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Knew More Than They Could Teach, Chapter 5 of Eternal Lives 

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Joseph Smith

“I could explain a hundred fold more than I ever have of the glories of the kingdoms manifested to

me in the vision, were I permitted, and were the people prepared to receive them.” (TPJS, pg. 305) “Brethren, if I were to tell you all I know of the Kingdom of God, I do not know that you would rise

up and kill me...” (As recalled by Parley P. Pratt in MS 55:585)

“If I was to show the Latter-day Saints all the revelations that the Lord has shown unto me, there is

scarce a man that would stay with me, they could not bear it” (MS 13:257)

“The design of the great God in sending us into this world, and organizing us to prepare us for the

eternal worlds, I shall keep in my own bosom at present.” (HC 5:403. Also see TPJS pg. 30)

“People little know who I am when they talk about me, and they never will know until they see me weighted in the balance in the Kingdom of God. Then they will know who I am, see me as I am. I dare not tell them, and they do not know me.” (Zebedee Coltrin quoting Joseph Smith. See Joseph Smith; The Prophet, The Man pg. 28)

The Second Comforter, Chapter 4 of The Teachings of The Doctrine of Eternal Lives

Joseph Smith

“Now what is this other Comforter? It is no more nor less than the Lord Jesus Christ Himself; and this is the sum and substance of the whole matter; that when any man obtains this last Comforter, he will have the personage of Jesus Christ to attend him, or appear unto him from time to time, and even He will manifest the Father unto him, and they will take up their abode with him, and the visions of the heavens will be opened unto him, and the Lord will teach him face to face, and he may have a perfect knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God;” (TPJS, pg. 150)

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Prayer: The Key to Greater Knowledge, Chapter 3 of Eternal Lives

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David, King of Israel

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.” (Psalms 19:14)

“Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.” (Psalms 54:2) Joseph Smith

“The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask it from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teachings” (HC 4:425)

22 Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing—unto such it is given to know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things which never have been revealed; (Alma 26:22.)

“Having a knowledge of God, we begin to know how to approach him, and how to ask so as to receive an answer. When we understand the character of God, and know how to come to him, he begins to unfold the heavens to us, and to tell us all about it. When we are ready to come to him, he is ready to come to us.” (TPJS, pg. 349)

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Revelation, Chapter 2 of Eternal Lives. 

Joseph Smith

“It is not wisdom that we should have all knowledge at once presented before us; but that we should

have a little at a time; then we can comprehend it.” (HC 5:387)

“For I deign to reveal unto my church things which have been kept hid from before the foundation of

the world, things that pertain to the dispensation of the fullness of times.” (D&C 124:41)

“There are many things which belong to the powers of the Priesthood and the keys thereof, that have been kept hid from before the foundation of the world; they are hid from the wise and prudent to be revealed in the last times.” (HC 4:209-210)

“God hath not revealed anything to Joseph [calling himself by name], but what He will make known unto the Twelve, and even the least Saint may know all things as fast as he is able to bear them,” (HC 3:380)

“That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day. And again, verily I say unto you, and I say it that you may know the truth, that you may chase darkness from among you;” (D&C 50:24-25)

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Treasure these things up in your hearts, and let the solemnities of eternity rest upon your minds. -- D&C 43:34

Who are we? Why are we here? What is our destiny? These are the profound questions addressed in this collection of inspired thoughts of leaders, teachers, and prophets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints and accompanying scriptures.

These writings reveal our probationary experiences as the path of “becoming,” which path does not end at death, nor with the assignment to a particular post-mortal glory, but continues as we progress from one degree to another. In what should point the thoughtful mind to serious consideration, this continual progression is considered as taking place in the context of our own earth.

The ideas are not new. However, they temper contemporary Mormon cultural interpretations imposed on our spiritual cosmology: that our eternal destiny is utterly dependent on our succession in this one probationary experience, and that failure to successfully overcome our trials in this lifetime suggests an eternal and fatal deficiency of spiritual character.

What light is shed by this collection! We and all men and women are experiencing the “Deity within us” (Brigham Young, p. 45) that will motivate us to grow forever in grace and truth. Indeed, “we are conducted along from this probation to other probations” (Heber C. Kimball, p. 48). And “if there was a point where man in his progression could not proceed any further, the very idea would throw a gloom over every intelligent and reflecting mind” (Wilford Woodruff, p. 50).

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A POLISHED JEWEL, Chapter 21 conclusion of Reincarnation 

Pages 192 to 199

Through erring schemes in days that past

The world has gone astray,

Yet saints of God have found at last

The straight and narrow way.

(Times and Seasons 4:335)

Approximately one out of every four Americans believes he will be born again as a baby and not just once but many times. This is also a popular theory in China and India, but it is continually being modified by Christians and Mormons to be a type of modern religious potpourri. They struggle to find bits and pieces of sermons or writings to make it more palatable and appealing. By chopping off something here and adding something there, they have married Christ with Hinduism. Multiple births has become a new religious concoction of doctrine, theory and philosophy.

If being born many times were a true doctrine, it would have been clearly established somewhere in the teachings of the Restoration, for this is the dispensation of the fullness of times. Reincarnation was not some secret doctrine the Saints could not accept, like so many others were, as half the world already believed it. If such a doctrine were true, it seems there should have been at least one complete sermon on the subject. 

 

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THE CASE OF FATHER ADAM, Chapter 20 of Reincarnation 

Pages 179 to 191

It should be borne in mind that these wonderful mysteries, as they are supposed to be, are only mysteries because of the ignorance of men; and when men and women are troubled in spirit over those things which come to light through the proper channel of intelligence, they only betray their weakness, ignorance, and folly. (Mill. Star 15:825)

Nearly every religion in the world has broken off from some other religion-some from an originally true church, but most from some other dissenter. Almost all Protestant churches have come from their mother church, the Catholic.

Likewise, doctrines in these churches usually come from perverting or changing true ones. Little deviations and modifications soon become great ones. After the passage of time, they can even become directly opposite to the original teachings.

For the belief of transmigration or reincarnation to be accepted by most people in the world, there must have originally been some basis of truth for it. 

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Life and Eternal Lives, Part 2 of Chapter 19 of Reincarnation 

Pages 170 to 178

Some reincarnationists have pointed to a statement by Wilford Woodruff in support of their belief:

[171]  I said this was my birthday. Yes, I am 42 years old this day. How such figures look to a man while counting up his years in this probation. The very sight of them crowd into the mind a flood of thought even more than tongue can utter or pen can write. The last sixteen years of my life have been spent in endeavouring to preach the gospel and building up the Kingdom of God in connection with my brethren. The past is gone. I have no desire to recall it. I would not wish to live my life over if I could. (W. Woodruff Jrnls., Mar. 2, 1849)

However, Woodruff did not say he was going to live it over again-only if he could.

There are many statements that include the term “eternal lives,” which reincarnationists pick right up on; for example, D & C 132:24: “This is eternal lives-to know the only wise and true God. . . .” and also, “Goodbye, Brother Brigham, until the morning of the resurrection day, when thy spirit and body shall be reunited and thou shalt inherit immortality, eternal lives and everlasting glory. . . .” (CHC 5:516)

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MORMONISM vs REINCARNATION, Part 1 of Chapter 19 of Reincarnation 

Pages 164 to 170

Now, I do not think there are any misgivings in the hearts of the Latter-day Saints this morning in regard to what President Woodruff has said to us concerning the doctrine which he has taken occasion to puncture; that is, that the spirit of any man now in this probation had been on the earth in a former age, in another body. That doctrine ought to have laid still a score of years ago. (F. M. Lyman, Collected Discourses, comp. Brian Stuy, 1:266-267)

Each day, if not every hour, the devil is pitting his forces against the followers of Christ just as much as he was in the pre-mortal world. It is by small weaknesses and small errors that great supports can be destroyed:

There is no detente with the devil. He knows that weak individuals make great dominoes. He knows that the collapse of individuals precedes the collapse of systems. (Deposition of a Disciple, Neal Maxwell, p. 17)

The Prophet Joseph noted, “The moment we revolt at anything which comes from God, the devil takes power.” (TPJS, p. 181) And again, “There are so many fools in the world for the devil to operate upon, it gives him the advantage oftentimes.” (Ibid., p. 331) Thus, every Elder should be as a watchman on the tower lest the enemy slip in unnoticed and overtake him.

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POINTS TO PONDER, Chapter 18 of Reincarnation 

Pages 148 to 163

For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors. (Alma 34:32)

As the reality of the theory of reincarnation is considered, many questions should be answered and discrepancies resolved. This chapter will discuss the following ten “points to ponder” about reincarnation:

 

Is it compatible with our understanding of the true nature and character of God?Does it change our understanding of the character of Christ and the purpose of His atonement?Does it lead people away from Christ?Are multiple lives really necessary in order to gain sufficient experience?By coming back into mortality many times, don@t we lose our original identity?Does it detract from the real purpose and importance of ordinance work?Does it change or nullify eternal marriage covenants?Does it contradict correct doctrine?Is it compatible with the doctrine of resurrection?Does it diminish one’s zeal to obtain his calling and election?

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