Article IV – First Principles and Ordinances The fourth LDS Article of Faith says, “We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.” LDS Apostle Bruce R. McConkie was the son-in-law of Joseph Fielding Smith, the tenth LDS prophet. He said that “Bible doctrine is Mormon doctrine an