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Jesus said, 'except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of god.' there are no exceptions. baptism is a necessary ordinance.
-Gordon B. Hinckley
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Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus said, 'except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of god.' there are no exceptions. baptism is a necessary ordinance.
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Baptism is a sign to god, to angels, and to heaven that we do the will of god, and there is no other way beneath the heavens whereby god hath ordained for man to come to him to be saved, and enter into the kingdom of god, except faith in jesus christ, repentance, and baptism for the remission of sins, and any other course is in vain; then you have the promise of the gift of the holy ghost.
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