Project Gutenberg 2014-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 100 Spencer, Orson 1802 1855 Crowel, William Crowell, William unk82055230 Letters Exhibiting the Most Prominent Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Spencer's Letters Produced by the Mormon Texts Project. See http://mormontextsproject.org/ for a complete list of Mormon texts available on Project Gutenberg, to help proofread similar books, or to report typos. Special thanks to Cheryl Jennings for proofreading. "Letters Exhibiting the Most Prominent Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" by Orson Spencer is a collection of theological letters written in the mid-19th century. The work serves as a response to Reverend William Crowell's queries regarding the beliefs and practices of the Latter-day Saints (Mormons), particularly in relation to Spencer's own religious transition from traditional Baptist beliefs to Mormonism. The letters explore the foundational doctrines of faith, baptism, and the Holy Ghost, providing insightful observations on the nature of spiritual revelation and the challenges faced by those espousing these beliefs. At the start of the text, the author expresses a longing to clarify the core doctrines of the Latter-day Saints amid widespread misunderstanding and prejudice. Spencer outlines the impetus for writing in response to Crowell's inquiry, emphasizing the importance of immediate revelation and personal spiritual experience as essential components of faith. He recounts his own theological journey and the transformative nature of embracing the doctrines of the Latter-day Saints. The opening letters address significant topics such as the necessity of baptism for salvation, the role of the Holy Ghost, and the concept of prophetic authority, all of which are framed as integral to understanding the true essence of the Latter-day Saints' beliefs and their relationship to traditional Christianity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45846/45846-h/images/cover.jpg en Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Doctrines BX Text Latter Day Saints Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 399121 398385 2024-09-19T08:24:43.089970 2023-09-20T04:48:36.919894 text/html text/html 395012 2014-05-30T20:57:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 195032 2014-05-30T20:57:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 204226 2024-09-19T08:24:47.249052 application/epub+zip 210109 2024-09-19T08:24:43.662981 application/epub+zip 210109 2024-09-19T08:24:43.385986 application/epub+zip 325944 2024-09-19T08:24:50.550934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300477 2024-09-19T08:24:46.985985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300631 2022-09-20T20:45:48.613992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383286 383022 2024-09-19T08:24:42.648982 2023-09-20T04:48:36.412911 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 382855 2014-05-30T20:57:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142492 2014-05-30T20:57:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 382846 2014-05-30T20:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142471 2014-05-30T20:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20909 2024-09-19T08:24:51.215941 application/rdf+xml 15370 2024-09-19T08:24:43.467976 image/jpeg 2795 2024-09-19T08:24:43.426975 image/jpeg 196515 2024-09-19T08:24:43.125979 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog