Many people believe that
being a Mormon goes hand in hand with being a member of the LDS Utah based
church, but nothing could be further from the truth. The Latter Day Church of
Jesus Christ is just one of many independent Mormon faiths that have nothing at
all to do with the LDS church based in Utah.
Being a Mormon means that we believe in the sacredness of the Book of Mormon
and the ministry of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and there are many Mormon faiths
that believe in those things without having anything to do with the LDS church
based in Utah.
So you may ask just what is it that The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ believe in? What is that makes
us different from other Mormon faiths? I hope to be able to impart just some of those things that make us unique from other Mormon faiths here in this blog post today.
The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ
Who Are We?
· We believe in Almighty God
(Heavenly Father) and in his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ and in the Holy
Spirit.
· We are the Latter Day
continuation of the original Church
of Jesus Christ
established on earth by Jesus Christ and his Apostles, and restored by Joseph
Smith, Jr in 1830.
· In past ages, God began to
speak to us through the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments of the Holy
Bible.
· God continues to speak to
us today through the Scriptures of the Book of Mormon, Doctrine &
Covenants, the Book of Jeraneck, and continuing revelation through his living
Prophet.
· While mankind is inclined
towards sin through the example of our first parent, Adam, we may freely choose
to obey God’s Plan of Salvation or reject it and follow Satan.
· Through repentance,
baptism and obedience to Jesus Christ and the Gospel, we may overcome sin and
death and return to God to live eternally with Him.
· As Christ’s Church, we
have been commissioned by Christ to spread the Gospel to all peoples and
nations in these Latter Days and to prepare for the physical return of Christ.
The Plan of Salvation (LDCJC)
· The Plan of Salvation enables us to return to Almighty God, the Heavenly
Father, after our lives end, and lets us live according to His will while we
are here on earth.
·
Before our birth into
physical bodies here on earth, each of us existed in heaven as purely spiritual
beings.
·
We were sent to earth to
receive a physical body and to be tested to determine our eternal destiny.
·
Here, we are tempted by
Satan, a fallen angel who disobeyed Heavenly Father and was cast out of heaven.
Satan wishes us to fail and to be eternally separated from Heavenly Father, as
he is.
·
All people have fallen
short of God’s will for our lives.
·
But God wishes us to
repent, be Born Again, and stop sinning. (D&C 49:13)
·
Jesus Christ, the Son of
Heavenly Father, revealed teachings and commandments of God that allow us be
Born Again, stop sinning and attain salvation.
·
God has revealed scriptures
to us to guide us and keep us from sinning.
·
When we recognise these Truths, we are baptised
and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour.
·
Upon baptism, we are
reborn and begin living according to the will of God.
·
At baptism, we make a
covenant with Jesus Christ and with Heavenly Father that we will not live
sinfully anymore.
·
By continuing to live in
fellowship with Jesus Christ, by following his teachings, principles and the
precepts God has revealed through Christ and God’s Prophets, we will attain
salvation.
·
We have the ability to
freely choose to obey Satan or the will of our Heavenly Father, as revealed by
Jesus Christ and His Prophets. (2 Nephi 2)
· We will be judged by God after our physical deaths according to our
works in this life. (Alma 41; Moroni 7)
The Book of Jeraneck
A Further Testimony of Jesus Christ and a Record of the Early
Inhabitants of the British Isles
The Book of
Jeraneck, a Scripture of the Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ, was translated
by Matthew Gill, Prophet, Seer, Translator and Revelator of the Church, in
2006.
The book is a
record of a dying civilisation of early Britain
which had constructed Stonehenge and the other Stone Circles as meeting places
and places of worship of Almighty God, who brought them from the Tower of Babel
to Britain
to have them serve Him as His People.
The book
answers fundamental questions that have perplexed historians for centuries,
like, What were the early peoples of Britain like? Where did the come
from? What did they believe? And who built the ancient Megaliths like Stonehenge - and for what purpose?
Read excerpts from this astounding book:
“As you read
the words of this record, a record of the history of my people you will feel
us, see us and the Spirit will testify just as he has with me that all these
things are true. For I see you, I feel you, I know of your day. Soon you will
know of my time and my people and this record, for I have seen it come forth
unto you, and it will speak to you, and it will touch your very soul.” - The Prophet Jeraneck, in the Book of
Jeraneck, Chapter 17
“Oh Lord, my
God, hear the words of my mouth, for I am thy servant. ... For we have been
faithful and we have erected many stone monuments unto thee, just as you have
commanded us to do. And we have done this not for our own edification but for
yours, oh Lord, and we have done this so that those that follow after us will
know that we were the People of Light.” - The prayer of the Prophet Sharaneck, Book of Jeraneck, Chapter 6
“I have been
upon the watch towers. I have seen the destruction and the death that covers
the whole land. I have heard the cries of the children and the mothers and the
fathers. I have heard them beg for their lives. I have heard them cry for
mercy. And I have cried and I have wept for this land is now desolate and all
our great buildings are gone.” - The
Prophet Jeraneck, in the Book of Jeraneck, Chapter 17
“The time will
come when the Lord will call you forth from out of the world. And he will call
you forth, and you must come and you must answer the calling. And he will show
you the way.” - The Records of the
Religious Practices of the People of Light, in the Book of Jeraneck
As you can see there are lots of things that are very similar to many Mormon faiths but there are also differences as well. The biggest thing that makes us different from many Mormon faiths is that we have the Book of Jeraneck. A lot has been said about the Book of Jeraneck and the church that is untrue and this can be very confusing for those who wish to know more about The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ and so with that in mind we think that an explanation about the book of Jeraneck would be helpful. So if you interested in joining the church or renewing your faith in Joseph Smith then please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here to help.
So the next time you think you know what The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ is all about or you think you know what a Mormon is just take a few moments to look at all the facts out there. Mormons are not the intellectual property of the LDS church based in Utah and being a Mormon does not go hand in hand with being a member of the LDS church.
There is a lot more to Mormonism than just the LDS church. The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ is a Mormon faith and we are proud of that. We are a Book of Mormon-believing faith and we believe in the testimony and ministry of Joseph Smith as the founder of our Mormon faith.
