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Show p.7Vm"'-- -1 ... .,,ermermwoomoomometm,,,,,..r .. i . i I foto Ire iiiiiild caarne hi do ! . . i. tri will of my Fatikei, - because- nTy FatheF ' ditormoni 3 Neptal 27,;; 13. ,, lent Rie , - . ' - Book of Church Section . t h '''''',1 (111.j i 11:0 , ,ost,wit Zs 0,, I- ,1 4 i , , , . ,, , Church WWI a. 4, , , . Section . - .... , SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AUGUST 28, 1937. . , Pres. Grant Tells 1 , , . Of Strong Testimony By The following brief address was given at the British Mission Cow Conference, Sumter. Aug. in Itocissiala, England. T AM very grateful indeed foe Ji these tokens of love and respect It has been a very difficult task for me to realise and to fully appreciate the fact that I do repro. sent the Lord here upon the earth. childhood from My association with the remarkable and wonderme ful men that have preceded has made it almost overwhelming to think of being in the same close with them. The last words uttered by President Joseph P. Smithand I do not remember to have ever quoted this beforewere to the effect, when he shook hands with mehe died that night"The Lord bless you, my boy, the Lord bless you you have got a great responsibility. Always remember this is the Lord's work, and not man's. The Lord is greater than any man. He knows who he wants to lead His Church, and never makes ,any tube take. The Lord bless you.' I have felt Jny own lack of ability, in fact When I was called 'ea one of the Apostles I arose to my feet to say it was beyond anyand as I thing I was worthy of. came to was rising the thought me, "You know as you know that you live, that John Taylor is a prophet of God, and to decline rIiot - ,,,mr,,,,v- ... ' ., ,..... ' '''.. ',' ---- - i '; , ' ,, so (7e.- - Xi. , t , - , i . .., . : , .., , 4 .. , .. .. , .... .. q 4 , f ' t . : , . . i ",':. :, i , ',''..:', ,''. ..:: , ,I ',v.,. i - '' ! t ir '' ' . .... , 1 ,. , , J 1 ': ' , ' ' . ,. i,' ,. ! ''... ' , A .; ,;.; ': ,,:;:,, ',,,''': I '' '.,;.. , ..,.,:,. f,::,. 1 ' .. .. - ,.. ,. - , ,. -111 ,', , ... i , ' this office when he has received a revelation le equivalent to mud-Hebe- r lating the Prophet." I said. It itecept Mai office and best." I remember that Itdomy was with difficulty Abet I took my eat without fainting., Two Spirits There are two spirits striving us with always, one telling us to continue our labors for good, and one telling us that with the faults and fatlinge of our nature we are unworthy, I can truthfully say that from October, 1882 until Feb. ruary 1883 that spirit followed me day and night telling me that I was unworthy to stand at the head of the Church', and that ought to resign. When I would testify of my knowledge that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. the Redeemer of mankind. It seemed as though a voice would soy to me: "You lie You UM You have never seen If While on the Navajo Indian Reservation With Brigham ,Young Jr. and a number of other. six or eight, on horseback and severalothers in "white tops" as 'we called them out therebuggies that W.ereWaif buggies and half wagons riding along with Lot Smith at the rear of that procession, suddenly the road veered to the left almost straight, but there' was a well beaten path leading ahead. I said. "Stop. Lot. stop. Where does this trail lead? 'there are of foot and marks plenty plenty of horses' hoof marks here," "Oh," he said, "it leads to an Immense gulley just a short distance ahead. that It is Impossible to cross with a wagon. We have to make a regular 'Muleshoe' of miles here to get on the other side of the piney". I had visited the day before the spot where a Navajo Indian to bad let asked George A. Smith Jr. him look at his pistol. George A. banded it to him, and the Navajo shot him. I said, "tat, is there any danger from Indiana hers?" "None at all." "I want to be all alone, go ahead and follow the crowd." I first asked him It I allowed the animal. 1 was riding to walk if I Would President J. Grant ' , .. - , . ' ' - ii . , I '' i I I 1 i, - , 11 , , , , 1 ' , r , - ' , .,,m.,..... i' ;', 1 '111.M.er, I , ,l ' - President Grant receives his Union Jack from George This was a climax of the Centennial conference. LayCock.1 , , - P. es Z , . I - i , rill k ' , , a council in heaven. I seemed to hear the word that were spoilt. I liatened to the discussion ' on. with a great deal of interest. The Council of the Twelve APosilee bad not been able to agree on two men to fill the vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve. There had EllittO 4 (CootShod on reach the road On the other skis of the piney before the horse- men andAthe wagone, end he said. 'yes.'" Relates Repellence As I was riding along to meet them on the other side I seemed to see. and I seemed to hear what tp. me A4 one of .t.he .rnost It!ll thine ire all my life. I seemed to . ' I i , 1 , i , it , I 11 For Authority Counseled Respect By President - I 1- , , J. Reuben Carl( i 1 1 ' yyou. 1 often, ponder son why some 1 ,: , , , . , , , - . - - 1 President 1,Vman, Brigid; flag ihs hand, addresses confer- ,.. , , ' ence. J the urnhave - s . - . : . through our Now. I repeat, these brethren its the early days looked as ririghatn and Brother Joseph and when they almost did something wrong the brethren 'Apostatised. we in the etetet6 through a hundred yeart of aut. periench have gradually outgrown this personal conception. We see our leaders as .men endowed ltft.tri the Zloty rricathood and Ito entitled to inspiretton front God, but inju men and liable to error., an In 1- - , ,. - I - ' ochniunrcehoteceedtwityte., fhtar, apnrice!wths.tet: , , 1- it tremendous Po loll of Its tnember some kind of I do not know la. but no., , V it the percentage Sq IWOrder to two a Latter-dahiullittil upon how fully organis. Saint's life. we must haves spiritual we somewhere between ou ere, is .; conception of something that to twenty and fifty per cent, of the not !represented to the eye nor Members, counting all the setivi. ,, sal ties of the Church, are engaged to , ' A1ndiretett to Lou today. t ' have often Church activity; and the , "torn that one of the thought Wild over" la we speak of It in America. were mum. reasons why those the change which coMs0 about in elated with the Brophet in early - ., that twenty to fifty per cent, Is so days, and ,later with President worked out that every men and , , Young. had such great difficultlea. women, who is faithtol In the was: priinerily because their mitten Church bee the opportunity 40 do lion wee fixed upon "these men se .'. two things. One, to render ebedi. men and were not fixed (as your' Once to the authority which may must hti, with those men dead) up. ' be placed over him. Two. to 'elm. on the 'lofty ideals end the lofty -' ' cies the authority to which ethers conception of Jesus,' the Messiah. ', the very Son of Gott! crucified end ' must ;ender obedience. Therefore raised 'MOM the Redeemer of the every member, of the Church - II ., eonWorld. 'and lepeti Hie teachings. ' both 0 ruler and ruled. This .. totellittente Deltoid "turn over', requires that we 'tent And Ito, I repeat. It requires nit-.., reeognize and accommodate sx.,,:,, usual Intrelligence to to a faith. eelvee ta the fact thot thr rIttri a, i ..' fut Latterday sainti But when I women who me chth,,,,1 tc to.,,,i .t1 MO v- I in letelliccuce thtd, sa! er,r tow, 1,3 ii;rt-vt- , ,i, 1,?, I usint a little e. ,.e,t 0, .,,it ', trona Mat in whitIt it Iis i.:,14Y ( - .4 , . litter-Gospe- ' -. , aemi-deitie- s. , , , - ', . : i ' ..., : .. ..' ' o-- Urr i 14,-- t :, , , ; ., p t si P; , ,' ,. i :, I i.. ' , '. , V'' .... . - .', .,,:' ,. ''''t ',' 4, 3. .... ' ... , - reit , 1 .. ' such which difficulty in toeing a truth is so apparent to others. We here who are Members of the Church have perceived the truths of the we hive accepted them end have adopted them into our lives. Why ta It that mac! cannot see? There has been it theory. for-well exploded by neWs tuntelt, y those who were Ignorant could embrace Morntenion. In m), own view I would reverse the theory and say that only those MI unusual intelligence are likely to embrace Mormonism, and I will one reason among many for my views. Today you have seen practically all of the ritual. and ceremonies that belong our isiorship; the only thing that might be added would be the administration of the lacrament, which, as you know, conalsta mere- ly in the pronouncing of a short blessing noon the breed, its distil- button among the congregation. then 0 short blessing upon the water with a- like distribution. These are practically the only twoprayer ever used by the totterday Saints that are prescribed. AUOf our presetting. all of our prayIng is done. speaking generally ex.. : tempolultouols. We Imes no spit. ...- worship through our minds and our lbearts. Our eyes end our ears. some for the reception of teaching, play no part ofwhatsoever. So it takes a person particular Intelligence. with a high singleness of purpose, and With In MART to Conceive a lofty ideal, to be a Lat. Saint. No wonder that the terday tAw4 ha, sah.i. as has been quoted here today two or throe times. 'On.? of 4 City and IWO Of a torso 111. i,1 Be Clergy l, As I Indicated earlier this no clergy. we have we have noon, no priority order. We ere, using.tho "it nation f of treat truths. and then to bring our. veto.' into "ILsrm.Pn't thwrivlul 1 IT , ; have The ital"""1 S'411 11441.4111 N'al glees es tkeBrisisk Missies Coo Mania reetertmeo Sunday. Aug. 3. 1937 SO Sectuille, folissmil brother" Sod skiers. once 1.a, more, Obedient SO the Mood Of President Grant; I stand beton? ' used; I am speaking of intelligent as an ability to conceive thews al. diva, we have no vestments, no We tara, no phanta. no choir boys. the to that appeals nothing eye. The thinge we possess 'must appeal tp the mind; that is, we ' p .I " ' ., i ' ' , , ' |
