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We often think of Faith in Jesus Christ and Repentance as principles and Baptism and the Gift of the Holy Ghost as ordinances. Joseph Smith said all of these can be looked at as principles. In the book "Joseph Smith as a Scientist: A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy" Joseph explains how these four are principles.