President Joseph F Smith
Dear Bro
one of our recently returned
missionary from the North Western
States is advicating (sp. advocating) the Doctorn (sp. Doctrine)
that Adam is the very eternal Father
in the Godhead and the Father of
Jesus Christ and that Pres Kelch
so taught the Elders in that mission
I say the Doctorn (sp. Doctrine) is Faulse (sp. false)
and while every Person enjoying
the spirit of the Lord may know
of a Docorin (sp. Doctrine) whether it is true or
Faulce (sp. Fasle); but that they have no right
(Except the President of the Church)
to advance any Doctorn (sp. Doctrine) not clearly
set forth and defined in the written
Law, and in doing so they stand
on dngerious (dangerous) ground, and until
we are able to live up to the reveled
Law in the spirit thereoff (sp. there of). can we hope
to enjoy suficient (sp. sufficient) of the spirit
of the Lord to understand fully
the plan of life and salvation.
as a Bp my position cared
if not where in am I in error. (p. 2)
your answer through the meidim (sp. medium)
of the Juvenil (sp. Juvenile) instructor or
other wise will be greatly apreasiated (sp. appreciated)
by your Brother in the
Gospel
/s/ Edw Bunker Jr
[Joseph F. Smith "Papers", Feb 9, 1902 Church Archives, Ms/d/1325/Bx 13/fd 13 in Quotations Dealing with the Relationship of Our First Earthly Parents to Our Heavenly Parents (1830-1978)]
No comments:
Post a Comment