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We overcome We our can .- ; , , , sins. i, sess?,, , ,.,,, rent and unnat val, practices must control and master sell .,,...,,,,,,.,,,.., k,:.,..,,,:: ,....... i. ' Con- s Is. involving other people. -. ,,,, a The lovely girl now said: , science tells the. individual '' we "While knew our intimacies , when he is entering forbidden $9('' raised for the Balboa Ward, San Fran, GOOD DAY S WORKApproximately worlds and continue to prick wereindiscreet, we did not fully a in fruit members when ward Welfare cisco, Stake, cooperated budget recently until silenced by the Will or by realize 'tti,:e implications." I picking project in Novoto, Calif. Sharing in the picking project were left to right.; "I am sure of that said, sin's constant - pressures Can Anita Barton, Bishop Willard D.: Barton, Richard Millward, Jack Jensen, 'Richard I elaborate on anyone truthfully say he did not 1"that is why ley, Claudette Pusey, Eleanor Patton, Robert Schwindt, Andrew Schwindt, Rosalie is Since prelcourtship such things were wrong? 'them. marriage--,anBailey, Rachael Greenland, Marvel Bain, Marie Hendershott and Bernice Pleskash. encourude to These unholy practices. what-, ever may be their unmention- - ages close associations, many have themselves convinced I thati able names with all their apa commit adultery. nor kill, nor social ostracism and who have whose repentance is without proaches and numerous mani7 intimacies are legitimate,.--not the courage to meet and reservations can be forgiven in of the condemned are coUrting process.. do anything like unto it. by 'part festations, solve problems; add to their, 'Secret by proper authorities, the Lord and His Church. Some 'Many have cast off beidle arid,1 Softening Process sexual sin that sin of destroying Even the Lord could not forgive may be more heinotts, than fiharness and relaxed restraints1 may I ask y' ou ' is like a child. These twin crimes rate one without sincere repentance. of in in are all but the,' t :Instead sin, spite others, remaining t o o u It ery 1 it is no t of . , , in the very high of the statements to the con- - :field of simple expressions of un category tie v aint SaI toot no unclean Lord not the ting? Did recognize horrible ales. a who v e some h of prethose turned the cant falsely 'affection, urban, kingdom iI trary thing that this heinous sin is but the When we say that the sexual b covers; . Therefore ye fonnot proph- - themselves loose to fondling ' dev il's tend to know. rocess the for softening p sins are forgivable, . this does be s aved sts Your ) ets declare they are not normal. :commonly called "necking- sfinal acts 'of aul tery? Can any not mean they are easily over- And 'tieing transgressors: The world may have its norm; its intimate contacts and the Chuteh has a if we It may be the of the people etraY by is motottlatnt to fall upon NJ to bide Can anyone convince himself Orton , . . ' use the kingdom of Christ arid of God. of this unholy family. that this is not NI from hit presence. (Awad, 12:14) deep sin' Let sO Man deceive yogi wills fain "That is suss the -uoy I feel mold is a sister is called "pet-i now The had 045- for becaure of these things youthful par is not done. The world's norm tine' When the intimacies-hav1,4 boy it hispered.man y which carried cometh te wrath of God upon th e Christ postulated: may permit men and women reached this stage they are me onquestions in explanation. "Are children of disobedience. Be not ye social drinking a n d cocktail !surely the sins condemned by il"d no krulean thing cars twee WW1 them. therefore Partake, !' fornication and adultery the into hit Kingdom: therefore no:h- parties; the Lord's Church lifts the Savior: (Ephraim !same?" asked. they ing entereth into hos f e it save it be its people to a norm of total y e h ave heard that it was said by An d Nye p hi wr'ites. A n o ld er sister in this unholy those gar- abstinence. The w o r I d may them of old time Thou shalt not kingdom of God it not ments (eg.1.4 l sex commit adultery. but I say unto you. family, most destructive in her . .,,i she countenance 27 19) arty unclean :diabolical e..ec,s and requiring fillky and there cannot experiences, but the Lord and that uhosoever looketh ors a u omen severe enter two Ore kingdom ol is sexual imto The young folks were listen- her bath after committed punishment sit un-no His Church condemn in uherefore there matt ndeedt h with called fornication 166,. wen ing intently but with g rowing of filthiness prepare certain terms any and every autery heart. (Matth ew .5: 22 the unmarrie d that pla.ce bib II filthy. 11 Nepho 1534) apprehension, and finally she sex relationship outside of mar- an d adultery we n committed Who would say that he or asked: "How then can we, being The Lord commands: riage, and even indecent and b those who are we. Th e two so unclean, ever get into the pets ha s not bom lustful, uncontrolled ones within mar- who commit adultery ' The shalt not h as not b of Heaven?" passionate? Si, h o terms are often he that mated) kingdom riage And so, though many self- would say that there has not in scripture. Anothernercanged ad"nd not" vicious sisad.till'er) Total Repentance thaibe repented, styled authorities justify these been mental and adult: ter, hiding behind expediency, (0,1 boa. (Doctrine and Cotenants no I answered: It is true practices as a normal release, cry? Is it not thisphysical most abomin- is the ugly one of illegal abor4'2 241 can enter the Church condemns them and 'ablethe ,unclean thing against which God tion One crime seems .to de-The young man was agitated. K'mg d om, but a t ota II y repent- could not knowingly send such in His ,modern reitera- mand another, and sometimes now and asked. "Does 'cast out' rebuked an t thing is no longer an on- people, unrepentant into the lion of the Ten Commandments: cowardly adulterous folks, be- mean excommunication? And!!clean mission field or g i v e them thing; a fully purged and Thou shalt not steal; neither cause of possible scandal and must we suffer that penalty?" adulterer is no longer places of trust or positions of forgiven And I answered: "The Lord an adulterer. Ile who has responsibility. S u c h unholy has indicated that 'the plaster!s'washed his garments" is practices were condemned by be the size of the sore'; if- sumed to be free from filth. ancient propnets and are tpday L. LEE one has offended many, he must condemned by the Churc'hi This splendid young couple be chastized before many, and if had made their decision.. Paul las,hed out They the offense is known to few, were ready to comply with any unholy evidences of the vulgr involves then the adjustment mind and of uncontrolled pas-no matter how ' requirements few. Every unrepentant trans- severe. sion and desire: a little closer drew SAN L. They Cecil Lee was CALIF.Elder FRANCISCO, set l be handled, and to each other and asked "Broth-i- f should .gressor Wherefore Cod all, late 'bun as second 1954, to 3, President Thomas counselor apart Sept. he continues rebellious should er Kimball, what must we do?" IV. Gardner of the Northern California Mission. He is the Itp to notleanlinetr theoush tbe IS011 or excom-ibeir- 0. It bed,' 0 if) a JON(of I continued: li e p e n t a n c e son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Lee, then nun bodiet betu t en tbetnOne municated. disfellowshipseems to fall into five steps: , a and is member of the Nutrioso, At' Jebe l. ,R,,nani I 2) ped is usually forbidden to Sorrow for sin. Arizona Ward, St. Johns Stake. ,' There are those vi ho v, ith ercise his priesthood and is 2. Abandonment Of sin. A--He succeeds Elder John H. Mabey vicious tendencies or weak wills denied the blessings of the 3. Confession of sin. who recently was released to re- , I2 say: "The Lord made me this :Church such as Sacrament, tern-4. Restitution for sin. turn home. 1 and Church acway, gave me these desires and 5: Doing the will of the Lord. pie ' privileges ,, 4, Elder Lee was first called to 4110 an0,,i passions, and Ile will.not contivity. Excommunication is a! 'PrO. k : 134 Sorrow for Sin e in the Central sery American Al demn me." This is untrue. complete severing of all ties.' where he labored for SCVTo Mission, be sorry for our sin we One loses membership, the Holy James said 1, eral years in Guatemala' and El Ghost ,:, must know something of its and Let no man ,a) il Lin le t, limp:sealings, priesthood, ..' 7 7 7'. 4:Y Salvador. He was transferred to ed. I a m it In Pia of God. for Gt,d ' all Church privileges. If the !serious implications. When fully .41101". the Northern California Mission we condition our ta,11P,1 bt tempted n Ilk et IL ntabtr ' transgression is known and is convicted, due to illness. He has labored in to follow, such processes an (Jame.; minds ' 13) '' ,V'---2" lempteth lie , a the individual ',".i scandal, public ', the Golden Gate and Fresno Di'. ,, Let him w ho has evil tendis sometimes' permitted to make as will rid us of the effects of , ,f. as triets district t,,,, serving ,r1i, president acknowland encies be honest a public adjustment not to the the sin. We are sorry. We are of the latter district for four , members but to the elders' so wilting to make amends. pay edge his weakness. I tell you .,. to being called to months O prior in ur no sin the Lord plases that all who have heard of the penalties, to suffer even to ex- (lie mission presidency. if necessary. lives, Ile has made no man in may also know of the re-- communication i Ile was a scholarship student wrote: !Paul wicked. 1Vp a r e so n's and a .. is This pentance. clearing at Arizona State College where he Lee 1.r G bd I y !Corr tql it f,Fitik, tv... which everyone daughters of God, possessing' was Cecil L. ivilege pi active in student affairs, being a member of sevItal seeds. of Godhood. We are not Pe"IdTe I" :dilation ""i 0 1.01V4 in a publicly known scanPc '; t a Gr hi 1e to,roti OAP limited by instinet, as are the! fraternities including Blue Key National Honor Fraternity. d,41..A9,441...gr.a4, ,gjaclly..7 orld It oriwit thorn-2avow-Thfl lie received his .degree in miisic educatiOri lh .beiists. M7e. haii,e,. godly power o m a w n asked. young 7.9.10i th taught in the Arizona schootaiite receiving his mis to grow and overcome and be"Then repentance and publicity If one is sorry only because a is musician. He sion talented call, n was S percome. perfect are'controllirvg factors?" his sin was uncoveredhis reElder Lee and his companion will represent the mission mated in the world and Satan a "Yes, my sister, transgres-- ' is not cofhplete; Godly throughout the mission helping the permitted to tempt us, but we presidency traveling 'or whose sin is secret and has! penance them with and their proper teaching problems missionaries have our free agency. tecri voltuitarily confessed and See KIMBALL Pate 15 methods in using the Mission Plan,'-o- f .proselyting. We may sin.. or he right CHURCH- -9 Spturdcly., September 25, 1954 eousTy, "but-- we cannot escape' , t( Tli, !f -- '0r - I :' illed, ,, " ,N0P-','- ' - ;1,, ; , , ,4 ' i- '; '. ., J , I ' ' ) .0 , , o , i - . , :. 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