CHAPTER II.

Was Joseph Smith a Prophet?--Testimony of His Works--Judging by the Fruits--Joseph Smith's Claim--His Claim Compared with Scripture--Predictions that the Gospel should be Restored--Joseph Smith Treated the same as Ancient Prophets--Account of Some of his Works--Bible Prophecies Fulfilled--Church Organization the Same as Formerly--Same Doctrines as in Former Days--The Holy Ghost Received--How to Obtain Proof--Outward Proofs--Testimony of Witnesses--Ancient Prophecies Being Fulfilled--The Gathering of Israel--Gathering Peculiar to Latter-day Saints--Events in the History of the Saints--Words of the Psalmist Fulfilled--Isaiah's Prediction Fulfilled--A Prophecy of Malachi--Salvation for the Dead--Facts Proven.

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