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Show , 1 - - t't11)S " - ' .s . ' . ' - . ' I 11 , t' --- - - - F F. - ' - - . -- . - --- -- - - . - , - - e others-prevent-th- , ''''''"-"s"..""'"11111- vf-lin- . 1 1 .- - - - , . I ---- , ilCieshanv--otilciavd-- -- - '- -- , In His discussion about-littl- e baptizing-theg said - , - -- m. - - - -- ----, - - - 4 " t ;;,-- - ,1;', , :, '441) .41 ' - ', - 4-- -, ' E - - - ', . - - I 4' -- I I t t, 9 - , - : -- --- direeennission ---1 , , --- --- ---- - - - ' - - .- . - , -- -- . Christian ethics can be sep- - arated- frontheiehristiarFteliglon---i- which those ethics are founded. We see the- - result of following either of itlese-and corruption --ere They contain in of their own ruin. themselves the Seeds - - little-onesLand- barred-from-hea- n -- --- ve ven who-belie- - -- -- -- . , ------ - , - - --- ' -- --- ---.-' , - - vil fallacious-fiotion&----E- -- - .i. - that, the -- - -- , - ticLthe-lait' ; - -- , half the families of our country no prayers are - -- -- --- -- , -- is .othenkt - --- . NOF,I1031ES-In- toila : --st--- - - -- 1 r-- ------. -- - sgnd - I . - , -- --- - -- - - .' : kt,i, meansmoral-anarchy.--That-- -- . . 1 -- said, AO instruction is given to little ones, in regard to their Father in heaven, the of the ChriStf- or the meaning of a church, - - N-----' - ---in creeds,. Aurches Even to many forsouls- no fault of :theirto are the which have in souls' own, a ritual innlancy, throughplaces especially merely , '- of just men who died before the coming of Christ- "and eventually a funeral. marriage ,. - - -- - -- -- -How potent is the commandment of the Lord- WitATDM JESUS mein when He said, "for of such - -- - Latter-day the Saints: - - - --IS the Kingdom of Heaven'? IReference to other - they touch. "Inasmuch as parents have children in Zion or -'l translations often helps to clarify passages, and Bible s.,,thical, codes on their part must draw In any of her stakes which are organizedThtitteUh - - - it Is likewise the case here, : from the religion in wnich- them not to understand the doctrine Of repentance, - theirst7th There is a recently published new translation of - " , To tr y to . ' the Roman Catholic- Douay version of the Bible. It. , faith in Christ the Son of the living God,- and of Neen .mfounded theM- ' is like it separating renders this passage like this: "Suffer the little chil-baptism and the Gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying from - the has not...hands when eight years old, the sin be upon dren and forbidthemnottocometo me, FOR THE : -Tuf Is tine hat IUNGDOMOFLIEAVEN TS theleadsnttheparents -Christian were be The New Revised version of 1.952, reads: "Let shall a this the law unto hwhich inhabitants .. - : and accepted and tobk, root and of Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized.J-spreadthe children come to me and fol to such belongs the Kingdom of Heaven." And their children shall be baptized for the remission bore fruit as a part of the religio which - - - -- - I of their sins when eight years old and receive the Christ established. English Bible says: "Let the children ' come to me; do not try to stop them, for the King- , ' laying- on of hands. Film the breakdown of faith with ' dom Heaven belongs to such as these." "And they shall also teach their children to pray , resultant uncertainty and shattering of '' ..,,.., " ffl e Authentic New Testament" ' Schonfield to inand walk before the Lord. And the by uprightly conviction it is only steP to a , reads: "Let the children come. t6, me; do not stop habitants of Zion shall also observe the Sabbath Day scoffing cynicism about, all ideals. The them. The kingdom Of God IS COMPOSED OF to keep it holy." ,, , way is made ready for the inconoclasts, .., - - - ' -- - -- nations today are - men children-nor-for-just-- -- -- B , -- um same cause. - -- . , - - DKAs--1-t---- 1 4112(3- - , -- -a - deep. mass.:;'- - tof unrest and ,instability.- ,e9, Morally- the situation is ,-'-aboutthersameand tOv-- - ' I :,.1:1-cscl- , 4 t - . 0 , , --- t. - eIt have---unres- . -- the savie-i-why? Because cliirdren adY-of-I- lie. - ildg1,--ili- - tanceinto heaven, They are -clean. They have-no sins . . . one has failed to have them baptized as in- fants. Such children, it is - said, will go to limbo, an But accord-imaginative place ing to the doctrine, it is a place of Adarkness for such . - and shifting - non-exiSte- nt) - - , - - h- , - convictione ,: - '. - - anyoftheir-lamili--joins-ailoh-an---"unpop- - - . - Avit11 rvs . cution, fear-Of:perse- - --- - -- -. . . oliw, ,...Someople , - - ' aid-WI-- - e-- teATISEof ,thetbsence- - of - - IP, tcr'rePent7A to take their place, many have grow upNo such-thi- ng Is mentioned in scripture, neither for - , - nothing of are themselves. candecide for --age they - ' the they - indulged - - ill moral - Still that-- - each is lett iselth - - -- 2 '' 'T'I'll 11g -.l ' ,'" " to own set his to live ,,standards and , doctrine of limbo, but hich Is worse- -to 'believe in or they feel their - - limbo prejudice and according to his own heart's deeirea,. never can hurt a child anyway because (which business or prestige or social position, may be hurt a it is or10 deliberatelyhinderand pre--- if re- notion all too prevalent over the earth 3rent and. Prohibit 4. child from w.orehipping Christ, I- - I--- - --ligio?' - 7and either allowAhechdd ---by nes - But there are , still-otto grow Up without faith at alb ,..subseribe,,-45, i . - - UCH AS Tim-m-- . - - - - . treirt11114reifitortil dti-so-'t, - - . - are AL Some are so prejudiced'-against-rin that ligion, general they do not- wish- their children -- to become ' Others say they WIII not force religion -,upon leithem, ilesiretó elL,4.-, - non ...' 4 attending church , - Ilirm'How do thityAgjil., ErvPreiVilit -- .hild - - . Excerpts; from' co Conference address of Elder Albert B. Bowen of the Council of the Twelve,L4tri17, 1946, Salt 1.4e Dabernads. - that-condi- ''''-''- to..,conce unt6 vs. moral anarchy - -- and uneertaintY, and :Itself In . OloviOuslyitt, is the commandment of,,,theLord f -' dia. iTi-O'- parents prevent or hinder 'lief; chil-- : io'c'ernii--o- men, their political concerns, dren from learning of Him 'and worshipping.Him-;--1-Ithe- ir moral concernsi 'and their religious : ,:--- " u w:1151"arent-tha-t: tono------ ee ' -S- - -, --- -- - Savior-bless- ed- . --- ---. --:- ,', -- ---' , iHtN the i . . little children, He children- - and : little i said of them: "Suffer -them to .coliieunteine-'4'- , fur of . ' such is the Kingdom of Heaven.". ' . - -- -- A . . , . Deep convictions - - 4. , Gems Of Thought - , . , - -- Ipomm.m.1 , ' ait 0 r i a,1 Page --- - - --- - - - - - . -- - - t -- - ,t I: -- t , , t -- drawn-its-nou- ris r0R-SUC- H." - . ' . - - . - - -- - 2 - - - -- - The-Ne- , ,- . - - t i . ' . - . 1. ' , ' - . - ' ' , . - . , , - , , . . ' n - '. and they have not been slow to their advantage. -- '' - . ; - seizei " . .. - - - Prominent Mormon Women -- ' - N - . - ' ': , see a 5 , hiii enly occasionally. HE FLOOR was not, tt comfortable bed. Emma Smith shifted to another Prophet was forced to g9 Into hiding When he started west, she entreated him to return. A few days later, he wasposition, but the boards still were just as hard. She rearranged her cloak, i kffled -- , floor on if the wondered the and she had, lying Joseph, only bedding ' . ' . She refused hi consider leaving her home Emma's grief , unbo . beside her were asleep. of her husband. She stayed on when Nauvoo became a- - the burial place into ,an who . had brethren to their comfortable ,bed come . They had given 'up. , - deserted, forsaken . city. the temple. ied . . , a C. Lewis In1.84T, Bidamon.. the'. Her contact with widower, True, Joseph and Emma were working just as hard as any of them, but Church-wa- s missionaries-and-tither- smma was. no ordinary was no ordinary - .. came east from ,Utah-Butli- ke others who had held high 'position in the - - . . ' accepted, their life's mission knowing it would not be an easy one. -- ; had and Church fallen never she 'denied her testimony of the divinity of away, " -.:,,:z- '1 Joseph was the prophet of- Cod. Emma knew this when she.consented'to 2, the work of , , , ,, - - -her him. In pleasant walks along the banks of the Susquehannak--neaat the age of 11 of a still member marry the on died, April Church, , ... his marvelous vision in the grove and , , ,. 4ther's home, she had beard the story of ,,,,,,p,r,-..,, .. ,,0. , ,,,,, --- ... 0,,,,,,,,,,,,r,,t,,,,t,,,,,tit, , of the visits of Moroni 4' ; I -,. ''':'-,, ticdifficulties thaLa proRhets, wifeliv-oultil,--' - - -', as ' 4 ,. the young 4Inoney,.,.. Ii it, to endure., Her. fandly-w70,I41 ri!,,,1,,krtio,,,, 4tr:,;' ;,,,,,,,olltt ,Ill g ,,,,,, -"A07 " and- she became his wife without their '..:::torIC:d,!, i -- -, digger tL,J.,..,,,e7-70,,.,I, t c 1 ,, 4 ) ,, k,iNek li Itale was an intelligent girl,- Capable- of thinking independently.- li .. Emma .,p.1,k, ',. 117 '1 il ': ' ,:.p , 11, ... I ' t ; ' '1,1 ?el,: -- i translation of the gook-o- f Mormon: During She assisted her husband in the ;',4;-'t'.1. rr,77,,,,,,ANt,,,,-it ,V: i ,,.: In I New a, c.. , difricuit York,,times J.11,!. 01,,,r,,, It 11,, i 1511 in ,0) revelatin :., - ,I..;!..., NI , li; .5 it Ril ' ' I ,' !.i'if,,r. t,Aki,' her- an "elect lady." - , ,. ..',','.'..i ,N-t- ,ip vti, 1,,,. 1 iir ,,'ii, - -- of whom died ! all .:,L' ),t Emma - bore iip- under the loss of her first- thrée children, .: lif,,i..!i:: 1:1 Illk 1, air t I..' .'.' '' ,4 Ily of motherless .';,'.' , soon- after- birth. She took the responsibility- ot rearing-EC-p, 1R t 'j." ,.,1... i ... - --' , 11011 ; o,) riri", -ed Whorn-di.1,1 household r twinsone-o- f in infancy, She managed t , .... :1, .,,, Ai - ' -, '''- .' I. ' :. . the, unsettled nature of the life she had 'chosen. in spite--o- f IN 11,,,, , I, ,,,,.. .1 ge,44...1 ',la', q.4) 4 , i siti, ',', it,:t -- -- . ', 7, e 1,i' - "' ' : ..'1' ,r. , : ;14'1' tA. ,,,s1i,' v,;; 7-Ne waftelpear four more boys. fler gon Joseph III was borillh Icirtlafid-.'Shtt l'11 -' t 1.,!, 4',0 of 1838. They 6, It I'' ; , ,t'l' 1 1 kit .., "t'''. ,, iti HOft4 !'; i : ,.. traveled to Far West, Mo.e. in covered wagons. Less than a year later, Joseph ,.7-'el St,.evi,'.14 !If il Jait,-Whilearful-I-Wif- .., k'1' ,"' ,' to t ''. and children. to be taken was torn from hii t .4.- .:1 1.: Liberty -- ,'i 11.' 'r irit. 1 I ; ',id,,, , t,,, ,1 ,, il,I ii. i entvitined arotindlyourg-for- -, lie -ti ' k I t .0 ' ' , i g i o Ilkii ; . ' ' t li - - .. . .. ever and ever!' , ' ' :1 It fr'44 mii. :: 2 t 4.. ,,, . i eir :, illinois.-Th1i:f L i.'!' happiness r.., r.;:.' 14,',:;ink,t They were happily reumled'again as reltigee4' in, z::.' 0,, ,,11 i , ,,,, i 4..11,, ' , .,) . .. .sp . . ,,t,.. ItI i'l: i as they saw Nauvoo, grow into a beautiful city. Emma became the gracious '1. ,, '14.Zt,, t grew b. ,t. r, fit'il i jki,,, - . , ' ,','-'Se Relief .: of the .41,,,re,!. hosfess of the Mansion.flouse and the first president : 11,4 .Ciety. .!', , ; ,;--r f , -trouble , was . .aTi , !i,!: 4, 1 I, - , tr.: , ' 4 t - I y-- Tli-;,,i',''.1 t nig ' ' 441t-4...,mitiiiiimi.i li' t itikaim.416.i.o.lt. . - , and-Emm- - . . - - , Kirtland-fromeutlyingar- eas . she-marr- , - " co-ad- - man-and--E- . f maintainedenly-threugheccasional-visits-o- wi woman:-Th4-f1iad---- . , . - , - r . . - - - , :;-')-2,- ve ,..k.-ha- opposed-lehermarryi- - , -k. -- . 1 ).i, -- c ,i., , - ,,,Z..,-,.,i4,.4101 led Lord-d---eal- - ' - . :. i.. -- - t - ' . with--efftdet- 1.,,11,, ,..,111 - . - ' 1.;tie-Mi&- S ' I si, ' . e 4 ,. - - It .', . 4 ' . ,,t...,,,1.,C - -- 4,- W i tr.. - , - . - - , , . . . - .., If - :- - - - II., , i ti . 3 . ' 1ii ,. '''' ' - ,..ki , . 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