• “All things that pertain to our religion are only appendages to the Atonement of Jesus Christ.” – Joseph Smith

• Why do we not emphasize the cross as a symbol of Christianity?

• Early Christians used other symbols

• “We are, rather, a restored church, the restored New Testament Church. Thus, our origins and authority go back before the time of councils, creeds and iconography.”

• Emphasis on the complete miracle/victory of Christ’s mission

• “His glorious Resurrection as well as His sacrificial suffering and death.”

• The lives of our people must be the symbol of our faith

• “To be a follower of Jesus Christ one must sometimes carry a burden — your own or someone else’s — and go where sacrifice is required and suffering is inevitable.”

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