Project Gutenberg 2019-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 126 Widtsoe, Osborne J. P. 1877 1920 Widtsoe, Osborne John Peter Widtsoe, Osborne John Peder Smith, Joseph Fielding 1876 1972 The Restoration of the Gospel Produced by the Mormon Texts Project (MormonTextsProject.org), with thanks to Renah Holmes and Andy Hobbs "The Restoration of the Gospel" by Osborne J. P. Widtsoe is a religious text written in the early 20th century. The work discusses the restoration of the Gospel according to the beliefs of the Latter-day Saints, focusing on the events leading to the re-establishment of divine authority and the organization of the Church. The book addresses the historical decline of the original Christian teachings, emphasizing the necessity of a restoration through prophetic visions and heavenly messengers. The opening of this text introduces the early background of Joseph Smith, who initiated the restoration of the Gospel amid a wave of religious revival in 1820. The narrative recounts Smith's profound spiritual quest for truth, leading to his First Vision, where he encountered God and Jesus Christ, who directed him to join none of the existing denominations of the time. This experience marked the beginning of his divine mission, establishing Smith as a prophet tasked with restoring the true Gospel to humanity. The subsequent visits from the angel Moroni and the promise of the Book of Mormon unfold as significant elements in this foundational account, setting the stage for the forthcoming chapters that explore the principles and doctrines that constitute the restored faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints BX Text Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 398235 2025-06-24T04:31:35.334587 text/html 394509 2019-07-27T15:39:02 text/html 191063 2025-06-24T04:31:39.907555 application/epub+zip 196154 2025-06-24T04:31:35.958618 application/epub+zip 196154 2025-06-24T04:31:35.634618 application/epub+zip 312799 2025-06-24T04:31:43.196612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299207 2025-06-24T04:31:39.597597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299251 2022-09-27T05:22:23.378040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377682 2025-06-24T04:31:34.828652 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377897 2019-07-27T15:39:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19258 2025-06-24T04:31:43.335557 application/rdf+xml 7963 2025-06-24T04:31:35.723703 image/jpeg 2028 2025-06-24T04:31:35.677607 image/jpeg 177086 2019-07-27T15:39:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 131907 2019-07-27T15:39:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 184964 2025-06-24T04:31:35.370579 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia