1 From Minutes of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 1995, Part I (Office of the General Assembly, 1995); page 64.2 From The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church—1996. Copyright © 1996 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission; ¶ 60, pages 39-41.
3 From The Book of Mormon/The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints/The Pearl of Great Price (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981); Joseph Smith—History 1:17-19; page 49.
4 From The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church—1996. Copyright © 1996 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission; ¶ 60, page 40.
5 From The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church—1996. Copyright © 1996 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission; ¶ 62, page 57.
6 From the Nicene Creed, as quoted in The United Methodist Hymnal (The United Methodist Publishing House, 1989); page 880. English translation by the International Consultation on English Texts.
7 From Doctrine and Covenants 130:22, in The Book of Mormon/The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints/The Pearl of Great Price (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981).
8 From Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, edited by Joseph Fielding Smith, pages 345Ð346, Deseret Book Company.
9 From Encyclopedia of Mormonism, edited by Daniel H. Ludlow, Vol. 2; Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992. Copyright The Gale Group. Reprinted by permission of The Gale Group; page 961.
10 From Encyclopedia of Mormonism, edited by Daniel H. Ludlow, Vol. 2; Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992. Copyright The Gale Group. Reprinted by permission of The Gale Group; page 549.
11 From The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church—1996. Copyright © 1996 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission; ¶ 62, page 57.
12 From The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church—1996. Copyright © 1996 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission; ¶ 62, page 64.
13 From the Nicene Creed, as quoted in The United Methodist Hymnal (The United Methodist Publishing House, 1989); page 880. English translation by the International Consultation on English Texts.
14 From Encyclopedia of Mormonism, edited by Daniel H. Ludlow, Vol. 2; Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992. Copyright The Gale Group. Reprinted by permission of The Gale Group; page 728.
15 From Encyclopedia of Mormonism, edited by Daniel H. Ludlow, Vol. 2; Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992. Copyright The Gale Group. Reprinted by permission of The Gale Group; page 728.
16 From Come Unto Christ, by Ezra Taft Benson (Deseret Book Company, 1983); Used by permission; Photocopies prohibited by law; page 4.
17 From the Apostles' Creed, as quoted in The United Methodist Hymnal (The United Methodist Publishing House, 1989); page 881. See also Luke 1:35 and Matthew 1:20.
18 From Encyclopedia of Mormonism, edited by Daniel H. Ludlow, Vol. 2; Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992. Copyright The Gale Group. Reprinted by permission of The Gale Group; page 552.
19 From Elder Jay Jensen of The Quorum of Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, December 9, 1998. Used by permission.
20 From The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church—1996. Copyright © 1996 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission; ¶ 62, Article VII, page 66.
21 From The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church—1996. Copyright © 1996 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission; ¶ 62, Article II, page 57.
22 From Encyclopedia of Mormonism, edited by Daniel H. Ludlow, Vol. 2; Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992. Copyright The Gale Group. Reprinted by permission of The Gale Group; page 549.
23 Elder Jensen, in his gracious editorial notes on this paper (April 21, 1999), would have us note that in LDS theology, the salvific role of those who have achieved the status of godhood is "likened to parents who are solicitous for the eternal well-being of their children."
24 From By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and Ministry, by Gayle C. Felton (Discipleship Resources, 1997, revised 1998); pages 12-13. Internal quotation from Sermon 16, "The Means of Grace," by John Wesley. Sacramental Faithfulness quotes from the study edition of By Water and the Spirit, which contains the full text of By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism. References hereafter are to this study edition. The full text of By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism can also be found in The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church—1996 (The United Methodist Publishing House, 1996); pages 716-735.
25 From By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and Ministry, by Gayle C. Felton (Discipleship Resources, 1997, revised 1998); page 13.
26 From "The Baptismal Covenant I," in The United Methodist Hymnal; © 1976, 1980, 1985, 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House; used by permission; page 37.
27 From "A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism," brochure, by Mark C. Trotter (Abingdon Press, 1998). See also Romans 8:14-17.
28 See The United Methodist Book of Worship (The United Methodist Publishing House, 1992); page 89.
29 From By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and Ministry, by Gayle C. Felton (Discipleship Resources, 1997, revised 1998); page 22.
30 From By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and Ministry, by Gayle C. Felton (Discipleship Resources, 1997, revised 1998); page 9. For more on original sin, see The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church—1996 (The United Methodist Publishing House, 1996); ¶ 62, page 59, Article VII.
31 From By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and Ministry, by Gayle C. Felton (Discipleship Resources, 1997, revised 1998); page 23.
32 From By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and Ministry, by Gayle C. Felton (Discipleship Resources, 1997, revised 1998); pages 28-29.
33 From By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and Ministry, by Gayle C. Felton (Discipleship Resources, 1997, revised 1998); pages 30-31.
34 From "Baptism and the LDS Tradition: A Presentation Given to the United Methodist Seminar," presented by Elder Jay Jensen at First United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 1998; pages 4-5. Internal quotation from Doctrine and Covenants 20:37, in The Book of Mormon/The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints/The Pearl of Great Price (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981).
35 From Sermon 16, "The Means of Grace," by John Wesley.
36 From "Baptism and the LDS Tradition: A Presentation Given to the United Methodist Seminar," presented by Elder Jay Jensen at First United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 1998; page 5.
37 From "Baptism and the LDS Tradition: A Presentation Given to the United Methodist Seminar," presented by Elder Jay Jensen at First United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 1998; page 4.
38 From "Baptism and the LDS Tradition: A Presentation Given to the United Methodist Seminar," presented by Elder Jay Jensen at First United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 1998; page 11. Internal quotation from A Study of the Articles of Faith, by James E. Talmage (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1982); page 125.
39 From "Baptism and the LDS Tradition: A Presentation Given to the United Methodist Seminar," presented by Elder Jay Jensen at First United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 1998; page 5.
40 From By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and Ministry, by Gayle C. Felton (Discipleship Resources, 1997, revised 1998); page 19.
41 From Doctrine and Covenants 20:73, in The Book of Mormon/The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints/The Pearl of Great Price (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981).
42 "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not grow out of the Catholics, and it is not a Protestant church. The church I represent is the restored Church of Jesus Christ — revealed to the earth by heavenly messengers through Joseph Smith in 1830 consisting of prophets and apostles and a fullness of light and truth. We believe in a revealed religion. Revelation came to Joseph Smith and his successors." From "Baptism and the LDS Tradition: A Presentation Given to the United Methodist Seminar," presented by Elder Jay Jensen at First United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 1998; page 1.
43 From Doxology: The Praise of God in Worship, Doctrine and Life, by Geoffrey Wainwright; pages 126-127. Electronic rights: Copyright 1980 Epworth Press. Used by permission of Methodist Publishing House, 20 Ivatt Way, Peterborough PE3 7PG, England. Print rights: Copyright 1980 by Geoffrey Wainwright. Used by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.
44 From By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and Ministry, by Gayle C. Felton (Discipleship Resources, 1997, revised 1998); page 24.
45 See Come to the Waters, by Daniel T. Benedict, Jr. (Discipleship Resources, 1996); pages 97-121.
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