The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

r. PELlEN = THAT THROUGH
THE ATONENiENT OF CHRIST
ALL MANKIND MAY BE SAVED.
BY OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS
a N d OR D n 4 n L OF THE
GOSPEL.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST
PRINCIPLES AND ORDINANCES
OF THE GOSPEL ARE:-O FAITH
IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST; t2D
REPENTANCE; 90 BAPTISM BY
IMMERSION FOR THE REMISSION
OF SINS; (D LAYING ON OF
HANDS FOR THE GIFT OF THE
HOLY GHOST. (Articles of Faith ,
and 4)
The personal ministry Of Jesus
Christ in the flesh was directly
heralded by the preaching of John
the Baptist, whose voice was that
of one crying in the wilderness
REPENT YE. FOR THE KINGDOM
OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND" The
proclamation of the appointed har-
binger was vindiCated by the ap-
pearance of the Lord Himself. who
came and opened the way of the
Kingdom of God to all who would
enter therein.
In these modern days that samg
John, now a resurrected parsonage.
has again offic;ated on earth. In
him was vested of old the authority
Of the Priesthood of Aaron. On the
18th of May, 1929. a heavenly mes
senger. who declared himself to be
John known as the Baptist, appeared
in light and glory, and. laying his
hands upon the heads of the modern
prophet Joseph Smith and a COM
panion in the ministry. conferred
upon them the Aaronic Priesthood.
saying:
upon YOU MY FELLOW SERV-
ANTS, IN THE NAME OF MES
SIAH. 1 CONFER THE PRIEST
HOOD OF AARON, WHICH HOLDS
THE KEYS OF THE MINISTERING
OF ANGELS. AND CT THE Cos
PEI OF REPENTANCE, AND OF
BAPTISM BY IMMERSION FOR
THE REMISSION OF SINS" Doc-
trine and Covenants, Sec. l3).
Thus was fulfilled in part the vision
prophecy OF the ancient Revelator.
that in the last days an angel would
come. having the everlasting Cos
pei to preach unto them that dwell
on the earth" (See Rev. IA: 6, -
Repentance, which stands eternally
established as an indispensable con-
clifton of salvation, is today pro-
claimed anew under the authority OF
the restored Priesthood. and the call
is to every nation, kindred, tongue.
and people. The second advent of
Christ is near, and but little time
remains to prepare for His coming,
which shall be in power ard great
glory. to the accompaniment of the
resurrection of the righteous dead,
the Glorification of the worthy who
are still in the flesh, and the de-
struction .of the wilfully and hone
lessly wicked.
Repentance. as the ordained reuuire-
ment whereby remission of sins may
be attained, consists essentially in a
genuine sorrow for sin and comprises:
% a personal conviction of guilt:
CO on earnest desire to secure for
giveness; and 90 a resolute determine
ton to forsake sin and follow the
path of righteous living. The first
step in the course of effective re-
pentance consists in the acknowledge
ment or confession of sin before God;
the second in the sinner forgiving
those who have sinned. against him:
and the third in his acceptance OF
Christ's atoning sacrifice as shown
by n willingness to obey the further
requirements embodied in the Gospel
Of salvation.
l. Without sincere confession of sin
repentance is impossible The Apostle
John declared the solemn truth: 'If
We say that we have no sin, we de-
seive ourselves, and the truth is not
N us. II pnnfpSS @,
althful and Just to forgive us our
'ins, and to cleanse us from all un-
lShteousness." q John lis, 81. Many
CENTURIES earlier was written: "He
hat covereth his sins shall not eros
'er; but whose confesseth and for
aketh them shall have mercy"