Hello and welcome once again to the Latter Day Church of Christ blog site. We hope that you have all had a wonderful week and that God has blessed you with all that you have prayed for.

We have been very busy over the last week or two with emails from what seems to be an endless source. We have been answering questions about a lot of different topics form things as simple as our basic beliefs to things such as, were we stand on the King Follett discourse given by Joseph Smith. I must admit that the Prophet has been flat out over the last week or two what with all these things as well as the continued revelation concerning Zion’s camp and the building of the Temple that we have been getting from the Lord.

As the web administrator I have been asked to answer one of the continuing questions being asked of us by many people, in particular LDS members. With regards to weather or not we support the King Follett Discourse. This is a topic that has drawn a lot of comment. A topic that has caused and could cause much contention. Because many believe that if we hold with the King Follett discourse then a lot of what we preach could be wrong….it is not wrong, with regards to Joseph Smith we only teach what can be proven came from him. Before we go on to answer the question directly I think that an expiation of the King Follett discourse in needed. And for this I give the time over to our Prophet Matthew Philip Gill

The King Follet Discourse was a funeral address delivered by Jospeh Smith on behalf of Elder King Follett, an early convert to Mormonism, who, on March 9, 1844 was crushed to death when a bucket of rocks fell on him as he was walling up a well. On a windy day in April, 1844 at Nauvoo, Illinois less than three months before Joseph Smith's assassination, the discourse was presented to a congregation of the church. Many reports have suggested that the discourse was addressed to more than 20,000 people this number is questionable since the census records of Nauvoo in 1845 show a total population of only 11,057. It is more likely that the number present was as few as around 8,000.

Although there is no verbatim account of the speech and it has been proved that such an account does not exist four scribes were present to record Smith's remarks they were Willard Richards, Wilford Woodruff, Thomas Bullock and William Clayton. All of whom were close friends and associates of Brigham Young and all of whom supported his claim to be leader of the church after the death of the Prophet. The first time that the sermon was seen in public was in the Times and Seasons in August 15 1844 a good two months after the death of the Prophet Joseph which took place in June 27, 1844. A later version was also constructed from amalgamations of the Richards, Woodruff, Bullock and Clayton texts. This amalgamation was done by Church employee Jonathan Grimshaw roughly ten years after Smith's death and is generally regarded as the "official" version. However this is were some controversy comes in to play because it contains some text not found in any of the primary sources. It should also be noted that the current versions contains only roughly 30% of the actual address. It would seem then that on balance, the Times and Seasons version would be the closest to the original speech.

The Latter Day Church of Christ are in no doubt that Joseph made an address at the funeral service of King Follett and we are under no illusion that there were probably many people who were writing it down as the Prophet spoke, However we are of the opinion and may we just stress that this is our opinion, that Joseph smith never intended this to be recorded and the reasons that he never intended this to be recorded are simple. There was nothing in the King Follett discourse that he thought was earth shattering. And I will explain the reasoning behind this statement.

Every time Joseph received new revelation it was written down and published almost instantly Joseph never gave such an order in this case. It must also be noted that the four mentioned scribes at the funeral were all friends and allies of Brigham Young and it seems very strange that there is not one note that Joseph ever intended this to be published yet just two months after the Prophet was martyred it appears in the Times and Seasons. That is the first problem. The second is this. If the Times and Seasons was so accurate why did Brigham young ask for it to be re-written with what seems to be staggering differences and with only 30% of the core material remaining, I wonder!

The other thing that may be worrying to many LDS members is that your own so called Prophets have also not viewed the original discourse with favorable light. For example it was not published in the annals of Joseph Smith's life ca 1902 ("History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints") because of then Church President Joseph F. Smith’s discomfort with some ideas in the sermon which he felt suffered from inaccuracies. This would seem right to me if the LDS church was doing things that Joseph smith never for one minute would have allowed.

So were do The Latter Day Church of Christ stand on the discourse. We say this, that it was given by Joseph Smith the then Prophet at the funeral of King Follett but we say this, that we do not believe for one minute that Joseph Smith was best served by all the members in the congregation taking notes that day and that things were afoot that Joseph would not have taken very kindly and we also believe that Joseph never intended to have this published as it was given at a funeral of one of the elders of the church and not at a general assembly. Joseph never stated that it was revelation or anything of the kind. I also wish to state that also though the LDS church claim to be doing Joseph smith a great service they are not and I will not give my opinion of this but will leave that up to his sons who said to George Q Cannon in a meeting with Brigham young ,John Taylor, Daniel Wells, George A. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr., George Q. Cannon, J. F. [Joseph Fielding] Smith, John Henry Smith, John Smith, Samuel Smith, Joseph Young, Phineas Young, and a number of others.

The boys say this “President Young would no longer talk to me; so I said, "Come, David, let us go; it is useless to prolong this controversy." We arose to our feet, and David said, “Mr. Young, are we to understand that we are denied the use of the tabernacle?” President Young then turned to his brethren, and said, “What do you say, brethren?” Several of them expressed themselves disapproving the letting us have it. The exact words of none come to me except those of George Q. Cannon. He arose and said, “So far as I am concerned, I can soon express myself. After we whose hairs have grown gray in the service of God and after we have borne the heat and burden of the day in persecution and suffering, on land and sea, and have labored long and hard in heat and cold to build up the work and name for their father; for these boys to come now and ask us for the use of our houses to tear down what we have been so many years in building up, to me it is the height of impudence, and I will not give my consent to it.” He was very much in earnest; his face was as white as death.
David then quietly arose to his full height and his face was also white but his words were calm, but oh, so full of sarcasm: “We will not deny that you have traveled far, suffered much, and labored hard to build up a name for our father, but what sort of a name is it? A name that we his sons are ashamed to meet in good society, and it shall be our life's work to remove from our father's name the stain you have heaped upon it."

I will leave those words as they stand. And say Amen to them.

Welcome we hope that you all had a very special passover holiday and that the spirit if the Lord was with you in spirit for a very special time of year. The Latter day Church of Christ held its first Passover meal last Sunday and it went extremely well. The Prophet led the prayers that were said and the spirit was present in abundance, it is good to have Passover (Easter) dedicated to the Lord rather than to chocolate and bunny rabbits. So we hope all of you had a good holiday and that it touched you in some small way.

The Lord has been fulfilling the promises made in the bible most recently, particularly those found in 1 Corinthians 5: 7-8 which says:-

7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

The Acts 2: 17-19 which says:-

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

Our Third Elder David Smith has been a direct recipient of these promises, he has had three vision recently concerning the journey to the north countries to find the people spoken of in the Book of Jeraneck. He has also had a vision concerning life in Zion's camp. And to complete his trilogy of revelations he has been shown the temple witch the Prophet saw in Zion's camp, so now we have 2 witnesses to the temple that is to be built in the Zion's camp. These revelations are to be found in The Book of Prophesy and Revelation along with all the Prophesy and Revelations given to the church. We thank the Lord that Elder Smith has been given these wonderful things and we thank the Lord for showing the temple to another witness.

Our Prophet has also had a new Revelation that will be given on Sunday the 15th during our Sacrament service. The Prophet has kept this very close to his chest so that no body get to know what it contains until he gives it on Sunday. However the Lord has opened the widows of heaven and the words are tumbling down at great speed The times spoken of by brother Joseph are being fulfilled and the work is gathering.

The Prophet has been talking to a representative from The Church of Jesus Christ Restored 1830. They are a restoration Mormon church who are led by a a First Quorum of Seventy they are waiting for God to call a Prophet to lead them. To this end the Prophet has been talking to them, about the building of Zion and also the unification of the two churches. We will keep you posted on this. I will now hand over the remaining time to our Prophet who would like to write the rest of the blog personally.

It seems that the words of Joseph that say:-

The Savior said, . . . "Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake; rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you." Now, dear brethren, if any men ever had reason to claim this promise, we are the men; for we know that the world not only hate us, but they speak all manner of evil of us falsely, for no other reason than that we have been endeavoring to teach the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Amd if i may take a little licence with the Following:-

Hell may pour forth its rage like the burning lava of Mount Vesuvius . . . and yet shall "The Latter Day Church of Christ" stand. . . . God is the author of it. He is our shield. . . . It was by Him we received the Book of Mormon and the Book of Jeraneck; and it is by Him that we remain unto this day; and by Him we shall remain, if it shall be for our glory; and in His Almighty name we are determined to endure tribulation as good soldiers unto the end.

These are coming in to being in our efforts to speak the truth. The wolves are gathering and the hounds of hell are baying for our blood. It would seem that truth is a hard thing for most people to deal with, it would also seem that many people who have the audacity to call themselves Mormons are hell bent on our destruction, surly these are not the actions of ones who are supposed to be led by God and are supposedly doing his will. Our Aim is to live in peace with all people and our aim is to live up to our Articles of Faith and allow all men the privilege of worshipping god how were or what they will. This however is not good enough for a lot of the members of the LDS church. It seems to me that the same things that the people of Joseph Smiths time accused him of and the things that he went through have fallen on both blank minds and on deaf ears for the majority of the members of the LDS church. Joseph was accused of destroying the very fabric of religion and was accused of speaking with devils and making things up just to elevate himself in to a position that he would never have normally had as a farm boy. These things are being laid at my door and I am sick of it. I say this to any one that wants to challenge the truth either put up or shut up. I encourage you to do what it says in the Book of Mormon and that is to first read then pray about it. The Book of Jeraneck is a book of Scripture that testify of the Christ, I ask all those who revile against us to read it before condemning it as a work of the Devil. To all those who say that there are spelling and grammatical errors, do you not know your own history? WW Phelps accused Joseph of the same things and this is what Joseph said to him and i say it to you. “You have give us to believe that there are glaring errors in the revelation. If we have made mistakes in punctuation or spelling we say by way of excuse, we do not think so much of the orthography as we do the subject matter. The word of god means what it says” let me say this to all, that those words that Joseph spoke to WW Phelps are as true today as they were when he wrote them.
Stop baying for our destruction for you will find yourself as a ship that has been caught in a storm and found itself smashed against the rocks. We are led by the Almighty and that is good enough for us. The Lord loves you all and so do we. Come and talk to us so that we may dispel these hateful felling that you have towards us. We wish to be friends to all and enemy to none. However I say this in warning. Just as Joseph was moved to do what he did against his enemy's we will do the same.
I would like to welcome all to come and visit with us I am the Prophet of the Church I will always be willing to talk and welcome anyone that wishes to find out more. God Bless

Well it seems that we keep having to make some sort of apology to our readers lately. First about our internet being down and now about an administration error. It would seem that a few of you have been trying to email us but have been unable to. We are sorry for the problems that this may have coursed but we have now corrected the information that had been posted incorrectly. Our email address is as follows latterdaychurchofchrist2006@yahoo.co.uk this should find us okay. Once again we take this opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

A small development has taken place this week that was missed out on the blog that was placed yesterday. We have now moved in to a new room for Sunday service. It is just ideal for what we need and we can all feel the spirit of this new meeting room. We wish to thank all those that helped with the move and also for those that gave us support while it was being sorted. Many thanks. God bless

We are still being asked by many people what it is that we The Latter day Church of Christ stand for what it is that we believe in that is any different from the other Mormon churches out there. May we first say to all those that have asked this question that the answers are to be found on our other bog pages, however we know that it can be a little difficult to look through page after page of posts. So with that in mind we have decided to dedicate this weeks bog to our beliefs and to let all those who are reading this for the first time have a first taste of what it is that we believe.

Firstly we here are our Articles of faith which outline our basic beliefs:-

1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
   
   
   
2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s c transgression.
   



3. We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
   



4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
   



5. We believe that those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof must be called by a man of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands
   



6. We believe in the same organization that existed at the time of Joseph Smith. Namely, Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, Teachers, Evangelists, and so forth.
   



7. We believe in the gift of Tongues, Prophecy, Revelation, Visions, Healing, Interpretation of Tongues, and so forth.
   



8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. We also believe the Book of Jeraneck to be the word of God. We also believe that God will reveal many more books of scripture unto his children.
   



9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet revel many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
   



10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisical glory.
    



11. We claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
    



12. We believe in obeying, honouring, and sustaining the law when the law is given in righteousness
    



13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
    

Above are the Articles of faith of The Latter Day Church of Christ. They are simple and they are there so that all who come to us with the question are you christens they will be able to see that yes we are and yes we believe in the Christ and in the Bible. For all those that ask the question are we Mormons the answer is yes of course. We follow the gospel laid down by God through the first prophet of the last dispensation Joseph Smith.
The things that make us different to the other Mormon religions out there are the things like the Book of Jeraneck and the fact that our Prophet still receives revelation from God. Many other Mormon faiths claim to have a Prophet but they do not receive revelation. Many other Mormon sects claim to be led by no Prophet. The Latter Day church of Christ is led by a prophet who speaks to god on a daily basis and receives instruction from him. We do not believe that Brigham Young was the next prophet, we believe that no body was called to fulfil that role as they should have been as commanded in Doctrine and Covenants.
Our main mandate from the Lord is to rebuild his church which was shattered when the prophet Joseph Smith was martyred. We have been given strict council that we are to bring together all the restoration churches that will listen so that we can build Zion in Jackson county Missouri in the united states and also Zion's camp in Britain. Our Prophet has asked that this blog be dedicated to what we believe so we have done this for the benefit of all those that want to know. We however are always here to answer any questions that you may have. It has come to our attention that there are many LDS members who read this blog. We would council you to come and talk with us.
My friends we hope that you have a great week and that we have gone some way to answer the questions that you may have had. God Bless

Hello and welcome once again to The Latter Day Church of Christ Blog site. Sorry for the lateness of the post but we have been experiencing some technical difficulties here with the broadband service, however don’t worry its all up and running again. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those that have looked at the blog site and all those that have made enquires as to who we are and what we are doing. May the lord bless and keep you. We would like to still invite you to come to the church and to find out more first hand and listen to the Prophet Matthew Gill.

There are a lot of things happening that we would like to announce to every one at this time. We are going to be getting out there soon in the town of Burton to speak with people about the work and about the Book of Jeraneck. We will more than likely be in the Coopers square. When we have a date we will post it on the blog so that you can come and see us and speak with us. We are always available to speak to and answer questions please feel free to call our number and we will be there to answer your questions.

On to a more spiritual nature. The Prophet has been asked by some one if they can see the latest revelation that has been given to the church. After speaking with the Prophet and him going to the Lord he has decide to let us post the latest two on the blog. Please be aware that they are of a sacred nature. The Prophet has also given me a little note that he would like adding before revelations.

“My brothers and sisters I have been asked by the blog administrator if the church can post the revelations given to us by the Lord. After praying and speaking with the Saviour on this matter I have been given permission to share them with the world. I would like to bear my testimony of the words that are written that they are from god that they give is instruction and advise on the things we need to do to prepare for his coming. I love the lord and I am humbly grateful that he has seen fit to revel his word once again to his children. I hope and pray that when you read these words that spirit will open your heart and you will see the importance of the work that we are doing”

Saturday 24th February 2007
A revelation from god concerning our spiritual preparedness

Behold and hearken, o people of my church for I am the lord of hosts even the very saviour. I am the same from beginning to end I am the only begotten of the father. Verily I say unto you my prophet that the church is not under condemnation, but continue in the ways that you have trod for they are righteous in my eyes. Behold I say unto you that you have done all the things that I have commanded and they are great in my sight And your whole spirit is great and my church has prepared all the things that I have asked in spirit. Let not your mind be turned from me but I say unto the whole church let your minds be turned towards me for I am the lord of heaven.
Verily I say unto you my church that the earth is rolling on and the time soon cometh when men’s hearts shall fail them and they will look upon themselves for the answers that they seek. And he that fears me shall be looking forth for the great day of the lord to come even for the signs of the coming of the Son of Man. And they shall see signs and wonders for they shall be shown forth in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath. And they shall behold blood, and fire, and vapours of smoke and the great sickness that has been foretold you will become great upon the land. And now I say unto you as I said unto my servants of the past that before the day of the Lord shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood, and the stars fall from heaven. Behold I say unto you that you should be gathered unto one place, and when you have gathered you should look for me, and, behold, I will come; and you shall see me in the clouds of heaven, clothed with power and great glory; with all the holy angels. Verily I say unto you that he that watches not for me shall be cut off from my sight and he shall be like unto the wonderer and he shall not find rest.
Behold I say unto my church that before the arm of the Lord shall fall, an angel shall sound his trump, and the saints that have slept shall come forth to meet me in the heavens. Even so shall they come unto me and their souls shall live, and I say unto you that their redemption shall be perfected; and the saints shall come forth from the four quarters of the earth, and it is then that the arm of the Lord falls upon the nations. And it shall be that at this time I the Lord shall set my foot upon the Mount of Olives, and it shall cleave in twain, and the earth shall tremble, and reel to and fro, and the heavens also shall shake. And I the Lord shall utter my voice, and all the ends of the earth shall hear it, and the nations of the earth shall mourn, and they that have laughed shall see their folly. And calamity shall cover the mocker and the scorner shall be consumed, and they that have watched and acted in the ways of iniquity shall be hewn down and cast into the fire. And then shall they weep because of their iniquities; then shall they lament because they persecuted their king.
Now behold I say that Satan shall be bound, that he shall have no place in the hearts of the children of men. And at that day, when I shall come in my glory, shall the parable be fulfilled which I spoke concerning the ten virgins. For I make it known unto you that they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived, verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day.
For I the Lord shall be in their midst, and my glory shall be upon them, and I will be their king and their lawgiver.
Now, behold, I say unto you, it shall not be given unto you to know any further concerning this, I have made it known unto my servant Joseph and it is to be found in the Doctrine and Covenants that I gave unto him and in it all these things are made known
For verily I say unto you, that great things await you; For you hear of wars in foreign lands, you hear of the destruction and the misery that they may bring, for it has been told you that these wars are coming unto you and you have read the Prophet Jeraneck prophesy these things unto you. Behold my Servant Matthew I say unto you, they are nigh, even at your doors, and not many years hence ye shall hear of wars in your own lands.
Wherefore I, the Lord, have said, unto my church that you must gather yourselves out from the lands that you now inhabit and I have told you to assemble yourselves together. Elders of my church; go forth into the north countries, but before I charge you to come out you must cry unto the inhabitants of your land to repent, and inasmuch as they do repent, you have been charged to build up the church unto me.
Now my servant tell my church that they are to act with one heart and with one mind, and I command that you gather up your riches that ye may purchase an inheritance which shall hereafter be appointed unto you.
And it shall be called Zion’s Camp and it shall be a land of peace, a place of refuge, a place of safety for the saints of the Most High God; And the glory of the Lord shall be there, and the terror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it, and it shall be called Zion’s Camp. Now I say unto you that the day will shortly come to pass, that every man that will not take his sword against his neighbour must flee unto Zion’s Camp for safety. And there shall be gathered at Zion’s Camp all the righteous of thy seed and a nation will be formed and it will be formed under heaven; and it shall be the only place save Zion in Jackson County Missouri that shall not be at war one with another. And it shall be said among the wicked: Let us not go up unto Zion’s Camp and let us do battle against the people of Zion’s Camp, for the inhabitants of Zion’s Camp are terrible; wherefore let us destroy them from of the land.

Hearken my people and fear not for I the lord will move upon the people of this land and I say that it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among this land, For this land is a blessed land and I the lord will not permit my saints to be destroyed upon it and I say unto you that the righteous amongst the nation shall come to Zion’s Camp singing with songs of everlasting joy. And now I say unto you, keep these things from going abroad unto the world until it is expedient in me, that ye may accomplish the work of crying repentance unto the people and until you have built up my church unto me and until your work can be more fully seen in the eyes of your enemies, that they may not know your works until ye have accomplished the thing which I have commanded you, that when they shall know it, that they may consider these things.
For when I the Lord shall appear he shall be terrible unto them, that fear may seize upon them, and they shall stand afar off and tremble.
And all nations shall be afraid and all nations shall tremble that have not gathered unto Zion’s Camp or Jackson County Missouri and because they have not gathered the terror of the Lord, and the power of my might will seize their very souls. Even so. Amen.

This was given by revelation to our Prophet. The following was also received by the same power and authority.

Thursday 8th March 2007
Revelation concerning the feast of Passover.

Hearken, O my servant, my Prophet, for verily I say unto you that I the lord am most displeased with the world for they have taken my sacrifice and they have desecrated it and they have set it at naught. Behold I say unto you that it is not pleasing unto me that Easter be celebrated amongst my church in the manner in which it is being done. For it is a celebration that mocks me and it is done in memory of a pagan God. Now I say unto you that it is expedient unto me that these things be done away with and that they not be done in my name for my name sacred and shall not be cast down amongst the swine for them to feast upon.
Now it was in the days of old that a feast of Passover was kept amongst the godly and blessed ones and it was at this time that I gave my self a ransom unto the world and it was at this time that I the Lord God become the Passover for I had passed over from life which is corruptible into the eternal world which is incorruptible.
Wherefore beware lest ye are deceived that you think that I the lord am not displeased for I say with power that I am displeased, for verily I say unto you that they have corrupted my name and taken away my purpose. Now behold hearken unto my voice and take this unto my church and say unto them that they are no longer to pollute my name and my sacrifice with this pagan feast, and say unto them that they are to hold the Passover at the time that is called amongst you Easter. For behold you are to come to me as did my apostle Paul in the fifth chapter of the Corinthians and I say unto you go hence and read and you will know in your heart what it is I have asked of you.
Wherefore come unto me at the time you call Easter and lay a feat at your table in my honour and lay upon the alter table well prepared and cooked lamb which is a similitude of me and also bring before me unleavened bread mixed with bitter herbs that you may remember that I suffered in the garden and upon the cross for you. Behold I say that this is not to take away the sacredness of the sacrament but it is to prove unto me that I the lord am remembered amongst you and that my sacrifice is not set at naught.
Hearken unto my voice and take cheer and do not fear for I the lord am with you and I will stand by you and you shall bear record of me even Jesus Christ that I am the son of the living God that I am and always will be the saviour of the world.
Now concerning the Passover when I the lord see that it is pleasing unto me I will lay at your feet seven blessings now these blessings are thus.
Behold I will send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared for thee.
Behold if you obey my voice, and provoke me not I will pardon your transgressions: for my name is law.
If thou indeed obey my voice and feast at the Passover I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
Mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the non believer and if they will not hearken unto thy voice I will cut them off.
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break down their images.
I the Lord will take sickness away from the midst of thy people and with this there shall no barren amongst thy women and in the land I have promised thee I will fulfil all your days.
And I will set thy bounds of Zion’s Camp even unto the sea and I will deliver the inhabitants of the land who seek refuge into your hands. And thou shalt build up a nation unto me in Zion’s Camp
Now hearken unto my word that the feast of the Passover must be reinstituted amongst you and it must be done as a remembrance of me for am I not the ultimate Passover? These are the words that I have spoken unto you and they are the words of god. Even so. Amen

So my friends there they are if you are reading you are bound to have many questions. please feel free to contact us we would love to here from you. If you wish to find out more you can contact us on the following emailthelatterdaychurchofchrist2006@yahoo.co.ukAlternatively you can call us by phone on 01283 735 705 or you can write to us at:55 Sherbourne DriveHiltonDerbyshireDE65 5NJ. We hold regular Sunday meetings at the above address which are open to all they commence at 10 o’clock and end at one o’clock all are welcome so please feel free to come along. May god blesss your week and mya the light of christ be with you.

Greetings from the Latter Day Church of Christ. We have had a very eventful couple of weeks from the last time we posted on the blog site. A number of new revelations have been given to the church from the Lord. They have given very specific things that we must do first with regards to the building up of Zion’s Camp and then secondly the celebration of Easter and the Passover. The Lord has given the church the charge to build up his church and to cry repentance unto the inhabitants of the British Isles. We at The Latter Day Church of Christ will go forth and proclaim to the nation repentance and we must stand firm. We must be valiant and live up to the responsibility that Lord has given us. We will not look back upon our nation as did Mormon and Moroni and weep for the loss of a great people. We here at The Latter Day church of Christ are willing to do whatever the Lord asks to bring all who will listen in to the fold of the mighty Shepard even the very Saviour Jesus Christ.

Without going too much in to that on the blog site let me just say that these revelations are wonderful news to the church they clarify points of interest and they also clarify points of doctrine. The hardback copies of the Book of Jeraneck have now been delivered to us. The new meeting house is now on order and we will soon be in our new home. The church has been given permission by the local council to conduct missionary work in the local town of Burton-upon-Trent. We aim to spend as much of our time in the town handing out pass along cards and also speaking and teaching with people.

It has come to the attention of the church that some of you who read this wish to find out more about the church. Please feel free to contact us and speak to us. Please make arrangements to come and worship with us on Sundays. All are very welcome to come and see us and ask us any questions that you might have. We are here as representatives of the Saviour. You will see the times of our meetings on the previous blog.

We hope you all have a great week and we look forward to speaking with whoever wants to find out more about the work that we are engaged in. God Bless.

It has been a wonderful week for the church this week finally the Books of Jeraneck have been delivered and we are in the process of going through them and readying them. We are being blessed so much as a church and now that we have these wonder books that bear witness of the Saviour and of the Ancient inhabitants of this country we can see how much the Lord has blessed us. The book Jeraneck testifies of the former ancient inhabitants of this great country. It tells of their trials their victories their loves and their losses. The Book of Jeraneck testify of the peoples love of the Saviour and how we can feel apart of that love. It tells of their many Prophets and their dealings with the Lord this truly is a great time for the people of this nation. The Lord has revealed his love for us by giving this book to us as a witness that he has always been looking out for us and that he has blessed this land that we now inhabit. Many of the things that we now take for granted in our worship have been clarified through reading the Book of Jeraneck. Many new things have been added upon. We are for the first time readings about new things that need to be done within the temple and things that don’t need to be done. What a great gift we have been given form the Lord.

We have made enquires about getting some concept art work done for the Book of Jeraneck and we are still waiting to hear back from the artist involved. We hope to be able to make them available for sale to all and to have them in the second edition of the book.

Moving on from the Book of Jeraneck the Prophet has had another revelation given to him concerning the days to come and the troubles that await us. This revelation was more for the members of the church than it was for those outside of the church but the message is still relevant for all. We need to prepare for the times of darkness that are coming. We need to be not only spiritually prepared but also physically. The church is gathering food and medicine and all kinds of provisions to be taken to Zion’s camp when it is set up. Zion’s camp will represent a place of refuge form the coming storms were all who wish to be protected can go and seek that safety that will be found wonting by most people who are not prepared. We have seen what happens to a people when they depart from the ways of the lord the many books of scripture testify of that and we are going to be prepared for any eventuality.

The invitation is still open to all those who wish to come and listen to a living Prophet, he is here and he is led by God. We hope to see you on Sunday.

(The Latter Day Church of Christ would like to send it deepest condolences to Sister Barbara Taylor whose husband brother Rod Taylor went home to his Father in Heaven this week. Although they are not members of our congregation we have known them both for a very long time and we wish Sister Taylor all the best during this trying time...)

Here we are again another week has passed and although we missed placing a blog page last week we have a lot of news to post this time around.

We are pleased to announce that the Book of Jeraneck is complete and that we are now just awaiting the delivery of the books themselves. The Book of Jeraneck is to be used as a companion to the Book of Mormon and the Bible it stands as a further Testimony of Jesus Christ. It has been a hard long road but the Lord has blessed us with the swift completion of the printing. We would like to thank all those that were involved with the publishing and the printing of the books. We would like to thank Wesley and the countless others at Print on demand for all his hard work and his perseverance. We would like to thank the Lord God for his hand of guidance and his willingness to help his people bring about this marvellous work. The Latter Day Church of Christ would like to welcome all those who wish to know about this great work to please contact our offices and ask to speak to one of our representatives who will be more than happy to speak to you.

The Church is due to move in to its new building within the next couple of weeks. It will be a dedicated place where we can worship and come together in praise of the Father and the Son. The prophet announced this in our meeting last week. When he announced it all present said that they felt the Holy Spirit bare witness that the Lord himself was with us in that very meeting, the Prophet said, “The time has come my brothers and sisters for the church to move into its own building. We have laboured hard and we have done all that the Lord has asked of us. The road has been hard. Many have tried to pull us down to the very pits of hell, but we have bore witness of what we are doing, that the work that we are about is true. I know that the Lord wishes his saints to worship and to praise him in a place befitting the sacrifice that we have made. I ask you all now to work with us to make this new home a place that the lord would be comfortable in, a place of hope and refuge form the coming storms, for they are coming and they are coming with great force to try and destroy the very work that we are doing. God bless you my friends and may our new home be as good to us as this one is. May God bless and keep you”

We are so grateful that God has blessed us with this new wonderful opportunity. I was at the meeting last week and I can testify now that our Prophet Matthew Gill is called of god and that he is receiving revelation form God. There is so much work ahead and we welcome all those that won’t to help to come and help build the kingdom of Zion. Come listen to a modern Prophet of God who walks the earth today.

If you wish to find out more you can contact us on the following email
thelatterdaychurchofchrist2006@yahoo.co.uk

Alternatively you can call us by phone on 01283 735 705 or you can write to us at:

55 Sherbourne Drive
Hilton
Derbyshire
DE65 5NJ

We hold regular Sunday meetings at the above address which are open to all they commence at 10 o’clock and end at one o’clock all are welcome so please feel free to come along.


May god bless your week

It is truly a wonderful opportunity that we have to speak to the world through this blog site. We have had a truly wonderful couple of weeks. We have been blessed with further revelation and we are truly thankful for the Lord and his presence within The Latter Day Church of Christ.

This week I have been asked to state our position on Stonehenge, what with all the publicity on the television this week. Our Prophet has asked if we can make The Latter Day Church of Christ's position on Stonehenge clear. So where do we stand?
The Latter Day Church of Christ's position is simple we know through modern day revelation and scripture that Stonehenge is a very special place. We know that Stonehenge was the temple of The People of Light spoken of in the Book of Jeraneck. We know that around about Stonehenge or not to far from it lived a thriving community of people who worshipped the Saviour and held him as there one true God. The Latter Day Church of Christ are privileged to have all this knowledge through the Book of Jeraneck and we know that Stonehenge is a very special and place. We know that it was last used as a temple for the worship of God by the Prophet Jeraneck and his people and that he was martyred there by the worshippers of the devil. Our Stance is simple. We hold it as a sacred place, a special place a place of God, and we have the record of an ancient people who also held it in the same regard.
The Latter Day Church of Christ would like to encourage all of the country to listen to its message, to read the words of the prophets of The People of Light contained in the Book of Jeraneck. Our prophet describe his feelings when he walked around that ancient site as overwhelming. This is what he had to say about it during a church conference we held back in 2006 just before our Christmas break.
“What an honour it was to walk around that beautiful site. To walk where once a great and mighty people of god had once walked. As i walked around the site i could feel of its sacredness and i could feel of its holiness. It truly was a magnificent experiences to have had. I would encourage all of you to make the journey to see it for your self and to feel of its holy nature. How blessed we are to be in a position to know of the truth of this holy place, how privileged are we to have the knowledge of what went on here being revealed to us today. I thank god that we are here today to feel of that revealing spirit so that one day our children may also feel of this same spirit”

So we plead once again with all those people who wish to know about the truth to come and worship with us. We hope to see and speak with you soon.

Welcome. It is always a pleasure to let the world know what is going on in the Lords kingdom. The Latter Day Church of Christ has had a very busy weekend. Our Prophet has received further revelation on topics that are of great interest to the world and that clarify certain points .

This last couple of days has seen the dreaded bird flu on the TV and this has really caught our eye. All these things that are happening now are no surprise to us, the members of the Latter Day Church of Christ as we were told last year in a revelation from God that these things would happen that a cloud in the shape of a bird would cover the land. We here at the Latter Day Church of Christ are not surprised by what we are seeing in the world and in this country at the moment as our prophet has seen them all unfold and has written them down. This is why we are so earnestly trying to establish Zion's camp so that it can act as a refuge for all those that seek safety from the world and from the calamity that this virus will bring. We would encourage anyone who reads this to come and listen to our Prophet speak of these things and listen to his words. He is lead by God and God is guiding us. This is not the end of the panic on the TV we will see more of it. We here at The Latter Day Church of Christ are not in a state of panic we are preparing to face these things as the Lord has directed us to do so. If we fulfil that which he has asked and do it with a faithful heart then he will be with us. Join with us and help prepare!
We have been set a task by the Saviour to take the Book of Jeraneck to all who will listen to its message.

We have been told that the Book of Jeraneck is primarily for the people living here in the UK and it is to them that this great and marvellous work should go to first. Once we have fulfilled that call then we shall be permitted to take it to the rest of the world or to all those who will listen to its message. The Saviour has also told us that certain books are to be added to the Bible books that are pleasing unto him we shall start this work in the next couple of weeks and hopefully be able to take a Bible to the world that the Lord approves of.
We feel that the world is drawing to its close. We await the return of the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords. We are not the monsters we have been made out to be we only want to serve the Lord Jesus. Our books of Jeraneck are ready to be shipped, the lord is quickening his work and he is behind his saints.

God bless and keep you. Come and see us. Come and listen to the voice of a modern day Prophet of God. We are here every Sunday from 10:00. If you wish to visit with us on any other day please call or just come and see us, we welcome all who wish to hear a Prophets voice and bask in the glory of the Almighty God.

Welcome. We here at The Latter Day Church of Christ wish all people well. We wish that all the people in the entire world find the light of Christ and that it may increase their quality of life. The Latter Day Church of Christ does not wish to fight any one who has different views of our Lord and Saviour or has different views of the Gospel of Christ. We want to be able to give every one the opportunity to listen to our message and make up their own mind with the help of the Holy Spirit to guide them. We want to achieve is understanding between all peoples. What we will not do however is put to the sword our beliefs in the process. We believe that we are the only true church upon the face of the earth, that we have been given divine instruction from on high to do this work and that we are Gods chosen people at this time to do this work.

It seems that however much we write on this blog site about how we as a religion are always willing to talk and listen to others and that we wish to foster in an atmosphere of love, others are just not willing to do that witch they proclaim to believe in. We can not force people to read our words and talk to us, but we do however wish those people to live up to their own articles of faith that they so dearly cling to. I believe unless I am mistaken that one of their articles of faith says “We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may” you may notice that at the end of this Article of faith they say that they “allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may” so why are they so unwilling to do this? This is a question that is still awaiting an answer.

It has been an interesting week for the church. Since the 25th of this month our Prophet has been away in New York with his wife. We understand that they had a fantastic time and that they really enjoyed themselves. The Prophet had time to reflect on a number of issues while he was in New York. While he was there the Prophet was concerned at how much the world has turned form the good things of the Saviour. He said that although it was a great place to go and visit and there were a great many wonderful things to see he could not help notice that amid all this wonder mans love for his fellow brother and sister is lower than ever before. While he was in New York he saw men and women in Time Square collecting for the homeless they had big water containers on tables and they shouted out “Give whatever you can. Even a penny can buy a meal” while he heard these words he watched at how many people gave of their money and how many people walked on by. You can probably guess that the amount of people that walked by far out weighed those who gave. He says that he noticed that although it was very cold and those people might have been warmer in side doing something else they took the time to be on the streets of one of the world’s biggest and busiest cities to ask for money for the homeless. Truly they were giving us an example of the pure love of Christ. maybe we should all think upon our own actions and how we may better serve the Saviour.

I believe and I know that I speak for our prophet in saying this, that we all need to do more for those who have less and this is why we need to step up and give at the time of Tithing and Offering. We have a moral obligation as Christians and believers in the word of Christ to do more for our fellow brothers and sisters. I for one hope that we are nothing like those people that our prophet saw in New York and that we would be willing to give.

We are over joyed at having our prophet back within our midst and we are very pleased that he and his wife enjoyed their trip to New York. Now let us all press on in the work of the lord

Another week has passed us by and another week has dawned. We had a wonderful sacrament on Sunday. It was our fast meeting were our members were able to share with all who were gathered how the gospel of the Saviour touches their lives and how we can become closer to the Almighty. We were all given our new Doctrine and Covenants this Sunday. We now have the only Doctrine and Covenants to be approved by the Prophet Joseph Smith before his martyrdom. It truly was a fantastic meeting in which all present felt the spirit.

However, once again persecution has reared its ugly head. Persecution directed at our Prophet Matthew Gill and also at the Church it’s self. It seems that Satan is really giving us a buffering at the moment. Our Prophet has said that “In times of great joy and jubilation, when the work of the Lord is going forward from strength to strength Satan is at his most destructive. For it is his will to destroy the works of righteousness” We have once again received communication from a member of a sect of Mormonism that holds its headquarters in Utah in the United States of America.

The person who sent the letter to us did so with no other reason than to cause offence and to ridicule. It was my understanding that the LDS church promoted unity and understanding between itself and other denominations. It would seem that its members do not hold with this directive. Its members are nothing short of a disgrace. Our prophet has asked for dialogue to take place with these so called Christians so that we may come to a better understanding but as of yet nothing has been forthcoming. It seems to me that these people are only interested in causing hatred and have no interest in real Christian ethics. After trying to talk to the person responsible for the letter they refused point blank to talk to our representative, this only goes to show us that they are insecure about their beliefs. We welcome all those who wish to talk and discuss religion. The Latter Day Church of Christ wish to foster an atmosphere of love and understanding. We just wish to say that if any one wish's to know what The latter Day Church of Christ believes and what we are about then please come to us and we will be more than happy to sit and talk with you. After all the gospel of Christ is a gospel of love and good news not of hatred and ignorance. Maybe these people and the person who wrote the letter to us should look upon words spoken of by the Founder of Mormonism.

The Savior said, . . . "Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake; rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you." Now, dear brethren, if any men ever had reason to claim this promise, we are the men; for we know that the world not only hate us, but they speak all manner of evil of us falsely, for no other reason than that we have been endeavoring to teach the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Joseph Smith)

Look upon these words and hang your heads in shame.

Our Fisrt Sacrament of the New Year

The Latter Day Church of Christ held its first Sacrament meeting of the New Year on Sunday the 7th. All that were present agreed that it was good to be back after the Christmas break. It felt good to be back in the warmth and fellowship of the saints and to be able to sit and hear the words of a living Prophet being spoken once again.

A lot happened over the Christmas break. Not only has the Book of Jeraneck being completed but the Prophet Matthew Philip Gill has also received another revelation from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. These points of interest were the main topics for our Sunday service just gone. We heard from our Prophet about the efforts we must take to push the work forward he said “We have been given a great responsibility. It is up to us to guard that responsibility and to use it well. We can’t rely on the Saviour to do all this work for us, we have to do our part, once we have done that then he will do the rest. Remember with such a great work comes great responsibility. Let us go forward in to 2007 with a mission to bring more souls unto Christ and to bring to those should knowledge of the Book of Jeraneck and all the other great works of scripture. I know that if we do this the lord will bless us with great blessings”

All agreed that is was a fantastic meeting with alot of wonderful spiritual experiences. We as a church have come under some persecution as of late, even over the Christmas season. We would like to offer our love to those people and welcome them to our service to hear the words of a living Prophet and feel the love of the Saviour. We gather great strength from the words of our first prophet Joseph smith who said:

I have no enemies but for the truth's sake. I have no desire but to do all men good. I feel to pray for all men. We don't ask any people to throw away any good they have got; we only ask them to come and get more. What if all the world should embrace this gospel? They would see eye to eye, and the blessings of God would be poured out upon the people, which is the desire of my whole soul. We feel disposed to go forward and unite our energies for the up building of the Kingdom, and established the Priesthood in their fullness and glory. The work which has to be accomplished in the last days is one of vast importance, and will call into action the energy, skill, talent, and ability of the Saints, so that it may roll forth with that glory and majesty described by the prophet Daniel and will consequently require the concentration of the Saints, to accomplish works of such magnitude and grandeur. (Joseph Smith)

We are grateful for the Prophet Joseph Smith who left us these words for his strength and conviction of truth are what empowers us today. We ask all those who wish to come and worship with us to do so. We have nothing to hide we wish to share all we have with who ever shall seek us out. God bless you in the coming week

2006 has gone, Welcome to 2007!

Hello and welcome back we hope that every body enjoyed their Christmas holidays and felt the love of the Saviour at that very special time of year.

2007 is looking like it is going to be a fantastic year for the church. We have sent the translated manuscript the "Book of Jeraneck" which is a 110 page document to the publishers. The manuscript was approved by our prophet just before the Christmas holidays and it has now gone off to be published and we are awaiting its return with great excitement.

We have finished the Hymn book and that is also off to the publishes and we have another book going in to in publication, the long awaited “Prophesy and Revelation” so all in all it looks like being a great year for pushing the work of the Lord forward.

Our meetings begin again on the 7th of January 2007 and we are grateful to be able to meet again as followers of the Christ and to worship in his name. The Latter Day Church of Christ’ s mission for 2007 is to bring people to a Knowledge of the “Book of Jeraneck” and help people come to know the Saviour better and help them enrich their lives. The lord truly is with us. The Prophet Matthew Gill translated the records in just under three months and the spirit that was felt was inspiring. We hope that all who read the words of the “Book of Jeraneck” will be able to feel of that same spirit.

Below is a quote from our founder Joseph Smith Jr. Read what he said about the book of Mormon.

Great opposition and much persecution followed the believers of [the Book of Mormon's] authenticity; but it had now come to pass that truth had sprung out of the earth; and righteousness had looked down from heaven—so we feared not our opponents, knowing that we had both truth and righteousness on our side; that we had both the Father and the Son, because we had the doctrines of Christ and abided in them.(Times and Seasons Dec 1 1842)

We to feel of this same persecution every day but we will not deny what we have seen and felt. We have a further testimony of the divinity of the Saviour and this further testimony along with the Book of Mormon the Bible and the Doctrine and Covenants will be our driving force this year to swell our ranks and bring people to a further knowledge of their Lord.

We will be updating this site every week as we did last year with news and inspirational quotes. We wish all a very happy new year for 2007 and we hope that it brings you all the good fortune that The Almighty may wish to lay at your feet.

Welcome to the Christmas message from The Latter Day Church of Christ.

What a wonderful season! It truly is wonderful to be a Christian in December.

The Christmas season is a time for us to reflect on the birth of the saviour. It is a time for us to turn our attention to his birth and the meaning behind the birth. But not only that it is a time for us to look inward at the sorts of people we are. It is a time for us to become more like him who's birth we celebrate on the 25th of December.

We just wish to say to all who read this that we are so glad that we can worship the saviour on this very special day. We are Mormons but above all else we are Christians and we love the saviour, that is why when Christmas comes we join with every body and sing praise to him. Christmas as we have said is a wonderful time of year. It is a time to give gifts and to sing carols and to eat more than we can sometimes handle. But we stress to all that above all else this is a celebration of the saviours birth and it is to him that we owe so much.
As a church we have decide that this Christmas all our members will be giving gifts to less fortunate children who by no fault of their own will not be getting gifts this year unless people like you and i give them. Remember that it is the season of the Christ and he gave us the ultimate gift. I like to think on the words of our prophet when Christmas comes around and what he had to say concerning the giving of gifts at Christmas.

“Many people believe that we give gifts at Christmas as a symbol of the gifts the wise men brought to the cradle side of the saviour. As nice as this is, i like to think when i give gifts that i am doing this in similitude of the greatest gift that the saviour gave to us. That gift was the atonement. For that gift is transcendent above all else. That gift is worth more than all the gold, frankincense and myrrh put together. And it is that gift, the gift of the atonement that i think we should all keep in our minds when we give on Christmas morning. I believe that if we held that thought in our minds every Christmas season then we would be moved to do more for the needy and the hungry and those without. I love the Christmas season it is wonderful and magical at the same time. And i love my saviour. When i give my gifts on Christmas day i will be doing it in similitude of that glorious atonement” The Prophet Matthew Gill

What a wonderful thing to think on at Christmas when we are giving to our family and loved ones.

Sunday the 10th was the start of our countdown to Christmas we had the wonderful opportunity to start the magical story of the birth of our saviour and the events that lead up to his birth. Elder Philip Gill was asked by the prophet to give a series of talks that will lead up to the 25th of December and the ultimate story of hope and life. We are holding a carol service on the 24th of December and all who wish to attend are welcome to come and sing with us in filling the air with the true spirit of Christmas. We hope you have a very merry Christmas and that you feel of the Saviours love at this wonderful time of year. In the immortal words of Tiny Tim

“God bless us every one”

Merry Christmas To all

Over the past week or so the church has seen the wolves on the scent, they are gathering and they have the smell of blood on their nostrils. I am sickened by the continuing abuse we are receiving from so called members of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day –saints who have the audacity to call them selves Christians. May I turn your attention to the picture of Christ on the blog this week. Look at it for a few moments and ask yourself would he be proud of the things that you are saying?

I want to stress that the things that these people are saying are not the official words of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter day-saints. They are however the words of people that are members in that church.

I write this epistle in answer to critics of our church. May I just say that although our critics say that they have no intention of debating with me or the church over the doctrines and opinions of the church, their criticism and persecution of what we believe encourages debate. Let me just say that I am all ways willing to discuss the gospel with anyone who will listen even with people that seem to have no interest in talking and only have an interest in persecution.

Let me first start by saying that the things that you have said and written about The Latter Day Church of Christ are only relevant if you believe that you’re church the church of Jesus Christ of latter day-saints is true, and I do not! What follows in a response that I wrote to one of our persecutors in answer to the things that were being said about The Latter Day Church of Christ and myself.

You say that I have “turned my back on the one true gospel” I’m still at a loss as to what you mean. If by this you mean the church then yes I have turned my back on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but let me stress that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints is not the gospel it is a church not the gospel. The two, the gospel and the church are two separate things. I still worship the Christ and I still hold him as my saviour and my god so I have not turned my back on the gospel. Don’t forget gospel means “good word of god” not the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints. You can not have one true gospel the very words is messy, however you can have a one true church. The biggest mistake made by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints is confusing the gospel with the church, and I can see that you have made the same mistake.

You continue to say that I have said that I believe that the “authority of the church ended with the assassination of Joseph smith and that the gospel was taken from the earth.” Once again I think that you are either miss reading what I have written or your source is wrong.

To support your statement you site section 13 of the doctrine and covenants. I have read that scripture over and over and I still don’t see your point. All that is happening is that you are interpreting the scripture badly. And that is my point on this scripture; it can be interpreted many different ways. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints interprets it to mean something completely different to say the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints based in Voree Wisconsin and to The Latter Day Church of Christ. (Notice how we spell ours!!) You could look at this scripture and interpret it to mean that the gist of baptism will never be taken from the earth, just because you think it means one thing does mean that you are correct. Anyway this is beside the point I have never said that the priesthood was taken from the earth “I” have never said that. “I” have never said that the gospel was taken from the earth either if I may call your attention to the letter I sent to you “I” said the following and I quote

“We also believe that when Joseph Smith Died the Authority to act in his name was taken from the Earth because of the wickedness of the Saints”

You accuse me over and over in you letter of saying that the gospel was taken from the earth and it seems to me that this is your only basis for your argument, let me once again say that I have never said those words. So you see I have never made that statement to you in fact I have never made that statement to anybody despite what you may have heard or think you have read to the contrary.

You also say in you letter that we believe in the 1844 Doctrine and Covenants. You also say that you don’t have access to a copy. That is a great shame I would be more than happy to give you one. The version you use and the one I use are extremely different. Let me explain. When the Utah, Brighamite Church published their edition of the Doctrine and Covenants in 1876, they deliberately left out Part One on Doctrine, leaving only a Book of Commandments. The teachings of Joseph Smith in Part one did not agree with the new doctrines on the character of God taught by Brigham Young. Section 101 in the Kirtland Edition (109 in the Nauvoo Edition), Marriage, was not included in the Utah Edition; as it did not agree with Brigham Young's new doctrine on marriage. The new Utah Edition contains many erroneous sections attributed to Joseph Smith; which were added by Brigham Young after the death of Joseph and printing of the Nauvoo Edition. Sections 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 129, 130, 131, 132, and 136 were added by Brigham Young. Sections 121, 122, and 123 are letters of Joseph from prison. Section 130 is simply teachings given by Joseph. Section 135 addresses the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. The only section attributed to Brigham Young is section 136. Had the other alleged revelations in these added sections been legitimate they would have been included in the 1846 Nauvoo Edition. Also the paragraph format of the Kirtland and Nauvoo editions was discontinued in favour of a verse format. This often changes the meaning found in the original paragraph format. So as you can see our versions differ a great deal.

Another statement that has been levelled at my door and that of the churches is that we can’t be true because of the name that we have been told to call the church. What a wonderful load of tosh. There is no evidence that section 115 was even written by Joseph smith none what so ever as I have stated above. The name that your church goes by was not the original name anyway. The church was organized as the Church of Christ. Later when they went to purchase property in Kirtland they found they could not use that name. It was changed to the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints. The hyphen in the name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was added by Brigham Young. I mean you could argue that if it were all from god why would he have Joseph change the name so many times I mean would not god know that another church was using the same name. The name of the church has changed several times; as it is not the name that is important but the authority that it holds.
Towards the end of your letter you say that I contradict myself. I have never given you anything that would draw you to this conclusion. I have only written to you once. I believe that whatever it is you think I have said you might want to check on it. You also accuse me of demoting God to a heavenly messenger Where? In what? Once again come to the real source. I have been visited by heavenly messengers and I have seen the saviour, believe me I know the difference between the two, do you? My god is everything to me. The Christ is even given space in the name of our church, surly if I hated him so much I would not give him so much honour. When you accuse me of being in error and you say that my statements show the error of man. I would love to see these. I think if you knew anything about the history of Joseph smith and the early church you would hold back from making those sorts of statements. I have never said anything that I would not repeat in front of my heavenly father, my saviour or anybody else for that matter. I am not afraid to say what I have seen and witnessed why should I be, god himself has told me to proclaim the truth to all who will listen. “Could it be the error of man is the reason behind your religion” Maybe this is something that you need to ask yourself!

There is absolute truth in Mormonism; but only in one church. Brigham Young was not the only one claiming to succeed Joseph Smith. He actually split from the true church, was elected to the Presidency three and half years after the death of Joseph, and taught many doctrines contrary to the law of God. Above all things we must never throw in the towel, and give up, simply because we have found that one segment of the followers of Joseph Smith have gone astray and taught false doctrine. There is to be only a very small remnant of the saints of God that remain in Zion when Jesus returns. When there are opposing doctrines, both can be false; but, only one can be true. Only a very few will find the path of light and walk in righteousness. I would remind you of the following scripture “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” (Matt.7 13-14)

Your church lost divine authority when they followed a man that was not called of God; but, was only voted as First President by the voice of man. On June 27, 1844, Joseph Smith was murdered and the heavens welcomed back a true hero I think we both agree on that. However god did not leave us without instruction. God said “But verily, verily, I say unto you, that none else shall be appointed unto this gift except it be through him; for if it be taken from him he shall not have power except to appoint another in his stead. And this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments; And this I give unto you that you may not be deceived, that you may know they are not of me. For verily I say unto you, that he that is ordained of me shall come in at the gate and be ordained as I have told you before, to teach those revelations which you have received and shall receive through him whom I have appointed.” (D&C 43: 4-5-6-7) This law was repeated in section 28:2, 6, 7; 35:17, 18; and 90:3, 4.

On August 15, 1844, a month and a half after the death of Joseph, Brigham Young announced there would not be a successor to Joseph; and that the twelve Apostles would lead the church. “Let no man presume for a moment that his place will be filled by another.” The Twelve will preside over all the affairs of the church in all the world.” (Times and Seasons, 5.618)

“The Twelve are a Travelling Presiding High Council, to officiate in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Presidency of the Church, agreeable to the institution of heaven; to build up the church, and regulate all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the Gentiles and secondly unto the Jews.” (D&C 107:33)

The Twelve had no jurisdiction in Zion. They had usurped the authority of God in attempting to stand at the head. The remedy was to establish Brigham as Prophet, by the voice of man; although the law required a calling by Joseph and ordination at the hands of angels. “For verily I say unto you, that he that is ordained of me shall come in at the gate and be ordained as I have told you before, to teach those revelations which you have received and shall receive through him whom I have appointed.” (D&C 43:7)

“It was moved and seconded that Brigham Young should be our First President. It was carried unanimously.” Brigham was never ordained as a Prophet either by God, or by man. When they split from the only true succession in the prophetic office, they lost communication with God, were driven from Nauvoo, and settled in a waste land never appointed of God. “For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.” (Jer. 17:6)

The gospel and divine authority were restored in the last days. If there is any hope of finding one sent of God, it must be through that restoration and Joseph Smith. Do not look for a great church with all the splendor of the world. Such works of hands have been used by Satan to deceive the unwary since Constantine. Look for the same divine authority given to every minister of God since Adam. Only this divine authority is capable of washing your sins; and bringing you through the door into the kingdom of God. Only a person holding the Melchizedek Priesthood (Apostle, High Priest, and Elder) has divine authority to preach and administer both baptism of water and of the Spirit. Joseph had given the law of God on prophetic succession-- as related to him and who would be his successor. If he was a true prophet, prior to his death and I believe that he was he would have given information on how to appoint his successor and that would not have been the twelve traveling council.

"And I have given unto him the keys of the mystery of those things which have been sealed, even things which were from the foundation of the world, and the things which shall come from this time until the time of my coming, if he abide in me, and if not, another will I plant in his stead." (D&C 35:18)

"For I have given him the keys of the mysteries, and the revelations which are sealed, until I shall appoint unto them another in his stead." (D&C 28:7) Not twelve.

"But verily, verily, I say unto you, that none else shall be appointed unto this gift except it be through him; for if it be taken from him he shall not have power except to appoint another in his stead. And this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments; And this I give unto you that you may not be deceived, that you may know they are not of me." (D&C 43:4-5-6)

Neither Brigham Young, nor Joseph Smith's son were appointed by Joseph Smith and neither claimed ordination to the prophetic office at the hands of angels. These were the two basic requirements for anyone to make a claim as Joseph Smith's successor. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep." (John 10:1-2)

The twelve Apostles as you call them, with Brigham Young as their president, had no authority over the Church in Zion. Their mission (and commission) was to the nations of the world. Their jurisdiction was valid only "under the direction of the Presidency."

"The Twelve are a Traveling Presiding High Council, to officiate in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Presidency of the Church, agreeable to the institution of heaven; to build up the church, and regulate all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the Gentiles and secondly unto the Jews." (D&C 107:33)

"Therefore, see to it that ye trouble not yourselves concerning the affairs of my church in this place, saith the Lord. But purify your hearts before me; and then go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it; and he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not, and is not baptized, shall be damned. For unto you, the Twelve, and those, the First Presidency, who are appointed with you to be your counselors and your leaders, is the power of this priesthood given, for the last days and for the last time, in the which is the dispensation of the fullness of times." (D&C 112: 27-28-29-30)

The president of the church must be called by revelation and ordained at the hands of angels; as only one holding this priesthood can ordain another. Brigham Young did not assume the presidency of the church upon Joseph's death. He was acknowledged only as the president of the twelve Apostles. The twelve, though, were not called to head the church. Their sole authority was to carry the gospel to the nations of the world and not to govern. The quorum of the twelve form only "a quorum" with authority equal to the three presiding high priests quorum and not equal to the first President. "The twelve traveling councilors are called to be the Twelve Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world--thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling. And they form a quorum, equal in authority and power to the three presidents previously mentioned." (D&C 107:23-24)

God appointed to them only to take the gospel to the nations of the world. "Therefore, see to it that ye trouble not yourselves concerning the affairs of my church in this place, saith the Lord. But purify your hearts before me; and then go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it." (D&C 112:27-28)

After Joseph's death, at a special meeting on August 8, 1844, Brigham Young gave an epistle, "Let no man presume for a moment that his [Joseph's] place will be filled by another; for, remember he stands in his own place, and always will; and the TWELVE APOSTLES of this dispensation stand in their own place and always will, both in time and eternity, to minister, preside and regulate the affairs OF THE WHOLE CHURCH." (Times and Seasons, Vol. 5, p. 618) By what revelation were they called to such authority? The only Lawgiver they recognized was dead.

At a general conference on Oct. 7, 1844, Brigham Young was sustained ONLY as the president of the twelve Apostles. "Elder W. W. Phelps moved that we uphold Brigham Young the president of the quorum of the Twelve, as one of the Twelve and the first presidency of the church...carried unanimously." At a general conference on April 6, 1845, "Elder George A. Smith move, that we acknowledge President Brigham Young as the president of the quorum of the twelve apostles to this church and generation. Carried unanimously" Thirteen persons were sustained as members of the twelve Apostles. At a general conference on October 6, 1845, "Father John Smith, the President of the stake, then arose and presented the TWELVE as the PRESIDENTS of the WHOLE CHURCH; which was seconded and carried unanimously. It was then moved, that Brigham Young be continued and sustained as the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; seconded and carried unanimously."

Joseph had previously given a commandment that only a prophet appointed by him, and ordained by the command of God, could give commandments to the church. "O hearken, ye elders of my church, and give ear to the words which I shall speak unto you. For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye have received a commandment for a law unto my church, through him whom I have appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations from my hand. And this ye shall know assuredly--that there is none other appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations until he be taken, if he abide in me. But verily, verily, I say unto you, that none else shall be appointed unto this gift except it be through him; for if it be taken from him he shall not have power except to appoint another in his stead. And this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments; And this I give unto you that you may not be deceived, THAT YOU MAY KNOW THEY ARE NOT OF ME." (D&C 43: 1-2-3-4-5-6) As God knew of the coming death of Joseph, He also knew of the usurpation of the twelve.

Just a few statements by Brigham Young, "Who ordained me to be the First President of this church on earth? I answer, it is the choice of this people, and that is sufficient." (Millennial Star, Vol. 16, p. 442)

"I do not profess to be a prophet. I never called myself so; but I actually believe I am, because people are all the time telling me that I am." (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 5, p. 177)

"I will say that I never dictated the latter part of that sentence. I make this remark because those words in that connection always made me feel as though I am called more than I am deserving of. I am Brigham Young, an apostle of Joseph Smith, and also of Jesus Christ. IF I have been profitable to this people I am glad of it. The brethren call me so; and if it be so, I am glad." (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 5, p. 296)

"A person was mentioned to-day who did not believe that Brigham Young was a Prophet, Seer, and Revelator. I wish to ask every member of this whole community, if they ever heard him profess to be a Prophet, Seer, and Revelator, as Joseph Smith was?...Who ordained me to be First President of this Church on earth? I answer, it is the choice of this people, and that is sufficient." "The brethren testify that Brother Brigham is Brother Joseph's legal successor. You never heard me say so. I say I am a good hand to keep the dogs and wolves out of the flock." (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 6, p. 320)

"The brethren testify that Brother Brigham is Brother Joseph's legal successor. You never heard me say so. I say I am a good hand to keep the dogs and wolves out of the flock." (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 8, p. 69)

"It has been remarked sometimes, by certain individuals, that President Young has said in public that he was not a prophet nor the son of a prophet." "The brethren testify that Brother Brigham is Brother Joseph's legal successor. You never heard me say so. I say I am a good hand to keep the dogs and wolves out of the flock." (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 13, p. 166)

I have used your edition of the Doctrine and Covenants to avoid any confusion on your part. I suggest that you read them and make up your own mind. I wonder by the way who your source is and what he stands to gain by either writing or speaking slander and rubbish. I only recall sending you one letter outlining our beliefs in brief and many of the points that you raise in you letter could only have come by a third party. I think in future that if you wish to know about what we believe you would be best speaking to me and not someone who only thinks he knows what we believe. What you and your companions are doing to me is in the same vain as the persecutors of Joseph and I quote from brother Joseph “The wolves are on the scent” Come and speak to me if you have any questions. You will not find my words in anything that any of your sources have to say. Come to me and I will tell you what I have seen and witnessed. I know Brother Joseph I have spoke with him I have embraced him. I know the Christ I have wept in his presence I have spoken with him. I have seen heavenly messengers and I have heard the voice of the almighty. I have been given sacred records and I have been commanded to translate them. If at any time you wish to come and see me I am more than welcome to have you in my home so that you to can feel the power of the almighty lord and the great work that we are about. I ask you just as you have asked me in not so many words. Repent and come unto Christ. You are my brother after all, we are all sons and daughters of our father are we not. Think on that next time you have something to say about me that is not in keeping with being a Christian. I have never said anything in public or in private that would warrant the kind of abuse that I am receiving at the hands of your so called true church. I’m sure if the Christ were here he would be saddened at your attitude toward my beliefs. You don’t know a thing about me or what I believe. You listen to gossip and hearsay and come to your own conclusion. Perhaps if you truly believed in the truthfulness of your church you would be making a better effort to convert me instead of showing yourself to be what you really are. It is obvious that you are not willing to put your own rhetoric to the test, but I will endeavor one last time. Come out to one of our services, come and talk to me face to face Christian to Christian Mormon to Mormon, come and listen to my testimony of what I have seen and what I have been given. I don’t think you ever will. It is easer for you to listen gossip I think than to truth.

I hope that I am wrong about you.

God bless and keep you

Matthew Gill
Prophet of God