Show Christmas Suggests to a Latter Lafter Day Saint I 1 u BY THE TIIt FIRST PRESIDENCY v 1 J iS iMAS to the Lat Let r I day Scant Saint ia is I both bothi i r and pro prophetic a reminder of end and solemn tolen events event twO o gloat ICI be he regarded t will wt yet vet the mightiest and most mOlt tally lly 11 as ha happenings in the his hi hiI cf he the race These c rn I ry were predestined to take vr crr er this thi planet before it its t f 1 Js vs s created One of them was Will the cowing corring co ring of the Savior in the die cUe for the theUS therus an of time to or sins US rus the hc world we rid and the other I prospective advent t of the ther t c J glorified Redeemer to ton toli i r 1 the earth arth as King ol of olI li rl n i i crl 1 I r s Sr r c of a parallel is suE sug suEt sUIr rJ a vents J nt leading ding up to the thet t r epochs epoch in question t vo v o A v n i of preparation was nee tary CiC the Son of God came camet 1 tr t ch cash h to give gie Hit His Hi life as a a I avan aa van a 1 s to atone for or orai oral oral al ai i the thc transgression of ol Ar k J J 1 Eve and to make mike it itt itI I t n rn rn n Jo to t secure the re reo nr 1 r i r r I sim through c edi r o J tIe lie lows laws and W cf h e Gospel Even so 10 a I Ii i pf p rn ry work is ia necessary and an is s sow now being bing performed bel be l fere tic 11 second advent of the thebon j bon Lor a O t tense the earth would be tJ net cc A dJ a His coming comin ivry i ry to the first advent a J Pp P t va raised up to her herl j l d i and to toJ iJ J i c ordinances of a pre pro ra ry na such as U water b i n r for i ear the remission Oft of sins aiM Lm Lr J a 1 I who ho were willing to top re repert repert pert p rt that they might be worthy to I e t the Lamb of God the tta righter One who would bap hap tiit liC Ien with fire and with the lioy Lcy Ghost A Prophet also alao carre cadre forth at the beginning of the nineteenth century to proclaim the ancient a Gospel to call men to tor r e lift an ensign for the theof gF 2 o of Israel and lay the 11 cf a work designed to toI I r the orld for the glorious 1 in ol of the tle Messiah and the thet t ri 7 in of the Millennial rig rg peace Th of John the Pore Fore i limed the way for the ie er ministry of Christ whose whOle r trough through the preaching of the rt A tl s and their associates was ras her throughout the then kronen world and has been per perpetuate and md revered aU all down cloWn the es by millions of sincere iid rd d h st worshipers worshiper And this thill 10 ir in j LC of the malign malien iuRu n r I F isn which early iv v I corrupted the Christian Church I and rendered necessary the res restoration restoration of the Gospel O l with the powers power of the Priesthood and the reestablishment of the Church of Christ on earth rth The mission of Joseph Jo ph the Seer Sea who stands at the head hud of this dispensation is des destined d destined a tined to spread the fame lame of the Redeemer still till wider and eventuate ate in the founding of a Kingdom that shall shan stand tand forever whose whole King Kin will wilt sanctify the earth and prepare it for celestial glory John J oM suffered ered martyrdom for what he did in preparing the way of the Lord and Ind Joseph laid down his hie life lICe in the same great grut cause cauM For it is il all Gods God work the things accomplished in the mer meridian meridian idian dispensation and in the dis dispensations cH preceding it as u well as the great feat achievements reserved for the dispensation of the fumes 4 i of times when the Lord will complete com complete complete the salvation of man and consummate the work begun by Him when He placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden Adam fell that a world of wait waiting waiting ing ina spirits who bad had kept their first estate and were therefore worthy of promotion might be added upon by being beina given mortal bod bodies bodin bodies ies in in inthia this their second estate through which if found faithful they were to have glory lory added upon their heads forever and Ind ever The fall of Adam Adm A m while it brought death into the world also alao gave cave opportunities for expert one and ud development by which per perfection perfection faction might be attained while the atonement of Christ in i burst bunt bursting bursting ing il the bands bandl of death made ef effectual effectual effectual mans strivings for that in ia infinite infinite finite perfection giving I the spirit through the tho resurrection a glen glori Iori OO tl tied lied body as a I means of endless increase eternal progress and ev everlasting everlasting exaltation As A already intimated there have haft been various dispensations of the Gospel Goepel which was w first re revealed to Adam out of heaven beaven where it was instituted iu ss as the die athe only means ef mans man salvation But the die dis dispensations di an are without doubt the two immediately connected with the resurrection namely the one in in which Christ Himself rose from the dead and the one in which He Me will come in the clouds of heaven bv simultaneously with the resurrection of the just juat who are to reign rei with Him Hun a thousand years year This final dispensation udon n will witness the restitution restitution tion doa of all things the welding to together toof Esther gether of all aU the site dispensations the gathering into tine one of all things in la a L A Christ things In tn heaven as well as upon the earth Such in brief is the divine pro program program gram cram as a revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith the re restorer restorer storer of the religion of Jesus Jaw J Christ the J ted plan of salvation salv on This Thi also is ii the ala sig significance Ig of 01 0 Christmas or it is ii what Christmas suggests to the mind of any thoughtful Latter IAtter day Saint It is i in honor of our Lord that we observe this thia celebrated throughout Christendom as a the birthday of the world worlds Redeemer Christ is i God even Jehovah the God of Israel and Ind as U such we wor woe worship worship ship Him And we also alIo honor the memory of His Hia faithful ser Mr servants er want vanta John and Joseph who in missions miNion involving their martyr martyrdom martyrdom dom dam went wart t before His Hi face open opening opening ing ina and preparing the way |