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• First Principles of the Gospel
  ...teners on the day of Pentecost, [[Peter]] exhorted them to "repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ...nting and abandoning former sinful deeds and thought is one prepared to be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and have all his previous sins remitted. These fir
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• Mormon Special Occasions
  ...children are taught from a very young age the importance of choosing to be baptized. Unlike baby blessings, baptisms are not performed during a worship service ...]] of The Church of Jesus Christ until his death, described the day he was baptized:
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• Fullness of the Gospel
  ...ing to their works. And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized in my name shall be filled; and if he endureth to the end, behold, him will #Those who have faith, repent, are baptized, and endure to the end will be able to lay hold upon the atonement wrought
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• Saving Ordinances
  ...to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water. ...6:16 teaches the importance of this ordinance: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” Elder Christofferson explained:
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• Jesus' Baptism
  Matthew mentions that Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by [[John the Baptist]]. Mark is the only other one who mentions Galilee. L ...hiness and innocence. To Latter-day Saints, Christ's insistence upon being baptized emphasizes the necessity of the ordinance, showing that baptism isn't just
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• Green Flake
  ...estimony of his master, and on 7 April 1844, at the age of sixteen, he was baptized in the Mississippi River by Elder John Brown, a missionary of The Church of Shortly after Green was baptized, James and Agnes Flake decided to leave their plantation and migrate North
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• Wilford Woodruff
  ...ry]]. President Woodruff knew he had found what he was looking for. He was baptized as a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] on Decem ...r 9,800 miles, held over 300 meetings, organized 4 branches of the Church, baptized 70 people and confirmed 62, performed 11 priesthood ordinations, and healed
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• Baptism by Immersion
  ...Arts.com • Latter-day Saints baptize by immersion, just as Christ was baptized]] ...baptized by immersion. In Matthew 3, Jesus goes to John the Baptist to be baptized, the baptism occurs in the River Jordan. If other methods of baptism were a
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• There Was No Question
  ...eaching. My mother, however, did not have the slightest intention of being baptized. ...ies left, my mother presented me with a difficult choice. If I chose to be baptized, I would have to live somewhere else. For me there was no question. I knew
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• Baptism by Fire
  ...y Ghost is conferred upon those who have accepted the gospel and have been baptized by proper authority into the true church. :“And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
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• Apostasy, Reformation, and Restoration
  ...ned in the inner man. And he heard a voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptized with fire, and with the Holy Ghost. This is the record of the Father, and t ...Adam spake unto the Lord, and said: Why is it that men must repent and be baptized in water? And the Lord said unto Adam: Behold I have forgiven thee thy tran
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• Mormon Beliefs: Baptism for the Dead
  ...proper opportunity to accept Christ in life may have the opportunity to be baptized. ...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] that says that the person who is being baptized by proxy must accept this ordinance. However, doing baptisms for the dead d
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• Heber C. Kimball
  ...and later became the second president of the Church. Kimball’s wife was baptized two weeks later. In late October of the same year, he moved his family to [ ...May 1836, he was called to go on another mission, this time alone, and he baptized thirty people. These first missions prepared Kimball for what would be aske
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• Mormon Reformation of 1856 - 1857
  As a result, almost all "active" or involved LDS Church members were re-baptized as a symbol of their renewed commitment. ...many other members followed suit in sealing their rededication by being re-baptized. The reformation was vehemently promoted by the First Presidency of the Chu
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• Black Mormon
  [[Image:Elijah_Abel.jpg|alt=Elijah Abel, Black Latter-day Saint baptized in 1832|right|frame|Elijah Abel]] In 1832 [[Elijah Abel]] was baptized into the Church and was later (1836) given the [[Priesthood]]. Abel served
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• 1830
  * February 14 - [[Sidney Rigdon]] baptized. ...– [[Emma Hale Smith]], the Prophet [[Joseph Smith]]’s wife, [[baptism|baptized]]
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• Is Obama's Mother Now a Mormon?
  ...unted on the records of the Church. Nor are church members supposed to be baptized for people who are not their own ancestors. When a church member attempts
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• Mormon Boys
  ...worthy and prepared to make his baptismal covenants, then the boy will be baptized and confirmed a member of the Church. ...of the Holy Ghost by those with priesthood authority. This means that if a baptized member does his best to live the commandments of God and to repent through
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• Mormon Baptism
  ...eaches that this will come 'if it so be that ye believe in Christ, and are baptized, first with water, then with fire and with the Holy Ghost, following the ex ...nd of mortal life and to be a witness for Christ. When people are properly baptized they receive remission of their sins and, if they then endure to the end, t
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• Spiritual Death
  ...d under the water, and was brought forth out of the water. And thus he was baptized, and the Spirit of God descended upon him, and thus he was born of the Spir When we are baptized and confirmed, we enter a covenant that can potentially bind us to the Holy
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• John E. Page
  ...preaching the Gospel. After two more years of serving his mission, he had baptized nearly 600 more people. ...of Joseph Smith and attempted to persuade the Canadian Saints whom he had baptized to follow him. This, along with his continued absence from church councils,
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• Rick Schroder
  ...ter eight years of marriage, he surprised Andrea by saying he wanted to be baptized. "I went on faith that it was true," he said. "The greatest decision I eve ..., Holden. Ricky said, "Since gaining a testimony of our church and getting baptized, I can’t tell you how much my life has changed in my perspective, my rela
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• Oliver Cowdery
  ...ring the translation of the [[Book of Mormon]], was the first person to be baptized into the Church, was witness to the truthfulness of the [[Book of Mormon]], ...e nearby Susquehanna River where Joseph first baptized Oliver, then Oliver baptized Joseph. Not long after, Oliver Cowdery witnessed the restoration of the Me
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• Levi Troyer
  ...t of an Amish community in Ohio, were among the first three families to be baptized into [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa :Raymond told Levi about the importance of being baptized by immersion and the proper priesthood authority. “He gave me a ton of in
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• Moses Thatcher
  ...with authority to baptize as well as preach, he embraced the truth, being baptized in the Rio Puta, Yolo county, Cal., Dec. 29, 1856, by Elder Boyle, who also By the close of the year sixteen persons had been baptized, the ''Voice of Warning'' had been partially translated into the Spanish la
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• Emily H. Woodmansee
  ...owed her to be baptized when she turned 16. Her sister Julia had also been baptized, but their parents did not permit them to emigrate with the Saints. But the Prior to being baptized in March 1852, Emily was given a blessing by John Halliday. “Brother Hall
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• George Reynolds
  ...taught by the Elders than he was satisfied of their truth and wished to be baptized. .... Consequently, if he had to wait until he was that age before he could be baptized without his parents' consent he would be outside the Church at the time of
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• Brussels Belgium Temple
  ...ng, but was dispersed by police. Elder Ripplinger remained in the city and baptized 10 people.
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• Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
  ...ia had more than 200 members before 1840 and eight to ten new members were baptized weekly. Membership fell following the migration of the Saints to the Salt L ...ic Priesthood]]. Then, in obedience to his instructions, Joseph and Oliver baptized each other and ordained each other to the Aaronic Priesthood. Also in May 1
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• Second Nephi
  ...be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments. Wherefore, after he was baptized with water the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove. And aga
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• Age of Accountability
  ...to refer to the age that one can choose whether they wish to be [[baptism|baptized]] into the Church. It is the age where a person can discern between good an ...capable of committing sin; yea, teach parents that they must repent and be baptized, and humble themselves as their little children, and they shall all be save
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• Alma the Elder
  ...ievers gathered to a place called “The Waters of Mormon” and here Alma baptized 204 people.[http://scriptures.lds.org/en/mosiah/18/16#16] ...again, Alma took another, and went forth a second time into the water, and baptized him according to the first, only he did not bury himself again in the water
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• Signs of the True Christian Church
  ...follow in being baptized. Even though He was perfect, he too needed to be baptized to enter His Father's kingdom.4 Just because we are baptized, it does not guarantee our salvation into eternal life. We are not saved st
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• Adam
  ...nd repentance. Further, Adam and his posterity were commanded by God to be baptized, to receive the Holy Ghost, and to enter into the order of the Son of God. ...world. Then the angel taught Adam the gospel and told him to repent and be baptized. From the days of Adam to the days of Jesus Christ, every people who unders
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• What do Mormons Believe?
  ...n in Bethlehem, of Jerusalem province, of the Virgin Mary, and that He was baptized by His cousin, John the Baptist, that He was crucified, and that He was res .... And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and
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• Mormon Rites
  ...hat is the case with adult or teenage converts. Latter-day Saints are only baptized once, unless a person is excommunicated from the Church and then repents. I
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• Born Again
  ...born again ye cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins, that ye may have fai ...again through exercising faith in Christ, repenting of our sins, and being baptized by immersion for the remission of sins by one having priesthood authority.
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• Charles A. Didier
  ...d, he had an assurance it was God’s will that he join the Church. He was baptized in November 1957.
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• Scott O'Neil
  O’Neil was baptized a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ...ey returned home, he told Lisa and his daughters that he had decided to be baptized.
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• Amram Musungu
  ...sionaries|missionaries]] from the Church of Jesus Christ. He was [[Baptism|baptized]] into the Church on June 7, [[1992]]. From about 1997 to 1999 Musungu serv ...the people Musungu introduced to the restored gospel of Jesus Christ were baptized. Michael Rice, the [[Genesis Group]] mission leader, states that Musungu he
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• Baptism
  ...Christians, members of the Church believe that a person who repents and is baptized has all prior sins remitted. ...kingdom of God, the same as if he had the opportunity of being taught and baptized while on earth.
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• Aba Nigeria Temple
  ...people yearning to learn more about the Church, be [[Baptism by Immersion|baptized]], and receive the [[priesthood]]. ...rst missionaries were able to enter Nigeria in 1978. People lined up to be baptized, and in just a few short weeks, the first branch was organized in Nigeria.
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• Keith Lionel Brown
  ...is a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. He was baptized on 10 March 1998 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was serving on active duty in th ...eading calendar] to complete the reading of the three volumes. Since being baptized, Keith has shared his 40-day reading calendar with people in different part
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• Joseph Fielding
  ...The Fieldings were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ and Joseph was baptized on May 21, 1836, by [[Parley P. Pratt]]. They joined the body of the Church ...e near the Old Tram Bridge, in what is now Avenham Park, Preston. The nine baptized were all from James Fielding's congregation.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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• Ribble Valley
  ...ame|Ribble River near Preston, Lancashire, England, where Heber C. Kimball baptized the first converts in England]] ..., and Rimington, are where early Latter-day Saints preached the gospel and baptized numerous converts.
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• Matthias F. Cowley
  ...eight days old, by Apostle [[Orson Hyde]], assisted by his own father; was baptized by Elder Samuel R. Turnbow November 1, 1866, and confirmed by Bishop Abraha ...spending most of the time in the first named, where thirty-nine souls were baptized. Within three weeks of his ordination as an Apostle, he was called to accom
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• Jorge F. Zeballos
  ...he moment when his father, Alberto Zeballos, gave his son permission to be baptized and become the first member of his family to join the Church. "I baptized (Carmen) — she was my first baptism," Elder Zeballos said, taking his wif
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• Joel H. Johnson
  ...d to Amherst, Ohio. There he was taught the gospel of Jesus Christ and was baptized a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ...eaders must be of the order of the priests of Baal, and often preached and baptized in the vicinity of Kirtland. Johnson was an organizer of the Kirtland Camp
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• Alexander Neibaur
  ...ed to delay his baptism in order to prepare well for the ordinance. He was baptized on April 9, 1838. ...e married William Miller, who was the son of Eleazer Miller who taught and baptized [[Brigham Young]]. Among Neibaur’s great-grandsons are renowned scholar [
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• Samuel and Amanda Chambers
  In 1844, at the age of 13, Samuel was baptized by Preston Thomas, a recent convert to the [http://comeuntochrist.org The C ...nd donated in response to additional Church financial requests. Amanda was baptized and Samuel accepted rebaptism in 1875. Because of his race, Samuel was proh
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• Brigham Young
  ..., including his brothers, were baptized in spring of [[1832]]. Abigail was baptized, too, but died several months thereafter from tuberculosis. ...land in April of [[1840]]. Before his return, nearly 8,000 people would be baptized in England while Brigham Young presided. He oversaw the printing of the [[B
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• Dan Jones
  ...lihood as a steamboat captain, but he could not deny his testimony and was baptized on January 19, 1843, in the Mississippi River. He met Joseph Smith three mo ...as asked to serve as mission president. Under his leadership, missionaries baptized approximately 3,600 people and membership in Wales jumped from just over 20
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• Martin Harris
  ...is was present at the organization of the Church on April 6, 1830, and was baptized that day by [[Oliver Cowdery]]. In May 1831 he led fifty converts from Palm ...ever official, he accepted the action and subsequently applied for and was baptized on November 7, 1842.[http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/people/martin_harri
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• Barcelona Spain Temple
  ...group of Saints” he had heard about from a fellow officer. He was soon baptized and became indispensable to the work of translating the [[Book of Mormon]] ...ligious ceremonies were illegal, so most converts traveled to France to be baptized. The Church in Spain grew as new members shared the gospel with their famil
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• Sydney Australia Temple
  ...f them. He was called as a missionary in England and sent to Australia. He baptized Robert Beauchamp in Adelaide; Beauchamp was one of the first members of the ...hurch grew because of those who had been converted. Robert Beauchamp alone baptized 150 people when he was called on a mission in Australia. Today there are mo
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• The Icelandic Memorial
  ...tudied their messages, became converted, and early in 1851, they were each baptized members of the Church.[https://www.icelandicroots.com/post/the-icelandic-se ...was organized at Vestmannaeyjar on 19 June 1853. Many of the converts were baptized in the sheltered tidepools on the shore of Vestmannaeyjar, out of public vi
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• Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
  ...heast Africa (about 4 percent of growth Churchwide) and 24,000 people were baptized and became members in West Africa (about 8 percent of the 296,000 converts ...hurch in the DRC dates to the 1970s when the first Congolese converts were baptized in Europe.
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• Missionary Work 3: American Sign Language, South America, Hungary, England, and India
  ...questing information about the Church. At about the same time two recently baptized Mormon sailors, George Barber and Benjamin Richey, arrived in Calcutta, whe ...Hugh Findlay began missionary work in Bombay. By May 1852, there were 189 baptized members in Calcutta, comprised of a few European converts and many local fa
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• Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ
  ...lions of people who did not have the opportunity to hear the Gospel and be baptized by the proper authority? ...are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?" (1 Corinthians 15:29).
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• Prophecy
  .... And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and
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• Hiram Page
  ...tnesses]] to the Book of Mormon during June of 1829. He and Catherine were baptized on April 11, 1830, by [[Oliver Cowdery]]. On June 9, he was ordained a teac [[William E. McLellin]] baptized Hiram Page, [[David Whitmer]], [[John Whitmer]], and [[Jacob Whitmer]] on S
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• Baptismal font
  .... It is not unusual in rural or less-developed areas for individuals to be baptized in ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, or the ocean.
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• Baptismal Covenant
  ...member promises to serve Him and keep His [[commandment | commandments]]. Baptized members covenant to do the following:
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• Holy Ghost 2
  ...ee 2 Nephi 32:5). To live worthy of this blessing, we are to repent and be baptized, receive the '''Gift of the Holy Ghost''' by the laying on of hands, and th When we are baptized, we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, which is the right to the constant
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• Prince Ata
  ...pou VI. Prince Ata became a member in 2015 in Hawaii. He had planned to be baptized in 2014, but opposition from his family delayed his plans.
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• Han In Sang
  .... His six siblings and his mother eventually joined the Church as well. He baptized his mother while serving as the first Korean missionary to serve in Korea.
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• Infant Baptism
  ...rch before that age. They also believe that if children under that age are baptized, it will have no effect because there are no sins to remit or forgive, but
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• Paradise
  ...righteous, a place in the spirit world designated for those who have been baptized by proper priesthood authority and remained faithful to their covenants. (T ...o spirit prison, but is sent to paradise. These children do not need to be baptized—either on earth or by proxy. Moroni, a prophet in the Book of Mormon, tea
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• Service
  ...Alma]] explained this covenant to a group of new converts who wanted to be baptized. He observed that their desire to "come into the fold of God" included a wi
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• The Spirit of Elijah
  ...are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?" [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/1-c
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• Enduring to the End
  ...s commandments. It is not enough for a person to express faith, repent, be baptized, and receive the Holy Ghost; he or she must remain true to the baptismal co Section 18 verse 22 states: “And as many as repent and are baptized in my name, which is Jesus Christ, and endure to the end, the same shall be
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• Russell M. Nelson Stories
  ...the Lord, he was deeply moved. He said that throngs of his people would be baptized if he were to give them such a mandate. I thanked him for his kindness but ...Repentance is also an individual matter. Only as an individual can one be baptized and receive the Holy Ghost. Each of us is born individually; likewise, each
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• Famous Mormons
  ...rom Church members when Christina was nine. Could it be that Christina was baptized? Regardless, she is no longer a practicing Mormon. (Sources:famousmormons.n * Jewel (1974-): This singer was raised Mormon, but it's unclear if she was baptized.
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• David Evans
  ...Ohio. Here he bought and opened up a new farm, where he lived until he was baptized into the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], April 6, 1833. On ...company of saints, part of the Kirtland Camp. Most of those he led he had baptized himself. In Missouri he bought land and again made a home. He was with the
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• Convert
  ...investigator may become converted to the church and its beliefs and become baptized.
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• J.W. "Billy" Johnson
  :The lack of direction and the members’ inability to be baptized was a challenge both for the church and for Johnson, but for fourteen years Johnson was baptized and appointed as the first branch president of the Cape Coast Branch. He th
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• Joseph Wakefield
  ...w Yourk.[http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/52/35#35] In September of 1832 he baptized [[George A. Smith]], who would later serve in prominent callings in the chu
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• Joseph T. Ball, Jr.
  Joseph T. Ball, Jr. was baptized into [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa Ball baptized William Willard Hutchings on 2 May 1842. Two years later he was ordained a
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• Thurl Bailey
  ...indi knew who it was and after a few minutes said, “you’re going to be baptized, aren’t you?” A month later Sindi’s father flew to Italy and baptized Thurl on December 31, 1995. In February 1997 the couple was able to go to t
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• Barbara Barrington Jones
  ...ears of being taught by ten pairs of [[Missionaries]] for the family to be baptized.
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• Anthony Obinna
  ...dwin and [[Janath R. Cannon|Janath Cannon]]—arrived and three days later baptized 19 of the congregation. Obinna was ordained a priest and appointed as the b Obinna baptized his wife Fidelia and she served as the first black [[Relief Society]] presi
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• Harvey Stanley
  ...dairyman. He was born on December 21, 1812, in Tunbridge, Vermont, and was baptized into [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa ...iated with the Church of Jesus Christ and his children and wife were never baptized.
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• Michelle Wright Amos
  ...st date was her invitation to him to attend an event at her Church. He was baptized his senior year at Southern University. She has also served as stake Primar
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• Alvin Smith
  ...e Lord had set his hand to gather Israel the second time, and had not been baptized for the remission of sins. Four years later, in 1840, Hyrum was baptized for Alvin. Baptism for the dead by proxy continues to be an ordinance pract
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• Rockne Tarkington: Mormon Actor
  ...une 4, 1997. Tarkington’s mother became interested in the Church and was baptized about three weeks before she passed away in September 1998.
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• George Q. Cannon
  ...r years later, when Taylor came to Liverpool, the entire Cannon family was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; George Q. Cannon was
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• Vilate Kimball
  ...ore they had heard about the message of the Restored Gospel, they had been baptized into the Baptist church.
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• John the Baptist
  '''John the Baptist''' is well-remembered as the biblical man who baptized [[Jesus]]. Members of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ ...f the Jews and to prepare a people for the Lord. We learn also that he was baptized while yet in his childhood. [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scri
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• Janne M. Sjodahl
  ...iginally a member of the Lutheran Church of Sweden with his family, he was baptized into the Baptist Church in 1869 and completed his studies at a Baptist semi ...where a large number of Scandinavian Latter-day Saints had settled. He was baptized on October 7, 1886, in Manti. After the [[Manti Utah Temple]] was completed
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• C. Allen Huntington
  ...[[Hyrum Smith]] taught them the gospel and the family was baptized. Al was baptized in May 1841. Like many of the Saints, the Huntington family first moved to
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• Boyd K. Packer
  ...omeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and was baptized into the Church as a child. As a young boy, Boyd K. Packer witnessed his si ...While in Japan, Boyd K. Packer performed the baptism for the first person baptized in Japan after World War II.
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• Raymond Weaver
  Raymond, the son of an Amish bishop, knew that being baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would mean his They were baptized on January 3, 2012, and local leadership of the Church, including ward, sta
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• Fast and Testimony Meeting
  ...ey live. Usually eight-year-old children are confirmed on the day they are baptized. Converts are typically confirmed in sacrament meeting. [https://abn.church
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• Marcos A. Aidukaitis
  ...ther's baptism, Elder Aidukaitis was able to locate the missionary who had baptized his father, an Elder McDonald. He learned that his father had been Elder Mc ...rs earlier, young Marcos was raised in the light of the [[Gospel]] and was baptized at an early age. He recieved the [[Aaronic Priesthood]] as a youth snd prep
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• Kyiv Ukraine Temple
  ...ander]]. A month later, Valeriy Stravichenko became the first person to be baptized in Ukraine on 25 November 1990, in the Dnieper River. Brother Stravichenko ...force of 23, the Church quickly expanded and approximately 160 people were baptized in 1991.
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• Tijuana México Temple
  Dominga G. Sifuentes, who was baptized in 1964, stated, "I remember when the first chapel was built here. We had 3 ...liton Trejo, a Spanish convert, traveled to Hermosillo, Sonora, where they baptized the first five members in Mexico. In 1885, a group of nearly 400 colonists
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• Villahermosa Mexico Temple
  ...ased from prison he returned to Mexico where he was [[Baptism by Immersion|baptized]] in Mexico City. He returned to his home in Tabasco, ready to share the go ...s brought the members such joy. Maria Elena Balboa, one of the first to be baptized in Tabasco said, "I always wished for a temple in my town, but never really
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• Family History
  ...l living. In [[Mormon temple|temples]], members are [[Baptism for the Dead|baptized]], or have other ordinances done, on behalf of those who have passed away (
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• Articles of Faith with Explanation
  ...d free from the blemish of the sin committed by Adam and Eve. Children are baptized at the age of eight when they are able to comprehend right from wrong and c
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• Earth
  ...one that was born, suffered and groaned, was baptized with water, will be baptized with fire and die, and then will be resurrected into a state of glory. ...d of 6,000 years, and it was while it was in this state that the earth was baptized” (''Mormon Doctrine'', p. 211), referring, of course, to the Great [[Floo
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• Louisa Barnes Pratt
  ...unt who were members of the Church of England. At age fourteen, Louisa was baptized a member of the Episcopal Church. She then went to live with a sister-in-la ...New York. In 1838, they learned about the Church of Jesus Christ and were baptized. They were persecuted for joining the Church and soon moved to [[Nauvoo, Il
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• Joseph Freeman, Jr: First Black Mormon Priesthood Holder
  ...oliness Church for several generations, and at the age of ten, Freeman was baptized and became a member of the Holiness Church. His childhood dream was to beco ...priesthood, Freeman resigned from his role in the Holiness Church, and was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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• Jacob Spori
  ...urkish. He performed the first baptism in Palestine for the Church when he baptized Johan George Grau on August 29, 1886. Besides serving in Istanbul, he taugh ...acts into French with the help of his sister Anna Clara. His wife had been baptized and in June 1888, he and his wife, three children, and his sister left for
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• Anthon H. Lund
  ...truthfulness of the gospel, he was twelve years old when he decided to be baptized. This was more than three years after having first heard the message of the
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• Howard W. Hunter
  ...ight, his father forbade it. He finally persuaded his father to let him be baptized when he was twelve years old. At fifteen he earned his [[Eagle Scout]]; he
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• Rosetta Pettibone Snow
  ...er the course of the next five years, Oliver, Eliza, and Lorenzo were also baptized. The family contributed their means for the construction of the [[Kirtland
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• Luke S. Johnson
  ...pel. My father was satisfied in regard to the truth of "Mormonism" and was baptized by Joseph Smith, Jun.(sic), in the winter of 1830-31, and furnished him and Luke Johnson was baptized into the church on May 10, 1831 by [[Joseph Smith, Jr.]] By October of 1831
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• Thomas B. Marsh
  Shortly after his arrival, Marsh was baptized by [[David Whitmer]] in Cayuga Lake, and a few months later ordained an [[e ...avid Patten preached at the house of Randolph Alexander, and after meeting baptized him and his wife. Brother T. B. Marsh arrived in Tennessee on his mission t
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• Marriner W. Merrill
  ...1852 at the age of 19. He soon learned that his mother had been secretly baptized around 1936. His father never joined the Church of Jesus Christ. About a y
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• Thomas Cott Griggs
  ...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] when he was young; he was baptized on May 17, 1856 and he and his mother went to Boston with a group of Latter
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• Gadfield Elm Chapel
  ...ngton was converted and baptized on March 21, 1840, and within a month, he baptized 45 of the United Brethren preachers and 160 members.[https://www.churchofje
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• Ziba Peterson
  ...nds and continue teaching, they taught the gospel in Ohio and Missouri and baptized many.
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• Lorenzo Snow
  ...o continue his education at Kirtland. He joined his sisters there, and was baptized on June 19, 1836.
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• James E. Talmage
  Elder Talmage grew up in Hungerford, England. He was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age 10 on June 15, ...ccomplished, and soon after my years had filled the allotted number, I was baptized by my father, who was an Elder in the Church. Jeers from schoolmates and sc
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• Erastus Snow
  ...Pennsylvania. He later served a mission to Salem, Massachusetts, where he baptized several converts including Nathaniel Ashby, a man with whom he shared a dup ...nnesota Press, 1957)</ref> While serving as a missionary in Denmark, Snow baptized the first Icelanders to join the church, ordained them to the [[Priesthood]
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• Amanda Player Hall
  ...served a full-time Spanish-speaking mission in New Jersey. Her mother was baptized in 1994.
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• Abel Evans
  He was the second person baptized in Wales. In 1849, he was selected to serve as first counselor in the presi ...e, he found he couldn’t sustain the nonconformists’ arguments. He was baptized that day.[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/263117/?offset=
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• George Manwaring
  ...Utah Territory in 1871. They settled in Springville, Utah. George had been baptized at the age of nine.
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• William W. Phelps
  ...land, Ohio. He and his family gathered to Kirtland in 1831, where he was baptized and ordained an [[elder]] in the Church. By assignment, he established a p ...ing to himself two plural wives without appropriate permission, but was re-baptized two days later. He took part in the [[Mormon Pioneers|Mormon Exodus]] acro
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• Parley P. Pratt
  ...is younger brother [[Orson Pratt]] became interested in the Church and was baptized just a short time later on September 19, 1830. Orson, too, later became an
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• Levi W. Hancock
  ...t they preached the same gospel [[Jesus Christ]] had taught, and that they baptized and bestowed the gift of the Holy Ghost. He was baptized by Elder Pratt in Kirtland, Ohio.
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• Josiah Butterfield
  ...n on March 13, 1795, at Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was baptized in Maine on October 1, 1833. He moved to Kirtland, Ohio, in 1834 and worked ...where he died in March 1871. The [[Joseph Smith Papers]] notes that he was baptized into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in May 186
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• Zera Pulsipher
  ...rdained an elder. He served a mission to the Eastern States and Canada and baptized [[Wilford Woodruff]]. He also served a mission to Upper Canada in 1837. He
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• Jacob Gates
  ...ral marriage]] and fathered a total of thirteen children of record. He was baptized by [[Orson Pratt]] June 18, 1833, and confirmed a member of the Church the ...Marshall county and organized a branch of the Church; a goodly number were baptized.
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• Amasa M. Lyman
  ...John Johnson, the father of the missionary, [[Lyman E. Johnson]], who had baptized him.
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• Lyman Wight
  ...ards, he went to Missouri, and later Cincinnati, Ohio, to preach. There he baptized over 100 people.
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• Eliza R. Snow
  ...as hasty to join the fledgling Church. After much deliberation, Eliza was baptized on April 5, 1835, and moved to Kirtland, Ohio, in December to be with the s
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• George D. Watt
  ...http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] baptized in the British Isles. ...t others who wanted to be the first to enter the waters of baptism and was baptized in the [[Ribble Valley|River Ribble]] by Heber C. Kimball on July 30, 1837.
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• Preston England Temple
  ...in Liverpool and within the first week fifty people were [[Mormon baptism|baptized]] in the River Ribble and after nine months of preaching the Gospel of [[Je ...Latter-day Saint missionaries, the Church of Jesus Christ saw 1,000 people baptized in 1951 alone. [1]
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• Neiafu Tonga Temple
  ...The first [[Convert|convert]] was Alipate, who was [[Baptism by Immersion|baptized]] on 15 July 1892. However, the [[Mission|mission]] made little progress an ...effect on the missionaries and members resulting in 117 new members being baptized in 1938. The Tongan Mission did not have more than 100 convert baptisms in
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• Calgary Alberta Temple
  ...baptism, the Young brothers taught their family and friends in Canada and baptized over 150 individuals and established four branches of the Church, including ...]] served successful missions to Upper Canada. Between 1834 and 1836, Page baptized over 1,000 persons, and Pratt was instrumental in the conversion of a numbe
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• Antananarivo Madagascar Temple
  ...ds Mission, who visited near the end of 1990. The first five converts were baptized during this visit.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-stati
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• Copenhagen Denmark Temple
  ...hen he was 16. His baptism took place in the Priorvej Chapel and later, he baptized his father in the building. For Ole Ravn-Petersen having the building becom
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• Joaquin E. Costa
  ...served as a missionary in Chile. They dated for another year after he was baptized, and were married in the [[Buenos Aires Argentina Temple]] on 29 September
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• Conversion
  ...enly think that being converted is when a sincere individual decides to be baptized. However, when properly used, the term ''conversion'' means far more than t ...ersion is a life-long process, not something that is over once a person is baptized. Members are constantly encouraged to commit to being converted to the teac
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• Convert Retention
  ...as many as possible. Latter-day Saints, however, believe that merely being baptized or accepting Christ is insufficient, and a new [[Conversion|convert]] to th ...e book of Moroni in the [[Book of Mormon]], where Moroni writes that newly baptized persons were "numbered among the people of the church of Christ; and their
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• Preach My Gospel
  ...e and covenant. It also includes a new section about inviting people to be baptized and summarizes the importance of this ordinance and covenant. A new plan of
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• Missionary Work 5:Mormonism in Mongolia
  ...Mongolian stake was organized. And in 2012, the ten thousandth member was baptized.
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• Eduardo Ayala
  ...Church with his wife and eldest child in 1968; his other two children were baptized when they turned eight years old. After his baptism, he moved his family to
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• Missionary Work: Cameroon, Rwanda, Uganda, India, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Southwest Asia, Guam, and Missions of the Church
  ...east Area, had been long anticipated by the members, some of whom had been baptized in the mid-1990s. Uganda was assigned to the Kenya Nairobi Mission at its f ...ed. The first Chamorro couple to join, Don Calvo and his wife, Maria, were baptized in May 1977. The Agat Branch was created in 1978. And in 1979, Herbert J. L
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• Gospel of Jesus Christ
  :And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized in my name shall be filled; and if he endureth to the end, behold, him will ...the commandment: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, t
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• Condescension of God
  .... And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and
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• Melchizedek Priesthood
  ...is priesthood; and then, as I have said, we repaired to the water and were baptized. After this we received the high and holy [Melchizedek] priesthood.”<sup>
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• David A. Bednar
  ...der Bednar could be in California by Saturday to baptize him. Elder Bednar baptized, confirmed, and ordained his father.
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• Massimo De Feo
  ...naries knocked on the door of his home. His older brother Alberto was also baptized, and although his parents did not join the Church, his father financially s
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• JTM
  ...came for him to be baptized, the family was living in China and James was baptized in a hotel Jacuzzi. When he was fourteen, the family moved to the United St
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• Edward Partridge
  ...congregation followed him into the waters of baptism. Edward Partridge was baptized on the 11th of December by the Prophet Joseph Smith in [[Fayette, New York]
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• Mountain Meadows massacre
  ...Doyle Lee''' was born September 12, [[1812]], at Kaskaskia, Illinois, and baptized on June 17, [[1838]]. He served numerous missions for the Church and eventu
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• Elder
  ...mblems of the flesh and blood of Christ&mdash;And to confirm those who are baptized into the church, by the [[laying on of Hands|laying on of hands]] for the b
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• Savior
  ...was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). Though sinless, He was baptized to fulfill all righteousness. He “went about doing good” (Acts 10:38),
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• 1832
  * Spring - [[Brigham Young]] and other family members are baptized
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• Abish
  ...us "many [...] did believe in their words; and as many as did believe were baptized; and they became a righteous people, and they did establish a church among
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• Gospel Essentials Class
  ...[[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] or who have been recently baptized. Unlike [[Gospel Doctrine Class]], Gospel Essentials focuses on the basics
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• Christian Whitmer
  ...brothers became a special witness of the Book of Mormon. He and Ann were baptized into the newly organized church on April 11, 1830. They subsequently moved
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• Jacob Whitmer
  ...belief in the Golden Plates said to be in Smith's possession. Whitmer was baptized into the church on April 11, 1830.
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• Susquehanna River
  ...rred upon them the [[Aaronic Priesthood]]. They then entered the river and baptized each other. Some time later, three other resurrected beings appeared—Pete
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• 1881
  * October 18 - First Maori, Ngataki, baptized in New Zealand.
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• Zeezrom
  [[Alma the Younger |Alma]] baptized Zeezrom and he began to preach to the people. Zeezrom was one of the missio
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• Genealogy
  ...ead in [[Temples|temples]] does more than offer them the opportunity to be baptized (by proxy) if they choose to accept the gospel. On 3 April 1836, the prophe
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• Thousand
  And we for them can be baptized,<br />
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• Gospel of John
  ...overs a long period of time (from the pre-mortal existence until Jesus was baptized), also lost the most words so Smith's translation is the longest. All the J
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• Samuel the Lamanite
  ...t Samuel stood the [[Spirit]] protected him. Many wanted to be [[Baptism | baptized]] and looked for [[Nephi, Son of Helaman]]. He was [[Baptism | baptizing]],
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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan
  James J. Strang had been baptized in Nauvoo by Joseph Smith on 25 February 1844, ordained an Elder and instru
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• Flood
  ...arken, and give heed unto my words; Believe and repent of your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye sh
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• Discipleship
  As baptized members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] and follower
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• Blood Atonement
  ...eir own sins unless they pledge faith in Christ, repent of those sins, are baptized in His name, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and confirmation into Chris
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• Mormon Scriptures Online
  ...the Church, people of every race and ethnicity in many countries have been baptized and have lived as faithful members of the Church. During Joseph Smith’s l
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• LDS Church Growth: 2012 Statistical Report
  *Converts baptized =272,330
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• LDS Church Growth: An Apostle Visits the South Pacific
  ...Saints he address when speaking there may have been descendants of members baptized by his great-grandfather.
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• LDS Church Growth: A New Stake in Armenia
  .... A year later the Soviet Union was dissolved, and in 1992 two people were baptized as the first members of the Church in the newly formed country. When a sma
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• Ryon Bingham
  ...this difficult time that he returned to his religious roots—he had been baptized a member of [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai
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• Indian Student Placement Program
  ...placement with foster parents for the school year. The children had to be baptized members of the Church. The foster parents were recommended by their bishop
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• Sam K. Shimabukuro
  Shimabukuro was born on June 7, 1925, in Waipahu, Hawaii. He was baptized a member of the Church in February 1942. He married Amy Michiko Hirose in 1
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• The Living Christ
  ...m was not any thing made that was made" (John 1:3). Though sinless, He was baptized to fulfill all righteousness. He "went about doing good" (Acts 10:38), yet
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• Elect
  God commanded mankind to have faith in Him, repent of sins, be baptized by immersion, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure in faithfulnes
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• Gift of the Holy Ghost
  ...es not come, however, until the person has complied with the command to be baptized. Only after baptism can the gift be conferred by one in authority, and even
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• Holy Spirit of Promise
  ...hey who received the testimony of Jesus, and believed on his name and were baptized after the manner of his burial, being buried in the water in his name, and
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• Justification
  ...the commandment: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, t
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• Mormon Beliefs: Serving in the Kingdom
  I was baptized in the year 1998. Three months after my baptism I was extended a call to be
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• Mormon Beliefs: True Church
  When people are baptized by immersion by one with authority, they are privileged to receive the [[Gi
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• Mormon cult
  # Christ was baptized by immersion. It is the only acceptable form of baptism for members of the
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• Religion
  ...but millions of them have discovered that it is true and have asked to be baptized.
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• Mormon Beliefs: Resurrection
  ...hey who received the testimony of Jesus, and believed on his name and were baptized after the manner of his burial, being buried in the water in his name, and
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• Sanctification
  ...ine process. We must will to repent and act to repent. We must elect to be baptized and receive the [[Holy Ghost]], and we must elect to remain loyal to our co
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• Tattoos
  ...one has a tattoo does not mean that he or she will be prevented from being baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ. Those church members who do have tattoos c
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• The False Gods we Worship
  And Peter answered: “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and
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• The Power of Covenants
  ...s the covenant]: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, t
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• Teachings of Joseph Smith
  ...or in any of her stakes which are organized. And their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins when eight years old, and receive the layin
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• Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial Kingdoms
  * Be [[Baptism by Immersion| baptized]] in the name of Christ
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• Last Judgment
  :And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized in my name shall be filled; and if he endureth to the end, behold, him will
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• Beliefs of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ
  ...having [[Faith]] in Jesus Christ, repenting of one's sins, being [[Baptism|baptized]] by immersion to be washed clean from sin, and receiving the [[Gift of the
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• Salvation of Little Children
  ...e age of accountability as eight years old. “And their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins when eight years old, and receive the layin
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• A Mormon Discusses Indulgences
  ...it can be a difficult spiritual journey. This is especially true because a baptized member of the Church of Jesus Christ enjoys the constant companionship of t
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• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Synagogue
  we were baptized into the Church as a family.
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• Mormon jokes
  ...ll be baptisms in the South and North ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.
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• Helaman
  ...in the land" (3:20). Verses 24 through 26 note that tens of thousands were baptized and prosperity of the church was astonishing. “And so great was the prosp
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• The Purpose-driven Life in Mormonism
  ...en age eight (and teens and adults who are new converts) may repent and be baptized. Baptism is not to be entered into lightly. It is the gate that enters onto
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• Lamb of God
  ...ife will have done so by accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ and by being baptized by the proper priesthood authority. They will have taken on the [[covenant|
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• Mormon Beliefs: Life After Life
  ...estial Kingdom''' &mdash; People who received the testimony of Jesus, were baptized by immersion by one having authority; who received the [[Gift of the Holy G
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• Investigator
  ...to decide if he or she believes the message of the gospel and wants to be baptized.
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• Second Comforter
  ...] said, “After a person has faith in Christ, repents of his sins, and is baptized for the remission of his sins and receives the Holy Ghost, (by the [[laying
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• Atonement of Jesus Christ
  ...in Christ; second, he must repent of his sins; third, he must be [[Baptism|baptized]] by someone who has the proper [[Mormon Priesthood|priesthood authority]];
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• Amy Brown Lyman
  ...municated from the LDS Church for personal transgression, but was later re-baptized in 1954 and restored to full fellowship. [http://gapages.com/lymanrr1.htm]
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• Restoration of All Things
  ...of Peter Whitmer Sr. in Fayette, New York, six men who had previously been baptized voted unanimously to organize, according to the commandments of God, the Ch
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• Harmony, Pennsylvania
  ...h's brother [[Samuel Harrison Smith|Samuel H. Smith]] was the third person baptized there on May 25. Somewhere between Harmony and Colesville, New York, Peter,
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• In Defense of Traditional Marriage
  ...nd of repentance. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not baptized cohabitating couples. They must move apart or marry and go through a proces
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• As Man Now Is, God Once Was
  Four years after [[Lorenzo Snow]] was baptized, he was attentively listening to a sermon on the parable of the laborers in
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• George Teasdale Mormon Apostle
  ...as ridiculed for this, but Teasdale was moved by his witness. Teasdale was baptized on August 8, 1852, and immediately tried to share the truths he had learned
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• George Miller
  ...ucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee before he moved to Illinois in 1831 and was baptized by [[John Taylor]] in August 1839. He served missions to Iowa and Illinois
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• John Wells
  ...the Church through childhood friend Arthur W. Winter. He was converted and baptized in August 1882. In 1885 he was called to serve as branch president in Notti
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• Titus Billings
  ...s a member of [[Sidney Rigdon]]’s Campbellite congregation before he was baptized in [[Kirtland]], Ohio, in November 1839. He was ordained an elder on March
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• William B. Preston
  ...ers of the Church and through them he was introduced to the gospel. He was baptized into the Church by Elder [[Henry G. Boyle]] in February 1857. Soon after, h
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• Leonard W. Hardy
  Hardy was born on December 31, 1805, in Bradford, Massachusetts. He was baptized a member of the Church by [[Orson Hyde]], who was serving as a [[Missionary
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• Jesse C. Little
  He was baptized in 1845, was ordained a high priest by [[Parley P. Pratt]] and then served
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• Richard Burde
  ...ith members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] and was baptized into the faith in Dresden in 1941. The young convert's glowing belief in th
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• Elaine Cannon
  ...oks and recorded dozens of talk on tapes. Among her books are ''Adversity, Baptized and Confirmed: Your Lifeline to Heaven, Choose the Right, Women Testify of
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• Agnes Taylor
  ...of [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He baptized his parents in May 1836. The Prophet [[Joseph Smith]] stayed with Agnes and
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• Drusilla Hendricks
  ...Contrary to his hopes, Drusilla knew they spoke truth. She and James were baptized in 1835 and moved to Missouri to be with the Saints. She said she was never
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• Hannah Tapfield King
  ...sm, which she herself had embraced. Hannah and her daughter Georgiana were baptized, but Hannah’s husband declined. However, he supported Hannah in her newfo
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• Lilia Wahapaa
  ...tochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], having been baptized in 1853 by Elder Kaulaulau of Maui, who had been sent by Elder [[George Q.
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• Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner
  ...and where missionaries taught them the gospel and Mary and her mother were baptized; Mary was twelve years old. Within a year they moved to Jackson County, Mis
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• Sarah M. Cleveland
  ...in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1834, she moved to Quincy, Illinois, where she was baptized a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
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• Mary Fielding Smith
  ...nd her sister Mercy, had moved two years earlier. The three Fieldings were baptized into the Church in May 1836. She moved to Kirtland, Ohio, the following yea
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• May Green Hinckley
  ..., she immigrated to Utah with her mother and some of her siblings. She was baptized a member of the Church in 1891 in Salt Lake City. After studying bookkeepin
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• Vienna Jacques
  ...led alone to Kirtland, Ohio, to meet the Prophet [[Joseph Smith]]. She was baptized and returned to her home where she helped convert several of her family mem
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• Chieko Okazaki
  ...ss on the restored gospel of Jesus Christ at her school at age 11. She was baptized at age 15. Okazaki's parents worked extra hours in the fields, and made sli
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• Vicki F. Matsumori
  ...day Saint congregation as a child. When Vicki was eight years old, she was baptized a member of the church. Later, when Vicki was in high school, her parents a
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• Adhemar Damiani
  ...lo, Brazil, when he was contacted by Latter-day Saint missionaries and was baptized in May 1961. He graduated from the University of Economic Sciences in São
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• David R. Stone
  ....html]. This prompted him to pray for an answer and six weeks later he was baptized.
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• George F. Gibbs
  ...h of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] when he was four years old. He was baptized at the age of eight. At age fifteen, he assisted Elder William Bowen with h
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• Jorge A. Rojas
  ...ed him to attend English-language Latter-day Saint Church meetings. He was baptized a member in 1959.
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• R. Conrad Schultz
  ...peaker. After he returned home, Schultz contacted the missionaries and was baptized in January 1956. He attended [[Brigham Young University]] for two semesters
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• Robert R. Steuer
  ...vada. Although his parents never joined the Church, they allowed him to be baptized at the age of nine after they saw the good influence the Church and his Lat
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• Thomas E. McKay
  After being baptized by his father Oct. 23, 1883, he was ordained successively to the offices of
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• Tai Kwok Yuen
  Tai was born on June 30, 1941, in Hong Kong and was baptized in 1959. Prior to his service as a General Authority, he was a [[Regional R
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• Won Yong Ko
  ...d, he attended a Christian church with a housekeeper. He was converted and baptized in 1962 while he was in high school. He holds a bachelor’s degree in elec
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• Yoshihiko Kikuchi
  ...e wanted nothing to do with them, but he listened to their message and was baptized at age sixteen. At age nineteen, he served a full-time mission to the North
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• O. Vincent Haleck
  ...served as a bishop, stake president, stake high council, and patriarch. He baptized his father on his 80th birthday.
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• Marwenna Diame
  Marwenna was baptized on 11 March 1982 in the Glasgow Ward in Scotland. She says, just like Saul
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• Gregory J. Newell
  ...ois, Iowa, and California. While living with his family in Iowa, they were baptized into [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa
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• Don Aslett
  ...rm chores did not pay him enough. He had Latter-day Saint heritage and was baptized into [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa
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• Barry Bonnell: Mormon Athlete
  ...Murphy received lessons from the [[Missionaries|missionaries]] and Bonnell baptized Murphy in 1975.
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• Cathy Stokes
  ...in Chicago, and after investigating the Church for several months, she was baptized.
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• Dave Wolverton: Mormon Author
  .... His older brother and sister-in-law introduced him to the Church. He was baptized after reading the [[Book of Mormon]]. He also served a full-time mission to
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• Eldridge Cleaver
  ...a short-lived revivalist ministry called Eldridge Cleaver Crusades. He was baptized a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
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• Jason Chaffetz: Mormon Politician
  ...1988 and 1989. He made, and continues to hold, two school records. He was baptized a member of [http://www.mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
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• Giovanna Raccosta:Mormon Artist
  Her husband, Bardia Nezhati, was baptized by Elder Craig Cardon, her former mission president. She has two daughters
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• John Zamudio
  John had been baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistaken
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• Jabari Parker: Mormon Athlete
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• Kevin J. Foxe
  Foxe was baptized a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
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