- Repeated Transgression & Repentance Not Pleasing to God — Willard Richards (Between circa 26 June and circa 2 July 1839)
- Forgive Brother on First Intimations of Repentance (July 2, 1839)
- God’s Children Must Repent or Be Discarded — Times and Seasons (May 16, 1841)
- Remission of Sins by Baptism Not to Be Preached to Murderers — William Clayton (May 16, 1841)
- Peter Taught Repentance & Baptism for a Remission of Sins (May 16, 1841)
- Should Not Procrastinate Repentance — Wilford Woodruff (March 20, 1842)
- Current Generation & Wordly Nations Subject to Rule of Old Pharaoh If They Do Not Repent — The Wasp (June 5, 1842)
- Cannot Repent After Sinning Against the Holy Ghost & Shedding Innocent Blood — Franklin D. Richards (March 10, 1844)
- Joseph Smith the Voice in the Wilderness, Crying Repentence & Preparation for Jesus Christ — Wilford Woodruff (March 24, 1844)
- Peter Taught Repentance & Conversion — Franklin D. Richards (March 10, 1844)
- Provision of Salvation Made for Every Person Who Repents Unless He Commits Unpardonable Sin (April 7, 1844)
Repeated Transgression & Repentance Not Pleasing to God — Willard Richards (Between circa 26 June and circa 2 July 1839)
Repentance Is a thing that cannot be trifled with every day. Daily transgression & daily repentance is not that which is pleasing in the sight of God—
Discourse, between circa 26 June and circa 2 July 1839, as Reported by Willard Richards, p. 15, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Forgive Brother on First Intimations of Repentance (July 2, 1839)
Wilford Woodruff – A
Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy & be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance & asking forgiveness, & should we even forgive our brother or Even our Enemy before they repent or ask forgiveness our heavenly father would be equally as merciful unto us.
Discourse, 2 July 1839, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff–A, pp. 21-23, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Wilford Woodruff – B
Then Joseph arose & presented some precious things of the kingdom unto us in the power of the Holy Ghost, yea precious principles that ought to be engraven upon our hearts & practiced in our lives, some of which are as follows. Ever keep in exercise the principles of mercy & be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance & asking forgiveness & should we even forgive our brother or our enemy before they ask it our heavenly father would be equally as merciful unto us, & also we ought to be willing to repent of & confess all of our own sins & keep nothing back . . .
Discourse, 2 July 1839, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff–B, p. 86, The Joseph Smith Papers.
God’s Children Must Repent or Be Discarded — Times and Seasons (May 16, 1841)
God did elect or predestinate, that all those who would be saved, should be saved in Christ Jesus, and through obedience to the gospel; but he passes over no man’s sins, but visits them with correction, and if his children will not repent of their sins, he will discard them.
Discourse, 16 May 1841, as Published in Times and Seasons, p. 430, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Remission of Sins by Baptism Not to Be Preached to Murderers — William Clayton (May 16, 1841)
The doctrine of eternal judgment Acts 2-41 Peter preached repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, &c; but in Acts 3-19 he says “Repent and be converted that you sins may be blotted out when the time of redemption shall come and he shall send Jesus,” &c. Remission of sins by baptism was not to be preached to murderers. All the priests in Christendom might pray for a murderer on the scaffold forever, but could not avail so much as a gnat towards their forgiveness. There is no forgiveness for murderers. They will have to wait until the time of redemption shall come and that in hell. Peter had the keys of eternal judgment and he saw David in hell and knew for what reason, and that David would have to remain there until the resurrection at the coming of Christ.
Discourse, 16 May 1841, as Reported by William Clayton, pp. 9-10, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Peter Taught Repentance & Baptism for a Remission of Sins (May 16, 1841)
William Clayton
The doctrine of eternal judgment, Acts 2, 41. Peter preached Repent, and be baptized for the remision of sins, &c., but in Acts 3, 19, he says, Repent & be converted, that your sins may be blotted out when the times of redemption shall come, and he shall send Jesus, &c remission of sins by baptisom was not to be preached to murderers. All the priests in Christendom might pray for a murderer on the scaffold forever, but could not avail so much as a gnat towards their forgiveness. There is no forgiveness for murderers. They will have to wait until the time of redemption shall come and that in hell.
Discourse, 16 May 1841, as Reported by William Clayton, p. 9, The Joseph Smith Papers. See also, Joseph Smith collection, 1827-1844 / Petitions, addresses and legal papers, 1829-1844 / Addresses, 1839-1842, p. 24, Church History Library.
Unidentified Scribe
The docterine of eternal judgement acts 2— 41 Peter preached repent & be baptised in the name of jesus Christ for the remision of sins &c but in act 3 19 he says repent and be converted that your sins my be
Discourse, 16 May 1841, as Reported by Unidentified Scribe, p. 1, The Joseph Smith Papers.forgivenblotted out when the times of refreshing redemption shall come & he shall send jesus &c remission of sins by baptisom was not to be preached to murderers.
Should Not Procrastinate Repentance — Wilford Woodruff (March 20, 1842)
(We should take warning & not wait for the deathbed to repent) As we se[e] the infant taken away by death, so may the youth & middle aged as well as the infant suddenly be called into <a great> eternity, Let this then proove as a warning to all not to procrastinate repentance or wait till a death bed, for it is the will of God that man should repent & serve him in health & in the strength & power of his mind in order to secure his blessings & not wait untill he is called to die.
Discourse, 20 March 1842, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff, p. 135, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Current Generation & Wordly Nations Subject to Rule of Old Pharaoh If They Do Not Repent — The Wasp (June 5, 1842)
The Prophet, Joseph Smith, delivered a powerful discourse, last Sabbath, to an attentive audience of about 8000, in this city. The subject matter was drawn from the 32nd and 33rd chapters of Ezekiel, wherein it was shown the Old Pharaoh was comforted, and greatly rejoiced, that he was honored as a kind of King Devil over those uncircumcised nations, that go down to hell for rejecting the word of the Lord, withstanding his mighty miracles, and fighting the saints:— The whole exhibited as a pattern to this generation, and the nations now rolling in splendor over the globe, if they do not repent, that they shall go down to the pit also, and be rejoiced over, and ruled over by Old Pharoah, King Devil of mobocrats, miracle rejecters, saint killers, hypocritical priests, and all other fit subjects to fester in their own infamy.
Discourse, 5 June 1842, as Published in Wasp, p. 2, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Cannot Repent After Sinning Against the Holy Ghost & Shedding Innocent Blood — Franklin D. Richards (March 10, 1844)
there are two sins agains which this power does not secure or prevail they are “The sin against the Holy Ghost” And “shedding of innocent Blood” which is equivelant to “crucifying the Son of God afresh & putting him to an open shame”
Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards, pp. 33-34, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Those who do these it is impossible to renew unto repentance for they are delivered to the buffettings of satan untill the day of redemptions
Joseph Smith the Voice in the Wilderness, Crying Repentence & Preparation for Jesus Christ — Wilford Woodruff (March 24, 1844)
And I am as the voice of one Crying in the wilderness repent of your sins & prepare the way for the Coming of the Son of Man, for the Kingdom of God has Come unto you and henceforth the ax is laid unto the root of the tree and evry tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, God — Almighty (and not Jo Smith) shall hew down & cast it into the fire.
Discourse, 24 March 1844–B, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff, p. 218, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Peter Taught Repentance & Conversion — Franklin D. Richards (March 10, 1844)
Also spoke of the rulers of the Jews & Peter preaching I wot (wish) that through ignorance ye did it as did those over whom ye ruled Acts 3-17 Peter did not preach repentance & Baptism but repent & be converted that your sins may be blotted out when the times of redemptions shall come from the presence of God
Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards, p. 34, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Provision of Salvation Made for Every Person Who Repents Unless He Commits Unpardonable Sin (April 7, 1844)
Wilford Woodruff
God has made provision for evry spirit in the eternal world, and the spirits of our friends should be searched out & saved, Any man that has a friend in eternity can save him if he has not committed the unpardonable sin, He cannot be damned through all eternity, their is a possibility for his escape in a little time, If a man has knowledge he can be saved, if he has been guilty of great sins he is punished for it, when he consents to obey the gospel whether Alive or dead, he is saved, his own mind damns him I have no fear of hell fire that dont exhist, No man can commit the unpardonable sin, untill He receives the Holy Ghost
Discourse, 7 April 1844, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff, p. 138, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Thomas Bullock
hear it all ye Ends of the Earth — all ye Sinners Repent Repent — turn to God for your reln, wont save you & ye will be d— d but I do not say how along— but those who Sin agt. the H. G. cannot be forgiven in this world or in the world to come but they shall die the 2nd. death — but as they concoct scenes of bloodshed in this world so they shall rise to that resurn. which is as the lake of fire & brimstone — some shall rise to the everlasting burning of God & some shall rise to the dn. of their own filthiness — same as the lake of fire & brimstone —
Discourse, 7 April 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock, pp. 21-22, The Joseph Smith Papers.
