The Articles of Faith

Pictures from: Primary 5, 36: Joseph Smith Writes the Articles of Faith

1 We believe in God, the 8 We believe the Bible to be

Eternal Father, and in His the word of God as far as it is
Son, Jesus Christ, and in the translated correctly; we also
Holy Ghost. believe the Book of Mormon to
be the word of God.
2 We believe that men will 9 We believe all that God has
be punished for their own revealed, all that He does now
sins, and not for Adam's reveal, and we believe that He
transgression. will yet reveal many great and
important things pertaining
3 We believe that through the to the Kingdom of God.
Atonement of Christ, all
mankind may be saved, by 10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel
obedience to the laws and and in the restoration of the
ordinances of the Gospel. Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New
Jerusalem) will be built upon
4 We believe that the first principles and the American continent; that
ordinances of the Gospel Christ will reign personally
are: first, Faith in the Lord upon the earth; and, that the
Jesus Christ; second, earth will be renewed and receive its
Repentance; third, paradisiacal glory.
Baptism by immersion for
the remission of sins; 11 We claim the privilege of
fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the worshiping Almighty God
Holy Ghost. according to the dictates of
our own conscience, and allow
5 We believe that a man must be called of all men the same privilege, let
God, by prophecy, and by the them worship how, where, or
laying on of hands by those what they may.
who are in authority, to
preach the Gospel and 12 We believe in being subject
administer in the ordinances to kings, presidents, rulers,
thereof. and magistrates, in obeying,
honoring, and sustaining the
6 We believe in the same law.
organization that existed
in the Primitive Church, 13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste,
namely, apostles, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all
prophets, pastors, men; indeed, we may say that
teachers, evangelists, and we follow the admonition of
so forth. Paul-- We believe all things, we
hope all things, we have
7 We believe in the gift of endured many things, and
tongues, prophecy, revelation, hope to be able to endure all
visions, healing, interpretation things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely,
of tongues, and so forth. or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek
after these things.