| Show 9 j 1 y 1 INSPIRED IN SCRIPTURES ES SAINTS 8 I P 5 The Tho Bible Hook Dook of ot o Mormon and Address Delivered at tl uie a AnnUn Doctrine rn I 0 and anI Of tho the Church of ol Jesus Christ of ot the Saints Saint Believe day Saints Saluta In the Tabernacle Salt Snit Luko Luke word AVord of ot tho the Lord Lovd Today rodaY Is le Oft Get City April D 0 by iy byI Out o ot Of Debt Willing Willingto to QoOn a 0 hind I Lu ELDER RULON 5 S WELLS the Lord LELDER ranco to the Work of ot thru i S I J s t My IY brethren and Bisters rs I hope loo that I Inlay may bo ba sustained by your 1 faith and nud As An ony of Ut the tho preal presidents dents of ot was upon inon tho thin after having been Invited by President he stopped and an shook with ond Brother Drother nd that thLU wo we wol l ray for tor him In Jn More you here I feel eel r lik with tho the Saints and nuking a them to for tr me because I believe that the prayers Irner of ot tho th Saints lira arc heard by our Heavenly Father when they are ara of or offered offered up tip In faith rother made nado reference this morning to tl the tho Bible arid I am run remind reminded mind minded ed of ot nn on article ot or our ou faith which pays cays that we believe bellew the tho Bible to be bo bothe beIhl behe the Ihl word of ot God na os far tar n ns ab It Is trans traM Wo We nIo believe the tho Hook Book of ot Mormon to in to lie the Word of ot Clod ho lu was wan quoting this article of ot our OUI belief bellet the thought ht came cams Into my mind how often hru bris It been quoted In Inthe the mission field how frequently have our enemies and anti those t ho e who ho have hn vo not accepted our faith criticised ell us In tucking making reference to the Bible anti It by that wo we believe bellevo It us tI far tor an liB It la Is translated correctly 0 o yes ny jay they Ihl you believe the tho Bible when It His Is con convenient for or you to t of ot It but hut When shen It If IP I not convenient then you full fall fullback fallback I back upon the tile provision lon which says na n tar far as ns It Is translated correctly In thu article of ot faith ralth the Prophet Jo Joeph Smith Was as Inspired by hy our Heavenly Father I Suppose for a mo moment ment that he had left lert out that conch condi condition tion Tho The question would at lit once arise Which Bible do you OU Saints believe In 1 no Do you ou believe bellCo In tho King ICing James translation ot of the Bible Dible or do you believe belloe In the thO revised edition Do you accept the Catholic Bible or tho the theone one that was WS translated tran by Martin Luther In the tho German There Thero ore are a great reat many different editions of the holy scriptures which of or these theBO HI Iii bios tin 1111 you OU believe In tn because In many particulars the tho translations lire are at vari variance van once ance and do not always agree There Thoro ns Inspiration In the tho rutting putting In of or that condition Wo We c believe tho the Bible to be ho the tho word Vord ot r Rod God ns as II far as nil It Is translated correctly corr and nn when It has hs not been translated correctly wo we do donot donot donot not believe In that To nil all Intents and purposes however hoever the lie Bible which Is common rommon among us ua Is accepted by tho the Paints ns Os tho the vord word of or God Oo When you refer to the thi Hook of or Mormon however you say that the Book of ot Mormon Is the word of or Co God Galt without nay any an qualification WHAT TUB TUE SAINTS Now what IB is It that the tho SaInts believe In We believe that holy Italy men of old and and wrote an OH anthey they were moved mond upon by tho the Holy Ghost und and that which they spoke anti and wrote was tho the word of or Clod and If that lion has ben been handed down lawn to im US in Its purity we accept It as ns bolus beIng the tile worl to us fresh Cresh from the thu pen of or the prophet an was ivaa W liS translated under the tho inspire Inspiration tion of ot our OUI Heavenly Father l nth l by ono one whom Ho Ito raised up for tor that purpose Consequently wo COn enn accept It without qualification as ns being the word of ot God IOU Wo Ve also aho believe In the tho Hook Book of or Doe Doc triM trifle anti Covenants Covenant because It con contains contains taina ho prediction of ot the tho prophets and antI the revelations of or God Clod delivered unto this people by tho the living upon UllOn the cat Ih In lIt this tills day tIny anti age of ot world Wo We rend In the tho scriptures tROt that man not live IIvo by breath bread alone but by liy every word that th out or of the mouth of ot God The Tue understand that the Lord will willet yet et reveal recal many things pertaining to tho the of ot His Ills kingdom upon the tho b rth In Ill other word we wo believe In learning loa the will of ot God Go through the proper channels channel and an then to do Ila It That Is l our creed our cur faith OP OF TIlE THE LORD LOnD TODAY We Wo V have us the livIng oracles ot nf lol The mouthpiece of r the lond has hart to im UH nt at the tile beginning of or this conference anti In iii his hi he hc gave unto tinto us the word of ot the tho Lord He Ito gaVe cave us 15 counsel upon certain that tIle arc of at great groat Importance to the Saints and we will vIlI do welt well to heed heel the tho counsel of ot Cod GOl as It Il Is I delivered unto lInto us I take this lesson to myself and I believe It ought to be bo the tho reeling feeling of ot ovary every Lat It Saint to hearken to tho the yarn warn warning yarning ing voice volee vol As All Saints wo we pray unto anto our Heavenly Father that tho the President of or this Church may re no receive wisdom from tram on nn high und and the In Inspiration of ot Ills His III Holy Spirit anti the tha revelations of or Ills His mini mind anti will that wo we may nuy m y ho bo guided nail directed In tho the ways wars of ot all truth How lIow willing there therefore fore rore ore und cad nd how easer eager wo we ought aught to be bo to hearken unto his words and carry them out In our Cur dally lives The great rent spec spectacle I that I pee eo ee before me this after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon is III a an nn evidence that the Latter day S Saints are eager ealer to hear itean tho the words of at the servants of ot God hod No doubt many ninny have come como today with the of ot hearing the voice of ot the tho mouthpiece of ni Gnu Omi that Hut what would It avail unto us till unless s wo we triM tried to carry carryout carryout out his advice and counsel Whatever may ma arise as ns a n hindrance to ho tho work werk of or the Lord ought to be bo dis die dispensed with Ith and ahll that which Interferes with the tho performance p of ot our duty ought to be he set aside n The adversary of the souls of ot men Is striving with oil all his might to thwart the purposes of our Heavenly Father but In no particular do 10 I 1 think that ho has hn had ter In Influence fluence upon the people nt at large than of ot taking taIling advantage ho Ice has hUll In their weaknesses s by persuading them thela to go beyond their means 1111 Into debt It does doos not noces nees necessarily requite a II wicked man to yield to that Influence at Ot times Wo We VA arc aro all nil more or lose lew e susceptible to It Ivon some tonio of ot tho the characteristics of or our peo people pIe which are arc to bo be commended that for example ot of being unselfish and will willing tag ing to let lot go co of ot the lie substance that has hils como come Into our hands have havo sometimes teen been a 1 means that the adversary has employed to lend load our people Into debt Wo We have htwe received ao as lute has hn already been stated a great many letters from tho the Sevenths whose names havo have been sug SUII suggested posted for missions to the tho nations of ot tho the earth and the great reat majority of or those their letters with a n statement some spirit of ot the Gospel Tho The brethren have shown a n willingness to respond to every call and many of ot thorn them have havo hn vo set Bot forth their circumstances but have hava closed their letters a II statement some something something thing like lIe this Those These are arc my stances I do not otter offer excuses I J am Willing to go Into tho the mission Held field lIel and lift up my voice and cry cr repentance unto this generation I am nm to leave my lay home homo because I know thin thia Is the of or tho the Lord Jord Th y have thereby placed the responsibility upon the authorities ot of the Church in to decide whether or not they thoy should go co Not Notwithstanding withstanding this tills there has Ims been no disposition to work any In hardship upon the Seventies or tho the brethren suggested ested for tOI fo missions and many ot of them have havo been excused when we wo have known their circumstances Over ICO havo have been released on account of at their linen finan condition Thus Thui tho lie going Kolne In debt hillS has been a n hindrance to the tho work vork ot of the tho ho Lord It has line hindered the tho brethren from tram going oln out anti magnifying their callings It has haa boon been the tho means menns of or do them of at privileges ls which they enjoy If they thoy vetO only free Those who are encumbered with debt I Indeed know what It Is to be ho In bond bend bendage age ae It Is n a block In the way 11 of or their magnifying their calling coiling and responding to a n P call that lint would bring to them great Ireat Joy jay and Ind blessing Oh Ohl how willing we ought to be rind and how careful to Ut over overcome overcome overcome come tho lie that stand between us and tho the performance of ot our duty I ask aak tho the Lord to abundantly abundant bless liles His Ills people and to 10 bless all alt those who are arc striving to live by every word that cometh forth from tram the mouths of or the prophets May the tha Lord lead us to do do doHis dolis Ills His lis will and keep His Ills commandments that thereby wo we may keep pace with the tho work of at the Lord and do our part partIn partIn partin In helping to roll It on Is la my prayer In Inthe Inthe inthe the name of or Jesus Amen |
