Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 121 (8 May 1838)
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Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith is a book compiling selected sermons and portions of sermons and sundry teachings of Joseph Smith, the first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 257 (11 April 1842)
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Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 137 (25 March 1839)
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Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 392 (27 June 1844)
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Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 160 (2 July 1839)
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Context: Salvation cannot come without revelation; it is in vain for anyone to minister without it. No man is a minister of Jesus Christ without being a Prophet. No man can be a minister of Jesus Christ except he has the testimony of Jesus; and this is the spirit of prophecy.
“That which is wrong under one circumstance, may be, and often is, right under another.”
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 256 (11 April 1842)
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Context: That which is wrong under one circumstance, may be, and often is, right under another. God said, 'Thou shalt not kill'; at another time He said, 'Thou shalt utterly destroy.' This is the principle on which the government of heaven is conducted— by revelation adapted to the circumstances in which the children of the kingdom are placed. Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof till long after the events transpire.
