Declaration of Belief, circa August 1835 [D&C 134]

the earth, and warn the righteous to save themselves from the  corruption of the world; but we do not believe it right to inter fere with bond-servants, neither preach the gospel to, nor bap tize

An ordinance in which an individual is immersed in water for the remission of sins. The Book of Mormon explained that those with necessary authority were to baptize individuals who had repented of their sins. Baptized individuals also received the gift of...

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them, contrary to the will and wish of their masters, nor  to meddle with, or influence them in the least to cause them  to be dissatisfied with their situations in this life, thereby jeop ardizing the lives of men: such interference we believe to be  unlawful and unjust, and dangerous to the peace of every Gov ernment allowing human beings to be held in servitude. [p. 254]