baptize in the name of the Father, and the Son, which is full of grace and truth, and the Holy Spirit, which bears record of the Father and the Son.

Page 5 When shall the blood of the Righteous be shed, that all they that mourn may be sanctified, and have eternal life? And the Lord said, it shall be in the meridian of time, in the days of wickedness and vengeance. And behold, Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh; and his soul rejoiced, saying, the Righteous is lifted up, and the Lamb is slain from the foundation of the world.-Prophecy of Enoch.

Page 15 And the Lord God called upon men by the Holy Ghost every where, and commanded them that they should repent; and as many as believed in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be saved; and as many as believed not and repented not, should be damned: and the words went forth out of the mouth of God in a firm decree; wherefore they must be fulfilled.

Page 17 And the Lord ordained Noah after His order, and commanded him that he should go forth and declare His Gospel unto the children of men, even as it was given unto Enoch.

And it came to pass that Noah called upon men that they should repent.

And it came to pass that Noah continued his preaching unto the people, saying, hearken, and give heed unto my words, believe and repent of your sins, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ the Son of God, even as our fathers did, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made manifest; and if ye do not this, the floods will come in upon you.

FAITH.

NATURE AND NECESSITY OF FAITH.

Bible.

Heb. xi. 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Rom. x. 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Heb. xi. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

John iii. 15 That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Heb. iii. 6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end.

18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into His rest, but to them that believed not?

19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. [See Psalm lxxviii. 22, 32, 33.]

Heb. iv. 2 For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as He said.

6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

John iii. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned:

but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the Only Begotten Son of God.

36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Mark xvi. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

1 Peter i. 9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Num. xx. 12 Because Moses and Aaron believed not the Lord, they came not into Canaan.-Isa. vii. 9 If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.-Hab. ii. 4; Rom. i. 17; Gal. iii. 11; Heb. x. 38 The just shall live by faith. John viii. 24 If ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.-Rom. ix. 31, 32 Israel attained not to the law of righteousness because they sought it not by faith.-xi. 20 Because of unbelief the Jews were broken off, and the Gentiles stand by faith.-xiv. 23 Whatsoever is not of faith is sin.-2 Cor. v. 7 We walk by faith, not by sight.Eph. vi. 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith.-2 Thess. ii. 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth.-1 John v. 4, 5 Faith overcometh the world.

Book of Mormon.

Alma xvi. 20 Yea, there are many who do say, if thou wilt show unto us a sign from heaven, then we shall know of a surety; then we shall believe. Now I ask, is this faith? Behold, I say unto you, nay; for if a man knoweth a thing, he hath no cause to believe, for he knoweth it.

21 And now as I said concerning faith: Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith, ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true. And now, behold, I say unto you; and I would that ye should remember that God is merciful unto all who believe on His name; therefore He desireth, in the first place, that ye should believe, yea, even on His word.

22 Now as I said concerning faith-that it was not a perfect knowledge, even so it is with my words. Ye cannot know of this surety at first, unto perfection, any more than faith is a perfect knowledge. But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith; yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you,

even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words. [See pars. 23, 24.]

Ether v. 1 Whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and stedfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God. I would shew unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.

Nephi v. 8 I bear record that the Father commandeth all men, everywhere, to repent and believe in me; and whoso believeth in me, and is baptized, the same shall be saved; and they are they who shall inherit the kingdom of God. And whoso believeth not in me, and is not baptized, shall be damned. Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my doctrine, and I bear record of it from the Father; and whoso believeth in me, believeth in the Father also, and unto him will the Father bear record of me; for he will visit him with fire, and with the Holy Ghost.

2 Nephi vi. 9 And he commandeth all men that they must repent, and be baptized in his name, having perfect faith in the Holy One of Israel, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God. And if they will not repent and believe in his name, and be baptized in his name, and endure to the end, they must be damned; for the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has spoken it.

2 Nephi xi. 12 And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesus is the very Christ, it must needs be that the Gentiles be convinced also that Jesus is the Christ, the eternal God; and that he manifesteth himself unto all those who believe in him, by the power of the Holy Ghost; yea, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, working mighty miracles, signs, and wonders, among the children of men, according to their faith.

Ether v. 2 I give unto men weakness, that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them. Behold, I will shew unto the Gentiles their weakness, and I will shew unto them that faith, hope, and charity bringeth unto me- the fountain of all righteousness.

3 And I, Moroni, having heard these words, was comforted, and said, O Lord, thy righteous will be done, for I know that thou workest unto the children of men according to their faith; for the brother of Jared said unto the mountain Zerin, remove, and it was removed. And if he had not had faith, it would not have moved; wherefore thou workest after men have faith; for thus did thou manifest thyself unto thy disciples. For after they had faith, and did speak in thy name, thou didst shew thyself unto them in great power.

Moroni x. 1 And ye may know that He is, by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore I would exhort you, that ye deny not the power of God; for He worketh by power, according to the faith of the children of men, the same to-day and to-morrow, and for ever.

And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that He is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever, 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. Wherefore, there must be faith; and if there must be faith, there must also be hope; and if there must be hope, there must also be charity; and except ye have charity, ye can in no wise be saved in the kingdom of God; neither can ye be saved in the kingdom of God, if ye have not faith; neither can ye if ye have no hope; and if ye have no hope, ye must needs be in despair; and despair cometh because of iniquity. And Christ truly said unto our fathers, if ye have faith, ye can do all things which is expedient

unto me.

2 And now I speak unto all the ends of the earth, that if the day cometh that the power and gifts of God shall be done away among you, it shall be because of unbelief. And wo be unto the children of men, if this be the case; for there shall be none that doeth good among you, no not one. For if there be one among you that doeth good, he shall work by the power and gifts of God.

Mosiah ii. 2 And there is none other salvation, save this which hath been spoken of; neither are there any conditions whereby man can be saved, except the conditions which I have told you. Believe in God; believe that He is, and that He created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that He has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.