Do Mormons Believe In Jesus Christ - Latter-day Saint Podcasters

In a world that consistently confuses the beliefs of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) about Jesus Christ, here is the official proclamation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on The Living Christ. "He Is Risen."

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are Mormons Christians the simple answer
to that is no christianity and Mormonism
are fundamentally different mormons are
not a Christian denomination they've
done some marketing to reposition
themselves as a Christian denomination
mormons are not Christians mormonism is
not a Christian religion
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as we commemorate the birth of Jesus
Christ two millennia ago we offer our
testimony of the reality of his
matchless life and the infinite virtue
of his great atoning sacrifice none
other has had so profound an influence
upon all who have lived and will yet
live upon the
earth he was the great Jehovah of the
Old Testament the Messiah of the New
under the direction of his father he was
the creator of the earth all things were
made by him and without him was not
anything made that was made though
sinless he was baptized to fulfill all
righteousness he went about doing good
yet was despised for
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it his gospel was a message of peace and
goodwill he entreated all to follow his
example he walked the roads of Palestine
healing the sick causing the blind to
see and raising the dead he taught the
truths of eternity the reality of our
premortal existence the purpose of our
life on earth and the potential for the
sons and daughters of God in the life to
come he instituted the sacrament as a
reminder of his great atoning sacrifice
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he was arrested and condemned on
spirious charges convicted to satisfy a
mob and sentenced to die on Calvar's
cross he gave his life to atone for the
sins of all mankind his was a great
vicarious gift on behalf of all who
would ever live upon the earth we
solemnly testify that his life which is
central to all human history neither
began in Bethlehem nor concluded on
Calvary he was the firstborn of the
father the only begotten son in the
flesh the redeemer of the word he rose
from the grave to become the first
fruits of them that
slept as risen Lord he visited among
those he had loved in life he also
ministered among his other sheep in
ancient America in the modern world he
and his father appeared to the boy
Joseph Smith ushering in the long
promised dispensation of the fullness of
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times of the living Christ the prophet
Joseph wrote "His eyes were as a flame
of fire the hair of his head was white
like the pure snow his countenance shone
above the brightness of the sun and his
voice was as the sound of the rushing of
great waters even the voice of Jehovah
saying "I am the first and the last i am
he who liveth i am he who was slain i am
your advocate with the father."
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of him the prophet also declared and now
after the many testimonies which we have
given of him this is the testimony last
of all which we give of him that he
lives for we saw him even on the right
hand of God and we heard the voice
bearing record that he is the only
begotten of the Father and that by him
and through him and of him the worlds
are and were created and all the
inhabitants thereof are begotten sons
and daughters unto God we declare in
words of somnity that his priesthood and
his church have been restored upon the
earth built upon the foundation of
apostles and prophets Jesus Christ
himself being the chief cornerstone
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we testify that he will someday return
to earth and the glory of the Lord shall
be revealed and all flesh shall see it
together he will rule as king of kings
and reign as lord of lords and every
knee shall bend and every tongue shall
speak and worship before him each of us
will stand to be judged of him according
to our works and the desires of our
hearts
we bear testimony as his dy ordained
apostles that Jesus is the living Christ
the immortal son of God he is the great
King Emmanuel who stands today on the
right hand of his father he is the light
the life and the hope of the world his
way is the path that leads to happiness
in this life and eternal life in the
world to come god be thanked for the
matchless gift of his divine son