unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even by water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, which is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men; ye shall ask all things in his name, and whatever ye shall ask, it shall be given. -Prophecy of Enoch. Page 2 I give unto you a commandment to teach these things freely unto your children, saying, That, inasmuch as they were born into the world by the fall which bringeth death, by water and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so become of dust a living soul, even so ye must be born again of water and the Spirit, and cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten, into the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.-Ibid. Page 3 And He gave unto me a commandment that I should 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.-Ibid. Page 17 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.-Ibid. OBJECT OF BAPTISM. Bible. Mark i. 4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Luke iii. 3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Acts ii. 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts xxii. 16 And now why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.. Book of Mormon. Moroni viii. 2 Behold, baptism is unto repentance to the fulfilling the commandments unto the remission of sins. 3 And the first fruits of repentance is baptism; and baptism cometh by faith, unto the fulfilling the commandments; and the fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission of sins. Alma v. 3 Come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins. Nephi xiv. 1 Come unto me, and be baptized in my name, that ye may receive a remission of your sins, and be filled with the Holy Ghost, that ye may be numbered with my people, who are of the house of Israel. Nephi v. 9 Yea, blessed are they who shall believe in your words, and come down into the depths of humility and be baptized, for they shall be visited with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and shall receive a remission of their sins. 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. Doctrine and Covenants. Sec. lix. 2 Hearken to my voice, which saith unto thee, Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins. Sec, lxv. 2 I give unto you a commandment that ye go among this people and say unto them, like unto mine Apostle of old, whose name was Peter-Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus, who was on the earth, and is to come, the beginning and the end, repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, according to the holy commandment, for the remission of sins. sins Sec. lxix. 1 Baptized by water, which, if you do with an eye single to my glory, you shall have a remission of your Preach repentance and remission of sins, by way of baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. Sec. xliv. 4 Thou shalt declare repentance and faith on the Saviour, and remission of sins by baptism and by fire. Sec. xxii. 4 This shall be a law unto the inhabitants of Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized; and their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins, when eight years old. Sec. iv. 10 Baptism necessary for the remission of sins and for the reception of the Holy Ghost.-12 Baptism necessary to salvation, and required of all the world.lv. 2 Baptism necessary for the remission of sins.-xcii. 15 Baptism necessary in order to come forth in the resurrection of the just. 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.] Vol. i. p. 239 Tell them to go into the waters of baptism, and be baptized for the remission of sins. That is the first ordinance to be attended to after believing. I go and submit to be baptized for the remission of sins, as I am commanded. "But, brother Mormon, do you really suppose that water will wash away your sins?" I will tell you what I suppose. I suppose THE LORD SAID IT WOULD, and further it is none of my business. Baptism has been instituted for the remission of sins; I therefore do it to take away my sins.-Brigham Young. [See context.] Vol. ii. p. 221 He commands us to go forth and preach His word, and declare His Gospel-faith, and repentance, and baptism for the remission of sins.-Heber C Kimball. Vol. ii. p. 4 Being buried in the water, and being delivered from it in the likeness of being born, is the proper mode of baptism.-ii. p. 8 Go and be baptized for the remission of sins. ii. p. 222 There is not a man or woman in the Church who believe this, but what have been buried with Christ by baptism. [See History of Joseph Smith, May 15, 1829.] THE SUBJECTS OF BAPTISM. Bible. Mat. iii. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance. [See Mark i. 5, and Luke iii. 7, 8.] Acts ii. 38 Repent, and be baptized every one of you. 41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized. Acts viii. 12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto & certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water, what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. Mark xvi. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned. Book of Mormon. Moroni viii. 2 And the word of the Lord came to me by the power of the Holy Ghost, saying, Listen to the words of Christ, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God. Behold, I came into the world not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance; the whole need no physician, but they that are sick; wherefore little children are whole, for they are not capable of committing sin; wherefore the curse of Adam is taken from them in me, that it hath no power over them; and the law of circumcision is done away in me. And after this manner did the Holy Ghost manifest the word of God unto me; wherefore, my beloved son, I know that it is solemn mockery before God, that ye should baptize little children. Behold I say unto you, That this thing shall ye teach, repentance and baptism unto those who are accountable and capable of committing sin. Behold, baptism is unto repentance, to the fulfilling the commandments unto the remission of sins. But little children are alive in Christ, even from the foundation of the world; if not so, God is a partial God, and also a changeable God, and a respecter of persons. 3 Little children cannot repent; wherefore it is awful wickedness to deny the pure mercies of God unto them, for they are all alive in Him because of His mercy. And he that saith that little children need baptism, denieth the mercies of Christ, and setteth at naught the atonement of him and the power of his redemption. Wo unto such, for they are in danger, of death, hell, and an endless torment. Moroni vi. 1 And now I speak concerning baptism. Behold, Elders, Priests, and Teachers were baptized; and they were not baptized, save they brought forth fruit meet that they were worthy of it; neither did they receive any unto baptism, save they came forth with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, and witnessed unto the Church that they truly repented of all their sins. And none were received unto baptism, save they took upon them the name of Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end. 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 None were brought unto repentance who were not baptized, and of such, men were ordained unto the ministry.-2 Nephi xiii. 2 Repent and be baptized.-4 The gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water.-Alma xxi. 32 They did baptize unto repentance all men whosoever would hearken unto their words.-Nephi v. 8 Whoso believeth and is baptized shall be saved.-9 Ye must repent and be baptized.-x. 2 Whosoever will hearken and repent, and is baptized, 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.-Ether i. 12 Repent, and believe in my Gospel and be baptized, for he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.-Moroni vii. 3 Repent and be baptized, and ye shall be saved. Boctrine and Covenants. Sec. ii. 7 And again, by way of commandment to the Church concerning the manner of baptism.-All those who humble themselves before God, and desire to be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits, and witness before the Church that they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ, unto the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his Church. Sec. xxii. 4 And again, inasmuch as parents have children |