| Show r REMARKS Made at the Davis Slake Conference Coat Bountiful Monday March 90 1880 by ELDER GEORGE TEASDALE I always think that the I greatest evidence evi-dence we have that wo belong to tlio Church of Christ It I the living Uitlmony which to granted unto every Individual who Wllh a broken heart and a contrite con-trite spirit accept the principle of rverlaitlng life Ot course when we go nut Into Iho world we mint give a rea wn for the hope that It I within tin and we halo to rtoaon with the people from hl r the Bible I If we Propose tb teach them ajijlhlng It must agree with the Illtile tine they are not willing to accept It Ve have the Illble the llook of Mormon Mor-mon sad the Hook of Doctrine and Covenant The Doctrine and Coy rnanti contain tho revelations that have been given concerning the organ nation ot the Church the duties of the various officer elci but those revelations revela-tions vrrr given through the 1rlel hood t anal It ll the rrlefilhoo1 that In llvlngorncle Home 1Mple are very fund of the Bail letter forgetting apparently ap-parently that the teller kllleth but the rplrll glveth life Wv might hate all there txiokn but If there wan no 1rlet hood there would be no redemption Ve tnuit havo the authority ot Hod to rail men to ripentanco and to oinclate In the ordlnnmea of the house of Icxl Without that power nullrllh1 we are powerlnes Yon may lay can you prove I that from the Illblo Allow inn to refer you In Olio or two pniiagt In connection with thin 1aul In hit ells lie to the Hebrew pays Tor every high prleit taken from among men 14 ordained for men In thing pertaining to Jod that he may liter loolh l Klfta add sacrifice for Hind Who can have companion on file Ig persist and fan them that are out ot the way for that he himself also Is l com pamd with Infirmity And by rriuon herb t he ought ax tor the iieople 10 alto I for himself la offer for tin An I no man takrth thin honor unto himself hub he that li called of lod ai woo baron Ho also Christ glorified not himself to be made n high print but he that rail unto him Thou art my Bon today have I begotten then A 0 he satin alan In another place Thou art a priest forever after the order or-der of Mclchlledre Who In the days of hla flesh when he had offered up prayer and supplies lion with Strong crying enol stars unto him that wan able 10 Pave him from dead anal WA hd In that ho feared Though lie were n lion yet learned h0 brollII by the thing which ho uffered And Icing made perfect lie tiecame the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him Hob VI 13 It would lot l Impossible for 110 to obtain ob-tain thin eternal salvation Spoken of here unless wv obeyed the doctrine of ChrUI It li I necessary that we should believe In the living and true Oat that we should hao faith In Him that wo should put our trust In 11111I that wo should escognixe III Authority anal Ills Hunt to our obedience1 Then Is I another point In connection wlih this When Christ taught Ills disciples to pray He laid unto them After this manner pray ye Ho did not say they were to use the exact lan uoke but After This manner pray ye Our rather which art In heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will I be dune In earth aa II la In hear onIt this Is I correct there is I something In In I done When wo accept of tin doctrine ot Christ no iibao we W Itlr will nerve Und and keen Ills com minilmentii There la something more than n mere belief In tills I might also 1 refer > ou lo the wrlllmta ot Pool to the Itoman Hpeaklng with t r regard to the neccully of having nu thorny In prearli the Gospel he says lion then hall they call nn Him In chum they have not IIv17 anal how ihall they Ulleva In Him of whom Ihey ho nl heard a1 now shall they hear without n preacherT and how hall they preach except they Ira I 0nU llomani I 111 In view ot hit wo can understand why brief chose twelve Apotle 1 mail < 1 Pont them forth In preach the hollact Then n quorum of Ktvenly wn organISM organ-ISM nnd thne menv ret all to will similar power and authority to preach the loipel 1 and oniclate In the MlInlln thereof II tense rieceeory Ihat Ihey Should have the authority of Jesus Christi without II they would have had no right to preach Hla flue pot 1 desire thin morning lo Impress upon up-on > our mind life value of Irieethe1 We were taught ycilenlay concerning lr 1or II the neeewlty of obedience When we lllen to the counwli ot the Almighty Ihniugh We servant we are obedient to laid whom they represent Thl la I noll n manmade tyileni It Is I the ever tailing lonpel restated And II a remit re-mit of toile restoration It la nrcnary that the iieople 1 should IK I Intructed In the way of Ill and In the doctrine ot lulu In the revelation hit the Lord has given In Ihee tail day II has made Plain to ua the principle of this loipel and how to administer In them Concerning baptlim He loan paid All thone who humble themelve before Hod and desire lo be tuptlied and come forth with broken heart and contrite iplrlt and wllnen before urn church that they have truly repented of their iln and are willing to take upon them the name of Jo Christ having determination to Peeve him to fin end and trul mnnlfMl by their work that they have received of Use Hplrll of Christ unto toe mllon of their strip hall be received by baptism Into HI church Doc I < Oov Arc nl Tho Lord has Abet given unto ua the manner In I which liapllim ihall I i ad mlnlterrd In the tame auction from which I have quoted you will find the following l llaptlim IS I to uo administered In the following manner unto all those who repent Tho person who II t called of clod and haa authority from Jesus Christ Imork oul to baptise shill KO down Into the water with the person who bins pnacntcd hlmiclf or herself for bat l Him and shall say calling him or her by nime HaMng been Lommlmlonul of Jciua Christ I baptlie you In the namo of the rather and of the Bon and of the Holy halt Amen Then shall hn I Immerse him or her In the water and come forth ngiiln out of the water It waa necessary that tlieoe thlmia should he I recaled hecaufe the iieople of the word entertained peculiar no lion with regard to batl m They baptlted according to the wlidom ot IIInll final no mon can understand the Ihlnm of flat by the wisdom of man They pretended to btptlae by inuring water on Iho head or by iprlnkllng n little water on Hie face Hence 1 any It was iirccmary thai the Ixrl ihould reveal the correct mode of fiat Ism And He has done sal Here let me say thai It would limply he blasphemy to officiate In ads ordinance and to my we were commlnloneil of Christ If we were not commliiloned of Him The rrlenthood had to lie restored to enable on 10 oOlclate In three ordinances We had had nolhln but priests a ft The fear of Jot wa taught by the pre Celt of men Now It la I taught by the mclallomi of clad Now It la I taunht by the Holy Ohoel through men who have the niilhorlty and 1M right lo oillclale In the ordinance of the hour of the lord Why woo It that Joseph Smith and Oliver fondery bath born testimony that Jrhli the llnptlit Milted them and Inld hla Immta UIn Ihem no you Covenaritac ltuwllll11t1 Docttlne and I Covenant How tllllhy I know It waa necessary for John the llapllat II to como for hr purK I > e of reiloilnir the keys of the Aoronlo 1rliithoodT They were jounit men not particularly well versed In tin Scripture or In the doctrine of Chrlt Anal therefore knew cry little about who John lie llaptlit wa If me refer to thin John the baptist In the rd 1 chapter of Matthew It soy at In those days came John the llap Hit preaching In the wilderness of Ju dMA nd playing llent ye I for the king Join fit heaven la I at hnnd Tor idle li he that was ipokcn of b > the prophet I I llialoa 1 laying The voice of one crying In the wlldcrnciii 1rcparo > e ties wad of the Lord make hla mine ilralnht I Joel ue refer to tills prophecy aa It la I recorded In Iialah Comfort ye comfort > e my people aalth your filet Hiieak > e comfortably to Jerusalem final cry unto her that her warfare la I accomplished that her Iniquity la par ilonnl for Plan halh received of the 1iril hind doublo for all her aim The clio of him that ciltlh In tin wllderncn l ITcimre jo the way of the Ixint ir make straight In the desert a hlha fr our 111 TvcrV volley shill 1l ealted and rrnIIIrn IIhlii llr rrn every mountain and hill hall la I made low Said the crooked shall he l made ilrnlihl and Iho rough places I plain And the glory of the Ixini hull be revealed and nil flesh Shall m II to gather for Iho tmouth of the Lord lialh spoken It Isaiah 40 Did John the Baptist when he came In that day desk comforting word to Jeruialem 7 1 do not think he alai tot when many ot the 1harlieea and Hadducrea tnmn to Ida hnMlim hi Id r I mall t unto them I < I ginerntlon ut M pen who hath warned You to 1iv from the wrath to comeT llcincml r oleo the word of Jesus O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou that klllot the 1rophcta and atoneat them which nro font unto then how often would 1 I lme gnlhereil thy children together to-gether tirn no a hen xathrreth her thlckcna under her rings but ya would Mil llehold jour houio IH I left unto you deiolite Mntthiw t 1 It Were three comforting word to JeiuialemT Did John or Jesus cry unto Jeruialem that hir warfare wag accompllihed and that her Iniquity Was pardoned Why Jerusalem had yet to receive the punlihmenl for her Inliully I will refer 10 nnnlllOr prophecy 10 Ina I found In Ibo third chapter ur Iola chit chit11eho1al I will lend my messenger and he 1 ihall prcnaru the way hofore l me and the II r1by ye Seek shall auddenly come to ills temple even the messenger or the covenant whom ye dcllrht behold He hall come elfin tho lonl ot boat Hut who may abide this day of Ilia coming And who hull stand when he npiieareih Ior he la I like a refiner fire and like rnllera Pont And lie Shall alt aa a refiner and puriner of Slivers and Ho hall purify the Suns of Steel slid purse them aa gold and Plover that fifty may otter unto un-to Iho Lord an orfcrlnii In rlnhtcoua facer facerWere there Ihlnm done In till > days when John the Haptlit come bounding In the wlldcrncua of Jiitlea T No It la I therefore evident that John loan Imprint wile not only the forerunner of Jesus Thrift In llll first advent but most In III Is second advent This waa tin man who Val fOhOIlnltl frolll before the foundation of the world to lei I the forerunner of Hit Savior Thin war thu 11I11 lon given unto hintn misSion lion that WAS liNiken ot by Iialah laud by Mnlncht He was the forerunner an lc hrhn I In thin tI ll fon irtlon I aa well al In the Inrhlln of lime lie nIno and restored the Aaron lrlrlho < Hl area conftrreit It upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Condery Afterwards liter Jame nnd John came final featured fe-atured the Melchliedek Vrlcithood In Ill I way Hie authority lo Drench the Impel 1 and omclali In the ordinance thereof wool restored In these tatter days And I want to bent tcallmony that that 1rleithood title never loon l taken from the arlh Then tons teen no rcorKanliatlon of the Church U hen bin 0111 I from the beginning lod rcatorcd the Irlithood anal the bleats Inga anal ke > a of endless live They are upon the earth today with the church of Jeua Christ ot Latterday Halnla preildcil over by the Prophet l I Neer and Itevelnlor lonn I Snow I want lhlt to tan I dlnllnctly underatooil I Tho PilcMhooil of the Hon of ilea haa late nitoreil and we have Ihn authority au-thority to preach the loipel I want you Kliler lush 1rieiti and Seventies lo understand that Ood rubenot these hooks We have n living Prleithood We are not tied lo the dead letter It la I the elicit Ihat irhflh life Thl fr of contention that there la In Some of the quorums of rilcilhood Where do jon get It from 1 Prom beneath be-neath The Lord Jesus fhrlit lion told ua that contention la I of the evil We have no business In contend Hut a man reds n foollili notion Into hla head and he cannot do without telling It to everybody and I he wants lo jutlfy himself In that foollih notion It la the pith of the ndveinary t know that Iho Lord la I going In cilnbllili ills righteousness upon the tarlh The only fear I have ever had Is I let I should ilo nine overt act by which I ihould be excommunicated from Ills Church I never had n doubt concerning con-cerning tills work from the time the Almighty revealed It unto inn U wn not under the preildency of Vrcldtnl JoicMi Smith but under the prolden cy of rrcldcnt lirlghnm Young and nil the evidence and tilemlng I Have had have been from that tithis I knew that Joteph Hmlth 1118 n true lrop1 of led because I had the llv Ing tentlmony that he proml el I know the Church of Christ I In lamb Untied upon also earth nnd Oat will vindicate It We call upon the 1 ople 1 lo rcpenlrepcnt or all Moor false doc trlnea and theories and come unto lil I with the broken heart and the contrite con-trite plrll or elan they will w under condemnation When the lord ends n mage lo Ills rhlllren w cannot tripe with II II 10 I n AMir of life unto un-to life or of death unto death lint bless ratio my brethren unit al It tem In the name of Jesus Christ Amen |
