Theology of the ancient Saints... not found in the rest of the so-called Bible-believing world
Posted: March 22nd, 2019, 8:38 pm
The doctrines of premortal existence, heavenly councils, and foreordinations were all a part of the theology of the ancient Saints and as such are a necessary part of the promised restoration of all things. Not found in the theology of the rest of the so-called Bible-believing world, these doctrines stand as an evidence that Joseph Smith was a prophet and that ours is an ancient church restored, which, of course, is our testimony to all the world.
In harmony with the test for a true prophet as given by Jeremiah, Joseph Smith declared that: “Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the Grand Council of heaven before this world was.” Using himself as an illustration he added: “I suppose I was ordained to this very office in that Grand Council.”[55] Similarly, Joseph F. Smith, in his great vision of the redemption of the dead, named Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Wilford Woodruff as representative of those who were “among the noble and great ones who were chosen in the beginning to be rulers in the Church of God” (D&C 138:53–55). These doctrines, of such importance to the ancient Saints, have been restored once again to a place of prominence among the Saints of the latter days.https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/selected-a ... y-councils
In harmony with the test for a true prophet as given by Jeremiah, Joseph Smith declared that: “Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the Grand Council of heaven before this world was.” Using himself as an illustration he added: “I suppose I was ordained to this very office in that Grand Council.”[55] Similarly, Joseph F. Smith, in his great vision of the redemption of the dead, named Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Wilford Woodruff as representative of those who were “among the noble and great ones who were chosen in the beginning to be rulers in the Church of God” (D&C 138:53–55). These doctrines, of such importance to the ancient Saints, have been restored once again to a place of prominence among the Saints of the latter days.https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/selected-a ... y-councils