Project Gutenberg 2014-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 75 Pratt, Orson 1811 1881 Divine Authority; Or, the Question: Was Joseph Smith Sent of God? Produced by Heidi Billy, Mormon Texts Project Intern. See http://mormontextsproject.org/ for a complete list of Mormon texts available on Project Gutenberg, to help proofread similar books, or to report typos. "Divine Authority; Or, the Question: Was Joseph Smith Sent of God?" by Orson Pratt is a theological publication written in the mid-to-late 19th century. The book presents an argument in favor of the divine authority attributed to Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and seeks to address the central question of whether Smith was sent by God as a prophet. As a discourse on religious doctrine, it engages with the claims of Smith's prophetic mission and the teachings of the Church, scrutinizing the existing Christian sects' authority and practices in contrast. In the book, Pratt lays out a series of arguments aimed at validating Joseph Smith's mission as divinely sanctioned. He discusses the significance of the revelations Smith reportedly received, including the translation of the Book of Mormon, and the authority of the apostleship conferred upon him by heavenly messengers. Pratt systematically dismantles the idea that the various Christian denominations hold any genuine apostolic authority, arguing that the consistent teachings and miraculous occurrences surrounding Smith point to his divine mission. He emphasizes the necessity of a restoration of authority within the church, claiming that Smith's work fulfills ancient prophecies regarding the last days, particularly the gathering of Israel and the establishment of a unified church led by inspired leaders. Through these assertions, Pratt endeavors to bolster confidence in the church's legitimacy and the transformative power of its teachings, portraying Smith as a modern prophet, uniquely chosen and empowered to guide believers toward salvation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46243/46243-h/images/cover.jpg en Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Doctrines BX Text Latter Day Saints Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 107603 107446 2024-09-19T10:24:47.484862 2023-09-20T06:40:53.152504 text/html text/html 103455 2014-07-10T15:09:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 152657 2014-07-10T15:09:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 157169 2024-09-19T10:24:49.384842 application/epub+zip 157050 2024-09-19T10:24:47.761859 application/epub+zip 100957 2024-09-19T10:24:47.606856 application/epub+zip 205330 2024-09-19T10:24:50.863826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195709 2024-09-19T10:24:49.215862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139782 2022-09-21T04:58:59.783647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101701 101482 2024-09-19T10:24:47.291857 2023-09-20T06:40:53.034517 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 101367 2014-07-10T15:09:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35811 2014-07-10T15:09:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18798 2024-09-19T10:24:50.982829 application/rdf+xml 25347 2024-09-19T10:24:47.677845 image/jpeg 2969 2024-09-19T10:24:47.643844 image/jpeg 164507 2024-09-19T10:24:47.497845 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 en.wikipedia