Chapter I: Front Matter

SCRAP BOOK

_of_

Mormon Literature

VOL. I

Religious Tracts

Published by BEN. E. RICH

_"We have gathered posies,
From other men's flowers;
Nothing but the thread that
Binds them is ours."_

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GENERAL INDEX.

ARTICLES OF FAITH of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.--Joseph Smith, 5.

NOTES TO BE REFERRED TO DAILY BY MISSIONARIES: by Prest. Francis M. Lyman, In behalf of the Council of Twelve Apostles, 8.

THE PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH TELLS HIS OWN STORY: Joseph's First Vision--Reception Accorded the Prophet's Statement--Angel Moroni Visits the Prophet--The Angel Instructs the Boy--Joseph Views the Plates--Smith Family Meet with Adversity--Prophet Seeks Employment--Prophet Obtains the Plates--Translating the Plates Commenced--Martin Harris Shows Characters taken from the Plates to Learned Men--Aaronic Priesthood Received--Organization of the Church--Removal of Church to Kirtland, Ohio--Persecution in Missouri--Removal to Illinois--Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum--Illinois Persecution and Emigration West--Early Pioneer Days--Temples--Missionary Work--Attacks against the Book of Mormon, 11.

WHAT MORMONS BELIEVE: Epitome of the Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--First Principles--The Apostasy--The Restoration--Redemption of the Dead--The Book of Mormon--Church Government--Auxiliary Societies--Divine Authority.--By Apostle Charles W. Penrose, 29.

SALVATION: A Dialogue Between Elder Brownson and Mr. Whitby--The Fall and Atonement--The First Principles--Gifts of the Holy Ghost--Preaching Without Hire--History and Organization of the Church--The Visions of the Prophet--The Book of Mormon--Aaronic Priesthood Conferred--Brief History of the Church--Gathering of the Saints.--By Elder John Jaques, 39.

EXCLUSIVE SALVATION: Only One Lord, One Faith and One Baptism--Testimonies of Apostles Paul, Peter, James, Jude, and St. John.--By Elder John Jaques, 66.

THE ONLY WAY TO BE SAVED: Obedience to First Principles--Baptism--Immersion the Mode--Laying on of Hands--Gifts and Blessings--Authority Necessary--Apostasy--The Restoration.--By Prest. Lorenzo Snow, 77.

GOSPEL TO THE LIVING AND THE DEAD: Dead Preached to in the Spirit World--Baptism for the Dead--Necessity of this Vicarious Work--Elijah Bestows Keys for Vicarious Work.--By Prest. George Q. Cannon, 88.

JOSEPH SMITH AS A PROPHET: Predictions Uttered by Him and their Signal Fulfillment--His Prophetic Power Established by the Scriptural Rule. A Lectured Delivered.--By Elder Andrew Jensen, 92.

THE GOSPEL MESSAGE: An Explanation of Some of the Prominent Doctrines of the Church--One Gospel Only--The First Principles--Baptism--Laying on of Hands--Gifts and Miracles--Authority Necessary.--By Elder William Budge, 119.

THE ONLY TRUE GOSPEL, OR THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIAN FAITH: Only One True Gospel--The First Principles--Gifts and Miracles--Authority.--By Elder William Budge, 135.

JOSEPH THE PROPHET: The place of the Prophet as a Benefactor of Mankind--Visions of the Prophet--Priesthood Conferred--Organization of the Church--The New Jerusalem--Book of Abraham--Work for the Dead Established--Summary of the Work Accomplished by the Prophet.--By Elder B. H. Roberts, 141.

FIRST PRINCIPLES OF THE TRUE GOSPEL OF CHRIST: Is Belief alone Sufficient--Repent or Perish--Is Baptism Essential to Salvation--Baptism for the Dead--Object and Purpose of Baptism--Mode of Baptism--Authority to Baptize.--By Elder J. H. Paul, 147.

ANALYSIS OF THE BOOK OF MORMON: What the Book is--How the Ancient Plates were Transmitted--Abridgments--Plates of Ether--The Smaller Plates of Nephi--Quotations From Isaiah.--By Elder B. H. Roberts, 154.

THE SECOND COMING OF THE MESSIAH AND EVENTS TO PRECEDE IT: The Restoration of the Everlasting Gospel--The Coming of a Messenger--The Coming of Elijah--The Gathering of the Saints--The Restoration of the Gospel--The Testimony of the Three Witnesses--The Coming of the Messenger--Elijah Comes--Keys of Gathering Restored.--By Elder B. H. Roberts, 162.

THE CHARACTER OF THE MORMON PEOPLE: The Cause of Misrepresentation--Mormons Wronged by a Sensational Press--Testimony of Non-Mormon Witnesses--The Mission of the Mormon Elders--The Mountain Meadow Massacre.--By Elder B. H. Roberts, 173.

A REJECTED MANUSCRIPT: THE OTHER SIDE: A Rejected Manuscript--Salt Lake Valley--Social Conditions Among the Mormons--Attitude of Mormons Toward Education--Missionary Work--Stories about the Mormons--Persecution and Suffering--Loyalty of the Mormons--Tabernacle Choir--People of Travel--Temple Work.--By Leon R. Ewing, 192.

{iii} RAYS OF LIVING LIGHT: Necessity of Obedience--Character of the Godhead--The Atonement--First Principles of the Gospel--The Gift of the Holy Ghost--Divine Authority--A Departure from the Faith--The Restoration of the Gospel--The Book of Mormon--Modern Revelation--Salvation for the Dead--Baptism for the Dead--Fruits of the Gospel.--By Apostle Charles W. Penrose, 202.

A FRIENDLY DISCUSSION UPON RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS: The Godhead--The Fall and the Atonement--Faith--Repentance--Baptism for Remission of Sins--Holy Ghost--Laying on of Hands--Gifts of the Holy Ghost--Authority--Offices in The Church--Apostasy--Restoration.--By Ben. E. Rich, 263.

NIGHT OF THE MARTYRDOM: By Apostle Orson Hyde, 283.

DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. ITS FAITH AND TEACHINGS: Faith--Repentance--Baptism--Reception of the Holy Ghost and the Laying on of Hands--Authority--Apostasy--Restoration--Testimony of the Three Witnesses--Prophecy of Joseph Smith, the Seer, Given in 1832--Authority.--By Elder John Morgan, 286.

THE PLAN OF SALVATION: Pre-existence--Why We are here--Faith--Repentance--Baptism--Laying on of Hands--Future Existence--Baptism for the Dead.--By Elder John Morgan, 306.

STATEMENT OF PROMINENT NON-MORMONS: Opinions of the Leading Statesmen of the United States on the Edmunds Law--Gentile Opinions of the Mormon People--Statistics of Crime and Education--Refutation of the Spaulding Story--Judge Summer Howard on the Mountain Meadow Massacre--Rights of Self Government.--By Elder John Morgan, 327.

JOSEPH SMITH. WAS HE A PROPHET OF GOD? AN INVESTIGATION AND TESTIMONY: Books of the Bible Given to Meet the Special Condition and Need of the People--Contents of the Pentateuch, the Historical Books, the Poetical Books, the Prophetical Books--Interval of Fifty Years--Revival of Prophecy--Restoration of the Jews--The Last Prophets of the Old Covenant--Conclusions from the Foregoing--The New Testament--The Four Gospels--Gospel According to Matthew, Mark, Luke, St. John--Testimony of the Gospels--The Acts of the Apostles--The Epistles--Prophecies of the New Testament--Difficulties in Ascertaining the Meaning of the Scriptures--Christian Sects an Evidence--Retrospective Evidence--Prospective Evidence--Direct Evidence--Moral Evidence--Peculiarities of the Message--Effects of the Doctrine--Spiritual Evidence.--By Elder J. M. Sjodahl, 350.

PIONEER SKETCHES--UTAH IN 1850: By Elder James H. Martin, in the "Contributor," 1890, 429.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS: Its Priesthood, Organization, Doctrines, Ordinances, and History.--By Elder John Jaques, 435.

{iv} PLAIN TALKS TO PARENTS: Paragraphs taken from the Writings of Apostle Orson Pratt, in the "Seer." 1853. 453.

MY REASONS FOR LEAVING THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND JOINING THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS: Apostasy--Officers Necessary in the Church--Gifts of the Holy Ghost--Baptism--Infant Baptism--Baptism for the Dead--Internal Corruption of Early Christian Church--Reformation--History of Mormon Church--Restoration--Book of Mormon.--By R. M. Bryce Thomas, London, England, 458.

THE EARLY CHRISTIANS: Letter Written to the Emperor Trajan by Pliny the Younger, while He was Governor of Bithynia. It is the First Connected Account of Christ's Followers that has come to us from a Pagan source, 486.

REORGANIZATION WEIGHED: Presidency Permanency--Appointment--Revelation on Permanent Order of Priesthood--Law of Lineage--Ordination.--By German E. Ellsworth, 489.

A GOSPEL OUTLINE: A few of the Most Important Scriptural References Bearing on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Arranged in Logical Order, and Designed to give to Missionaries--and all other Students of the Gospel--a Working Knowledge of such Scriptural Quotations as may be Required from the First.--By Elder Nephi Anderson, 503.

A CONTRAST BETWEEN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST AND THE FALSE DOCTRINES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--By Apostle Parley P. Pratt, 517.

BAPTISM FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS, 526.

"GOOD TIDINGS" OF THE NEW AND EVERLASTING GOSPEL: First Principles--Men Judged According to Their Works--Obedience to the Gospel Necessary, 529.

A PLEA FOR MODERN REVELATION: By Apostle Orson Pratt, 533.

THE "UNKNOWN GOD" REVEALED: A Reply to a Georgia Editor's Urgent Appeal for a Restoration of the "Old Time" Faith in a Personal and Known God. The Godhead--Offices in the Church--How the Gospel Should be Preached--First Principles--Christ and God visit the Earth in these Latter Days--Persecution.--By Elder Ben. E. Rich, 536.

A GOSPEL LETTER: Written by Sister Lucy Mack Smith, the Mother of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Oldest Gospel Letter in the Church, only recently Discovered in New Hampshire, 543.

THE RESTORATION OF THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL: Joseph's First Vision--Angel Moroni Appears to the Prophet--The Three Witnesses--Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood Conferred--Persecution--Gathering--Restoration.--By Apostle George Teasdale, 547.

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DOCTRINAL INDEX.

Articles of Faith, 5.

Atonement, 5, 40, 213, 264, 507.

Authority, 6, 31, 38, 85, 132, 139, 152, 216, 225, 277, 289, 300, 442, 511.

Angel, Moroni visits the Prophet, 15, 96, 443, 547.

Apostasy, 31, 86, 226, 227, 228, 279, 290, 459, 512, 532.

Astronomy of Abraham, 100.

Administrations, 515.

Abraham, Book, 144.

Appointment of President, 489.

Adam, Sin of, 213.

Angels same class of beings as we are, 505.

Agency, Man's free, 213.

Adam visits the Earth, 296.

Baptism, 5, 30, 42, 43, 79, 127, 137, 149, 214, 273, 287, 313, 466, 508, 530.

Baptism, Mode of, 45, 52, 152, 153, 216, 509.

Baptism, Purpose of, 128, 151, 215, 274, 508. 526, 530.

Baptism for Dead, 89, 150, 252, 322, 470.

Baptism, Infant, 151, 216, 468, 509.

Baptism, History of, 508.

Book of Mormon, 6, 33, 56, 480, 513.

Book of Mormon, Attacks against, 27.

Book of Mormon published in many languages, 452.

Book of Mormon, What it is, 154, 237.

Book of Mormon, How to read the, 154, 160.

Book of Mormon Abridgments, 155.

Battalion, Mormon, 25, 59, 198.

Belief alone insufficient, 147.

Belief, Genuine, 147.

Books of the Bible, Synopsis of contents of: Pentateuch, 352; Historical Books, 353; Poetical Books, 354; Prophetical Books, 354; Interval of Fifty Years, 360; Revival of Prophecy, 360; Last Prophets of Old Testament, 368; The New Testament, 371; The Four Gospels, 371; Matthew, 372; Mark, 373; Luke, 373; St. John, 373; Acts of the Apostles, 375; The Epistles, 377.

Christ, Personality of, 5.

Celestialized Earth, 516.

Cholera Predicted by the Prophet, 100. Christ's Second Coming, 109, 162, 515.

Contrast between the Doctrine of Christ and the False Doctrines of the Nineteenth Century, 517.

Choir, Tabernacle, 199.

Christian Sects an Evidence, 390.

Christian, Early, by Pliny, 486.

Discovery, Corroborative, 104.

Degrees of Glory, 483, 516.

Dead Preached to, 150. Doctrines, 439.

Doctrine and Covenants Published, 452.

Effects of the Doctrine, 420.

Evidence, Moral, 411.

Evidence, Direct, 306.

Evidence, Spiritual, 424.

Emigration to Rocky Mountains, 59, 106, 444, 452.

Elijah, Prophet, visits the Earth, 91, 144, 164, 296.

Eden, Location of Ancient, 101.

Extracts, Direct extracts from Isaiah in Book of Mormon, 158.

Education, Attitude of Mormons toward, 195.

{vi} Faith, 5, 30, 42, 137, 203, 207, 209, 270, 286, 311, 507.

Fall, The, 40, 213.

Future Existence, 316.

Father Revealed through the Son, 504.

Faith and Works, 148, 203, 508, 532.

Gifts, Spiritual, 6, 48, 220.

Gathering, 6, 62, 98, 165, 258, 297, 513, 550.

Gathering, Keys of, 143, 296.

Godhead, 29, 141, 208, 264, 504.

Godhead, Personality of, 503, 536, 537, 541.

God our Father in Heaven, 208.

Gifts of Spirit to remain, 219.

Government of Church, 35.

Gospel, Only one, 41, 121, 135, 136, 202, 529.

Growth of Church, 443.

Gospel Letter, Lucy Mack Smith, 543.

Harris, Martin, 19, 238.

Holy Ghost, 30, 47, 138, 209, 288, 510, 540.

Holy Ghost, Gifts of, 84, 138, 217, 277 464.

Holy Spirit of God, 209, 276.

History of Church, 442, 477.

Inspiration, Divine, 239.

Jerusalem, The New, 143.

Jesus Christ in express image of the Father, 208.

Jesus Christ the Son, 504.

Knowledge, Incentive to obtain, 201.

Knowledge of God Essential, 503.

Laying on of Hands, 5, 83, 129, 217, 276, 288, 314.

Loyalty of Mormons, 198.

Law of Lineage, 493.

Man may become perfect, 506.

Man's Spirit Immortal, 506.

Man punished for Actual Sins, 5.

Man Child of God, 505, 506.

Missionary Notes, 8.

Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum, 23, 59.

Missionary Work, 26, 60, 195, 451.

Miracles, 129, 138.

Messenger, The Coming of a, 164, 168.

Mormons wronged by Press, 177.

Mission of Mormon Elders, 185.

Mountain Meadow Massacre, 187, 348.

Manuscript, Rejected, 191, 192.

Martyrdom, Night of the, 283.

Message, Peculiarities of the, 415.

Millennium, 516.

Marriage forever, 516.

Necessity of Holy Ghost in the Church, 221.

Necessity of Obedience to the Gospel, 531.

Organization, 6, 21, 53, 58, 60. 143. 437.

Ordination, 496.

Obedience, 78.

Officers, Early Civil, 446.

Omnipresence of God, 209.

Oaths, Test, 449.

Officers in the Church, 225, 278, 461, 511, 538.

Ordinances, 441.

Priesthood, Levitical, 224.

Plates, Joseph Views the, 17, 18.

Plates, Joseph Receives the, 55.

Priesthood, Aaronic, 20, 58. 60, 142, 223, 224, 295, 549.

Priesthood, 434, 443.

Priesthood, Melchizedek, 60, 142, 223, 234, 296, 549.

Priesthood, Permanent order of, 492.

Persecution, Missouri, 22, 59.

Persecution, Illinois, 25, 59.

Pioneer Days, 26.

Principles, First, 41, 126, 137, 147, 228, 483, 529, 539.

Prophecies fulfilled, 240, 259.

Pre-existence, 306, 505.

Preaching without Hire, 50, 539.

Papers and Periodicals, Church, 60.

Prophecy of the New Testament, 380.

Prophet Predicts Removal West, 106.

Prophet Predicts Escape from Enemies, 107.

Prophecy about Stephen A. Douglas, 107.

Plates, How Plates were Transmitted, 155.

Plates of Ether, 156.

Plates, Smaller Plates of Nephi, 156.

Persecution and Suffering, 197, 260, 261, 451, SIS, 542, 550.

{vii} Presidency Permanency, 486.

Prophecy Foretelling Civil War, 298.

Repentance, 5, 30, 43, 137, 148, 212, 272, 287, 313, 508.

Revelation, 6, 141, 242, 489, 511, 533.

Revelation, Spurious, Received, 490.

Removal to Kirtland, 21, 59.

Removal to Illinois, 22.

Restoration, 31, 87, 164, 166, 232, 280, 292, 478, 512, 532, 551.

Restored, Keys of Gathering, 171.

Restoration of the Jews, 366.

Reformation, 473.

Resurrection, 483, 506.

Organization Weighed, 489.

Smith, Prophet Joseph, 11, 91, 141, 349.

Smith Family, 18.

Scriptures, Difficulty in Ascertaining the Meaning of the, 383.

Salvation for the Dead, 32, 144, 247, 471, 514.

Societies, Auxiliary, 37.

Salvation, Exclusive, 66.

Salvation, Individual, 213, 507.

Salvation, 515.

Sins, Remission of, 214.

Sins of the World, 214.

Sabbath, The, 514.

Sacrament, 442, 514.

Signs, 114.

Spirits in Prison, 150, 471.

Spirits, Evil. 505.

Social Conditions among Mormons, 194.

Stories about Mormons, 196.

Statistics of Crime, 343.

Statistics of Education, 343.

Temples, 21, 26, 59, 143, 452.

Testimony of Non-Mormon Witnesses, 178.

Tithing, 514.

Tabernacle, Mormon, 193.

Testimony of Apostasy by Wesley, Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. Adam Clark, Roger Williams, 303.

Testimony of the Gospel, 374.

Urim and Thummim, 54.

Universal Salvation, 201.

Unity of Church, 513.

Visions, Joseph's 13, 14, 15, 21, 53, 93, 142, 547.

Vicarious Work for Dead, Necessity of, 89, 90.

Valley, Salt Lake, 193.

Witnesses, The Three, 110, 168, 294, 548.

Work Accomplished by Prophet, 145.

Work, Temple, 201.

Witnesses, The Eight, 241.

Warning, Day of, 262.

Why we are here, 310, 506.

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