if he endureth to the end, behold, him will I hold guiltless before my Father, at that day when I shall stand to judge the world. Now this is the commandment, Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand spotless before me at the last day. Verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my Gospel.

2 Nephi xiii. 4 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 straight 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 witnesseth 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.

Alma v. 3 Now I say unto you, that ye must repent, and be born again: for the Spirit saith, if ye are not born again, ye cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins, that ye may have on the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.

Nephi v. 9 And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and become as a little child, and be baptized in my name, or ye can in no wise receive these things. And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and be baptized in my name, and become as a little child, or ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God. Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my doctrine, and whoso buildeth upon this, buildeth upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them. And whoso shall declare more or less than this, and establish it for my doctrine, the same cometh of evil, and is not built upon my rock, but he buildeth upon a sandy foundation, and the gates of hell standeth open to receive such, when the floods come and the winds beat upon them. [See context.]

Nephi xii. 2 And it came to pass that the disciples whom Jesus had chosen, began from that time forth to baptize and to teach as many as did come unto them; and as many as were baptized in the name of Jesus, were filled with the Holy Ghost. And it came to pass that they did

do all things, even as Jesus had commanded them. And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the Church of Christ.

Nephi xiii. 4 They did go forth upon the face of the land, and did minister unto all the people, uniting as many to the Church as would believe in their preaching, baptizing them; and as many as were baptized did receive the Holy Ghost.

Alma iv. 1 And it came to pass that whosoever did not belong to the Church, who repented of their sins, were baptized unto repentance, and were received into the Church.

Nephi iii. 10 Now I would have you to remember also, that there were none who were brought unto repentance, who were not baptized with water; therefore there were ordained of Nephi, men unto this ministry, that all such as should come unto them, should be baptized with water, and this as a witness and a testimony before God, and unto the people, that they had repented and received a remission of their sins.

2 Nephi xiii. 2 And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil 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 fulfil all righteousness in being baptized by water? Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he sheweth 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 he was baptized with water, the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove. [See context.]

Moroni vii. 3 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.

Ether i. 12 Therefore, repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me, and believe in my Gospel, and be baptized in my name; for he that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not, shall be damned. Nephi v. 8 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.

2 Nephi vi. 9 And he commanded 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. [See context.]

10 But wo unto him that has the law given: yea, that has all the commandments of God, like unto us, and that transgresseth them, and that wasteth the days of his probation, for awful is his state!

Alma vii. 3 He cometh to redeem those who will be baptized.-xxi. 32 They did baptize unto repentance all men whosoever would hearken unto their words.-Nephi viii. 9 If it so be that he repenteth, and is baptized in my name, then shall ye receive him.-x. 2 Whosoever will hearken unto my words, and repenteth, and is baptized, the same shall be saved.—Nephi (son of Nephi of the Twelve) i. 1 As many as did come unto them, and did truly repent of their sins, were baptized in the name of Jesus.-Moroni viii. 2 This thing shall ye teach, repentance and baptism: yea, teach parents that they must repent and be baptized. Doctrine and Covenants.

Sec. xxii. 4 And again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism, and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads of the parents; for this shall be a law unto the inhabitants of Zion, or in any other of her stakes which are organized; and their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins, when eight years old.

Sec. iv. 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, they who believe not on your words, and are not baptized in water, in my name, for the remission of their sins, that they may receive the Holy Ghost, shall be damned, and shall not come into my Father's kingdom, where my Father and I am. And this revelation unto you, and commandment, is in force from this very hour upon all the world, and the Gospel is unto all who have not received it.

Sec. xcii. 5 And again, we bear record, for we saw and heard, and this is the testimony of the Gospel of Christ, con

cerning them who come forth in the resurrection of the just; they are they who received the testimony of Jesus, and believed on his name, and were baptized after the manner of his burial, being buried in the water in his name, and this according to the commandment which he has given, that by keeping the commandments they might be washed and cleansed from all their sins, and receive the Holy Spirit by the laying on of the hands of him who is ordained and and sealed unto this power, and who overcome by faith, and are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, which the Father sheds forth upon all those who are just and true. They are they who are the Church of the First Born. They are they into whose hands the Father has given all things. They are they who are Priests and Kings, who have received of His fulness and of His glory, and are Priests of the Most High, after the order of Melchisedek, which was after the order of Enoch, which was after the order of the Only Begotten Son; wherefore, as it is written, they are Gods, even the sons of God; wherefore, all things are theirs, whether life or death, or things present, or things to come, all are theirs and they are Christ's, and Christ is God's; and they shall overcome all things.

Sec. lix. 2 This is my Gospel, repentance and baptism by water.-3 Baptism and calling upon the name of the Lord is the way to receive the Spirit.-5 Baptism with water a preparation for the coming of Christ.-6 Hands to be laid on those who are baptized with water.-xliii. 4 Those who repent, and are baptized, and who endure to the end shall be saved.-6 Men and women, and children who have arrived to years of accountability must repent and be baptized.-lv. Repent and be baptized every one of you.-xxii. 1; civ. 11 Salvation promised to those who will believe and be baptized, and damnation to those who will not.-ii. 5 As many as would believe and be baptized should be saved. -21 Baptism is to be administered unto all those who repent. xi. 2 I give unto thee a commandment, that thou shalt baptize by water.-xiii. 2 Ye shall go forth baptizing with water.lv. 2 Repent and be baptized every one of you, then cometh the baptism by fire and the Holy Ghost. -lxv. 2 I give unto you a commandment that ye go among the people, and say unto them, Repent and be baptized, according to the holy commandment.-lxvi. 3 Let them preach in every congregation, baptizing by water.

History of Joseph Smith.

May 15, 1829 We on a certain day went into the woods to pray and inquire of the Lord respecting baptism for the remission of sins, as we found mentioned in the translation of the plates. While we were thus employed, praying and calling upon the Lord, a messenger from heaven descended in a cloud of light, and having laid his hands upon us, he ordained us, saying unto us :-"Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the Gospel of repentance and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins:" and he commanded us to go and be baptized, and gave us directions that I should baptize Oliver Cowdery, and afterwards that he should baptize me. Accordingly we went and were baptized, I baptized him first, and afterwards he baptized me. Immediately on our coming up out of the water after we had been baptized, we experienced great and glorious blessings from our heavenly Father. No sooner had I baptized Oliver Cowdery, than the Holy Ghost fell upon him, and he stood up and prophesied many things which should shortly come to pass. And again, so soon as I had been baptized by him, I also had the spirit of prophecy, when, standing up, I prophesied concerning the rise of the Church, and many other things connected with the Church, and this generation of the children of men. We were filled with the Holy Ghost, and rejoiced in the God of our salvation.

Journal of Discourses.

Vol. ii. p. 229 Baptism is an institution of heaven, sanctioned by the Father, revealed by the Son, taught by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost; and is the method by which a man's sins can be remitted, Faith, repentance, and baptism, for the remission of sins were a saving means to the children of men anciently, and are at the present day, because they are a part of the Gospel, and are all essential to the remission of sins.-Jedediah M. Grant. [See context.]

Pearl of Great Price.

Page 1 And He called upon our father Adam by His own voice, saying, I am God: I made the world, and men before they were. And He also said unto him, if thou wilt turn