Why I read: typical Latter-day Saint missionary tract from England, circa 1853

This is a typical Latter-day Saint missionary tract from England, circa 1853. 
What do the Latter-Day Saints believe?

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I learned:

I enjoyed:

What we have learned since: Knowing the Godhead – Liahona January 2016 – liahona

We must not rush toward baptism and the goal of a new convert before we have taught true faith in God, explained the need for true repentance in Christ, and made certain that those crucial first shoots of a convert’s growing testimony are kept strong and viable through the nourishing agency of the Holy Spirit.