The King Follett discourse, or King Follett sermon, was an address delivered in Nauvoo, Illinois, by Joseph Smith, president and founder of the Latter...
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King Follett (or Follet; July 26, 1788 – March 9, 1844) was a Mormon elder and a close friend of Joseph Smith. An early convert to the Church of Christ...
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sermons—particularly the Book of Abraham, the Book of Moses, and the King Follett discourse. Mormon cosmology presents a unique view of God and the universe...
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an inescapable given, a cosmic truth. Joseph Smith stated in the King Follett discourse: God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and...
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his new "doctrines of many Gods". (Smith had recently given his King Follett discourse, in which he said that God was once a man, and that men and women...
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God once was: As God now is, man may be." According to Smith's King Follett discourse, God the Father once passed through mortality as Jesus did, but...
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before his death in 1844, Smith elaborated on this idea in his King Follett discourse: ...the soul—the mind of man—the immortal spirit. Where did it come...
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districts of Victoria Follett, Texas Follett High School, in Follett, Texas Follett Independent School District, in Follett, Texas Follett Stone Arch Bridge...
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Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, said in the King Follett discourse: All sins shall be forgiven, except the sin against the Holy Ghost;...
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theology is the sermon he delivered at the funeral of King Follett (commonly called the King Follett Discourse). The LDS Church believes that a Heavenly Mother...
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movement portal Apotheosis Divinization (Christian) God in Mormonism King Follett discourse Mormon cosmology Mormonism and Nicene Christianity Plan of salvation...
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posthumously, including the transcription of sermons such as his King Follett Discourse, his writings in the official church history, and reminiscences...
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be revealed from henceforth." Finally, Smith taught in his 1844 King Follett discourse that God was once a man "like one of us." Young and other adherents...
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human family"). Pratt, Orson, Journal of Discourses 18:292 (Nov. 12, 1876). Smith Jr., Joseph, King Follett Discourse, April 7, 1844, published in Times and...
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Origin of Man", Improvement Era (November 1909): 80. Smith, Joseph, King Follett Discourse, 7 April 1844, published in Times and Seasons 5 (15 August 1844):...
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from late-Nauvoo-period statements of Joseph Smith such as the King Follett Discourse. This doctrine is not accepted by Community of Christ, which already...
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compatibilist views of free will. Finally he argues that Joseph Smith's "King Follett Discourse," given 7 April 1844, has been misunderstood. He argues that Joseph...
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nominates Joseph Smith as a presidential candidate. April 7: The King Follett discourse is delivered by Joseph Smith as a public funeral sermon, introducing...
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April 6–9, 1844 Nauvoo, Illinois As part of the conference, Smith preached the King Follett discourse. Final general conference before Smith's death....
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Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Larson, Stan (1978). "The King Follett Discourse: A Newly Amalgamated Text". BYU Studies. 18 (2): 193–208. Archived...
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from Mormon prophets, including Joseph Smith's 1844 sermon the King Follett Discourse to illustrate the differences between Mormonism and Christianity...
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the Grove" – via BYU-Idaho. Smith, Joseph (April 7, 1844). "The King Follett Discourse" (PDF) – via BYU-Idaho. Huggins, Ronald V. (July 11, 2011). "Joseph...
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Smith–Matthew, Joseph Smith Papyri, Joseph Smith Hypocephalus, King Follett Discourse, Kirtland Egyptian Papers, Lectures on Faith, Nauvoo Expositor,...
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literally the spirit children of God. However, in notes of the 1844 King Follett Sermon Smith was quoted as saying that "God never had the power to create...
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Saint documents as The Wentworth Letter, a construction of the King Follett Discourse, the Book of Abraham (which was later canonized in 1880 by the LDS...
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True Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Nauvoo Expositor King Follett discourse Thomas C. Sharp Warsaw Signal Hyrum Smith John Taylor Willard Richards...
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a member of the Council of Fifty. He took detailed notes on the King Follett discourse. He joined the other apostles in a trip to the East Coast to raise...
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Joseph Smith Papers, accessed August 8, 2020] Stan Larson, "The King Follett Discourse: A Newly Amalgamated Text," BYU Studies 18 (Winter 1978): 205. Parley...
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University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-4176-4. Larson, Stan (1978). "The King Follett Discourse: A Newly Amalgamated Text". Brigham Young University Studies. 18...
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four sources used to reconstruct a sermon by Smith known as the "King Follett Discourse". Clayton's work as a recorder for the church in "The Book of the...
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