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“The wisdom and mercy of God in preparing an ordinance for the…

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Quote by Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith

“The wisdom and mercy of God in preparing an ordinance for the salvation of the dead. . . . Those Saints who neglect it in behalf of their deceased relatives, do it at the peril of their own salvation.”

Source: History of the Church, 4:426.

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