he had the greatest intelligence. [58]
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 ...
Rejects; God is unchanging and has always been God, a view seen as supported by the Book of Mormon. [5] Accepts; "as man is, God once was"; King Follett discourse respected (although not canonised). Adam–God doctrine: Rejects
The plan of salvation as taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.. According to the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement, the plan of salvation (also known as the plan of happiness and the plan of redemption) is a plan God created to save, redeem, and exalt humankind, through the ...
In contrast, those who reject the miraculous origin of the Book of Mormon view the KJV as a major source for the Book of Mormon. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) identify the Book of Mormon as the "stick of Joseph" and the Bible as the "stick of Judah" in Ezekiel 37:19:
Like Christianity, the church promotes a faithful covenant between man and wife. "In the teachings of the Church, next to the crime of murder comes that of adultery, and sexual unchastity," their ...
In a tract listing doctrinal differences between the churches, RLDS presiding patriarch Elbert A. Smith argued that the precedent of David and Solomon contradicts the Bible and Book of Mormon, since Deuteronomy 17:17 prohibits the king from taking a large number of wives, and Jacob 2:33 (RLDS versification; LDS Jacob 2:24) states "David and ...
Many of the LDS Church's hymns are well known traditional Christian hymns; others deal with items of doctrine unique to the church's doctrine, such as the pre-mortal existence, modern church prophets, and the Book of Mormon. Others draw their subject matter from the church's history, including themes such as the restoration and pioneer experiences.