The Thirteenth Article of Faith.
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.
Living Your Religion In Daily Life.
The guiding principles each person should live in their everyday duties are proper respect for you and then love for your fellow men and devotion to God.
You cannot have religion without morality, professions of godliness without charity.
Membership in a church without responsibility as to your conduct in your daily life is like sounding brass and tinkling cymbals, music without noise, it means nothing.
JAMES 1: 27
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
The Comprehensiveness Of Our Religion.
A person needs to be active in their religion, doing good to others with honesty of purpose, integrity of the soul, have individual purity, freedom of conscience.
This is the fruits of the religion of Jesus Christ and this far exceeds the promulgation of theories and tenants.
The knowledge of things that are spiritual is founded on revelation from the Lord to His appointed servants on the earth.
This is the sign that the True Church of Jesus Christ is on the earth.
To the honest investigator with an open mind the true principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will be seen in the lives of its members.
The following are a couple of things that the church follows, and many more could be listed if there were space.
The members of the church follow the commandment of tithing. They give one tenth back to the Lord knowing that this is all He commands them to do.
They know everything is His, but He only requires one tenth or 10 percent back, given to His church to build the kingdom.
They also give much to disasters and other situations that occur.
Fast offerings are given directly to the church for providing food and other assistance to those in need.
Free will offerings can be given to other areas that need them.
The majority of the church’s faithful members keep the Sabbath Day holy and attend their meetings and partake of the Sacrament weekly.
They observe the sanctity of the body by obeying the Word of Wisdom received by the Prophet Joseph Smith from the Lord giving His council on what was good or bad for the body.
Doctrine and Covenants 89. Word Of Wisdom.
God is no respecter of persons and will judge each person according to the deeds done in this earthly body according to Eternal Laws that have been revealed.
Benevolence is founded on love for our fellow men of Any Religion and Jesus Christ placed it as second only to love for God.
MATTHEW 22: 36-40
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
In other words, “Thou shalt love.”
Many members ask themselves, “If Jesus was here, what would He do?”
Then they would try to do it.
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