It was superseded by section 132 of the modern LDS edition, which contains a revelation received by Joseph Smith on eternal marriage and teaches the doctrine of plural marriage.

The LDS Church teaches that if one is not a direct descendant of one of the twelve tribes, upon baptism he or she is adopted into one of the tribes.

The LDS Church teaches that during the pre-mortal existence, there was a learning process which eventually led to the next necessary step in the pre-mortal spirits ' opportunity to progress.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) teaches that John received the promise of immortality from Jesus Christ, as recorded in John 21: 21 – 23.

The LDS Church teaches that John the Apostle is the same person as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple.

" Thus, the LDS Church today teaches that plural marriage can only be practiced when specifically authorized by God.

LDS scripture ( Doctrine & Covenants section 132 ) teaches that marital sealings ( only done in an LDS temple ), between two spouses will continue in force in the afterlife.

Thus, LDS doctrine teaches that plural marriages which were valid at the time of the sealing, whether biblical or 19th-century Mormon, will continue in force in the afterlife.

However, the LDS Church teaches that even in the afterlife the marriage relationship is voluntary.

The LDS Church teaches that free agency is given to all and that those in the afterlife would have a choice whether to accept the marriage sealing performed on their behalf.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) teaches that James has been resurrected and that in 1829 he — along with the resurrected Peter and the translated John — visited Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and restored the priesthood authority with Apostolic succession to earth .< Ref > Doctrine and Covenants 27: 12 .</ ref >

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) teaches that God the Father, Christ, and the Holy Ghost exist as three separate, individual beings.

According to the LDS Church, the vision teaches that God the Father and Jesus Christ are separate beings with glorified bodies of flesh and bone ; that mankind was literally created in the image of God ; that Satan is real but God infinitely greater ; that God hears and answers prayer ; that no other contemporary church had the fullness of Christ's gospel ; and that revelation has not ceased.

The LDS Church teaches that, through the atonement of Jesus Christ, believers may become joint-heirs with Jesus Christ.

LDS doctrine teaches that all individuals will have an equitable and fair opportunity to hear the ' fullness of the gospel ' as taught in this life, or in the life to come, and will subsequently have the opportunity to either accept the message of Jesus Christ and His gospel or reject it.

The LDS Church also teaches that the gathering of descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh in the Americas fulfills the prophecy of Jacob that " Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well ; whose branches run over the wall :"( Genesis 49: 22 ) wherein the " wall " of the " well " is understood to symbolize the oceans separating the American continent from Eurasia.

LDS doctrine teaches that many men and women since the beginning of mortal time have used their agency unwisely, limiting their own progress and their opportunity to receive light and knowledge.

" LDS doctrine teaches that whatever leads in this world to enslavement, addiction, or forced behavior is ultimately instigated by Satan.

While there are no official numbers, LDS Family Services estimates that there are on average four or five members per LDS ward who experience same-sex attraction.

Today several Latter Day Saint churches are represented in Jackson County, most notably the Community of Christ, the LDS Church, the Church of Christ ( Temple Lot ) and the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message — the first and last two of these have their worldwide headquarters there.

Fox Creek, a village approximately 11 miles west of Antonito, is the newest community to have an LDS meetinghouse erected, although there had previously been meetinghouse there.

Ezra T. Benson organized an LDS Ward ( LDS Church ) there in May 1860.

Garden City was first settled in 1877 and an LDS branch was formed there at that time.

By 1877 there were also several farmers in the area and an LDS ward was organized.

They were quite impressed by it, and this encounter was one of the key factors behind LDS settlement there a few years later.

As of 2009 there were five church buildings in Stansbury Park, all units of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS ).

An LDS ward was organized there in 1877 with Francis Hammond as Bishop, and he was succeeded in 1885 by David McKay.

The name Kanesville was adopted when an LDS Ward was first organized there in 1882.

In the LDS Church, there are five offices within the Melchizedek priesthood.

In addition, there are circumstances where members of the modern LDS Church may be sealed to more than one spouse when their spouse dies.

The first known black Latter-day Saint was " Black Pete ", who joined the Church in Kirtland, Ohio, and there is some evidence that he held the LDS priesthood.

LDS scholars, particularly at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University, point out that there are no limitations on these biblical passages and declarations ; those who become as God shall inherit all things.

As noted by both LDS and non-LDS scholars of early Christianity, there exist many references to a more literal belief in deification in the writings of the Church Fathers ( which some LDS and non-LDS scholars and early Church historians claim most closely resemble the beliefs of Mormon Christians than the beliefs of any other modern faith group derived from the Christian tradition ), including, but certainly not limited to, the following:

In this regard, Facsimile No. 2 in the Book of Abraham ( part of the LDS Church Standard Works ) clarifies that there are things that " cannot be revealed unto the world ; but is to be had in the Holy Temple of God.

The ordinance was originally considered as a requirement for exaltation, but there is anecdotal evidence, while that LDS Church continues to perform the ordinance, it is no longer required for exaltation and is now considered only a " special blessing " for meritorious service to the Church.

* 1844 – The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ).

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormon or LDS Church ) who hold the Melchizedek priesthood may use consecrated oil in performing the ordinance of blessing of the " sick or afflicted ", though oil is not required if it is unavailable.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( the LDS Church or, colloquially, the Mormon Church ) is a Christian primitivist church that considers itself to be a restoration of the church founded by Jesus Christ.

When a doctrine undergoes this procedure, the LDS Church treats it as the word of God, and it is used as a standard to compare other doctrines.

Though the Bible is part of the LDS canon and members believe it to be the word of God, they believe that omissions and mistranslations are present in even the earliest known manuscripts.

The manuscripts of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible state that " the Song of Solomon is not inspired scripture ," and therefore it is not included in LDS canon and rarely studied by members of the LDS Church.

The history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) is typically divided into three broad time periods: ( 1 ) the early history during the lifetime of Joseph Smith, Jr. which is in common with all Latter Day Saint movement churches, ( 2 ) a " pioneer era " under the leadership of Brigham Young and his 19th Century successors, and ( 3 ) a modern era beginning around the turn of the 20th century as the practice of polygamy was discontinued.

The early history of the LDS Church is shared with other denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement, who all regard Joseph Smith, Jr. as the founder of their religious tradition.

The LDS Church's version of the Doctrine and Covenants is officially described by the church as " containing revelations given to Joseph Smith, the Prophet, with some additions by his successors in the Presidency of the Church.

Sections 137 and 138 were added to the LDS Church's 1981 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, which is the edition currently in use by the church.

Belief in a divine potential of humankind is taught by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS ).

The LDS belief is that Christ's divinity qualified him to return to the presence of God after his death and resurrection.

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS church ), the " Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ", more simply referred to as the Sacrament, is administered every Sunday ( except General Conference or other special Sunday meeting ) in each LDS Ward or branch worldwide at the beginning of Sacrament meeting.

The Family History Library, operated by the LDS Church, is the world's largest library dedicated to genealogical research

The word Mormon is often associated with polygamy ( or plural marriage ), which was a distinguishing practice of many early Mormons ; however it was renounced by the LDS Church in 1890,

Today, polygamy is practiced only by fundamentalist groups that have broken with the LDS Church.

The Salt Lake Temple is one of the most iconic images of the LDS Church

( Indeed, the Latter Day Saint – movement in its entirety is dominated by the LDS Church, which makes up perhaps 98 % of such adherents.