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Show ,' V Church Depot trn THE pEstRET NEWS SATURDAW Early Manhood thou eltAPTIA-- AT, Alerin Ally thtl year, at ilarnOMY, l'onnsyhlti. kt, that the fiy,st of file ceeorded re clatio'ns wits given a,s,fotioti in JU1 i Stnith'S Iii, tory, Tins not int...,4i revelation was addressed to hiinseli it w al, 'OW yytee of The Lord speako to 111m, Item i wkil I. ilwell for a '1110111e111.' on the manner ill iltiCil 1110 revelations 'were reiceived,, In thi,.--; instance,. trPnbled-ale was hY the dkapp4..,,ar anee of the 116 pages of the tran1aInn) of the sacred 14cord, to4ph ..tirtes 'that he -- inquired of the. I,Ord, through the tl'ilin and Thommim, and obtained Owl follo ing:" ,tnotms ow i'evelaktinial The lunn mat Thummim, it Will be' tenembei Iti te' lit it in !rarument, lotand with the plates iit.i deseribed Iliy. him,Alt as two transparent 1,lellesti t4t4i ill lite l'itil el a bow:" Through thel,e he looked 0,1 lie on the plate tile chat.a-te5,anti through these he looked as he inquired for and received the divine triton, Mation givtli in the revelations. Whetticr tlit printed ttord appeared ,,,, before his t'yl, or Iwt boy Ow diNllio thought catmi into his mind we d6 not ktiow; he does ii6t staCe himself, aoYv, here a mote complete cx t, Ilitti. planation. Ilia this Att ii0 the l'eVrtalittnt'i V ere gi ell and recorded try .hp,,,,,pii or ky ...thurs r..h.) 'Were regtiv,t(a t.) rile 6,, 1,6,,, v,hil, he dictated. To him ,they mei, Iiiv word of God; and to hisl followet s. It numbering hundreds Of thOusand-s- , they are the ivoyd of God; pointing out the future and 'destiny of the great latter-daWork; explaining Ina princiand outlining the du,doetrinesi ples ' ties of its officers antt members; giving hope, 'comfort and consolatiOn to those who believe and follow the Prt7' t. itelltit; anti tiiitllettilittio; t,el forth, amt promising sal anon in the eternal world to all', who live faithfully anti keep the contmandments in this world of tune. The value it these revelations and their importance in shztping the iffairs of mankind, cannot be' estimated, Whir could have estimated the value of the Fotir Cliist)els to- a troubled world timing the past vigilteen centuries? Cut to return to this first kt4n'ilett revelation given lo J0,01)1.1 ill '3U1Y IS'213: Lot ills not forget the Setting. Joseph was How a qvw ttlt41h&' past twenty-twIt'etil'A iti ago, 114ig ou a small farm at liarniony, which he was endeavtiring to put, eliase from L his father itrlaw, Isaac Hale. Ile liad .in his Possession the ancient sacred record, of which he had translahett a considerable portion and dictated to his scribe. Moilliti flarris. rdartia had carried these Ivritings honk, apd they had been lost or stolen, i'mbaps destroyed. Then tit word of the la,rd came to the disc uraged II nil Alisheartened Note. the streogth and young it eonfidence lepressed in the opening sentences: "The works, and the designs, and the nttiPoses of God cannot be frusto trated; ne4ber can they coin naught, Iler ('kid doth not walk. in! Crooked 1.414, neither cloth lie turn' to the righ1.hanci nor ,tho kit ..neither, doth lie y40.:troin that :Which Ke.', hath said,': therefore, Ills paths are straight and Ills course is one, eternal round. Remember, retilember. that it Is not the work of God, that is fritsArated. hut, the work of man." Joseph Was also reminded in this revelation that he had been chosefl to do a great task, but that his suctiess would depend trpon his faithfulness, "Behold thou are Joseph and thou vast' chosen to do the work of the 1S2K tram,grest110nt if thou wilt rtheivss would !tvot k NI)! as the icnoklettge for.th,,tot ft.( a Stigt.t has 4"otut" unto the world, testimony !of the ,roVs, even tpt shall the it.nowitlige, Cr a Savior utito Air tie000 1, Anil to tilt! ''!ttlittes, and the itik- 14tites.j.toti tut ti thoir 4 wilpol.A-- Itit! te,iittnoilY til4dt! to the', 1,;Atwattitt',,' intrht ti,uto to ,Ittt,t Sttot letAtte of theft' fat it er-I- r t they n,n.,w;lit know the and, ht,,t'uh,1 of 'the, Lord, and th;.it they t Arta iitis telltwil,N1- Alan tom,' ti) the khoqleAig,,t of t.he '1 the i .ch4let.ittL4. oh,i tilt' l' hwkitclitt,, ilti 'th.ii 4iiiiiii iti tiiiktitit'l i.it'i.,:aw,t or 111,,!. inijitif..1,' of I1101- - 'fiitlItTs. 'w.110J-1- : 4A of, iny At wtt told I "i the 4tt thts' Of .14 ,tp,t Uttri-J- thr,f ugh f.tittt - tir4 tbe book o nortutin is fore-.- . tiaRtutved lend the atrPoi,e XI Its be' 01.; biddert tind retstsirell !it stated. There la lilttlo orfuJibbuit it't ithts' reve-Luton by Itleh 'Ire rat't pecOgnise the former fat lit boy from PalmItctL Truly the spirit Of God ow;ry upol Illin; wta kiy.)g with hint to totiiimpl Vs 'mighty Itor'posc In lite worlil , It at, tAtortly altet tlus vt'rit,- -' ten reNebition that Joaepti's -- father, ;tml mother cattle il a tt1q4on from PA to ra to pay" him, and '',14titut a itt reiv upon , 114 anti Itttitte, N , ' , tit 1,4 111,6 fititt kN A1,11 I it 4:mm0 ti 1 ti), tvtl, soi till I 901 rug(' t4ght) t ,,titt Nt, ft"")"r." trrikks it,ok' Vk NN Till , 1410in tt''Y, , 1H1) Itt ttle getlity hit sift) wr take illI ,,i11, 111E01,101 tile irsttIng The 1,1),Ive blatks of rooceti, r drop'S trt gl ti,NN,t!1,,. i il b Ptt ..stttInh , Loth in I ' ittingItt3. Anti nntionsrise tinid faIl; !. rnionelled lay greed or selfishness, la thought of wollidlY gain e,it th, ' thon find peace? .Then For pace is in Ilis plan, In lion and faith and unity, And nrotheritisst Of HUMMA ittti ititoktt iii array, tunic' the IlwrnIng 111 ,11,1.4. tilid lq(itttlig The Cwitribilliils Smith Toi The Eternal A'airtre ti,Orks(ph ,il Free Agetiev ,,, , it) it illifitst , ' I I , 41.4 , Hitt here is brotherhi:od and love, Fraternity or men, , , 111 3"ninIkte Inatt4-1,V- aitti look up tit its. stittfis,1 , tl et e pa,,,, Zth lc. - So inn, anti strong and WIWI Outside tile tvotia may threaten war, ; It tt fit I I tt ntntion. la to In A E. front her - Wonttnued tht, i ). ' Then Idt. 3,nit 141N tl"Y isilt,-ttt- l'enn-ylvititl- hzitt reloverefl I tilnerN, due to deatit t if livr first cbilit. Iosliph had fitetupot urily sky!): up the milnii. of thuIsTatIng the plates ond wits tlievotitig,bia'entire lone to the cultiv4tion ti.f IM small farm. II om which be ilevorett the iriomt Mt,iliaC inconte, r Ckateetning her visit! tn Joseph. i , A "ilia-offe- r l lt!( n? ti)notigil Int 1,1(.2,0111e, t;41'4 lttt - tirt t'N rliOuhisi Thou Find Peace? S . -- VI. y 5 teI- the Lord hag soffered to destr their torettwert the t',.:eriates. bet' n( their fluUts tutti their ti Am tion.; And r,tor the; VC11') plirtlf),4V n vekl Itttih vet pr ht,St: Will 'the pro:rnius of the 1,ortimhzillAie Itiltillett, hich 1'01." , oi!cfnu-statacts- 1' "Nt 111 l'ART III. of okteatuse Alt, riot ;mart., tht; Preston Nib ley By4 pkg Ider - 9 '4 loo t , 1.ortt, 5 1 , Jbseph: Si4' - 'JULY Itrt-r,,I- 1,,,1 t tot the sundl, Schooi Gen'crat )34)0(1.) 010 .,IDDRESS peter and giving ta purpose-t' 1,,,,,,lf, rs ; y JN - r c.1 Cti,ii, the Valller, haM.. ,,, vnlvil t,111,1 't:, MI INILWA Atte of the 1,1..!1,ut(i(itrrIt lo ilpool'h titotlit. Ti all 111All 41111.1 the pi4livi'iclOs el growth upon wbich it rests ,Ore designated 83 of Jest's Christ, who hint- theClospel , ate(' it, ?dun might live ttecoriling to life that At understanding and Irsvs9, tirnes dorting tuan's ilistorV the kttoul: , tuutt 'thus tIttatuetj hati. been that phin or reject it tor titglit live in odge of' "7 the ,,,,hteet, which have In OF 11" ttitt hmt, estwcially to portious of the, ignOranee Of it- - put always,.rnari is awl intrigut'd nijn trth" eatth's inhabitants, E V en where the left to 'determine fits oWn,,ellUleee tort of time the ,Ovoie&l. has Ow 1.0444ann tetztimontes or some prophets were NFithill the limitailfaris of his,eriviron- I tamed thr testirtumit.ss of others were nient--hibeen. ,t11.31 iof "mon" elitm,elf: And progreSsion ors retrogres.'. or the of those result a direct itind forgotten all ins destroyed With sion being ioliMigh J.,trangtd ' I lIw remaining thus Ones ;41',11011 choices. man learned relatiNelv hare of God has not revealed the 'Manner "vtose.74 himself; i'tis hirth lari remained an I hatter-dafor iii the It whichthe remained spirit of trial enters the. tin pre, eternar,wonder, his uzillyiwities tabernacle of flesli or the by prophet, Joaeph, Smith,' t9 restore predict:, olv matter, alai his death a fv,. again to the mitaid iiiany:,4 the te,11,: which it leaves it. Illowev rarinr m Yster, Whence did man come? monies- thus lOst and to,tuld to ttletn, Mg the cooditiott 9( man after he hes 'hat'ItUrP..sks can hi, carth13' existhis own cotieerning the .liattire of an left the tabernacle of flblt 30sePh if all at whither ,Anti ence ttirve? Vor this contept he himself (40'110 Sitatit 'has restored:to the tvorld sione The is does ilisi, go when life gone? credit utIwr than US aninstrnment significant- knowledge. Vpon eleath.. of men taci& . through- no lin Inv ilands of God for bringing tai the spirit of man 1whetliti it be good out thHogesi"-th- e highest concela heor whether it he't vir enters into the Roller Itieh fl'agMentS of- knowledge. ing vd,ied bY the PriophctS, "Wih.lt Of man which Joseph The (of oral ronet'll, him IIIIII,1 mindful WIC art. spirit world, 'where joy' of inisery Mall his lot itecording 1o lila' slide of mind the si4 'of num tilit, thm, i,situth .Smith restored to the world is at Once the moist beautiful and the moil, or preparation to enjoY tie 'aplicitual HMO For thou host natile him little it environinent. Freon the ,Pirli. world ileasionablo that Ioun 14'1 i'llowiL lowro.. t;lan thc ,,,,,,14eis of iktet,n out OteritA all are eventually raised l.p,.-- reunitthe honest and thoughtful crow, mil him with glory and honor,", on lire,, of who are la interested man study ing (.1 the spirit with the leletnents of It Hay be qt,,z,ervetA that ellen Tlfe list gri.at truth Joseph tat!glit earth to a slate of lrestirreCtion wherewithout inspirotion futon) God attempts is that personal man, like tire elements in Men Shall StaMI once have vath to sae lits1 ow h i wig' in and destiny i In was. is art: fle,,ii him ,and boni4-hagain with Mt. rAves, ytermil.:',ilre cotalusions th ,ibout reached that NVitti flotl,"' Ile lived a br different the for ferent joy capdcitiek this biTintring And ty tdiliting,or ctimfortiog Peroillai liftr,bef.We this lkorkd began gliIi les. according to theiri;trepatratkal, is Mu l. ably true 1.4.couse of man's l life herefor thozie, j)ss.. In this itesurreeted abilit3t to look into the nature of life .. and will codkinue a In that Me:exi'stent 'life Matt state Ira may cOntinue no progresafter, it or after the' enters body 't i ernities by bcfor9 sion ihroughotat 'all the leavel t. Great tis'a philosophe r m ay Wak invested by God with a spirit itiNvi of son ht. a to ol became the Drogressi416. obedience body whereby r beconi in the eyes of Ids fellows Ids world., 'needs 'rehilt,.e in the .. views n life arc'tuo restricted to be God, free to illin.t., to tilink, and to and 'in the tic-a- t act, Thie to this free agey; lair. Prophet .Joseph Snith Neliabl 1 if the w hoW of,,bis tlata lioe knowl-4- , i'f itY a universe of law some rottialed hint Clodgiti:ert hot by man's of iiiown front the ihorLspan of nature eternal more were obedient anti ,law ad, the to concerning edge existeopeon this earth, man, View ing life as en etertity These elmee&1 further than others, iS 1,ot content with a , i'l! to weigh lifes.vidues titudy: t',1 obserVable datalie is eon- - ''..19I',1IIIP'n1.: sPi.tiL.4 im,s1";iP'lle4Mortal causesa matt to, Ullull PerOoneilAY:uPtt- -the IteavettlY eoutIOLS'Whereln premium a puts chitil nitwit learn:, at xtioug !that in the andilicact lawS Man and was of Lie the understanding planned, brings pl. hi 4 Itather hem. nil that which the calamities. and eniseries tit, be lie life's govertW.d midst would which bY of lie' is or Child k4inself can ob,erve. ' For Limn to view himselt as a Iftetal God the, author of life has ., son of pod, an tilernal lidelligerice,14 tout a ContinuaIS in a 1'no4ledge beyond thè (..tpacity or Life morudity , It is ComitictylYto'constant reexisteneel-the ennobling,' hue of eallier this lion opporttlinity of his ehildren and beointtst.utiatleirl-epaPPeabI, unto 'that Heavenly Valium., soh of a carefully yid lilan,---afor growth The reluit of such appeals throughitut personal portunity to any sticces lid hope ,ot the agfs has been a series of revela-through acquaintance with new type necessarybrodierhessl land IS a elarellitrY - , of human order a anti new free and of envirenment eternal nature Idri lions , the 'iri the econonly ail stabelief env I.. is in min in While mortality hat loony matter. agenc,iiiof Man, strikingly ., titre.. not left totally in (litri.,fless concern one With the otherelevating in char i SI(WDAY, .117LY 9, 1949 EFS', 0:::30 PAL o s , w T.., s , ,1 ' ,, 4 1 .". -- 'I a . ut pol'-tia- . 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