Book of Mormon; Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines; Latter Day Saints
From this time the twelve disciples began to baptize and teach as many
as came unto them; and as many as were baptized in the name of Jesus
were filled with the Holy Ghost. Many of them saw and heard wondrous
things which are not lawful to be written.
On one occasion when the disciples were thus traveling, preaching,
and baptizing, they united together in fasting and mighty prayer. The
subject about which they prayed the most earnestly was, what should be
the name of the Church, for its members were not united on this matter.
While they were thus engaged Jesus again showed himself unto them, and
in answer to their inquiries regarding the name of his church he told
them, Whatsoever ye shall do ye shall do it in my name; therefore ye
shall call the church in my name; and ye shall call upon the Father in
my name, that he will bless the church for my sake. He further said
to them if they called the church by the name of a man it would be
that man's church, if by Moses' name it would be Moses' church; but
being his church it should be called by his holy name. And many other
instructions gave he unto them at this time.
It was during this interview that the Savior asked the Twelve, one by
one, What is it that you desire of me, after I am gone to the Father?
Then nine of them said, We desire after we have lived unto the age of
man, that our ministry wherein thou hast called us, may have an end,
that we may speedily come unto thee in thy kingdom.
And he said unto them, Blessed are ye, because ye desire this thing of
me; therefore after that ye are seventy and two years old, ye shall
come unto me in my kingdom and with me ye shall find rest.
Then he turned to the three who had not answered, and again asked
them what they would have him do for them. But they faltered in their
answer; their wish was such a peculiar one, that they were afraid to
express it. And he said unto them, behold, I know your thoughts, and ye
have desired the thing which John, my beloved, who was with me in my
ministry before that I was lifted up by the Jews, desired of me;
Therefore more blessed are ye, for ye shall never taste of death, but
ye shall live to behold all the doings of the Father, unto the children
of men, even until all things shall be fulfilled, according to the will
of the Father, when I shall come in my glory, with the powers of heaven;
And ye shall never endure the pains of death; but when I shall come in
my glory, ye shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality
to immortality: and then shall ye be blessed in the kingdom of my
Father.
And again, ye shall not have pain while ye shall dwell in the flesh,
neither sorrow, save it be for the sins of the world: and all this will
I do because of the thing which ye have desired of me, for ye have
desired that ye might bring the souls of men unto me, while the world
shall stand;
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