When Jesus Christ lived on the earth, He organized His Church so that all people could receive His gospel and return one day to live with God, our Heavenly Father. After Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, His Apostles continued to receive revelation from Him on how to direct the work of His Church. However, after they were killed, members changed the teachings of the Church that He had established. While many good people and some truth remained, this Apostasy, or general falling away from the truth, brought about the withdrawal of the Church from the earth. The Apostle Peter prophesied that Jesus would restore His Church before His Second Coming (Acts 3:19–21).
Jesus Christ began to restore His Church in its fulness to the earth through the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1820. It has grown to become a worldwide Church with over 11 million members. It has the same teachings and basic organization as the Church established by Jesus in New Testament times.

In the spring of 1820, a 14-year-old boy named Joseph Smith went into a grove of trees near his home in Palmyra, New York, and prayed to learn which church he should join. In answer to his prayer, God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him, just as heavenly beings had appeared to prophets like Moses and Paul in biblical times. Joseph learned that the Church originally organized by Jesus Christ was no longer on the earth.
Joseph Smith was chosen by God to restore the Church of Jesus Christ to the earth. During the next 10 years, Joseph was visited by other heavenly messengers, translated the Book of Mormon, and received authority to organize the Church. The Church was organized in Fayette, New York, on 6 April 1830, under the leadership of Joseph Smith. It has grown to an organization with members and congregations throughout the world.



The Book of Mormon is another witness that Jesus Christ really lived, that He was and is God’s Son. It contains the writings of ancient prophets. One of these, Lehi, lived in Jerusalem around 600 B.C. God commanded Lehi to lead a small group of people to the American continent. There they became a great civilization.
God continued to call prophets among these people. The Book of Mormon is a collection of the writings of their prophets and record keepers. It is named after Mormon, one of the last of these ancient prophets.

These prophets knew about Heavenly Father’s plan for His children and the mission of Jesus Christ. They recorded that Christ appeared, after His Resurrection, to the people in America, taught them His gospel, and formed His Church among them. The book contains the teachings of Jesus Christ, testifying of His Atonement and His love. It supports and verifies the Bible.

The Book of Mormon concludes with a great promise that those who read it and sincerely pray about it can know by the Holy Ghost that it is true (Moroni 10:4).


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on Apr 22, 2005
Ivor Manuel prophet DECLARATION:
“And HE said unto me, you must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.” Revelation 10:11.
Baptize with Water and Light by HIS SPIRIT: “To bring forth Judgment to the gentiles.” Isaiah 42.
“For the LORD himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout; thus says the LORD: “Hear ME you now CHOSEN and FAITHFUL!” With the voice of the Archangel; GOD’ SPIRIT. And with the trumpet of GOD; HIS written WORD; and the dead Spiritually in CHRIST shall rise first…” Thessalonians 4:16.
To open the blind eyes of the Chosen and Faithful; and bring those that are prisoners out from the dungeon or churches with flags in their pulpits which support WAR; and those that sit in darkness out of the prison house, or those living outside of Spiritual guidance. Isaiah 42.
“FOR IT IS WRITTEN,” writes Ivor Manuel to remind you of HIS WORDS:
“But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the FATHER in SPIRIT and in TRUTH; for the FATHER seeks those to worship HIM.” John 4:23.
“Howbeit when he, the SPIRIT of Truth is come he will guide you unto all TRUTH; for he shall not speak of himself; for whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak; and he will show you things to come.” “He shall glorify ME: for he shall receive of MINE, and shall renew it unto you.” “All things that the FATHER has are MINE; therefore said I that he shall take of MINE, and shall renew it unto you.” John 16: 13-15.
“I AM the LORD that is My Name; and My Glory will I not give to another, neither My Praise to graven images or memorial monuments to praise WAR.” Isaiah 42.
“FOR IT IS WRITTEN:”
“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little and there a little.” “For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.” Isaiah 28.
“BENDITOS LOS QUE CREEN EN EL NOMBRE DEL SENOR.”
I am here to publish and declare the TRUE FREEDOM for PEACE; which is MERCY and LOVE and the DOCTRINE of OUR LORD; and the NEW NAME of the LORD, which is JESUS ALEUZENEV, LORD and SERVANT of all PEOPLE. Revelation 3:12. Thus says Ivor Manuel, prophet branch of the LORD; praying for you and PEACE for the World.