Sunday, March 31, 2024

Joseph Smith (August 1844): Important Teachings of the Bible Were Removed Before Its Completion

  

Upon my return from Amherst conference, I resumed the translation of the scriptures. From sundry revelations which had been received, it was apparent that many important points, touching the salvation of man, had been taken from the Bible, or lost before it was complied. It appeared self-evident from what truths were left, that if God rewarded every one according to the deeds done in the body, the term "heaven," as intended for the saint's eternal home, must include more kingdoms than one. According on the 16th of February, 1832, while translating St. John's gospel, myself and elder Rigdon saw the following VISION. ("History of Joseph Smith," Times and Seasons 5, no. 14 [August 1, 1844]: 592)