The LDS' view of the Birth of Jesus Christ
Journal of Discourses, Vol 13, Page 95, Brigham Young, January 2, 1870
I have never yet preached a sermon and sent it out to the children of men, that they may not call scripture.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.1, p.50, Brigham Young, April 9, 1852
When the Virgin Mary conceived the child Jesus, the Father had begotten him in his own likeness. He was not begotten by the Holy Ghost.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.8, p.115, Brigham Young, July 8, 1860
The birth of the Savior was as natural as are the births of our children; it was the result of natural action. He partook of flesh and blood—was begotten of his Father, as we were of our fathers.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.8, p.211, Heber C. Kimball, September 2, 1860
In relation to the way in which I look upon the works of God and his creatures, I will say that I was naturally begotten; so was my father, and also my Savior Jesus Christ. According to the Scriptures, he is the first begotten of his father in the flesh, and there was nothing unnatural about it.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.11, p.268, Brigham Young, August 19, 1866
his matter was a little changed in the case of the Savior of the world, the Son of the living God. The man Joseph, the husband of Mary, did not, that we know of, have more than one wife, but Mary the wife of Joseph had another husband. On this account infidels have called the Savior a bastard. This is merely a human opinion upon one of the inscrutable doings of the Almighty. That very babe that was cradled in the manger, was begotten, not by Joseph, the husband of Mary, but by another Being. Do you inquire by whom? He was begotten by God our heavenly Father. This answer may suffice you—you need never inquire more upon that point.
Desert News, 10/10/1866, Brigham Young
“The man Joseph, the husband of Mary, did not, that we know of, have more than one wife, but Mary, the wife of Joseph, had another husband.”
New Era, Dec 1980, Page 44, Five Marks of the Divinity of Jesus Christ
By President Ezra Taft Benson of the Quorum of the Twelve Given as an LDSSA fireside address in the University of Utah Special Events Center on Sunday, December 9, 1979
Some six hundred years before Jesus was born, Nephi had a vision. He saw Mary and described her as “a virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.” He then saw her “carried away in the Spirit; … for the space of a time.” When she returned she was bearing a child in her arms, “even the son of the Eternal Father!” (1 Ne. 11:15, 19–21.)
Thus the testimonies of appointed witnesses leave no question as to the paternity of Jesus Christ. God was the Father of His fleshly tabernacle and Mary, a mortal woman, was His mother. He is therefore the only person born who rightfully deserves the title the Only Begotten Son of God.
I am bold to say to you young people tonight: Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His mission in the flesh was sired by that same Holy Being we worship as God, our Eternal Father. He was not the son of Joseph, nor was He begotten by the Holy Ghost. He is the Son of the Eternal Father!
Ensign, Mar 1986, Pages 3-4, First Presidency Message Joy in Christ, Ensign, Mar 1986, 3-4
By President Ezra Taft Benson He was the Only Begotten Son of our Heavenly Father in the flesh—the only child whose mortal body was begotten by our Heavenly Father. His mortal mother, Mary, was called a virgin, both before and after she gave birth. (See 1 Nephi 11:20.)
Ensign, May 1991, 32, The Savior and Joseph Smith— Alike Yet Unlike
“The Savior was born of a mortal mother but was sired by the Eternal Father.”
Ensign, April 1995, Page 36, I Am the Resurrection and the Life
By Alexander B. Morrison
He, the literal Son of God, offspring of a virgin mother and the mighty Father-God Elohim, preached his wondrous gospel of love, was betrayed by one of his closest associates, was subjected to the cruel mockery of a farcical trial, and died on a cross between two thieves on Golgotha’s hill.
Ensign, Dec 2001, 8, Five Marks of the Divinity of Jesus Christ
Thus the testimonies of appointed witnesses leave no question as to the paternity of Jesus Christ. God was the Father of His fleshly tabernacle, and Mary, a mortal woman, was His mother. He is therefore the only person born who rightfully deserves the title “the Only Begotten Son of God.”
I am bold to say to you, … Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His mission in the flesh was sired by that same Holy Being we worship as God, our Eternal Father. He was not the son of Joseph, nor was He begotten by the Holy Ghost. He is the Son of the Eternal Father!
Doctrine and Covenants and Church History:
Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual
Lesson 42 Page 245
Preparation of Church publications
Explain that Church publications, such as lesson manuals and Church magazines, are produced to help members learn and live the gospel of Jesus Christ. The correlation process helps ensure that these materials are scripture-based, doctrinally accurate, and appropriate for the intended audience. All Church publications are planned, prepared, reviewed, and implemented under the direction of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve.
Doctrines of the Gospel Student Manual: Chapter 4
“That Child to be born of Mary was begotten of Elohim, the Eternal Father, not in violation of natural law but in accordance with a higher manifestation thereof; and, the offspring from that association of supreme sanctity, celestial Sireship, and pure though mortal maternity, was of right to be called the ‘Son of the Highest.’” (James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ, 81).
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.2, JESUS CHRIST Page 725, 1992
“The Church of Jesus of Latter-Day Saints proclaims that Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His Mission in the flesh was fathered by the same Holy Being we worship as God, our Eternal Father!” (Besnen p 4)
I have never yet preached a sermon and sent it out to the children of men, that they may not call scripture.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.1, p.50, Brigham Young, April 9, 1852
When the Virgin Mary conceived the child Jesus, the Father had begotten him in his own likeness. He was not begotten by the Holy Ghost.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.8, p.115, Brigham Young, July 8, 1860
The birth of the Savior was as natural as are the births of our children; it was the result of natural action. He partook of flesh and blood—was begotten of his Father, as we were of our fathers.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.8, p.211, Heber C. Kimball, September 2, 1860
In relation to the way in which I look upon the works of God and his creatures, I will say that I was naturally begotten; so was my father, and also my Savior Jesus Christ. According to the Scriptures, he is the first begotten of his father in the flesh, and there was nothing unnatural about it.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.11, p.268, Brigham Young, August 19, 1866
his matter was a little changed in the case of the Savior of the world, the Son of the living God. The man Joseph, the husband of Mary, did not, that we know of, have more than one wife, but Mary the wife of Joseph had another husband. On this account infidels have called the Savior a bastard. This is merely a human opinion upon one of the inscrutable doings of the Almighty. That very babe that was cradled in the manger, was begotten, not by Joseph, the husband of Mary, but by another Being. Do you inquire by whom? He was begotten by God our heavenly Father. This answer may suffice you—you need never inquire more upon that point.
Desert News, 10/10/1866, Brigham Young
“The man Joseph, the husband of Mary, did not, that we know of, have more than one wife, but Mary, the wife of Joseph, had another husband.”
New Era, Dec 1980, Page 44, Five Marks of the Divinity of Jesus Christ
By President Ezra Taft Benson of the Quorum of the Twelve Given as an LDSSA fireside address in the University of Utah Special Events Center on Sunday, December 9, 1979
Some six hundred years before Jesus was born, Nephi had a vision. He saw Mary and described her as “a virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.” He then saw her “carried away in the Spirit; … for the space of a time.” When she returned she was bearing a child in her arms, “even the son of the Eternal Father!” (1 Ne. 11:15, 19–21.)
Thus the testimonies of appointed witnesses leave no question as to the paternity of Jesus Christ. God was the Father of His fleshly tabernacle and Mary, a mortal woman, was His mother. He is therefore the only person born who rightfully deserves the title the Only Begotten Son of God.
I am bold to say to you young people tonight: Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His mission in the flesh was sired by that same Holy Being we worship as God, our Eternal Father. He was not the son of Joseph, nor was He begotten by the Holy Ghost. He is the Son of the Eternal Father!
Ensign, Mar 1986, Pages 3-4, First Presidency Message Joy in Christ, Ensign, Mar 1986, 3-4
By President Ezra Taft Benson He was the Only Begotten Son of our Heavenly Father in the flesh—the only child whose mortal body was begotten by our Heavenly Father. His mortal mother, Mary, was called a virgin, both before and after she gave birth. (See 1 Nephi 11:20.)
Ensign, May 1991, 32, The Savior and Joseph Smith— Alike Yet Unlike
“The Savior was born of a mortal mother but was sired by the Eternal Father.”
Ensign, April 1995, Page 36, I Am the Resurrection and the Life
By Alexander B. Morrison
He, the literal Son of God, offspring of a virgin mother and the mighty Father-God Elohim, preached his wondrous gospel of love, was betrayed by one of his closest associates, was subjected to the cruel mockery of a farcical trial, and died on a cross between two thieves on Golgotha’s hill.
Ensign, Dec 2001, 8, Five Marks of the Divinity of Jesus Christ
Thus the testimonies of appointed witnesses leave no question as to the paternity of Jesus Christ. God was the Father of His fleshly tabernacle, and Mary, a mortal woman, was His mother. He is therefore the only person born who rightfully deserves the title “the Only Begotten Son of God.”
I am bold to say to you, … Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His mission in the flesh was sired by that same Holy Being we worship as God, our Eternal Father. He was not the son of Joseph, nor was He begotten by the Holy Ghost. He is the Son of the Eternal Father!
Doctrine and Covenants and Church History:
Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual
Lesson 42 Page 245
Preparation of Church publications
Explain that Church publications, such as lesson manuals and Church magazines, are produced to help members learn and live the gospel of Jesus Christ. The correlation process helps ensure that these materials are scripture-based, doctrinally accurate, and appropriate for the intended audience. All Church publications are planned, prepared, reviewed, and implemented under the direction of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve.
Doctrines of the Gospel Student Manual: Chapter 4
“That Child to be born of Mary was begotten of Elohim, the Eternal Father, not in violation of natural law but in accordance with a higher manifestation thereof; and, the offspring from that association of supreme sanctity, celestial Sireship, and pure though mortal maternity, was of right to be called the ‘Son of the Highest.’” (James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ, 81).
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.2, JESUS CHRIST Page 725, 1992
“The Church of Jesus of Latter-Day Saints proclaims that Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His Mission in the flesh was fathered by the same Holy Being we worship as God, our Eternal Father!” (Besnen p 4)