Original Wording written by Joseph Smith in 1842 <br /><br />(3rd) We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel. <br />(4th) We believe that these ordinances are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. <br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------ <br />1902 Edition published in the Pearl of Great Price <br /><br />(3rd) We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel. <br />(4th) We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
