Reading: "they shall write the words which I speak unto them" 2 Nephi 29:11

"For I command all men, both in the east and in the west, and in the north, and in the south, and in the islands of the sea, that they shall write the words which I speak unto them; for out of the books which shall be written I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written." - 2 Nephi 29:11 (2 Nephi Chapter 12, 1830 edition)

The Prophet Matthew Gill Speaks about the 12/21 Mayan Calendar Hysteria

"With all of the fuss, misunderstanding and hype surrounded by today's date, I was called to reflect on what the Lord had to say about it all. Well, in the Bible the Lord says, 'But of that day and hour no one knoweth; no, not the angels of God in heaven, but my Father only' (Matthew 24:43 IVB) 

And again, the Lord speaks to the Prophet Joseph Smith in the D&C, where he says, 'I, the Lord God, have spoken it; but the hour and the day no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor shall they know until he comes' (D&C 49:7). 

Only the Lord knows when he will come and this world as we know it ends."

- Matthew P. Gill, LDCJC

Christ is the True Gift of Christmas

A Sermon by Matthew P. Gill

17 December, 2012

A special, virtually tangible spirit envelops the Christian world at Christmas with intensity unknown the rest of the year.

To Latter Day Mormons, the Christmas story, from Bethlehem to Calvary, takes precedence over the tinsel and the toys, for the Saviour is the centre of Christmas not just a Latter Day Christmas but the centre of all Christmases.

With this in mind Christmas should liberate us from prejudice, peevishness, and pressures. It puts us back into perspective with our religious beliefs, our family relationships, our cultural heritage, and our precious past. A simple trinket becomes priceless after repeated appearances on a Christmas mantle. Even a broken bauble cannot be left off the tree if it’s always been there, it goes up again! Such treasures are symbols of shared times in an aura of a magic and hallowed season. Christmas is for everyone, the child, the childlike, and the mature.

Whether you are giving the gifts or getting them, planning a surprise or delighting in one, Christmas opens the door to deep joy. Latter Day Mormons, like everyone else, enjoy giving and receiving presents at Christmas, but there is a difference between presents and gifts.

The true gifts may be part of us, giving of the riches of the heart and mind and therefore more enduring and of far greater worth than presents bought at the store. Part of the purpose for telling the story of Christmas is to remind us that Christmas doesn't come from a store. We must remember the very plain scene, even the poverty, of a night devoid of tinsel or wrapping or goods of this world.

As the scripture records: “And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white. And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou? And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.” (1 Nephi Chapter 3/11:13-15)

Only when we see that sacred, unadorned child of our devotion the Babe of Bethlehem will we know why the giving of gifts is so appropriate. And no matter how many times we read the biblical account of that evening in Bethlehem, we always come away with a thought or two we haven’t had before, of course, among the greatest of gifts is the gift of love.

Some, illustrated by the character Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens's A Christmas Carol, have a hard time loving anyone, even themselves, because of their selfishness. Love seeks to give rather than to get. Charity towards and compassion for others is a way to overcome too much self-love and at this season of giving we Latter Day Mormons feel that more than many.

However, after all this, the most important thing to us as Latter Day Mormons is the real meaning of Christmas. The real meaning of Christmas comes to those who have taken Christ into their life as a moving, dynamic, vitalizing force. The real spirit of Christmas lies in the life and mission of the Master.

The birth of Jesus Christ was extraordinary in that it involved the condescension of both the Father and the Son, two eternal beings. The Father condescended in sending His Son; the Savior condescended in taking upon Himself a mortal body and offering Himself as a sacrifice for sin. Is it any wonder that angels were assigned to declare the Savior's birth on that holy day?

As the scripture records the angel of the Lord, saying:  “Lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” (Luke 2:9-14)

And we learn from Latter Day scripture that the arrival of the Saviour was also announced to the ancient People of Light, as the Prophet Jeraneck records, “Now the Lord took me to a place that I had never seen before, and I saw a Virgin, and she was pure and unspotted and she was moved upon by the Holy Spirit and she gave birth to a baby boy. And this baby was the Lord of Heaven. And she gave birth to him in a stable built into the rocks, and she named him Jesus. And many people came unto his bedside and they laid gifts at his feet. I saw Sharaneck, that he laid Gold at his feet, and many people came unto him and worshipped him, for it was this Jesus that is the very Almighty that speaks to us, and the very same Lord that we worship.”

Knowing the importance of our Lord’s birth, there is a beauty at Christmastime that comes upon us in a very special way, and our Hearts are opened to a new measure of kindness. Love speaks with increased power. Tensions are eased, love abounds and a great spiritual feeling overcomes us. Of all things which we bear testimony, none is as important as our witness that Jesus, the Christmas child, came to earth from the realms of His Eternal Father, here to work among men as healer and teacher, our Great Exemplar. Most important, He suffered on Calvary's cross as an atoning sacrifice for all mankind.

Who needs Christmas? We all do! Every one of us! Because Christmas can bring us closer to the Saviour, the only source of lasting joy. We need Christmas because it helps us to be better people, not only in December but in January, June, and November. Because we need Christmas, we had better understand what it is and what it isn't. Gifts, holly, mistletoe, and red-nosed reindeer are fun as traditions, but they are not what Christmas is really about. Christmas is that glorious moment when the Son of our Father joined his divinity to our imperfect humanity.

And so, let us not forget with our family that at this time of Christmas, this season when gifts are given, let us not forget that God gave His Son, and His Son gave His life, that each of us might have the gift of eternal life.

Christ is born! Let all Creation rejoice in it!

Official Statement of the LDCJC on the Connecticut School Shooting

A statement by Matthew P. Gill, Seer, Revelator and Prophet of The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ regarding the school shooting in Connecticut, USA:

“On behalf of the Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Mormons throughout the world, I wish to express my profound grief, shock and sadness upon hearing of the tragic school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut in the United States. 

The love of our Lord Jesus Christ transcends all fear, and perfect love casteth out fear. Love heals the wounded heart, and I pray that all parents and those who care for and love children will use this immense tragedy to reassure them that they are loved and remain in the loving arms of Heavenly Father and in those of His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and eternal hope.

May all who have this love of Christ in their hearts pray for His healing and loving arms to embrace those who are directly and indirectly affected by this tragedy.”

Reading: "Alma, having authority from God, ordained priests" (Mosiah 9/18:18-22)

“And it came to pass that Alma, having authority from God, ordained priests; even one priests to every fifty of their number did he ordain to preach unto them, and to teach them concerning the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.  And he commanded them that they should teach nothing save it were the things which he had taught, and which had been spoken by the mouths of the holy prophets.  Yea, even he commanded them that they should preach nothing save it were repentance and faith on the Lord, who hath redeemed his people.  And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism; having their hearts knit together in unity and in love, one towards another. And thus he commanded them to preach. And thus they became the children of God.” 

- Mosiah Chapter 9 (18:18-22 Utah)

Reading: "we fight for the Religion that you have given us and we fight so the honour may be yours." BOJ 13:68-75

"Now Zinon rode forward to the centre of the field of battle and he held aloft his sword and he cried saying “Oh God of Heaven, Oh God of Earth, bless thy people that we may be victorious on this day, that we may have our Religion restored and our Freedom restored.  For we fight for thee, we fight for the Religion that you have given us and we fight so the honour may be yours” Now as Zinon was doing this, the leader of the armies of Rendanoneck rode forward and he came unto Zinon and he rode unto the side of Zinon and he mocked Zinon and told him that he would feast upon the flesh of his children and ravish his wife when the battle was won. 

 And Zinon said unto Aktar the captain of the armies of Rendanoneck. “We do not fight for your land. We do not fight for your possessions.  We do not even fight for the temples you have taken from us. We do not fight you for the places of worship of which you have robbed us. We do not fight for any of the earthly gifts that you have. We fight for the freedom to worship we fight for the freedom to pray and we fight for our God and we fight for our Religion” 

Book of Jeraneck 13:68-75

Reading: "Prepare every needful thing" (D&C 7:36-37/1835 ed.)

"Therefore, verily I say unto you, my friends, call your solemn assembly, as I have commanded you; And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another, words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books, words of wisdom: seek learning, even by study and also by faith. Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God; that your incomings may be in the name of the Lord; that your outgoings may be in the name of the Lord; that all your salutations may be in the name of the Lord, with uplifted hands unto the Most High. Therefore, cease from all your light speeches, from all laughter; from all your lustful desires: from all your pride and light-mindedness, and from all your wicked doings."

~ Doctrine and Covenants 7:36-37 (Utah: 88:117-121)

Reading: "the time of great love and peace came upon our people" Jeraneck 12:55-57

"Now when Morion had heard about the many great things of the People of Light she was desirest that she be taken before the Prophet of the people.

Now she did take her journey south unto the great city of the people and she did stand before the Prophet Raynon and she was taken hold of by the spirit and so was Raynon that they fell in love, and upon her request, her people became joined with our people and they were joined together in marriage and this is how her people were joined with the children of Araneck and thus the people became one upon the land.

And so the time of great love and peace came upon our people and we were blessed because of our great love and peace. It was said by my teachers when I was growing up that this time was a great time, a golden age amongst the people."

- Book of Jeraneck 12:55-57

Faith (Part One) A Sermon of The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ

By Matthew P. Gill, 28 October, 2012

As expressed in our fourth Article of faith, The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ believes that faith in the Lord is the first principle of the Gospel. Faith is the motivating and sustaining power that gives us the strength and courage to live righteously each and every day. And it is absolutely necessary to our exaltation with the Father.

Faith has always fascinated people the world over for centuries; they have tried to understand what it is and how they should express it in their everyday lives. It has often been the case that some of these people can offer us insights that will strengthen our own understanding of faith.

Such an individual was Alfred Lord Tennyson. Alfred Lord Tennyson was England’s Poet Laureate for many years and was probably Britain’s best known poet during the second half of the ninetieth century.

In 1827, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he joined probably the most distinguished group of young thinkers in the country, they were called The Apostles. In that group, he met and became close friends with Arthur Henry Hallam. Hallam died 1833, leaving Tennyson grief-stricken and increasingly doubtful that God was loving and kind, since he allowed the death of such a remarkable man just at the beginning of a great career.

In the sixteen years following his friend’s death, Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote 131 short poems, which later he compiled and published as In Memoriam, in honour of Arthur Henry Hallam. In this monumental and inspiring work, Tennyson describes his sadness and doubt, analyzes problems of faith, and shows how he is finally able to trust the goodness of God, even though he doesn’t understand all that happens in the world.

In two short poems that make up In Memoriam, notice how Tennyson is able to have faith even when he does not have complete understanding of faith. In the following passage, we see Tennyson struggling to believe that every life has a purpose and that nothing lives in vain. He wants to have faith that God will ultimately triumph, even though death and despair seem to triumph now.

“Oh, yet we trust that somehow good

Will be the final end of ill,

To pangs of nature, sins of will,

Defects of doubt, and taints of blood;

That nothing walks with aimless feet;

That not one life shall be destroy'd,

Or cast as rubbish to the void,

When God hath made the pile complete;

That not a worm is cloven in vain;

That not a moth with vain desire

Is shrivell'd in a fruitless fire,

Or but subserves another's gain.

Behold, we know not anything;

I can but trust that good shall fall

At last—far off—at last, to all,

And every winter change to spring.

In this next passage, he explains that only faith in Christ can enable a person to make sense of life.

Strong Son of God, immortal Love,
Whom we, that have not seen thy face,
By faith, and faith alone, embrace,
Believing where we cannot prove;

Thine are these orbs of light and shade;
Thou madest Life in man and brute;
Thou madest Death; and lo, thy foot
Is on the skull which thou hast made…

We have but faith: we cannot know;
For knowledge is of things we see;
And yet we trust it comes from thee,

A beam in darkness: let it grow…

Forgive my grief for one removed,
Thy creature, whom I found so fair.
I trust he lives in thee, and there
I find him worthier to be loved.” (In Memoriam Preface)

Tennyson acknowledges that God made life and death, and he has triumphed over death. He recognises that we must have faith, for we cannot have all knowledge while we are here on earth. And he asks for forgiveness for grief, for he has faith that his friend is still alive and that he lives in a better place than this earth. The entire poem is moving declaration of how faith can overcome grief and teach us hope even when we lack understanding.

As Latter Day Mormons, we believe that faith is a bridge between us and God. The image of the bridge helps us understand how faith works in our lives; faith is the element that builds the bridge in the absence of concrete evidence. This is exactly what the writer of the epistle to the Hebrews was talking about when he referred to faith as ‘the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.’ (Hebrews 11:1)

So as we develop faith we become more able to build a bridge between our own knowledge and the assurances that God has given us of things we cannot see. By overcoming trials and diligently keeping commandments, we can build a bridge of faith so solid that we will never be out of contact with God.

Reading: "I, the Lord, cannot look upon sin..." D&C 1:31-32

“For I, the Lord, cannot look upon sin...nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven. - D&C 1:31-32

Reading: "for he loved the people and he loved the Lord" Jeraneck 10:33

“We, who are the Lord's servants can help bring about his eternal plan only when we have developed a genuine love for all mankind. The Prophet Seeraneck from the Book of Jeraneck was one of these individuals that had genuine love for all mankind “for he loved the people and he loved the Lord and he loved the welfare of his fellowmen above all else.” (Book of Jeraneck 10:33) 

- From a Sermon by Matthew P. Gill of the Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ

Reading: "Woe be unto him that lieth to deceive..." D&C 36:4 (10:28/Utah)

 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, woe be unto him that lieth to deceive because he supposeth that another lieth to deceive, for such are not exempt from the justice of God.” 

- Doctrine & Covenants 36:4 (10:28/Utah)

News Release: British Mormon Prophet Says Jesus Was Indeed Married

NEWS RELEASE

BRITISH MORMON PROPHET SAYS JESUS WAS INDEED MARRIED

Says Personal 2007 Revelation is Consistent with Recent Discovery 

of Papyrus Fragment Speaking of Jesus' Wife

Friday, 5 October, 2012

Contact: Elder Phil Gill 01283 585972 (UK); 1-44-1283-585-972(from US)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND – The discovery last month of a scrap of papyrus that seemed to point to Jesus of Nazareth having a wife shocked many people. But Matthew P. Gill wasn't one of them.

“Our official church stance on this is simple,” says Gill, the Prophet, Seer and Revelator of the Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ. "We believe that Christ had a wife."

Gill, head of the UK-based church (which is not affiliated with the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) says that based on his revelations from God, long-held Mormon theology, and common sense, the image of a married Jesus should not be a surprising one.

The papyrus fragment that started a media firestorm was presented last month by Karen L. King, a professor and scholar of Christian history at Harvard Divinity School in Massachusetts. The business-card sized document, written in Coptic and tentatively dated to the Fourth Century, reads,“ Jesus said to them, "My wife ...'" Below it is the statement, "she will be able to be my disciple."

While the meaning is still being deciphered by scholars, Gill says the meaning of this fragment is perfectly clear to him, since he has known since a personal revelation in February, 2007 from Jesus Christ himself that Christ had been married to Mary Magdalene during his earthly ministry.

That revelation reads, in part, "Behold, I make it known unto you that it is especially pleasing that the words of Mary Magdalene be heard, for she is loved of me and she is special unto me, for she is my wife, and I love her."

The church believes in progressive and ongoing revelation through its Prophet. Gill received that title and his mission in 2006 and founded his church a year later.

Apart from his direct revelation, Gill says it's only logical that Jesus had a wife, in keeping with his cultural traditions and status as a Jewish Rabbi.

"It would have been unheard of for a Jewish man not to have been married very early in his life, and it was the custom to be betrothed as young as the age of eight," he said. "But apart from that, there are some scattered evidences, such as the title Rabbi, and you can only be a Rabbi in the true sense if you are married."

Gill also says that Mormon theology requires adherents to be married in order to enjoy eternal marriage in Heaven, a belief held by other Mormon sects. Just as Christ was the "New Adam," we are to be an image of Christ, said Gill. That means following his example in marriage.

"We believe that it is an eternal principle to be married," said Gill. "The first commandment that Adam was given was to go forth and multiply and replenish the Earth. Adam was also given a wife in Eve, and Adam is a similitude of Christ. If Christ commands us to be married and have children, then he should do the same. Since God does not give us commandments that He would not have asked Christ to do, and marriage is an eternal principle, Christ, the Son of God, embodied those principles by marrying during his earthly life."

A married Jesus – one who had sexual relations with his wife – doesn't fit easily into mainstream Christianity, admits Gill. But the reason we're not familiar with such a notion can be traced to early Roman Catholic Church councils, starting at Nicaea in AD 325, which dropped and even covered these facts.

He believes this was done at the same time as "orthodox" doctrine was being formed, in part, so that the Roman Catholic Church could exercise power over others.

"This is what Nicaea was all about – making Christianity uniform," says Gill. "They needed a uniform Gospel because then you can control what people believe in and shut down other sects like the Gnostics and others who were murdered and suppressed because they would not bow the knee to Roman Christianity. This is when much of this information that was lost."

These uniform beliefs were later passed onto Eastern Orthodox and Protestant Christianities when they broke with Rome over other doctrines. These beliefs are now restored in The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ, which traces its origin to the revelations Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1830 and Gill's revelation of the Book of Jeraneck in 2006.

Aside from the Book of Prophesies and Revelations, Gill's church accepts the Bible as well as the original 1830 version of the Book of Mormon, the 1835 version of Doctrines and Covenants, and the Book of Jeraneck as scripture.

The Book of Jeraneck tells the story of people who were guided by God from the Tower of Babel to Ancient Britain. They constructed Stonehenge as a "Temple of Light," along with other stone structures as temples to God Almighty.

The group meets in Ashbourne, a small town in Derbyshire, England. The church is online at www.latterdaychurch.co.uk.

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"Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost..."

"Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do." 2 Nephi Chapter 14/1830 (32:3/Utah version)

Reading: "And we talk of Christ..." (2 Nephi 11/1830)

"And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins."

- 2 Nephi Chapter 11/1830 (25:26/Utah)

Be a Truth Seeker!

A Sermon of the Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ

2 Sept. 2012

As Latter Day Mormons in The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ, we believe that man has been sent to this earth to obtain knowledge of truth and to learn to live in accordance with truth and God’s law. By doing this, he increases in intelligence and understanding of the things of God and fulfills the measure of his mortal creation. Indeed, the fact that man is here in mortality signifies that he accepted the Author of truth. Had he, in his pre-mortal state, followed the devil, the father of lies, he would have forfeited the right to come to this earth as a mortal being.

Very sadly too often today in this world of lies, fundamental truths of the Gospel are set aside for the wicked and corrupt ideas of men, which are conveniently wrapped up in attractive attire and seek to lead good men away from the truth. All Ideas, no matter how sophisticated their claims or how beautifully they are presented, should be measured against the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no other standard by which we can distinguish the truths by which we should live.

To Latter Day Mormons, basic to an understanding of the things of God is a comprehension of the meaning of truth. In the early days of the restoration of the early church, the Lord revealed the definition of truth to the saints and indeed to the world and provided the key to man’s search for the knowledge of truth. The Lord declared, “And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come; and whatsoever is more or less than this is the spirit of that wicked one was a liar from the beginning. The Spirit of God is truth” (D&C 93:24-26). The fact that the Spirit of truth is of God requires that we search for and proclaim truth in the light of revelations of God.

We proclaim that the pursuit of truth and knowledge has always been encouraged by God and his servants, and that pursuit is still alive today for Latter Day Mormons just as it was in the early days of the restored church. In the days of the early church the Saints were admonished to learn all things, as stated in Doctrine and Covenants 88:77-79. The early saints just as the saints today were also encouraged to diligently teach the truth to one another. Let it be understood that men should pursue the knowledge of the world and participate in experiments to advance that knowledge, but they should have the gospel of Jesus Christ as their constant frame of reference at all times.

One of the main purposes for the existence of The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ in this dispensation is to proclaim the truth. Jesus Christ was, from the beginning, appointed to aid men in their search for truth. The Prophet Joseph Smith, through revelation, learned that Jesus Christ is the light of truth, which lights aids men in comprehending the works and glories of God (D&C 88:6-13). Let us not forget that it is Christ that is the source of the light of truth and we are his instruments in extending that truth to others so that they might understand that same fact for themselves. When men examine the statement, “The Glory of God is intelligence, or in other words, light and truth” (D&C 93:36), they are compelled to conclude that to know light and to know truth one must know and recognise Jesus Christ, for he is “the light of truth” (D&C 88:6).

The Lord has encouraged us as his followers to ponder and to be still and to take time to listen to the still small voice and it is for this reason that meditation and prayer are fundamental to Latter Day Mormons because it is during those still quite times that our minds are uncluttered form worldly problems and our minds are open and in search of the truth and in that search we are more open to the spirit of truth that allows us to approach the Saviour who is the guardian of truth. For Latter Day Mormons, truth must be sought and identified, and we must keep in mind that the fundamental truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ should be our constant frame of reference; we should measure the validity of any teaching against the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

By applying the tools of the gospel of truth, we increase our love of truth and our desire to further our knowledge and understanding of truth. As Latter Day Mormons, we must remember that searching for and obeying truth prepares us for our eternal inheritance with our Father in Heaven and with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is because of this that we seek after the truth and guard it with love and care.

Reading: "I am he who will bleed for you at my first coming." Bk of Jeraneck 5:14-19

"And so it was that as Sharaneck was about to tell the people what Lord had blessed him with, the Heavens opened.  And out of the Heavens there came a man unlike any man they had seen before. And he stood in the midst of them and said, “I am he who will bleed for you at my first coming.   I am he who will be born to a virgin pure and clean.  I am he who is the only begotten of the Father.  I am he whom your Prophets testify of. I am the Saviour, the very Christ."

Book of Jeraneck 5:14-19

Reading: "to declare repentance unto this people" (D&C 41:6/16:13 Utah)

"And now behold I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you, will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen."

D&C 41:6 (16:3/Utah)

Reading: D&C 48:3 "For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart"

"For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads." D&C 48:3 (25:12/Utah

Reading: D&C 18:9 "Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven"

"Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more. By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins — behold, he will confess them and forsake them." D&C 18:9 (58:42-43/Utah)