Posted on 21 August 2009 by Doug
“Sealed … for Time and for All Eternity” The Savior said: In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees; And in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage]; And if he does not, he cannot obtain it. [...]
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Posted on 14 August 2009 by Doug
“The Prisoners Shall Go Free” The following is from Chapter 35: Redemption for the Dead,” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, (2007),401–11: In January 1836, many years after [the death of his brother Alvin], Joseph Smith received a vision of the celestial kingdom, in which he saw that Alvin, as well as his [...]
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Posted on 8 August 2009 by Doug
Building the Kingdom of God in Nauvoo, Illinois Nauvoo, Illinois rose from the swamplands of the Mississippi River to become a thriving settlement that once rivaled Chicago in size. After 1839, Nauvoo provided a refuge for the Prophet Joseph Smith and the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Between 1839 [...]
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Posted on 2 August 2009 by Doug
During Joseph Smith’s incarceration in Liberty Jail his wife, Emma, wrote a heart-rending letter to him on 7 March 1839, which he received on 19 March, along with letters from his brothers Don Carlos and William, and from Bishop Edward Partridge. She told of her sufferings of and their children as they were driven from [...]
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