Jesus Christ

JESUS CHRIST

Ability of	Advocacy of	Ascension of
Atonement of	Baptism of	Beauty of
Birth of	Blessing of	Calling of
Church of	Commandment of	Commission of
Commitment of	Consistency of	Continuance of
Doctrine of	Enemy of	Endurance of
Faith of	Father of	Fellowship of
Foundation of	Fountain of	Friends of
Gift of	Glory of	Gospel of
Grace of	Hope of	Invitation of
Instruction of	Intercession of	Liberty of
Lordship of	Love of	Mediation of
Mind of	Name of	Knowledge of
Reconciliation of	Redemption of	Remembrance of
Sacrifice of	Salvation of	Stewardship of
Sufficiency of	Supremacy of	Testimony of
Vengence of	Vision of	Way of
Wisdom of	Words of	Work of
Workmanship of	…	…

The Ability of Jesus Christ

… this man,
because he continueth ever,
hath an unchangeable priesthood.

Wherefore he is able also
to save them to the uttermost
that come unto God by him,
seeing he ever liveth
to make intercession for them.

Hebrews 7:23,24

Now unto him that is able
to do exceeding abundantly
above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in us,

Unto him be glory
in the church by Christ Jesus
throughout all ages,
world without end.
Amen.

Ephesians 3:20,21

Now unto him that is able
to keep you from falling,
and to present you faultless
before the presence of his glory
with exceeding joy,

To the only wise God our Savior,
be glory and majesty,
dominion and power,
both now and ever.
Amen.

Jude 1:24,25

And I know, O Lord, that Thou hast all power and
can do whatsoever Thou wilt for the benefit of man…

Behold, O Lord, Thou canst do this;
We know that Thou art able to show forth great power
which looks small unto the understanding of men.”

Ether 1:66,67

Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten that the Lord
is able to do all things according to His will
for the children of men, if it so be
that they exercise faith in Him?

Wherefore, let us be faithful in Him.

I Nephi 2:18

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The Advocacy of Jesus Christ

Hearken, O ye people of my church,
to whom the kingdom has been given,
Hearken ye, and give ear to him
who laid the foundation of the earth,
who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof,
and by whom all things were made
which live and move and have a being.

And again I say,
Hearken unto my voice,
lest death shall overtake you;
In an hour when ye think not,
the summer shall be past,
and the harvest ended,
and your souls not saved.

Listen to him
who is the Advocate with the Father,
who is pleading your cause before him,
saying,

Father,
Behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin,
in whom thou wast well pleased;
Behold the blood of thy Son which was shed,
the blood of him whom thou gavest
that thyself might be glorified;

Wherefore, Father,
spare these my brethren
that believe on my name,
that they may come unto me
and have everlasting life.

Hearken, O ye people of my church,
and ye elders,
Listen together,
and hear my voice,
while it is called today,
and harden not your hearts;

For verily I say unto you that
I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end,
the light and the life of the world;
a light that shineth in darkness,
and the darkness comprehendeth it not.

I came unto my own,
and my own received me not;
But unto as many as received me
gave I power to do many miracles
and to become the sons of God,
And even unto them that believed on my name
gave I power to obtain eternal life.

And even so
I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world,
to be a light to the world,
and to be a standard for my people
and for the Gentiles to seek to it,
and to be a messenger before my face
to prepare the way before me.

D&C 45:1a-2d

And assuredly as Christ liveth, He spake these words
unto our fathers, saying:
“Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in My name,
which is good, in faith believing that ye shall receive,
Behold, it shall be done unto you.”

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, hath miracles ceased
because that Christ hath ascended into heaven
and hath sat down on the right hand of God
to claim of the Father His rights of mercy
which He hath upon the children of men? –

For He hath answered the ends of the law,
And He claimeth all those that hath faith in Him;
And they that have faith in Him
will cleave unto every good thing;
Wherefore, He advocateth the cause of the children of men;
And He dwelleth eternally in the heavens-

And because that He hath done this, my beloved brethren,
hath miracles ceased?

Behold, I say unto you, Nay!
Neither hath angels ceased to minister
unto the children of men;

For behold, they are subject unto Him to minister
according to the word of His command,
Showing themselves unto them of strong faith
and a firm mind in every form of godliness;

And the office of their ministry is
to call men unto repentance,
And to fulfill and to do the work of the covenants of the
Father which He hath made unto the children of men,
To prepare the way among the children of men by
declaring the word of Christ unto the chosen vessels
of the Lord, that they may bear testimony of Him.

And by so doing, the Lord God prepareth the way that
the residue of men may have faith in Christ,
that the Holy Ghost may have place in
their hearts according to the power thereof;
And after this manner bringeth to pass the Father
the covenants which He hath made
unto the children of men.

And Christ hath said:
“If ye will have faith in Me, ye shall have power
to do whatsoever thing is expedient in Me.”

And He hath said:
“Repent! all ye ends of the earth,
and come unto Me!
and be baptized in My name!
and have faith in Me that ye may be saved!”

Moroni 7:26-36

My little children,
These things write I unto you,
that ye sin not.
But if any man sin and repent,
we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous;

And he is the propitiation for our sins;
And not for ours only,
but also for the sins of the whole world.

And hereby we do know that we know him,
if we keep his commandments.

He that saith, I know him,
and keepeth not his commandments,
is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But whoso keepeth his word,
in him verily is the love of God perfected;
hereby know we that we are in him.

He that saith he abideth in him
ought himself also so to walk,
even as he walked.

I John 2:1-6

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The Ascension of Jesus Christ

Jesus saith unto her,
Hold me not;
for I am not yet ascended to my Father;
But go to my brethren, and say unto them,
I ascend
unto my Father,
and your Father;
and to my God,
and your God.

John 20:17

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus,
of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Until the day in which he was taken up,
after that he through the Holy Ghost
had given commandments unto the apostles
whom he had chosen;

To whom also he showed himself alive
after his sufferings by many infallible proofs,
being seen of them forty days,
and speaking of the things
pertaining to the kingdom of God;

And, being with them when they were assembled together,
commanded them that they should not depart
from Jerusalem,
but wait for the promise of the Father,
which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

For John truly baptized with water;
but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost
not many days hence.

When they therefore were come together,
they asked of him, saying,
Lord, wilt thou at this time
restore again the kingdom to Israel?

And he said unto them,
It is not for you to know the times or the seasons,
which the Father hath put in his own power.

But ye shall receive power,
after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you;
And ye shall be witnesses unto me
both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

And when he had spoken these things,
while they beheld,
he was taken up;
and a cloud received him out of their sight.

And while they looked steadfastly
toward heaven as he went up,
behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

Which also said,
Ye men of Galilee,
why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
This same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heaven,
shall so come in like manner
as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Acts 1:1-11

And now Abinadi saith unto them:
I would that ye should understand that God Himself
shall come down among the children of men
and shall redeem His people;

And because He dwelleth in flesh, He shall be called
the Son of God;

And having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father,
being the Father and the Son-
The Father, because He was conceived by the power
of God, and the Son, because of the flesh,
thus becoming the Father and Son,

And They are one God, yea, the Very Eternal Father
of heaven and of earth-

And thus the flesh becoming subject to the Spirit, or the
Son to the Father, being one God, suffereth temptation
and yieldeth not to the temptation,
But suffereth Himself to be mocked and scourged
and cast out and disowned by His people.

And after all this, and after working many mighty
miracles among the children of men, He shall be led,
yea, even as Isaiah said,
“As a sheep before the shearer is dumb,
so He opened not His mouth,”

Yea, even so He shall be led, crucified and slain,
the flesh becoming subject even unto death,
The will of the Son being swallowed up
in the will of the Father.

And thus God breaketh the bands of death,
Having gained the victory over death, giving the Son
power to make intercession for the children of men,

Having ascended into heaven,
Having the bowels of mercy being filled with compassion
toward the children of men,

Standing betwixt them and justice,
Having broken the bands of death, taken upon Himself
their iniquity and their transgressions,
Having redeemed them and satisfied
the demands of justice.

Mosiah 8:33-37

Wherefore he saith,
When he ascended up on high,
he led captivity captive,
and gave gifts unto men.

(Now that he ascended,
What is it but that he also descended
first into the lower parts of the earth?

He who descended,
is the same also who ascended up into heaven,
to glorify him who reigneth over all heavens,
that he might fill all things.)

And he gave
some, apostles; and
some, prophets; and
some, evangelists; and
some, pastors and teachers;

For the perfecting of the saints,
for the work of the ministry,
for the edifying of the body of Christ;

Till we,
in the unity of the faith,
all come to the knowledge of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature
of the fullness of Christ;

That we henceforth
be no more children, tossed to and fro,
and carried about with every wind of doctrine,
by the sleight of men,
and cunning craftiness,
whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

But speaking the truth in love,
may grow up into him in all things,
which is the head,
even Christ;

From whom the whole body
fitly joined together and compacted
by that which every joint supplieth,
according to the effectual working
in the measure of every part,
maketh increase of the body
unto the edifying of itself in love.

Ephesians 4:8-16

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The Atonement of Jesus Christ

Behold, I say unto you that I do know that Christ
shall come among the children of men to take
upon Him the transgressions of His people,
And that He shall atone for the sins of the world,
For the Lord God hath spoken it.

For it is expedient that an atonement should be made;
For according to the great plans of the Eternal God,
there must be an atonement made, or else
all mankind must unavoidably perish-

Yea, all are hardened,
Yea, all are fallen and are lost and must perish,
except it be through the atonement
which it is expedient should be made.

For it is expedient that there should be
a great and last sacrifice,
Yea, not a sacrifice of man,
neither of beast,
neither of any manner of fowl,
For it shall not be a human sacrifice,
But it must be an infinite and an eternal sacrifice.

Now there is not any man that can sacrifice his own
blood, which will atone for the sins of another.

Now if a man murdereth, behold, will our law,
which is just, take the life of his brother?
I say unto you, Nay,

But the law requireth the life of him who hath murdered;
Therefore, there is nothing which is short of an infinite
atonement which will suffice for the sins of the world,
Therefore, it is expedient that there
should be a great and last sacrifice.

And then shall there be, or it is expedient there
should be, a stop to the shedding of blood,
Then shall the law of Moses be fulfilled,
Yea, it shall all be fulfilled, every jot and tittle,
And none shall have passed away.

And behold, this is the whole meaning of the law,
every whit a pointing to that great and last sacrifice,
And that great and last sacrifice will be the Son of God,
yea, infinite and eternal.

And thus He shall bring salvation to all those
who shall believe on His name,

This being the intent of this last sacrifice:
To bring about the bowels of mercy,
which overpowereth justice,
And bringeth about means unto men
that they may have faith unto repentance.

And thus mercy can satisfy the demands of justice
and encircles them in the arms of safety,
While he that exerciseth no faith unto repentance is
exposed to the whole law of the demands of justice;
Therefore, only unto him that hath faith unto repentance is
brought about the great and eternal plan of redemption.

Therefore, may God grant unto you, my brethren, that
ye might begin to exercise your faith unto repentance,
That ye begin to call upon His holy name
that He would have mercy upon you;
Yea, cry unto Him for mercy, for He is mighty to save;

Yea, humble yourselves and continue in prayer unto Him-
Cry unto Him when ye are in your fields,
yea, over all your flocks;
Cry unto Him in your houses, yea, over all your household,
both morning, midday and evening;
Yea, cry unto Him against the power of your enemies;
Yea, cry unto Him against the devil
which is an enemy to all righteousness;

Cry unto Him over the crops of your fields
that ye may prosper in them;
Cry over the flocks of your fields that they may increase.

But this is not all-
Ye must pour out your souls in your closets
and your secret places and in your wilderness;

Yea, and when you do not cry unto the Lord,
Let your hearts be full, drawn out in prayer unto Him
continually for your welfare, and also for the welfare
of those that are around you.

And now behold, my brethren, I say unto you,
do not suppose that this is all,
For after ye have done all these things,
If ye turn away the needy and the naked, and visit not
the sick and afflicted and impart of your substance,
if ye have, to those which stand in need-

I say unto you, if ye do not any of these things,
Behold, your prayer is vain and availeth you nothing,
And ye are as hypocrites which do deny the faith;

Therefore, if ye do not remember to be charitable,
Ye are as dross which the refiners do cast out-it being
of no worth-and is trodden underfoot of men.

Alma 16:207-225

For it behooveth the great Creator that He suffereth
Himself to become subject unto man in the flesh
and die for all men, that all men
might become subject unto Him;

For as death hath passed upon all men to fulfill
the merciful plan of the great Creator,
there must needs be a power of resurrection,

And the resurrection must needs come unto man
by reason of the fall,

And the fall came by reason of transgression;

And because man became fallen, they were cut off
from the presence of the Lord;

Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement-

save it should be an infinite atonement,
this corruption could not put on incorruption;

Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man
must needs have remained to an endless duration,

And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and
to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more.

O the wisdom of God, His mercy and grace!

II Nephi 6:10-19

For if, when we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God
by the death of his Son;
Much more,
being reconciled,
we shall be saved by his life.

And not only so,
but we also joy in God
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
by whom we have now received the atonement.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world,
and death by sin,
and so death passed upon all men,
for that all have sinned;

(For, before the law,
sin was in the world;
yet sin is not imputed to those who have no law.

Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses,
even over them that had not sinned
after the similitude of Adam’s transgression,
who is the figure of him that was to come.
For I say, that through the offense,
death reigned over all.

But the offense is not as the free gift,
for the gift aboundeth.
For, if through the offense of one, many be dead;
much more the grace of God,
and the gift by grace,
hath abounded by one man,
Jesus Christ,
unto many.

And not as, by one that sinned, is the gift;
for the judgment is by one to condemnation,
But the free gift is of many offenses
unto justification.

For if by one man’s offense death reigned by one;
much more they which receive abundance of grace
and of the gift of righteousness
shall reign in life by one,
Jesus Christ.)

Therefore, as by the offense of one
judgment came upon all men to condemnation;
Even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came
upon all men unto justification of life.

For as by one man’s disobedience
many were made sinners,
So by the obedience of one
shall many be made righteous.

Romans 5:10-19

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The Baptism of Jesus Christ

Know ye not,
that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ
were baptized into his death?

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death;
that like as Christ was raised up
from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in newness of life.

For if we have been planted together
in the likeness of his death,
we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection;

Knowing this,
that our old man is crucified with him,
that the body of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve sin.

For he that is dead to sin is freed from sin.

Now if we be dead with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with him;

Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead
dieth no more;
death hath no more dominion over him.

For in that he died,
he died unto sin once;
but in that he liveth,
he liveth unto God.

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves
to be dead indeed unto sin,
but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body,
that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

Neither yield ye your members as instruments
of unrighteousness unto sin;
But yield yourselves unto God,
as those that are alive from the dead,
and your members as instruments
of righteousness unto God.

For in so doing sin shall not have dominion over you;
for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

What then? shall we sin,
because we are not under the law,
but under grace:
God forbid.

Know ye not,
that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey,
his servants ye are to whom ye obey;
whether of sin unto death,
or of obedience unto righteousness?

But God be thanked,
that ye are not the servants of sin,
for ye have obeyed from the heart
that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

Romans 6:5-17

Wherefore, I would that ye should remember that I have
spoken unto you concerning that prophet which the
Lord showed unto me that should baptize the Lamb
of God, which should take away the sin of the world.

And now if the Lamb of God, He being holy, should have
need to be baptized by water to fulfill all righteousness,
O then, how much more need have we, being unholy,
to be baptized, yea, even by water!

And now I would ask of you, my beloved brethren,
wherein the Lamb of God did fulfill all righteousness
in being baptized by water-
Know ye not that He was holy?

But notwithstanding He being holy, He showeth unto
the children of men that according to the flesh
He humbleth Himself before the Father,
And witnesseth unto the Father that He would be obedient
unto Him in keeping His commandments;

Wherefore, after that He was baptized with water, the
Holy Ghost descended upon Him in the form of a dove.

And again, it showeth unto the children of men the
straitness of the path and the narrowness of the gate
by which they should enter, He having set the example
before them;

And He saith unto the children of men:
“Follow thou Me.”

Wherefore my beloved brethren, can we follow Jesus
save we shall be willing to keep the commandments
of the Father?

And the Father saith:
“Repent ye! Repent ye!
And be baptized in the name of My beloved Son!”

And also the voice of the Son came unto me, saying:
“He that is baptized in My name,
To him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto Me;
Wherefore, follow Me and do the things
which ye have seen Me do.”

Wherefore my beloved brethren, I know that if ye
shall follow the Son with full purpose of heart,
Acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God,
but with real intent, repenting of your sins,
Witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to
take upon you the name of Christ by baptism,
Yea, by following your Lord and Savior down
into the water according to His word,
Behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost;

Yea, then cometh the baptism of fire
and of the Holy Ghost,
And then can ye speak with the tongue of angels
and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.

But behold, my beloved brethren, thus came
the voice of the Son unto me, saying:
“After that ye have repented of your sins,
And witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to
keep My commandments by the baptism of water,
And have received the baptism of fire
and of the Holy Ghost,
And can speak with a new tongue,
yea, even with the tongue of angels-
And after this should bdeny Me,
It would have been better for you
that ye had not known Me.”
And I heard a voice from the Father, saying:
“Yea, the words of My Beloved are true and faithful;

He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.”

And now my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless
a man shall endure to the end in following the example
of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved.

Wherefore, do the things which I have told you that I have
seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do;

For, for this cause have they been shown unto me:
That ye might know the gate by which ye should enter.

For the gate by which ye should enter
is repentance and baptism by water,
And then cometh a remission of your sins
by fire and by the Holy Ghost,

And then are ye in this strait and narrow path
which leads to eternal life;
Yea, ye have entered in by the gate,
Ye have done according to the commandments
of the Father and the Son,

And ye have received the Holy Ghost which witnesses
of the Father and the Son unto the fulfilling
of the promise which He hath made, that
if ye entered in by the way ye should receive.

And now my beloved brethren, after that ye have got into
this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done.

Behold, I say unto you, Nay;
For ye have not come thus far save it were by the
word of Christ, with unshaken faith in Him,
Relying wholly upon the merits of Him
who is mighty to save.

Wherefore, ye must press forward
with a steadfastness in Christ,
Having a perfect brightness of hope
and a love of God and of all men.

Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon
the word of Christ and endure to the end,
“Behold,” thus saith the Father,
“ye shall have eternal life.”

And now behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way,
And there is none other way nor name given under heaven
whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God.

And now behold, this is the doctrine of Christ,
And the only and true doctrine of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost,
which is one God without end. Amen.

II Nephi 13:6-32

Even so ye must be born again,
into the kingdom of heaven,
of water, and of the Spirit,
And be cleansed by blood,
even the blood of mine Only Begotten;
That ye may be sanctified from all sin;
and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world,
and eternal life in the world to come;
even immortal glory.

For, by the water ye keep the commandment;
By the Spirit ye are justified;
And by the blood ye are sanctified.

Therefore it is given to abide in you,
the record of heaven,
the Comforter,
the peaceable things of immortal glory,
the truth of all things,
that which quickeneth all things
which maketh alive all things,
that which knoweth all things,
and hath all power according to
wisdom,
mercy,
truth,
justice and
judgment.

And now, behold, I say unto you,
This is the plan of salvation unto all men,
through the blood of mine Only Begotten,
who shall come in the meridian of time.

Genesis 6:62-65

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The Beauty of Jesus Christ

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name:
Bring an offering, and come before him:
Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

I Chronicles 16:29

One thing have I desired of the LORD,
that will I seek after;
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the LORD,
and to enquire in his temple.

Psalm 27:4

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name;
worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

Psalm 29:2

Out of Zion,
the perfection of beauty,
God hath shined.

Psalm 50:2

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us:
and establish thou the work of our hands upon us;
yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Psalm 90:17

Honour and majesty are before him:
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Psalm 96:6

And the LORD their God shall save them
in that day as the flock of his people:
For they shall be as the stones of a crown,
lifted up as an ensign upon his land.

For how great is his goodness,
and how great is his beauty!
Corn shall make the young men cheerful,
and new wine the maids.

Zechariah 9:16-17

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The Birth of Jesus Christ

Now, as it is written,
The birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise.

After his mother, Mary, was espoused to Joseph,
before they came together
she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

Then Joseph, her husband,
being a just man,
and not willing to make her a public example,
was minded to put her away privily.

But while he thought on there things,
behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a vision, saying,

Joseph, thou son of David,
fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife;
for that which is conceived in her,
is of the Holy Ghost.

And she shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name Jesus;
for he shall save his people from their sins.

Now this took place,
that all things might be fulfilled,
which were spoken of the Lord,
by the prophets, saying,

Behold, a virgin shall be with child,
and shall bring forth a son,
and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
(which, being interpreted, is, God with us.)

Then Joseph, awaking out of his vision,
did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him,
and took unto him his wife;

And knew her not until
she had brought forth her first-born son;

And they called his name Jesus.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,
in the days of Herod the king,
Behold, there came wise men
from the east to Jerusalem, saying

Where is the child that is born,
the Messiah of the Jews?
For we have seen his star in the east,
and have come to worship him.

When Herod the king had heard of the child,
he was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him.

And when he had gathered all the chief priests,
and scribes of the people together,
he demanded of them, saying,
Where is the place that is written of by the prophets,
in which Christ should be born?
For he greatly feared,
yet he believed not the prophets.

And they said unto him,
It is written by the prophets,
that he should be born in Bethlehem of Judea,
for thus have they said,

The word of the Lord came unto us, saying,
And thou Bethlehem, which lieth in the land of Judea,
in thee shall be born a prince,
which art not the least among the princes of Judea;
for out of thee shall come the Messiah,
who shall save my people Israel.

Then Herod, when he had called the wise men privily,
inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said,
Go and search diligently for the young child;
and when ye have found the child,
bring me word again,
that I may come and worship him also.

When they had heard the king, they departed;
And lo, the star which they saw in the east,
went before them,
until it came and stood over where the young child was.

When they saw the star,
they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

And when they were come into the house,
they saw the young child,
with Mary his mother,
and fell down and worshiped him.
And when they had opened their treasures,
they presented unto him gifts;
gold, and
frankincense, and
myrrh.

And being warned of God in a dream
that they should not return to Herod,
they departed into their own country another way.

And when they were departed,
behold, the angel of the Lord,
appeared to Joseph in a vision, saying,
Arise and take the young child and his mother,
and flee into Egypt,
and tarry thou there until I bring thee word;
for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

And then he arose,
and took the young child,
and the child’s mother, by night,
and departed into Egypt;

And was there until the death of Herod,
that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the Lord, by the prophet, saying,
Out of Egypt have I called my Son.

Matthew 2:1-3:15

And now it came to pass that Samuel the Lamanite
did prophesy a great many more things
which cannot be written.

And behold, he saith unto them:

Behold, I give unto you a sign –
For five years more cometh,
And behold, then cometh the Son of God to redeem
all those who shall believe on His name;

And behold, this will I give unto you for a sign
at the time of His coming –
For behold, there shall be great lights in heaven,
Insomuch that in the night before He cometh,
there shall be no darkness,
Insomuch that it shall appear unto man as if it was day;

Therefore, there shall be one day and a night and a day,
as if it were one day and there were no night.

And this shall be unto you for a sign, for ye shall know
of the rising of the sun, and also of its setting;

Therefore, they shall know of a surety
that there shall be two days and a night;
Nevertheless, the night shall not be darkened;
And it shall be the night before He is born.

And behold, there shall be a new star arise,
such an one as ye never have beheld;
And this also shall be a sign unto you.

And behold this is not all –
There shall be many signs and wonders in heaven;

And it shall come to pass that ye shall
all be amazed and wonder,
Insomuch that ye shall fall to the earth.
And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall believe
on the Son of God, the same shall have everlasting life.

And behold, thus hath the Lord commanded me, by His
angel, that I should come and tell this thing unto you;
Yea, He hath commanded that I should prophesy
these things unto you;
Yea, He hath said unto me,
“Cry unto this people,
Repent and prepare the way of the Lord!”

Helaman 5:55-63

Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart
by the unbelievers that all those who believed
in those traditions should be put to death,
except the sign should come to pass
which had been given by Samuel the prophet.

Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi,
saw this wickedness of his people,
his heart was exceeding sorrowful.

And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself
down upon the earth and cried mightily to his God
in behalf of his people, yea, those which
were about to be destroyed because of
their faith in the tradition of their fathers.

And it came to pass that he cried mightily
unto the Lord all that day;
And behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying:
Lift up your head and be of good cheer,
for behold, the time is at hand;
And on this night shall the sign be given,

And on the morrow come I into the world to show
unto the world that I will fulfill all that I have caused
to be spoken by the mouth of My holy prophets.

Behold, I come unto My own to fulfill all things
which I have made known unto the children of men
from the foundation of the world,
And to do the will both of the Father and of the Son –
of the Father because of Me,
and of the Son because of My flesh.

And behold, the time is at hand,
And this night shall the sign be given.

III Nephi 1:9-15

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The Blessing of Jesus Christ

And Jesus, seeing the multitudes,
went up into a mountain;
and when he was set down,
his disciples came unto him;

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

Blessed are they who shall believe on me;
and again, more blessed are they
who shall believe on your words,
when ye shall testify that ye have seen me
and that I am.

Yea, blessed are they who shall believe on your words,
and come down into the depth of humility,
and be baptized in my name;
for they shall be visited with fire
and the Holy Ghost,
and shall receive a remission of their sins.

Yea, blessed are the poor in spirit,
who come unto me;
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And again, blessed are they that mourn;
for they shall be comforted.

And blessed are the meek;
for they shall inherit the earth.

And blessed are all they that do hunger
and thirst after righteousness;
for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.

And blessed are the merciful;
for they shall obtain mercy.

And blessed are all the pure in heart;
for they shall see God.

And blessed are all the peacemakers;
for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are all they that are persecuted
for my name’s sake;
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And blessed are ye when men shall revile you,
and persecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake.

For ye shall have great joy,
and be exceeding glad;
for great shall be your reward in heaven;
for so persecuted they the prophets
which were before you.

Verily, verily, I say unto you,
I give unto you to be the salt of the earth;
But if the salt shall lose its savor,
wherewith shall the earth be salted?
the salt shall thenceforth be good for nothing,
but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Verily, verily, I say unto you,
I give unto you to be the light of the world;
a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.

Behold, do men light a candle and put it under a bushel?
Nay, but on a candlestick;
and it giveth light to all that are in the house.

Therefore, let your light so shine before this world,
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:1-18

When the Son of Man shall come in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him,
then he shall sit upon the throne of his glory;

And before him shall be gathered all nations;
and he shall separate them one from another,
as a shepherd divideth sheep from the goats;
The sheep on his right hand,
but the goats on his left.

And he shall sit upon his throne,
and the twelve apostles with him.

Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world.

For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat;
I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink;
I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
Naked, and ye clothed me;

I was sick, and ye visited me;
I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee;
Or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

When saw we thee a stranger,
and took thee in;
Or naked, and clothed thee?

Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison,
and came unto thee?

And the king shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you,
inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these my brethren,
ye have done it unto me.

Matthew 25:32-41

And blessed are they which shall seek to bring forth
My Zion at that day,
for they shall have the gift
and the power of the Holy Ghost;

And if they endure unto the end,
they shall be lifted up at the last day
and shall be saved
in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb;

Yea, whoso shall publish peace,
that shall publish tidings of great joy,
how beautiful upon the mountains
shall they be!

I Nephi 3:187-189

Now the God of peace,
that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
that great Shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

Make you perfect in every good work to do his will,
working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight,
through Jesus Christ;
to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 13:20,21

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The Calling of Jesus Christ

And there was delivered unto him,
the book of the prophet Esaias.
And when he had opened the book,
he found the place where it was written,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he hath anointed me
to preach the gospel to the poor,
He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted,
to preach deliverance to the captives,
and the recovering of sight to the blind;
to set at liberty them that are bruised;

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

And he closed the book,
and he gave it again to the minister,
and he sat down.

And the eyes of all those who were in the synagogue,
were fastened on him.
And he began to say unto them,
This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Luke 4:17-21

For behold, did not Moses prophesy unto them
concerning the coming of the Messiah and that
God should redeem His people?
Yea, and even all the prophets which have prophesied
ever since the world began,

Have they not spoken more or less
concerning these things?

Have they not said that God Himself should come down
among the children of men and take upon Him
the form of man and go forth in mighty power
upon the face of the earth?

Yea, and have they not said also that He should bring to
pass the resurrection of the dead and that He, Himself,
should be oppressed and afflicted?

Yea, even doth not Isaiah say:

“Who hath believed our report?
And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
and as a root out of dry ground.
He hath no form nor comeliness;
And when we shall see Him,
There is no beauty that we should desire Him.

He is despised and rejected of men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows;
Yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God
and afflicted.
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement of our peace was upon Him,
And with His stripes we are healed.

All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, everyone, to his own way;
And the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquities of us all.

He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He opened not His mouth;
He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before her shearers is dumb,
so He opened not His mouth.

He was taken from prison and from judgment,
And who shall declare His generation?
For He was cut off out of the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people was He stricken.

And He made His grave with the wicked
and with the rich in His death,
Because He had done no evil,
Neither was any deceit in His mouth.

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him;
He hath put Him to grief.
When thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed,
He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.

He shall see of the travail of His soul and shall be satisfied;
By His knowledge shall My righteous Servant justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.

Therefore, will I divide Him a portion with the great,
And He shall divide the spoil with the strong,
Because He hath poured out His soul unto death,
And He was numbered with the transgressors,
And He bear the sins of many,
And made intercession for the transgressors.”

And now Abinadi saith unto them:
I would that ye should understand that God Himself
shall come down among the children of men
and shall redeem His people;

And because He dwelleth in flesh, He shall be called
the Son of God;
And having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father,
being the Father and the Son-
The Father, because He was conceived by the power
of God, and the Son, because of the flesh,
thus becoming the Father and Son,

And They are one God, yea, the Very Eternal Father
of heaven and of earth-

And after all this, and after working many mighty
miracles among the children of men, He shall be led,
yea, even as Isaiah said-
“As a sheep before the shearer is dumb,
so He opened not His mouth”-

Yea, even so He shall be led, crucified and slain,
the flesh becoming subject even unto death,
The will of the Son being swallowed up
in the will of the Father.

And thus God breaketh the bands of death,
Having gained the victory over death, giving the Son
power to make intercession for the children of men,

Having ascended into heaven,
Having the bowels of mercy being filled with compassion
toward the children of men,

standing betwixt them and justice,
Having broken the bands of death, taken upon Himself
their iniquity and their transgressions,
Having redeemed them and satisfied
the demands of justice.

Mosiah 8:11-37

Remember the worth of souls is great
in the sight of God;
For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer
suffered death in the flesh;
wherefore he suffered the pain of all men,
that all men might repent and come unto him.

And he hath risen again from the dead,
that he might bring all men unto him
on conditions of repentance.

And how great is his joy in the soul that repenteth.

Wherefore you are called to cry repentance unto this people.

And if it so be that you should labor all your days,
in crying repentance unto this people,
and bring save it be one soul unto me,
how great shall be your joy
with him in the kingdom of my Father!

And now, if your joy will be great with one soul
that you have brought unto me
into the kingdom of my Father,
how great will be your joy,
if you should bring many souls unto me!

Behold, you have my gospel before you,
and my Rock, and my salvation.

Ask the Father in my name,
in faith believing that you shall receive,
and you shall have the Holy Ghost
which manifesteth all things,
which is expedient unto the children of men.

And if you have not faith, hope, and charity,
you can do nothing.

Contend against no church,
save it be the church of the Devil.

Take upon you the name of Christ,
and speak the truth in soberness;

and as many as repent,
and are baptized in my name,
which is Jesus Christ,
and endure to the end,
the same shall be saved.

Behold, Jesus Christ is the name
which is given of the Father,
and there is none other name given
whereby man can be saved;

Wherefore, all men must take upon them
the name which is given of the Father,
for in that name shall they be called
at the last day;
Wherefore, if they know not the name
by which they are called,
they can not have place
in the kingdom of my Father.

D&C 16:3c-4g

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The Church of Jesus Christ

He said unto them,
But whom say ye that I am?

And Simon Peter answered and said,
Thou art the Christ,
the Son of the living God.

And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona;
for flesh and blood hath not revealed this unto thee,
but my Father who is in heaven.

And I say also unto thee,
that thou art Peter;
And upon this rock I will build my church,
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:16-19

Behold, this is my doctrine:
Whosoever repenteth and cometh unto me,
the same is my church;
Whosoever declareth more or less that this,
the same is not of me, but against me;
therefore, he is not of my church.

And now, behold, whosoever is of my church,
and endureth of my church to the end,
him will I establish upon my Rock;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against him.

And now, remember the words of him
who is the life and light of the world;
your Redeemer, your Lord, your God. Amen.

D&C 3:16-18

Moreover, brethren,
I would not that ye should be ignorant,
how that all our fathers were under the cloud,
and all passed through the sea;

And were all baptized unto Moses
in the cloud and in the sea;

And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

And did all drink the same spiritual drink;
For they drank of that spiritual Rock
that followed them;
And that Rock was Christ.

But with many of them God was not well pleased;
for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Now these things were our examples,
to the intent we should not lust
after evil things, as they also lusted.

Neither be ye idolaters,
as were some of them; as it is written,
The people sat down to eat and drink,
and rose up to play.

Neither let us commit fornication,
as some of them committed,
and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

Neither let us tempt Christ,
as some of them also tempted,
and were destroyed of serpents.

Neither murmur ye,
as some of them also murmured,
and were destroyed of the destroyer.

Now, all these things
happened unto them for ensamples;
And they were written for our admonition also,
And for an admonition for those
upon whom the end of the world shall come.

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth
take heed lest he fall.

There hath no temptation taken you
but such as is common to man;
but God is faithful,
who will not suffer you to be tempted
above that ye are able;
But will with the temptation
also make a way to escape,
that ye may be able to bear it.

Wherefore, my dearly beloved,
flee from idolatry.

I Corinthians 10:1-14

For the Lord hath said,
“This is My church
and I will establish it
and nothing shall overthrow it,
save it is the transgression of My people.”

Mosiah 11:166

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The Commandment of Jesus Christ

A new commandment I give unto you.
That ye love one another;
As I have loved you,
that ye also love one another.

By this shall all men know
that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.

John 13:34,35

I am the vine, ye are the branches.
He that abideth in me, and I in him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit;
For without me ye can do nothing.

If a man abide not in me,
he is cast forth as a branch,
and is withered;
and men gather them,
and cast them into the fire,
and they are burned.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you,
ye shall ask what ye will,
and it shall be done unto you.

Herein is my Father glorified,
that ye bear much fruit;
so shall ye be my disciples.

As the Father hath loved me,
so have I loved you;
Continue ye in my love.

If ye keep my commandments,
ye shall abide in my love;
even as I have kept my Father’s commandments,
and abide in his love.

These things have I spoken unto you,
that my joy might remain in you,
and that your joy might be full.

This is my commandment,
That ye love one another,
as I have loved you.

Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Ye are my friends,
if ye do whatsoever I command you.

John 15:5-14

Verily I say unto you,
It is not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
that shall enter unto the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

For the day soon cometh,
that men shall come before me to judgment,
to be judged according to their works.

Matthew 7:30,31

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ
is born of God;
And everyone that loveth him that begat
loveth him also that is begotten of him.

by this we know that we love the children of God,
when we love God, and keep his commandments.

For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments;
and his commandments are not grievous.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world;
and this is the victory that overcometh the world,
even our faith.

Who is he that overcometh the world,
but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

This is he that came by water and blood,
even Jesus Christ;
Not by water only, but by water and blood.
And it is the Spirit that beareth witness,
because the Spirit is truth.

For there are three that bear record in heaven,
the Father,
the Word, and
the Holy Ghost;
And these three are one.

And there are three that bear witness in earth,
the Spirit, and
the water,
and the blood;
And these three agree in one.

If we receive the witness of men,
the witness of God is greater;
For this is the witness of God
which he hath testified of his Son.

He that believeth on the son of God
hath the witness in himself;
He that believeth not God hath made him a liar;
because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

And this is the record, that
God hath given to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.

He that hath the Son hath life;
And he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

These things have I written unto you
that believe on the name of the Son of God;
that ye may know that ye have eternal life,
and that ye may continue to believe
on the name of the Son of God.

I John 5:1-13

Behold, my sons and my daughters which are
the sons and the daughters of my firstborn:
I would that ye should give ear unto my words,

For the Lord God hath said that,
Inasmuch as ye shall keep My commandments,
ye shall prosper in the land;

And inasmuch as ye will not keep My commandments,
ye shall be cut off from My presence.

II Nephi 3:7-9

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father:
“I will go and do the things which the Lord
hath commanded,

For I know that the Lord giveth no commandments
unto the children of men save He shall prepare a way
for them, that they may accomplish the thing
which He commandeth them.”

I Nephi 1:65

My son, give ear to my words,
For I say unto you, even as I said unto Helaman,
that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments
of God, ye shall prosper in the land,
And inasmuch as ye will not keep the commandments
of God, ye shall be cut off from His presence.

And now my son, I trust that I shall have great joy
in you because of your steadiness
and your faithfulness unto God;
For as you have commenced in your youth
to look to the Lord your God,
Even so I hope that you will continue
in keeping His commandments;
For blessed is he that endureth to the end.

Alma 18:1-2

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The Commission of Jesus Christ

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of
the Father,
and of
the Son,
and of
the Holy Ghost;

Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you;
and lo, I am with you always,
unto the end of the world. Amen.

Matthew 28:17-17

When they therefore were come together,
they asked of him, saying,
Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

And he said unto them,
It is not for you to know the times or the seasons,
which the Father hath put in his own power.

But ye shall receive power,
after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you;
and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea,
and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

And when he had spoken these things,
while they beheld, he was taken up;
and a cloud received him out of their sight.

And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven
as he went up,
behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

Which also said,
Ye men of Galilee,
why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
This same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heaven,
shall so come in like manner
as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Acts 1:6-11

And it came to pass that the Lord did visit them
with His Spirit and said unto them:
“Be comforted”;
And they were comforted.

And the Lord said unto them also:
“Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren,
and establish My word;

Yet ye shall be patient in longsuffering and afflictions, that
ye may show forth good examples unto them in Me,
And I will make an instrument of thee in My hands
unto the salvation of many souls.”

And it came to pass that the hearts of the sons of Mosiah,
and also those which were with them, took courage
to go forth unto the Lamanites to declare unto them
the word of God.

Alma 12:17-20

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The Commitment of Jesus Christ

Behold, I Am Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
I created the heavens and the earth and all things
that in them is;

I was with the Father from the beginning;
I Am in the Father and the Father in Me,
And in Me hath the Father glorified His name.

I came unto My own and My own received Me not,
And the scriptures concerning My coming are fulfilled;

And as many as have received Me, to them
have I given to become the sons of God,
And even so will I to as many as shall believe on My name.

For behold, by Me redemption cometh,
And in Me is the law of Moses fulfilled.

I Am the light and the life of the world;
I Am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

And ye shall offer up unto Me no more
the shedding of blood;
Yea, your sacrifices and your burnt offerings
shall be done away,
For I will accept none of your sacrifices
and your burnt offerings;
And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto Me
a broken heart and a contrite spirit;

And whoso cometh unto Me with a broken heart
and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize
with fire and with the Holy Ghost,
Even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in Me
at the time of their conversion, were baptized
with fire and with the Holy Ghost,
And they knew it not.

Behold, I have come unto the world to bring redemption
unto the world-to save the world from sin;
Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto Me
as a little child, him will I receive,
For of such is the kingdom of God.

“ehold, for such I have laid down My life
and have taken it up again;
Therefore, repent and come unto Me,
ye ends of the earth, and be saved!

III Nephi 4:44-52

Let not your heart be troubled;
Ye believe in God,
Believe also in me.

In my Father’s house are many mansions;
if it were not so,
I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.

And when I go,
I will prepare a place for you,
and come again and receive you unto myself;
that where I am, ye may be also.

John 14:1-3

For even hereunto were ye called;
because Christ also suffered for us,
leaving us an example,
that ye should follow his steps;

Who did no sin,
neither was guile found in his mouth;

Who, when he was reviled,
reviled not again;
When he suffered,
he threatened not;
But committed himself to him that judgeth righteously;

Who his own self bare our sins
in his own body on the tree,
that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness;
By whose stripes ye were healed.

For ye were as sheep going astray;
but are now returned unto
the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

I Peter 2:21-25

Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, he saith,
Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not,
but a body hast thou prepared me;

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin
thou hast had no pleasure.

Then said I,
Lo, I come
(in the volume of the book it is written of me)
to do thy will, O God.

Above when he said,
Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings
and offering for sin
thou wouldest not,
neither hadst pleasure therein;
which are offered by the law;

Then said he,
Lo, I come to do thy will, O God.
He taketh away the first,
that he may establish the second.

By which will we are sanctified
through the offering once of
the body of Jesus Christ.

Luke 9:51

I have glorified thee on the earth;
I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

And now, O Father,
glorify thou me with thine own self
with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

I have manifested thy name unto the men
which thou gavest me out of the world;
Thine they were, and thou gavest them me;
and they have kept thy word.

Now they have known that all things
whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.

For I have given unto them the words
which thou gavest me;
and they have received them,
and have known surely that I came out from thee,
and they have believed that thou didst send me.

I pray for them;
I pray not for the world,
but for them which thou hast given me;
for they are thine.

And all mine are thine,
and thine are mine;
And I am glorified in them.

John 17:4-10

And it came to pass,
when the time was come
that he should be received up,
he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem;

Luke 9:51

Now when he was in Jerusalem,
at the passover, on the feast day,
Many believed on his name,
when they saw the miracles which he did.

But Jesus did not commit himself unto them,
because he knew all things,

and needed not that any should testify of man;
for he knew what was in man.

John 2:23-25

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The Consistency of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ
the same yesterday,
and today,
and forever.

Hebrews 13:8

But unto the Son he saith,
Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom.

Thou hast loved righteousness,
and hated iniquity;
Therefore God, even thy God,
hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness
above thy fellows.

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning
hast laid the foundation of the earth;
and the heavens are the works of thine hands.

They shall perish,
but thou remainest;
and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up,
and they shall be changed;
But thou art the same,
and thy years shall not fail.

Hebrews 1:8-12

And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye
remember that every good gift cometh of Christ.

And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren,
that ye remember that He is the same yesterday,
today and forever,
And that all these gifts of which I have spoken,
which are spiritual, never will be done away,
even as long as the world shall stand, only
according to the unbelief of the children of men.

Moroni 10:13,14