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"Elder Pelatiah Brown, one of the wisest old heads we have among us, and whom I now see before me, has been preaching concerning the beast which was full of eyes before and behind; and for this he was hauled up for trial before the High Council. I did not like the old man being called up for erring in doctrine; it looks too much like [the\ Methodists, and not like [the] Latter Day Saints. Methodists have creeds which a man must believe or be kicked out of their church. I want the liberty of thinking and believing as I please; it feels so good not to be tramelled. It does not prove that a man is not a good man, because he errs in doctrine. The High Council undertook to censure and correct Elder Brown because of his teaching in relation to the beasts; whether they actually corrected him or not I am a little doubtful, but don’t care." -Joseph Smith Jr.
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"And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is on our part. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward." -Mark 9:38-41
“Contend against no church, save it
be the church of the devil. “Contend against no church, save it
be the church of the devil, and as many as repent, and are
baptized in my name, which is Jesus
Christ, and endure to the end, the
same shall be saved.” -Doctrines of the Saints 12a:35-36
"Go forth and do my works and worry not what other men do; yea, preach mine gospel in my name, and bring those that would come unto me; this shall suffice. Condemn not other branches of the Church of Christ, for contention is not of me; but build bridges that all may come and worship the Father in my name; and this ye shall do, for it is my work, and ye shall do it in my name; So mote it be, Amen." -Doctrines of the Saints 17d:17-19