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<|9||9|||9|>Como<> <|10||10|||10|>puede<> <|11||11|||11|>ser<> <|12||12|||12|>deducido<> <|13||13|||13|>de<> las muchas <|14||14|||14|>referencias<> <|15||15|||15|>bíblicas<> <|16||16|||16|>incluidas<> <|17||17|||17|>arriba<>, hay <|20||20|||20|>apoyo<> <|19||19|||19|>bíblico<> <|18||18|||18|>substancial<> <|21||21|||21|>para<> el <|23||23|||23|>concepto<> <|22||22|||22|>Mormón<> del <|26||26|||26|>plan<> <|24||24|||24|>de<> <|25||25|||25|>Dios<>, <|27||27|||27|>incluyendo<> la <|30||30|||30|>existencia<> <|28||28|||28|>pre<>-<|29||29|||29|>mortal<>, el <|31||31|||31|>propósito<> <|32||32|||32|>de<> <|33||33|||33|>esta<> <|34||34|||34|>vida<> <|35||35|||35|>y<> el <|37||37|||37|>potencial<> del <|36||36|||36|>hombre<> <|38||38|||38|>para<> progresar <|39||39|||39|>eternamente<>. <|40||40|||40|>Algunos<> <|42||42|||42|>puntos<> <|41||41|||41|>importantes<>, sin <|43||43|||43|>embargo<>, deben <|44||44|||44|>ser<> <|45||45|||45|>mencionados<>.
<|9||9|||9|>As<> <|10||10|||10|>can<> <|11||11|||11|>be<> <|12||12|||12|>inferred<> <|13||13|||13|>from<> the <|14||14|||14|>writings<> of <|15||15|||15|>biblical<> prophets and apostles <|16||16|||16|>cited<> <|17||17|||17|>above<>, there is <|18||18|||18|>substantial<> <|19||19|||19|>biblical<> <|20||20|||20|>support<> <|21||21|||21|>for<> the <|22||22|||22|>Mormon<> <|23||23|||23|>concept<> <|24||24|||24|>of<> <|25||25|||25|>God<>'s <|26||26|||26|>plan<>, <|27||27|||27|>including<> the <|28||28|||28|>pre<>-<|29||29|||29|>mortal<> <|30||30|||30|>existence<>, the <|31||31|||31|>purpose<> <|32||32|||32|>of<> <|33||33|||33|>this<> <|34||34|||34|>life<>, <|35||35|||35|>and<> <|36||36|||36|>man<>'s <|37||37|||37|>potential<> <|38||38|||38|>for<> <|39||39|||39|>eternal<> progression. A <|40||40|||40|>few<> <|41||41|||41|>important<> <|42||42|||42|>points<>, <|43||43|||43|>however<>, <|44||44|||44|>are<> worth <|45||45|||45|>mentioning<>.
<|46||46|||46|>Primero<>, <|47||47|||47|>mientras<> que la <|48||48|||48|>mayoría<> de la <|49||49|||49|>Biblia<> <|53||53|||53|>es<> <|50||50|||50|>hermosa<> <|54||54|||54|>por<> <|51||51|||51|>su<> <|52||52|||52|>simplicidad<>, el <|56||56|||56|>texto<> <|55||55|||55|>santo<> sin embargo <|57||57|||57|>contiene<> <|58||58|||58|>muchas<> <|60||60|||60|>contradicciones<> <|59||59|||59|>evidentes<>, <|63||63|||63|>versículos<> <|61||61|||61|>difíciles<> de <|62||62|||62|>entender<> <|64||64|||64|>y<> <|66||66|||66|>enseñanzas<> <|65||65|||65|>ambiguas<> <|67||67|||67|>que<> <|68||68|||68|>permiten<> <|70||70|||70|>interpretaciones<> <|69||69|||69|>múltiples<>. <|71||71|||71|>Contrario<> a las <|72||72|||72|>opiniones<> <|73||73|||73|>de<> muchos, a menudo <|74||74|||74|>es<> <|75||75|||75|>imposible<> <|76||76|||76|>saber<> el <|78||78|||78|>significado<> <|77||77|||77|>correcto<> <|79||79|||79|>de<> <|80||80|||80|>algunos<> <|82||82|||82|>versículos<> <|81||81|||81|>bíblicos<> <|83||83|||83|>apelando<> <|85||85|||85|>solamente<> a la <|84||84|||84|>Biblia<>. Muchas veces puntos de <|87||87|||87|>vista<> <|86||86|||86|>múltiples<> <|88||88|||88|>tienen<> <|90||90|||90|>apoyo<> <|89||89|||89|>bíblico<>, <|91||91|||91|>dependiendo<> de <|92||92|||92|>cómo<> se <|94||94|||94|>interpretan<> los <|93||93|||93|>versículos<>.
<|46||46|||46|>First<>, <|47||47|||47|>while<> <|48||48|||48|>most<> of the <|49||49|||49|>Bible<> is <|50||50|||50|>beautiful<> in <|51||51|||51|>its<> <|52||52|||52|>simplicity<>, Mormons <|53||53|||53|>are<> not alone <|54||54|||54|>in<> believing that the <|55||55|||55|>holy<> <|56||56|||56|>text<> nevertheless <|57||57|||57|>contains<> <|58||58|||58|>many<> <|59||59|||59|>apparent<> <|60||60|||60|>contradictions<>, <|61||61|||61|>difficult<>-to-<|62||62|||62|>understand<> <|63||63|||63|>passages<>, <|64||64|||64|>and<> <|65||65|||65|>ambiguous<> <|66||66|||66|>teachings<> <|67||67|||67|>that<> <|68||68|||68|>afford<> <|69||69|||69|>multiple<> <|70||70|||70|>interpretations<>. <|71||71|||71|>Contrary<> to the <|72||72|||72|>opinions<> <|73||73|||73|>of<> some, it <|74||74|||74|>is<> often <|75||75|||75|>impossible<> to <|76||76|||76|>know<> the <|77||77|||77|>correct<> <|78||78|||78|>meaning<> <|79||79|||79|>of<> <|80||80|||80|>some<> <|81||81|||81|>biblical<> <|82||82|||82|>passages<> by <|83||83|||83|>appealing<> to the <|84||84|||84|>Bible<> <|85||85|||85|>alone<>. Mormons recognize that often <|86||86|||86|>multiple<> <|87||87|||87|>views<> <|88||88|||88|>have<> <|89||89|||89|>biblical<> <|90||90|||90|>support<>, <|91||91|||91|>depending<> on <|92||92|||92|>how<> the <|93||93|||93|>words<> of ancient prophets and apostles are <|94||94|||94|>interpreted<>.
En <|95||95|||95|>segundo<> lugar, <|96||96|||96|>mientras<> que la Biblia <|98||98|||98|>apoya<> <|97||97|||97|>explícitamente<> el punto de <|100||100|||100|>vista<> <|99||99|||99|>Mormón<> del <|103||103|||103|>plan<> <|101||101|||101|>de<> <|102||102|||102|>Dios<> <|104||104|||104|>en<> <|105||105|||105|>muchos<> <|106||106|||106|>casos<> e <|108||108|||108|>implica<> <|107||107|||107|>fuertemente<> <|109||109|||109|>su<> <|110||110|||110|>exactitud<> <|111||111|||111|>en<> <|112||112|||112|>otras<>, <|113||113|||113|>muchos<> <|114||114|||114|>de<> los <|115||115|||115|>detalles<> <|116||116|||116|>de<> la <|118||118|||118|>visión<> <|117||117|||117|>Mormona<> no pueden <|119||119|||119|>ser<> <|120||120|||120|>encontrados<> <|121||121|||121|>en<> la <|122||122|||122|>Biblia<>.
<|95||95|||95|>Second<>, <|96||96|||96|>while<> biblical prophets and apostles <|97||97|||97|>explicitly<> <|98||98|||98|>support<> the <|99||99|||99|>Mormon<> <|100||100|||100|>view<> <|101||101|||101|>of<> <|102||102|||102|>God<>'s <|103||103|||103|>plan<> <|104||104|||104|>in<> <|105||105|||105|>many<> <|106||106|||106|>instances<> and <|107||107|||107|>strongly<> <|108||108|||108|>imply<> <|109||109|||109|>its<> <|110||110|||110|>accuracy<> <|111||111|||111|>in<> <|112||112|||112|>others<>, <|113||113|||113|>many<> <|114||114|||114|>of<> the <|115||115|||115|>details<> <|116||116|||116|>of<> the <|117||117|||117|>Mormon<> <|118||118|||118|>view<> cannot <|119||119|||119|>be<> <|120||120|||120|>found<> <|121||121|||121|>in<> the <|122||122|||122|>Bible<>.
¿<|123||123|||123|>Pero<> <|124||124|||124|>si<> la Biblia <|125||125|||125|>permite<> <|127||127|||127|>interpretaciones<> <|126||126|||126|>múltiples<>, <|128||128|||128|>cómo<> <|129||129|||129|>podemos<> <|130||130|||130|>saber<> <|131||131|||131|>que<> la "<|133||133|||133|>interpretación<> <|132||132|||132|>Mormona<>" <|134||134|||134|>es<> la <|135||135|||135|>correcta<>? ¿<|136||136|||136|>Si<> <|137||137|||137|>algunos<> <|138||138|||138|>de<> los <|139||139|||139|>detalles<> del <|140||140|||140|>plan<> <|141||141|||141|>no<> se <|142||142|||142|>contienen<> <|143||143|||143|>en<> la <|144||144|||144|>Biblia<>, <|147||147|||147|>de<> <|145||145|||145|>dónde<> <|146||146|||146|>vinieron<>? La <|148||148|||148|>respuesta<> <|149||149|||149|>de<> <|150||150|||150|>estas<> dos <|151||151|||151|>preguntas<> <|152||152|||152|>es<> "<|154||154|||154|>revelación<> <|153||153|||153|>moderna<>."
<|123||123|||123|>But<> <|124||124|||124|>if<> the writings of biblical prophets and apostles <|125||125|||125|>afford<> <|126||126|||126|>multiple<> <|127||127|||127|>interpretations<>, <|128||128|||128|>how<> <|129||129|||129|>can<> we <|130||130|||130|>know<> <|131||131|||131|>that<> the "<|132||132|||132|>Mormon<> <|133||133|||133|>interpretation<>" <|134||134|||134|>is<> <|135||135|||135|>correct<>? <|136||136|||136|>If<> <|137||137|||137|>some<> <|138||138|||138|>of<> the <|139||139|||139|>details<> of the <|140||140|||140|>plan<> are <|141||141|||141|>not<> <|142||142|||142|>contained<> <|143||143|||143|>in<> the <|144||144|||144|>Bible<>, <|145||145|||145|>where<> did they <|146||146|||146|>come<> <|147||147|||147|>from<>? Mormons believe that the <|148||148|||148|>answer<> to both <|149||149|||149|>of<> <|150||150|||150|>these<> <|151||151|||151|>questions<> <|152||152|||152|>is<> "<|153||153|||153|>modern<> <|154||154|||154|>revelation<> through modern prophets and apostles."
Diferente a <|155||155|||155|>muchas<> <|156||156|||156|>otras<> <|157||157|||157|>religiones<>, la <|159||159|||159|>Iglesia<> <|158||158|||158|>SUD<> (Santos de los Últimos Días) <|160||160|||160|>no<> <|161||161|||161|>enseña<> <|162||162|||162|>que<> las <|163||163|||163|>escrituras<> <|164||164|||164|>están<> <|165||165|||165|>cerradas<>, <|166||166|||166|>que<> <|167||167|||167|>Dios<> no <|168||168|||168|>tiene<> <|169||169|||169|>nada<> <|170||170|||170|>más<> que <|171||171|||171|>decir<>, <|172||172|||172|>nada<> <|173||173|||173|>más<> que <|174||174|||174|>revelar<>. <|175||175|||175|>Concordamos<> <|176||176|||176|>con<> el <|178||178|||178|>filósofo<> <|179||179|||179|>Ralph<> <|180||180|||180|>Waldo<> <|181||181|||181|>Emerson<> del <|177||177|||177|>siglo<> XIX <|182||182|||182|>cuando<> <|183||183|||183|>él<> <|185||185|||185|>declaró<> <|184||184|||184|>audazmente<> a la <|188||188|||188|>escuela<> de <|187||187|||187|>divinidad<> de <|186||186|||186|>Harvard<>, "Es <|189||189|||189|>mi<> <|190||190|||190|>deber<> <|191||191|||191|>decir<> a ustedes <|192||192|||192|>que<> la <|193||193|||193|>necesidad<> de <|196||196|||196|>nueva<> <|197||197|||197|>revelación<> <|194||194|||194|>nunca<> era <|195||195|||195|>mayor<> <|198||198|||198|>que<> <|199||199|||199|>ahora<>. La <|200||200|||200|>doctrina<> <|201||201|||201|>de<> la <|202||202|||202|>inspiración<> se <|203||203|||203|>pierde<>. Los <|204||204|||204|>milagros<>, <|205||205|||205|>profecía<>, la <|207||207|||207|>vida<> <|206||206|||206|>santa<>, <|208||208|||208|>existen<> <|212||212|||212|>solamente<> <|209||209|||209|>como<> <|211||211|||211|>historia<> <|210||210|||210|>antigua<>. Los <|213||213|||213|>hombres<> <|215||215|||215|>hablan<> <|216||216|||216|>de<> la <|217||217|||217|>revelación<> como <|214||214|||214|>fuera<> algo ya <|218||218|||218|>dado<> <|219||219|||219|>y<> <|220||220|||220|>hecho<>, <|221||221|||221|>como<> <|222||222|||222|>si<> <|223||223|||223|>Dios<> <|224||224|||224|>fuera<> <|225||225|||225|>muerto<>. <|226||226|||226|>Es<> la <|227||227|||227|>tarea<> <|228||228|||228|>de<> <|229||229|||229|>un<> <|231||231|||231|>profesor<> eclesiástico <|230||230|||230|>verdadero<> <|232||232|||232|>demostrarnos<> <|233||233|||233|>que<> <|234||234|||234|>Dios<> <|235||235|||235|>es<>, <|236||236|||236|>no<> <|237||237|||237|>era<>, <|238||238|||238|>que<> <|239||239|||239|>él<> <|240||240|||240|>habla<>, <|241||241|||241|>no<> <|242||242|||242|>hablaba<>."
La <|244||244|||244|>revelación<> <|243||243|||243|>moderna<> <|245||245|||245|>que<> <|246||246|||246|>Emerson<> <|247||247|||247|>deseó<> <|249||249|||249|>hoy<> <|248||248|||248|>existe<>. Así <|250||250|||250|>como<> <|251||251|||251|>Dios<> se <|252||252|||252|>comunicó<> <|253||253|||253|>con<> sus hijos <|254||254|||254|>antiguamente<>, <|255||255|||255|>él<> se <|256||256|||256|>comunica<> <|257||257|||257|>con<> nosotros <|259||259|||259|>en<> <|261||261|||261|>épocas<> <|260||260|||260|>modernas<>. <|262||262|||262|>Creemos<> <|263||263|||263|>que<>, para <|264||264|||264|>revelar<> <|265||265|||265|>nuevas<> <|266||266|||266|>verdades<>, <|267||267|||267|>Dios<> <|268||268|||268|>sigue<> <|271||271|||271|>el<> <|269||269|||269|>mismo<> <|270||270|||270|>sistema<> que usaba <|272||272|||272|>en<> <|274||274|||274|>épocas<> <|273||273|||273|>bíblicas<>. <|275||275|||275|>Específicamente<>,
Unlike <|155||155|||155|>many<> <|156||156|||156|>other<> <|157||157|||157|>religions<>, the <|158||158|||158|>Mormon<> <|159||159|||159|>Church<> does <|160||160|||160|>not<> <|161||161|||161|>teach<> <|162||162|||162|>that<> the <|163||163|||163|>scriptural<> canon <|164||164|||164|>is<> <|165||165|||165|>closed<>, <|166||166|||166|>that<> <|167||167|||167|>God<> <|168||168|||168|>has<> <|169||169|||169|>nothing<> <|170||170|||170|>more<> to <|171||171|||171|>say<>, <|172||172|||172|>nothing<> <|173||173|||173|>more<> to <|174||174|||174|>reveal<>. Mormons <|175||175|||175|>agree<> <|176||176|||176|>with<> the 19th-<|177||177|||177|>century<> <|178||178|||178|>philosopher<> <|179||179|||179|>Ralph<> <|180||180|||180|>Waldo<> <|181||181|||181|>Emerson<> <|182||182|||182|>when<> <|183||183|||183|>he<> <|184||184|||184|>boldly<> <|185||185|||185|>declared<> to the <|186||186|||186|>Harvard<> <|187||187|||187|>Divinity<> <|188||188|||188|>School<>, "It is <|189||189|||189|>my<> <|190||190|||190|>duty<> to <|191||191|||191|>say<> to you <|192||192|||192|>that<> the <|193||193|||193|>need<> was <|194||194|||194|>never<> <|195||195|||195|>greater<> for <|196||196|||196|>new<> <|197||197|||197|>revelation<> <|198||198|||198|>than<> <|199||199|||199|>now<>. The <|200||200|||200|>doctrine<> <|201||201|||201|>of<> <|202||202|||202|>inspiration<> is <|203||203|||203|>lost<>. <|204||204|||204|>Miracles<>, <|205||205|||205|>prophesy<>, the <|206||206|||206|>holy<> <|207||207|||207|>life<>, <|208||208|||208|>exist<> <|209||209|||209|>as<> <|210||210|||210|>ancient<> <|211||211|||211|>history<> <|212||212|||212|>only<>. <|213||213|||213|>Men<> have <|214||214|||214|>come<> to <|215||215|||215|>speak<> <|216||216|||216|>of<> <|217||217|||217|>revelation<> of somewhat long ago <|218||218|||218|>given<> <|219||219|||219|>and<> <|220||220|||220|>done<>, <|221||221|||221|>as<> <|222||222|||222|>if<> <|223||223|||223|>God<> <|224||224|||224|>were<> <|225||225|||225|>dead<>. It <|226||226|||226|>is<> the <|227||227|||227|>office<> <|228||228|||228|>of<> <|229||229|||229|>a<> <|230||230|||230|>true<> <|231||231|||231|>teacher<> to <|232||232|||232|>show<> us <|233||233|||233|>that<> <|234||234|||234|>God<> <|235||235|||235|>is<>, <|236||236|||236|>not<> <|237||237|||237|>was<>, <|238||238|||238|>that<> <|239||239|||239|>He<> <|240||240|||240|>speaketh<>, <|241||241|||241|>not<> <|242||242|||242|>spake<>."
The <|243||243|||243|>modern<> <|244||244|||244|>revelation<> for <|245||245|||245|>which<> <|246||246|||246|>Emerson<> <|247||247|||247|>longed<> does <|248||248|||248|>exist<> <|249||249|||249|>today<>. Just <|250||250|||250|>as<> <|251||251|||251|>God<> <|252||252|||252|>communicated<> <|253||253|||253|>with<> prophets and apostles <|254||254|||254|>anciently<>, so does <|255||255|||255|>He<> <|256||256|||256|>communicate<> <|257||257|||257|>with<> prophets and <|258||258|||258|>apostles<> <|259||259|||259|>in<> <|260||260|||260|>modern<> <|261||261|||261|>times<>. Mormons <|262||262|||262|>believe<> <|263||263|||263|>that<>, in <|264||264|||264|>revealing<> <|265||265|||265|>new<> <|266||266|||266|>truths<>, <|267||267|||267|>God<> <|268||268|||268|>follows<> the <|269||269|||269|>same<> <|270||270|||270|>pattern<> <|271||271|||271|>He<> did <|272||272|||272|>in<> <|273||273|||273|>biblical<> <|274||274|||274|>times<>. <|275||275|||275|>Specifically<>,
<|285||285|||285|>Después<> de <|286||286|||286|>comunicarse<> <|287||287|||287|>con<> <|288||288|||288|>Dios<>, los <|289||289|||289|>profetas<> <|290||290|||290|>y<> <|291||291|||291|>apóstoles<> <|292||292|||292|>declaran<> <|293||293|||293|>su<> <|294||294|||294|>voluntad<>, a menudo <|295||295|||295|>en<> la <|296||296|||296|>forma<> <|297||297|||297|>de<> <|299||299|||299|>registros<> <|298||298|||298|>escritos<>. La <|300||300|||300|>Biblia<>, <|301||301|||301|>creada<> por los <|303||303|||303|>profetas<> <|304||304|||304|>y<> <|305||305|||305|>apóstoles<> <|302||302|||302|>antiguos<>, <|306||306|||306|>es<> <|307||307|||307|>un<> <|308||308|||308|>ejemplo<> <|309||309|||309|>de<> <|310||310|||310|>un<> <|312||312|||312|>registro<> <|311||311|||311|>escrito<>. Comunicando a través <|313||313|||313|>de<> <|314||314|||314|>profetas<> <|315||315|||315|>y<> de <|316||316|||316|>apóstoles<>, <|317||317|||317|>Dios<> <|318||318|||318|>puede<> <|319||319|||319|>clarificar<> enseñanzas <|320||320|||320|>anteriores<>, <|322||322|||322|>revelar<> <|323||323|||323|>nuevas<> <|321||321|||321|>enseñanzas<> <|324||324|||324|>y<> <|325||325|||325|>dar<> a <|326||326|||326|>sus<> <|327||327|||327|>hijos<> <|328||328|||328|>nuevas<> <|329||329|||329|>instrucciones<>, según lo <|330||330|||330|>necesitado<>.
<|285||285|||285|>After<> <|286||286|||286|>communicating<> <|287||287|||287|>with<> <|288||288|||288|>God<>, <|289||289|||289|>prophets<> <|290||290|||290|>and<> <|291||291|||291|>apostles<> <|292||292|||292|>declare<> <|293||293|||293|>His<> <|294||294|||294|>will<>, often <|295||295|||295|>in<> the <|296||296|||296|>form<> <|297||297|||297|>of<> <|298||298|||298|>written<> <|299||299|||299|>records<>. The <|300||300|||300|>Bible<>, <|301||301|||301|>created<> by <|302||302|||302|>ancient<> <|303||303|||303|>prophets<> <|304||304|||304|>and<> <|305||305|||305|>apostles<>, <|306||306|||306|>is<> <|307||307|||307|>an<> <|308||308|||308|>example<> <|309||309|||309|>of<> such <|310||310|||310|>a<> <|311||311|||311|>written<> <|312||312|||312|>record<>. Mormons believe that by way <|313||313|||313|>of<> communication to <|314||314|||314|>prophets<> <|315||315|||315|>and<> <|316||316|||316|>apostles<>, <|317||317|||317|>God<> <|318||318|||318|>can<> <|319||319|||319|>clarify<> <|320||320|||320|>previous<> <|321||321|||321|>teachings<>, <|322||322|||322|>reveal<> <|323||323|||323|>new<> ones, <|324||324|||324|>and<> <|325||325|||325|>give<> <|326||326|||326|>His<> <|327||327|||327|>children<> <|328||328|||328|>new<> <|329||329|||329|>instructions<> as <|330||330|||330|>needed<>.
<|331||331|||331|>Cuando<> la <|332||332|||332|>gente<> <|333||333|||333|>oye<> <|334||334|||334|>o<> <|335||335|||335|>lee<> las <|336||336|||336|>palabras<> <|337||337|||337|>de<> <|338||338|||338|>Dios<> según lo <|339||339|||339|>dado<> a través de <|340||340|||340|>sus<> <|341||341|||341|>profetas<> <|342||342|||342|>y<> <|343||343|||343|>apóstoles<>, el <|345||345|||345|>Espíritu<> <|344||344|||344|>Santo<> (<|346||346|||346|>descrito<> <|347||347|||347|>arriba<>) <|348||348|||348|>puede<> <|349||349|||349|>atestiguar<> a <|350||350|||350|>cada<> <|351||351|||351|>individuo<> <|352||352|||352|>que<> <|353||353|||353|>son<> <|354||354|||354|>verdaderas<>.
<|331||331|||331|>When<> <|332||332|||332|>people<> <|333||333|||333|>hear<> <|334||334|||334|>or<> <|335||335|||335|>read<> the <|336||336|||336|>words<> <|337||337|||337|>of<> <|338||338|||338|>God<> as <|339||339|||339|>given<> through <|340||340|||340|>His<> <|341||341|||341|>prophets<> <|342||342|||342|>and<> <|343||343|||343|>apostles<>, the <|344||344|||344|>Holy<> <|345||345|||345|>Ghost<> (<|346||346|||346|>described<> <|347||347|||347|>above<>) <|348||348|||348|>can<> <|349||349|||349|>testify<> to <|350||350|||350|>each<> <|351||351|||351|>individual<> <|352||352|||352|>that<> they <|353||353|||353|>are<> <|354||354|||354|>true<>.
<|355||355|||355|>Con<> <|356||356|||356|>esta<> <|357||357|||357|>confirmación<>, los <|358||358|||358|>hombres<> <|359||359|||359|>y<> las <|360||360|||360|>mujeres<> pueden <|361||361|||361|>aceptar<> <|362||362|||362|>y<> <|363||363|||363|>seguir<>.
<|355||355|||355|>With<> <|356||356|||356|>this<> <|357||357|||357|>confirmation<>, <|358||358|||358|>men<> <|359||359|||359|>and<> <|360||360|||360|>women<> are encouraged to <|361||361|||361|>accept<> <|362||362|||362|>and<> <|363||363|||363|>follow<>.
<|364||364|||364|>Así<> los <|365||365|||365|>Mormones<> <|366||366|||366|>consideran<> a la <|367||367|||367|>Biblia<> como <|368||368|||368|>una<> <|373||373|||373|>fuente<> <|369||369|||369|>importante<>, <|370||370|||370|>pero<> <|371||371|||371|>no<> <|372||372|||372|>única<>, <|374||374|||374|>de<> la <|375||375|||375|>verdad<>. Además de <|376||376|||376|>este<> <|378||378|||378|>registro<> <|377||377|||377|>antiguo<> <|379||379|||379|>de<> las enseñanzas de <|380||380|||380|>profetas<> <|381||381|||381|>y<> <|382||382|||382|>apóstoles<>, <|383||383|||383|>Dios<> <|384||384|||384|>continúa<> <|385||385|||385|>hablando<> a <|386||386|||386|>sus<> <|387||387|||387|>hijos<> <|388||388|||388|>hoy<> a través de <|390||390|||390|>profetas<> <|391||391|||391|>y<> de <|392||392|||392|>apóstoles<> <|389||389|||389|>modernos<>. <|393||393|||393|>Es<> <|394||394|||394|>por<> <|395||395|||395|>este<> <|396||396|||396|>proceso<> <|397||397|||397|>de<> <|399||399|||399|>revelación<> <|398||398|||398|>moderno<> <|400||400|||400|>que<> <|401||401|||401|>mucho<> del <|403||403|||403|>plan<> de <|402||402|||402|>Dios<> se ha <|404||404|||404|>revelado<>, <|405||405|||405|>y<> <|406||406|||406|>es<> <|407||407|||407|>por<> <|408||408|||408|>esta<> <|409||409|||409|>revelación<> <|410||410|||410|>que<> las <|411||411|||411|>escrituras<> <|412||412|||412|>pueden<> <|413||413|||413|>ser<> <|415||415|||415|>interpretadas<> <|414||414|||414|>correctamente<>.
<|364||364|||364|>Thus<> <|365||365|||365|>Mormons<> <|366||366|||366|>consider<> the <|367||367|||367|>Bible<> to be <|368||368|||368|>an<> <|369||369|||369|>important<>, <|370||370|||370|>but<> <|371||371|||371|>not<> a <|372||372|||372|>unique<>, <|373||373|||373|>source<> <|374||374|||374|>of<> <|375||375|||375|>truth<>. In addition to <|376||376|||376|>this<> <|377||377|||377|>ancient<> <|378||378|||378|>record<> <|379||379|||379|>of<> God's will revealed to <|380||380|||380|>prophets<> <|381||381|||381|>and<> <|382||382|||382|>apostles<>, Mormons believe that <|383||383|||383|>God<> <|384||384|||384|>continues<> to <|385||385|||385|>speak<> to <|386||386|||386|>His<> <|387||387|||387|>children<> <|388||388|||388|>today<> through <|389||389|||389|>modern<> <|390||390|||390|>prophets<> <|391||391|||391|>and<> <|392||392|||392|>apostles<>. It <|393||393|||393|>is<> <|394||394|||394|>through<> <|395||395|||395|>this<> <|396||396|||396|>process<> <|397||397|||397|>of<> <|398||398|||398|>modern<>-day <|399||399|||399|>revelation<> <|400||400|||400|>that<> <|401||401|||401|>much<> of <|402||402|||402|>God<>'s <|403||403|||403|>plan<> has been <|404||404|||404|>revealed<>, <|405||405|||405|>and<> it <|406||406|||406|>is<> <|407||407|||407|>through<> <|408||408|||408|>this<> <|409||409|||409|>revelation<> <|410||410|||410|>that<> <|411||411|||411|>scripture<> <|412||412|||412|>can<> <|413||413|||413|>be<> <|414||414|||414|>correctly<> <|415||415|||415|>interpreted<>.
Los <|418||418|||418|>Mormones<> creen que <|419||419|||419|>José<> <|420||420|||420|>Smith<>, <|421||421|||421|>un<> <|424||424|||424|>joven<> de <|423||423|||423|>granja<> del <|422||422|||422|>siglo<> XIX <|425||425|||425|>del<> <|426||426|||426|>estado<> norteamericano de <|427||427|||427|>Nueva<> <|428||428|||428|>York<>, <|429||429|||429|>era<> el <|430||430|||430|>primer<> <|431||431|||431|>profeta<> <|433||433|||433|>llamado<> <|448||448|||448|>por<> <|432||432|||432|>Dios<> <|434||434|||434|>en<> <|436||436|||436|>épocas<> <|435||435|||435|>recientes<>. La <|437||437|||437|>religión<> <|438||438|||438|>era<> <|439||439|||439|>un<> <|441||441|||441|>asunto<> <|440||440|||440|>polémico<> <|442||442|||442|>en<> <|444||444|||444|>Nueva<> <|445||445|||445|>Inglaterra<> del <|443||443|||443|>siglo<> XIX; de hecho, tantos <|446||446|||446|>pastores<> <|447||447|||447|>hablaban<> de <|449||449|||449|>cómo<> <|450||450|||450|>evitar<> los <|451||451|||451|>fuegos<> del <|452||452|||452|>infierno<> <|453||453|||453|>que<> esta <|454||454|||454|>región<> se <|455||455|||455|>conocía<> <|456||456|||456|>como<> el "<|458||458|||458|>distrito<> <|457||457|||457|>quemado<>." <|459||459|||459|>En<> <|460||460|||460|>este<> <|461||461|||461|>ambiente<>, <|462||462|||462|>es<> <|463||463|||463|>fácil<> <|464||464|||464|>entender<> <|465||465|||465|>porqué<> el <|466||466|||466|>joven<> <|467||467|||467|>José<> <|468||468|||468|>Smith<> se <|469||469|||469|>preocupaba<> con el <|470||470|||470|>bienestar<> <|471||471|||471|>de<> <|472||472|||472|>su<> <|473||473|||473|>propia<> <|474||474|||474|>alma<>. En la <|475||475|||475|>esperanza<> de <|476||476|||476|>encontrar<> la <|477||477|||477|>salvación<>, <|478||478|||478|>José<> <|479||479|||479|>deseaba<> <|480||480|||480|>afiliarse<> <|481||481|||481|>con<> <|482||482|||482|>una<> <|483||483|||483|>religión<>, <|484||484|||484|>pero<> se <|485||485|||485|>confundía<> <|486||486|||486|>cuando<> <|487||487|||487|>visitaba<> las <|488||488|||488|>varias<> <|489||489|||489|>denominaciones<>. <|490||490|||490|>Aunque<> <|491||491|||491|>todas<> <|492||492|||492|>hablaban<> <|493||493|||493|>de<> <|494||494|||494|>Jesucristo<>, las <|495||495|||495|>enseñanzas<> <|496||496|||496|>de<> <|497||497|||497|>cada<> <|498||498|||498|>iglesia<> <|499||499|||499|>eran<> <|500||500|||500|>variadas<> <|501||501|||501|>y<> a menudo <|502||502|||502|>contradictorias<>. <|503||503|||503|>Además<>, <|504||504|||504|>cada<> <|505||505|||505|>religión<> <|506||506|||506|>citaba<> la Biblia <|507||507|||507|>para<> <|508||508|||508|>justificar<> <|509||509|||509|>sus<> <|510||510|||510|>enseñanzas<>; <|511||511|||511|>cada<> <|512||512|||512|>religión<> <|513||513|||513|>interpretaba<> la <|514||514|||514|>Biblia<> de <|517||517|||517|>maneras<> <|515||515|||515|>muy<> <|516||516|||516|>diversas<>.
<|418||418|||418|>Mormons<> consider <|419||419|||419|>Joseph<> <|420||420|||420|>Smith<>, <|421||421|||421|>a<> 19th-<|422||422|||422|>century<> <|423||423|||423|>farm<> <|424||424|||424|>boy<> <|425||425|||425|>from<> up-<|426||426|||426|>state<> <|427||427|||427|>New<> <|428||428|||428|>York<>, to <|429||429|||429|>be<> the <|430||430|||430|>first<> <|431||431|||431|>prophet<> <|432||432|||432|>God<> <|433||433|||433|>called<> <|434||434|||434|>in<> <|435||435|||435|>recent<> <|436||436|||436|>times<>. <|437||437|||437|>Religion<> <|438||438|||438|>was<> <|439||439|||439|>a<> <|440||440|||440|>hot<> <|441||441|||441|>topic<> <|442||442|||442|>in<> 19th-<|443||443|||443|>century<> <|444||444|||444|>New<> <|445||445|||445|>England<>; indeed, so many <|446||446|||446|>preachers<> were <|447||447|||447|>talking<> <|448||448|||448|>about<> <|449||449|||449|>how<> to <|450||450|||450|>avoid<> the <|451||451|||451|>fires<> of <|452||452|||452|>hell<> <|453||453|||453|>that<> the <|454||454|||454|>region<> became <|455||455|||455|>known<> <|456||456|||456|>as<> the "<|457||457|||457|>burnt<>-over <|458||458|||458|>district<>." <|459||459|||459|>In<> <|460||460|||460|>this<> <|461||461|||461|>environment<>, it <|462||462|||462|>is<> <|463||463|||463|>easy<> to <|464||464|||464|>understand<> <|465||465|||465|>why<> the <|466||466|||466|>young<> <|467||467|||467|>Joseph<> <|468||468|||468|>Smith<> became <|469||469|||469|>concerned<> for the <|470||470|||470|>welfare<> <|471||471|||471|>of<> <|472||472|||472|>his<> <|473||473|||473|>own<> <|474||474|||474|>soul<>. <|475||475|||475|>Hoping<> to <|476||476|||476|>find<> <|477||477|||477|>salvation<>, <|478||478|||478|>Joseph<> <|479||479|||479|>wished<> to <|480||480|||480|>affiliate<> himself <|481||481|||481|>with<> <|482||482|||482|>a<> <|483||483|||483|>religion<> <|484||484|||484|>but<> <|485||485|||485|>struggled<> <|486||486|||486|>as<> he <|487||487|||487|>investigated<> the <|488||488|||488|>various<> <|489||489|||489|>sects<>. <|490||490|||490|>While<> <|491||491|||491|>all<> <|492||492|||492|>spoke<> <|493||493|||493|>of<> Jesus <|494||494|||494|>Christ<>, the <|495||495|||495|>teachings<> <|496||496|||496|>of<> <|497||497|||497|>each<> <|498||498|||498|>church<> <|499||499|||499|>were<> <|500||500|||500|>varied<> <|501||501|||501|>and<> often <|502||502|||502|>contradictory<>. <|503||503|||503|>Furthermore<>, <|504||504|||504|>each<> <|505||505|||505|>religion<> <|506||506|||506|>appealed<> to the writings of biblical prophets and apostles <|507||507|||507|>to<> <|508||508|||508|>justify<> <|509||509|||509|>its<> <|510||510|||510|>teachings<>; <|511||511|||511|>each<> <|512||512|||512|>religion<> <|513||513|||513|>interpreted<> the <|514||514|||514|>Bible<> in <|515||515|||515|>very<> <|516||516|||516|>different<> <|517||517|||517|>ways<>.
Sin embargo, <|518||518|||518|>José<> <|519||519|||519|>no<> <|520||520|||520|>perdió<> <|521||521|||521|>su<> <|522||522|||522|>confianza<> <|523||523|||523|>en<> la <|524||524|||524|>Biblia<> <|525||525|||525|>y<> <|526||526|||526|>continuaba<> a <|527||527|||527|>leerla<> <|528||528|||528|>regularmente<>. <|529||529|||529|>Un<> <|530||530|||530|>día<> encontró <|531||531|||531|>Santiago<> 1:5, <|532||532|||532|>una<> <|533||533|||533|>escritura<> <|534||534|||534|>que<> <|536||536|||536|>lo<> <|535||535|||535|>movió<> <|537||537|||537|>profundamente<>.
Y <|538||538|||538|>si<> <|539||539|||539|>alguno<> <|540||540|||540|>de<> <|541||541|||541|>vosotros<> tiene <|542||542|||542|>falta<> de <|543||543|||543|>sabiduría<>, <|544||544|||544|>pídala<> a <|545||545|||545|>Dios<>, el cual <|546||546|||546|>da<> a <|547||547|||547|>todos<> <|549||549|||549|>abundantemente<> y sin reproche, y le <|550||550|||550|>será<> <|551||551|||551|>dada<>.
Nevertheless, <|518||518|||518|>Joseph<> did <|519||519|||519|>not<> <|520||520|||520|>loose<> <|521||521|||521|>his<> <|522||522|||522|>confidence<> <|523||523|||523|>in<> the <|524||524|||524|>Bible<> <|525||525|||525|>and<> <|526||526|||526|>continued<> to <|527||527|||527|>read<> it <|528||528|||528|>regularly<>. <|529||529|||529|>One<> <|530||530|||530|>day<> he came across <|531||531|||531|>James<> 1:5, <|532||532|||532|>a<> <|533||533|||533|>scripture<> <|534||534|||534|>that<> <|535||535|||535|>moved<> <|536||536|||536|>him<> <|537||537|||537|>deeply<>.
<|538||538|||538|>If<> <|539||539|||539|>any<> <|540||540|||540|>of<> <|541||541|||541|>you<> <|542||542|||542|>lack<> <|543||543|||543|>wisdom<>, let him <|544||544|||544|>ask<> of <|545||545|||545|>God<>, that <|546||546|||546|>giveth<> to <|547||547|||547|>all<> <|548||548|||548|>men<> <|549||549|||549|>liberally<>, and upbraideth not; and it shall <|550||550|||550|>be<> <|551||551|||551|>given<> him.
<|552||552|||552|>Si<> <|553||553|||553|>cualquier<> <|548||548|||548|>persona<> <|554||554|||554|>necesitaba<> la <|555||555|||555|>sabiduría<>, <|556||556|||556|>José<> la necesitaba. <|557||557|||557|>Él<> <|558||558|||558|>decidió<> <|559||559|||559|>poner<> la <|561||561|||561|>promesa<> de <|560||560|||560|>Santiago<> a la <|562||562|||562|>prueba<>. En un <|564||564|||564|>día<> de la <|563||563|||563|>primavera<> <|565||565|||565|>en<> 1820, <|566||566|||566|>José<> <|567||567|||567|>fue<> a <|568||568|||568|>una<> <|569||569|||569|>arboleda<> <|570||570|||570|>cerca<> de <|571||571|||571|>su<> <|572||572|||572|>hogar<> <|573||573|||573|>para<> <|574||574|||574|>preguntar<> a <|575||575|||575|>Dios<> <|576||576|||576|>cual<> <|577||577|||577|>religión<> con que <|578||578|||578|>el<> <|579||579|||579|>debería<> hacerse socio. <|580||580|||580|>Era<> la <|581||581|||581|>primera<> <|582||582|||582|>vez<> que <|583||583|||583|>él<> <|584||584|||584|>rezó<> en voz alta. <|585||585|||585|>En<> <|586||586|||586|>sus<> <|587||587|||587|>propias<> <|588||588|||588|>palabras<>, <|589||589|||589|>José<> <|590||590|||590|>describió<> lo <|591||591|||591|>qué<> <|592||592|||592|>sucedió<>:
<|552||552|||552|>If<> <|553||553|||553|>anyone<> <|554||554|||554|>needed<> <|555||555|||555|>wisdom<>, <|556||556|||556|>Joseph<> did. <|557||557|||557|>He<> <|558||558|||558|>decided<> to <|559||559|||559|>put<> <|560||560|||560|>James<>' <|561||561|||561|>promise<> to the <|562||562|||562|>test<>. Mormons believe that on a <|563||563|||563|>spring<> <|564||564|||564|>day<> <|565||565|||565|>in<> 1820 <|566||566|||566|>Joseph<> <|567||567|||567|>went<> to <|568||568|||568|>a<> <|569||569|||569|>grove<> of trees <|570||570|||570|>near<> <|571||571|||571|>his<> <|572||572|||572|>home<> <|573||573|||573|>to<> <|574||574|||574|>ask<> <|575||575|||575|>God<> <|576||576|||576|>which<> <|577||577|||577|>religion<> <|578||578|||578|>he<> <|579||579|||579|>should<> join. It <|580||580|||580|>was<> the <|581||581|||581|>first<> <|582||582|||582|>time<> <|583||583|||583|>he<> had <|584||584|||584|>prayed<> vocally. <|585||585|||585|>In<> <|586||586|||586|>his<> <|587||587|||587|>own<> <|588||588|||588|>words<>, <|589||589|||589|>Joseph<> <|590||590|||590|>described<> <|591||591|||591|>what<> <|592||592|||592|>happened<> next:
<|593||593|||593|>Vi<> <|594||594|||594|>una<> <|595||595|||595|>columna<> <|596||596|||596|>de<> <|597||597|||597|>luz<>, más <|602||602|||602|>brillante<> <|604||604|||604|>que<> el <|603||603|||603|>sol<>, <|598||598|||598|>directamente<> <|601||601|||601|>arriba<> de <|599||599|||599|>mi<> <|600||600|||600|>cabeza<>; y esta luz <|606||606|||606|>gradualmente<> <|605||605|||605|>descendió<> <|607||607|||607|>hasta<> <|608||608|||608|>descansar<> <|609||609|||609|>sobre<> <|610||610|||610|>mí<>. (?) Al <|612||612|||612|>reposar<> sobre mí la <|611||611|||611|>luz<>, <|614||614|||614|>vi<> <|613||613|||613|>en<> el <|623||623|||623|>aire<> <|622||622|||622|>arriba<> de mí a <|615||615|||615|>dos<> <|616||616|||616|>Personajes<>, <|617||617|||617|>cuyo<> <|618||618|||618|>fulgor<> <|619||619|||619|>y<> <|620||620|||620|>gloria<> no admiten <|621||621|||621|>descripción<>. <|624||624|||624|>Uno<> de <|625||625|||625|>ellos<> me <|626||626|||626|>habló<>, <|627||627|||627|>llamándome<> por mi <|628||628|||628|>nombre<>, <|629||629|||629|>y<> <|630||630|||630|>dijo<>, <|631||631|||631|>señalando<> al <|632||632|||632|>otro<>: <|633||633|||633|>Éste<> <|634||634|||634|>es<> <|635||635|||635|>mi<> <|637||637|||637|>Hijo<> <|636||636|||636|>Amado<>: ¡<|638||638|||638|>Escúchalo<>! (<|639||639|||639|>José<> <|640||640|||640|>Smith<> - <|641||641|||641|>Historia<> 1:16-17)
I <|593||593|||593|>saw<> <|594||594|||594|>a<> <|595||595|||595|>pillar<> <|596||596|||596|>of<> <|597||597|||597|>light<> <|598||598|||598|>exactly<> over <|599||599|||599|>my<> <|600||600|||600|>head<>, <|601||601|||601|>above<> the <|602||602|||602|>brightness<> of the <|603||603|||603|>sun<>, <|604||604|||604|>which<> <|605||605|||605|>descended<> <|606||606|||606|>gradually<> <|607||607|||607|>until<> it <|608||608|||608|>fell<> <|609||609|||609|>upon<> <|610||610|||610|>me<>...When the <|611||611|||611|>light<> <|612||612|||612|>rested<> <|613||613|||613|>upon<> me I <|614||614|||614|>saw<> <|615||615|||615|>two<> <|616||616|||616|>Personages<>, <|617||617|||617|>whose<> <|618||618|||618|>brightness<> <|619||619|||619|>and<> <|620||620|||620|>glory<> defy all <|621||621|||621|>description<>, standing <|622||622|||622|>above<> me in the <|623||623|||623|>air<>. <|624||624|||624|>One<> of <|625||625|||625|>them<> <|626||626|||626|>spake<> unto me, <|627||627|||627|>calling<> me by <|628||628|||628|>name<> <|629||629|||629|>and<> <|630||630|||630|>said<>, <|631||631|||631|>pointing<> to the <|632||632|||632|>otherâ<>€”<|633||633|||633|>This<> <|634||634|||634|>is<> <|635||635|||635|>My<> <|636||636|||636|>Beloved<> <|637||637|||637|>Son<>. <|638||638|||638|>Hear<> Him! (<|639||639|||639|>Joseph<> <|640||640|||640|>Smith<> <|641||641|||641|>History<> 1:16)
<|642||642|||642|>En<> <|643||643|||643|>esta<> la "<|644||644|||644|>primera<> <|645||645|||645|>visión<>", <|646||646|||646|>Cristo<> <|647||647|||647|>dijo<> a <|648||648|||648|>José<> <|649||649|||649|>que<> <|650||650|||650|>ninguna<> <|651||651|||651|>de<> las <|652||652|||652|>iglesias<> <|654||654|||654|>existentes<> en ese <|653||653|||653|>entonces<> <|655||655|||655|>poseía<> la <|657||657|||657|>autoridad<> <|656||656|||656|>divina<> de <|658||658|||658|>actuar<> <|659||659|||659|>en<> el <|661||661|||661|>nombre<> de <|660||660|||660|>Dios<> <|662||662|||662|>y<> <|663||663|||663|>que<> <|664||664|||664|>ninguna<> <|665||665|||665|>de<> <|666||666|||666|>ellas<> <|667||667|||667|>poseía<> la <|668||668|||668|>plenitud<> del <|671||671|||671|>evangelio<> <|669||669|||669|>de<> <|670||670|||670|>Cristo<>. Cristo también le <|673||673|||673|>dijo<> a <|672||672|||672|>José<> <|674||674|||674|>que<> <|675||675|||675|>en<> los <|677||677|||677|>años<> <|676||676|||676|>siguientes<> <|678||678|||678|>Cristo<> <|679||679|||679|>restauraría<> <|680||680|||680|>su<> <|681||681|||681|>iglesia<> así <|682||682|||682|>como<> <|683||683|||683|>existía<> <|684||684|||684|>antiguamente<>. <|685||685|||685|>Él<> <|686||686|||686|>revelaría<> otra vez <|687||687|||687|>sus<> <|688||688|||688|>verdades<> a <|689||689|||689|>sus<> <|690||690|||690|>hijos<> <|691||691|||691|>por<> <|692||692|||692|>un<> <|694||694|||694|>profeta<> <|693||693|||693|>moderno<>, <|695||695|||695|>José<> <|696||696|||696|>Smith<>. <|697||697|||697|>Después<> del <|699||699|||699|>martirio<> de <|698||698|||698|>José<> <|700||700|||700|>en<> 1844, <|701||701|||701|>Dios<> <|702||702|||702|>llamó<> a <|703||703|||703|>otro<> <|704||704|||704|>profeta<>, <|705||705|||705|>un<> <|706||706|||706|>hombre<> <|707||707|||707|>llamado<> <|708||708|||708|>Brigham<> <|709||709|||709|>Young<>. <|710||710|||710|>Después<> de la <|712||712|||712|>muerte<> de <|711||711|||711|>Brigham<>, <|713||713|||713|>otro<> <|714||714|||714|>fue<> <|715||715|||715|>llamado<>. <|716||716|||716|>Esta<> <|717||717|||717|>línea<> profética se <|718||718|||718|>ha<> <|719||719|||719|>preservado<> al <|721||721|||721|>día<> <|720||720|||720|>actual<>.
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<|642||642|||642|>In<> <|643||643|||643|>this<> the "<|644||644|||644|>First<> <|645||645|||645|>Vision<>," <|646||646|||646|>Christ<> <|647||647|||647|>told<> the prophet <|648||648|||648|>Joseph<> <|649||649|||649|>that<> <|650||650|||650|>none<> <|651||651|||651|>of<> the <|652||652|||652|>churches<> <|653||653|||653|>then<> <|654||654|||654|>existent<> <|655||655|||655|>possessed<> <|656||656|||656|>divine<> <|657||657|||657|>authority<> to <|658||658|||658|>act<> <|659||659|||659|>in<> <|660||660|||660|>God<>'s <|661||661|||661|>name<> <|662||662|||662|>and<> <|663||663|||663|>that<> <|664||664|||664|>none<> <|665||665|||665|>of<> <|666||666|||666|>them<> <|667||667|||667|>contained<> the <|668||668|||668|>fullness<> <|669||669|||669|>of<> <|670||670|||670|>Christ<>'s <|671||671|||671|>gospel<>. <|672||672|||672|>Joseph<> was <|673||673|||673|>told<> <|674||674|||674|>that<> <|675||675|||675|>in<> the <|676||676|||676|>coming<> <|677||677|||677|>years<> <|678||678|||678|>Christ<> would <|679||679|||679|>restore<> <|680||680|||680|>His<> <|681||681|||681|>Church<> <|682||682|||682|>as<> it <|683||683|||683|>existed<> <|684||684|||684|>anciently<>. <|685||685|||685|>He<> would again <|686||686|||686|>reveal<> <|687||687|||687|>His<> <|688||688|||688|>truths<> to <|689||689|||689|>His<> <|690||690|||690|>children<> <|691||691|||691|>through<> <|692||692|||692|>a<> <|693||693|||693|>modern<>-day servant/<|694||694|||694|>prophet<>, <|695||695|||695|>Joseph<> <|696||696|||696|>Smith<>. <|697||697|||697|>After<> <|698||698|||698|>Joseph<>'s <|699||699|||699|>martyrdom<> <|700||700|||700|>in<> 1844, <|701||701|||701|>God<> <|702||702|||702|>called<> <|703||703|||703|>another<> <|704||704|||704|>prophet<>, <|705||705|||705|>a<> <|706||706|||706|>man<> <|707||707|||707|>named<> <|708||708|||708|>Brigham<> <|709||709|||709|>Young<>. <|710||710|||710|>After<> <|711||711|||711|>Brigham<>'s <|712||712|||712|>death<>, yet <|713||713|||713|>another<> <|714||714|||714|>was<> <|715||715|||715|>called<>. <|716||716|||716|>This<> <|717||717|||717|>line<> of prophets <|718||718|||718|>has<> been <|719||719|||719|>preserved<> to the <|720||720|||720|>current<> <|721||721|||721|>day<>.
