"And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away." - 1 Nephi 13:26
1829 - BEFORE the Book of Mormon was published... (First Vision, Book of Moses, ordination to the Priesthood, etc.)
Pre Existence - The creation of this earth was NOT the beginning of God's creations. Creatio Ex Nilio is NOT possible.
Father, Son & Holy Ghost are 3x separate beings...
Purpose of The Father (Revelations 5) in creating this earth... "Men ARE that they might have JOY"
Role of Jehovah (Christ) - God The Father promised Adam/Eve that he would send a Messiah to redeem them and their posterity. This promise included NAME, TIME, LOCATION & other relevant DETAILS of this Messiah's FUTURE birth.
Doctrine of Translation (John the Beloved)...
1830 - AFTER the Book of Mormon was published...
Lucifer => satan: The Father clothed an eternal intelligence in a spirit body, who was known as Lucifer, then gave him agency. Lucifer rebelled against the Father's plan (Rev 5 & Abraham 3), and was "cast down", becoming satan. The Godhead honored man's agency, allowing 1/3 of the hosts of heaven to follow satan, becoming "Demons" (plural) who exist on this planet, and ARE actively attempting "to destroy the souls of men"
satan blamed Adam for being cast down (Abraham 3:21-24) - satan attacks Adam/deceives Eve in the Garden of Eden by shape shifting the body of a snake, "nigh unto" the form of "an angel of light" - The Mayans & artist Rafael (1518) knew satan had a tail.
Eve = Mother of ALL LIVING ADAM (male & female) "called each species from the spirit world INTO mortality" - naming matters... to become sentient, the creation MUST have a name
Able and Cain were NOT the first children of Adam/Ave
Since Cain formed a pact with satan, secret Combinations have EXISTed on this planet - they brought down both the Northern & Southern Kingdoms of Israel (2 Kings 21:23 & 24 / Alma 47 )
The Covenants God made with Enoch/Noah/Abraham/Joseph are STILL in effect. Firstborn/birthright is to build Zion => David, the prince MUST also rebuild Temple, offer sacrifice and INVITE Christ to return/accept his throne
Repentance & Redemption is a PERSONAL covenant between the sinner and Jesus Christ. The Deuteronomists REMOVED the Atonement from the Old Testament. They made the law-of-Moses supreme, animal sacrifice "saved" sinners.
Covenants Bind us Individually/Personally to Christ. Much like signing a contract with an attorney, to represent us on the day of Judgement. We all NEED Jesus to be our ADVOCATE with the Father
The Old Testament has been heavily EDITED to remove all/most of these concepts - specifically, the role of Christ as the prophesied Messiah - The New Testament contains references to these removed truths...
Pres Nelsen - "The BEST is yet to Come!"
No Messiah / No atonement
No "gods" or "council of the gods"
Law of Moses SAVES... No opportunity for man to become a god... "have changed their glory" - (Jeremiah 2:11)
No Prophets ("visionary men") after Moses