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Show -- A- l V v THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1943 Church Edition 4 , JimeA: current in His day. He had power to turn water into wine, to give eyesight to the blind, to make whole a withered hand and a crooked bodyr to call forth from the dead one who had veraf 10 His ! NO: SEVEN since the 'opening of the heavens to the Prophet Joseph Smith. It- is true that the Lord began to pour out His spirit upon men when despotism and religious tyranny ruled the world. In vcry besln"lns Adara had a and rec' W the-ba- 'the the universe. It was revealed to Smith that Kolob signifies the first great grand governing fixed star which is the farthest thaf has ever been discoveVed by the fathers, which was "discovered by, Methuselah and Jos-ep- h ck f. predicted in the Scriptures which newspaper, no telegraph, no quick the-sigliihTT of communication between 'city and city, have a bearing on times in this the greatest of all-t- he He knew there was a western hem dispensations, that could not be conisphere people by a nation of the sidered in the six talks that were givHouse of Israel. Is it reasonable to en before the groups in Barratt Hall. suppose that He, tv ho said He knows' Numerous requests haye been made the end from the beginning, did not that other important predictions and. - see pur day with all its wonderful and their fulfillment, be presented in- - anconvenient atds'and developmentsTTs other article. it reasonable to suppose that Enoch, That we are now living in a very Moses, or the Brother of Jared, unto wonderful age is conceded by all, irrewhom the Lord revealed the Id story of the earth, did not see these things spective of belief or unbelief in the Holy Scriptures. It is the view of which are commonplace With us How can we doubt this to be many that we have, among us today minds that are far 'superior to those the fact? Isit not true that some of of former ages and this accounts for the ancient prophets have spoken, of the wonderful flood of inventions, disthese very things. Isaiah must have coveries and developments in the field seen our great ships propelled by of science,! Srtand-eekanic- s during. steam. or electricity. - Nahum - must -- the past one hundred years. It is also have been shown the railroad train admitted by many that we. today. are.. or the automobile, or both, when 'he benefiting by the experiences of all spoke of the chariots raging in the past ages, but that all of the expeib - streets, "Traveling "like lightning and ences and knowledge of the past can- - with lights like torches John the Rev- not when summed up, equal the won elator describes the airplane, and the derful accomplishments of the ninebattles in the air which are now takteenth and twentieth centuries. ing place over t he' greater surface of We who accept the .word of the thp earth. The facf is that the Lord Lord and have faith in the predictions withheld from the inhabitants of the of the prophets, hold to the view that earth all. of these things and inspired : the great outpouring of knowledge men in the last days to discover and and scientific discovery, is due to the make use of them. It is also true that influence and guidance ofThe spirff every good thing that comes from of the Lord upon the minds of mem above Sata-n- takes and utilizes for more than to any other cause. The is intended evil, thus turning time has come far ring , veloDment in science,-artmechanics, to pass the spiritual as well as temmedicine etc , to he made known and poral destruction of mankind. He does given to the world for the benefit of this because men love darkness evil rather than that which is good. man, and this is .not due to the superiority of intellect hut because the PREDICTIONS FULFILLED Lord has willed it With all our learnns . -- to-da- . also by Abraham. : - e pos-Terit- rebel-whe- i -- -- the-ve- V 3 ry -- , o - scat-tere- d prep-arator- y - -- -- - 20-3- g -- g -- y " - -- (luring xHE D4RK AGES"""" drienel Jo Sunclaif School , n lion and ejection of the command- ments of the Lord. - - Daikj Ages come about through apostasy and rebellion and rejection of the plan of salvation revealed through the prophets of Js- rael. This deep spiritual darkness is always manifest in lands where the people have turned away from the Lord and have" rejected his servants TJJe spirit ofthe Lord withdraws from men when they rebel, and then the snirit of Satan takes possession of them and gross darkness enters their souls. Ignorance follows in the wake of rebellion and the light "of truth goes out when men turn from the -- , guidance of heaven. This darkness-spirityally"and mentally, reached its deepest shade shortly preceding the period known as the Renaissance, r revival of learning This revival did not come by chance. The time had come for the preparation for' the restoration' of JheGospel. It took several 'Jiundred years to complete this restore tionTThe despo-- " tism of the middle ages had to he broken down and religious as well as political freedom eome to the people. The action on the part of the Barons in 1215 A. D., when they forced King John to sign the Great Charter, was not a thing of chance. There had to come a break to the dcspBtic hold which ruling kings had upon the peo pie. The development of the English stitution also was a work of grad- - d - - -- - since-Elijah-ca- w-e- ll T.he - 6-- - - . the-Proph- -- The Nephites on this continent also had a lear understanding of the universe. Without question- the great Mexican, or Mayan, calendar stone, is the development of the teachings of inspired leaders amon& the.Nephites. The decline of knowledge both spiritual and temporal1; including the false ?dshairbiBrei5d.rrPiinddott,dlnhaTtTiranTlTie un5verse, came about through . . go-int- KNOWLEDGE OF XEPH1TES . -- -- ed because" Intelligence. He had a perfect lan- guage, both spoken and written, for it was given him by the voice and fin-- , ger of God! ing .and Inventions, - man has not The artgel revealed to Daniel many" drawn nearer to his Maker and has things concerning our day and said not partaken of lhe divine .truths", .to t up- the words, and real -which bring exaltation Faith in the the hook, even to the time of the end: Lord has not increased, hut to the Many shall run to and fro, and knowl- contrary man has1 removed" himself farther away from the revealed plan a significant truth to ibis'thought of salvation. rMany of the discoveries he said speaking to Timothy, of these modern times, havgbrought that in this day people .would be, ever the world nearer than ever to the learning.and never .able to come to unseen spiritual frpe, :yet mei have: ; the::knowslcdge::ofthe-ti'uth- . Surely. hardened their hearts and taken the . these two predictions are being ful- - . honors to themselves rejecting the filled on .the earth today. Joel, also, source of the insniration which has - was shown the last days and predicted been given them How any person can many things that would take place be a .witness to these 'marvelous preparatory, to the second coming of forces; such as radio, television and our Redeemer. Among other things many other disco'veries, and then he said, And it shall come to pass deny the influence and power of the afterwards, that I wiTl pour out' my Almighty in the unseen woild, is a spirit upon all flesh, and your sons mvstery almost bevond normal and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men , shall dream dreams, your young n;en- - shall see visions: INTELLIGENCE of man And also upon the servants and upon These - wonderful discoveries and the hand maids in those days w ill I ""developments have not come into the pour out my spirit. This does not world because men are possessed of have reference to the bestowal of the greater Intelligence ,"brwTsdoni; than Holy Ghost, 'but To the spirit of Chris?; was possessed by the worthless who or light of Truth, which we are in- - lived in earliest times: Men-- - formed is given to every man that-in past agqs wereIust as intelligent; cometh Into the world. . The predict. they exercised wisdom just as great Jlns are made that through the in- as can be found tn the earth today. spiration of- - this Spirit, wonderful The,' LWd "'inspired their minds -- and . - Ihings'aFe to be accomplished Jin;the. revealed do them His commandments latter days. 'Surely we have- - seen the and opened to their vision things of fulfillment of many of these promises future generations to the end of time. made by. Isaiah, Daniel- ,- Joe! and In the first talk of "this series this others, yet with all the knowledge and" matter was discussed. Jesus - Christ inspiration, men continue to boast in wasThe framer and builder of-- this their own strength and refuse to give to the Lord the credit for their acand a multitude of other earths. He gave to this 'earth its laws by complishments. which it is governed long before He came into this world a babe In Bethlehem. When Pie came among mortal It is a very significant thiiig that , ' men He subjected Himself to the laws ; most of the, modern discoveries and and conditions among men that were inventions have come to. the worlf him:-Shu- Abra- knowl-'edge- at-th- his-da- y -- jt , or not, I am not preparedto say. As ing to the dead, and therefore Elijah natural that the first societies of this before, they are lost and unkind in this country would be formed ordinances in bepracticed in til the Lord wishes it, they will not half of the dead. This' is an error. in the New England and Atlantic (of The CounciL of The Twelve) be found.-Al- l that I kqow about it is There was no work performed fgr the states, for there is where the oldest f the has revealed, and He dead by Elijah or any other prophet settlements are found and the beginLord ual inspiration. The coming- of John reclamation of his anrientcatTeFOT'1Jt declares will come from the That they before the crucifixion of Jesus Christ' ning of family history in this country. with his Wycliff in GreatTBritain, people Israel, North. He has also made it very clear The keys held by Elijah were the keys There haveNbeen also in several translation of the Bible, and the com-SIGNS OP THE LAST WAYS and definite that these iosr peOpie fiTtr sealing power hywTucJTairbr "jjartiT'OfFomitryp'relarrequesls ing of JohnHiissin Bohemia, was a separate and apart from thescattered dinanees are sanctioned and approved provided In wills for the purpose of Matters pertaining to the estabpart of the divine plan. Without quesmow being gathered out, If and Israelite upon which- the eternal sea) of genealogical research. Some, of the tion they were given inspiration in lishment of the Church,' the vision of this be hob truer then the commission older states have also set aside funds authority is placed. These powers the very morning of the reformation. the Father and the Son, the coming Moses to the Prophet Joseph Smith of were exercised in, early dispensations - by legislative enactment for the gath- Later the Lord raised up Martin Luof heavenly messengers to restore the is without meariing, wherein we in behalf ofthe living. Elijah exerering, compiling and publishing of vi- ther and numerous others wfto aided keysl of all the former dispensations, . . Moses appeared before read;". taf records of their several towns. In cises we such and learn in breaking the shackels which bound the authority, testimony of the Witnesses-o- f the - us. unto us the keys - from " the past fifty years Smith that the- - minds and "consciences of men. ' Book of organizations of Joseph Mormon, are matters with 0f t he gathering '.of Israel from Jtluj? he was the last of the prophets in this nature have been formed in most All of this was preparatory to the1 which the members of the Church are four parts of the earth, and, 'fhe' oldfIsrael to hold this divine authority of the counties of Great Britain and opening of the heavens and the resvery familiar. It is not necessary, leading of the ten tribes from the fhe spirit of this work has crossed to in this fulness. It was for this reason toration of the fulness of the Gospel. the details contherefore, to land of the north. This statement that he was sent to the continent into all the lands from .Smithand Joseph cerning matters of this kind which -- that these tribes are to be led from, - Oliver --TIMES MOST SUITABLE whence have .been gathered the conto in 1836, Cowdery April - are. so well . understood. There are, fhe north harmonizes perfeetiy with fer 'that authority' Since our Savior , sheep of tHeHduse of Israel. Henry George Bohn said, Nothhowever, many important events re the' words of Jeremiah JJer. 16 14 15 ) opened the door for the dead, Thousands of genealogical records thisv" concerns ing in the great world which cordecTin the Scriptures which are and Section 133, verses 26 to 34. ;; have been compiled at enormous expower becomes valid for the dead who the well being of man takes' place by yet to take place to complete the ' pense by individuals and family orSurely there must be a time when accept the Gospel as well as for those accident, but is brought forward by work before our Lord comes, this of people will come The compilers do not ganizations who receive the Gospel in this mortal body great divine will, precisely at the- - moment to reign All of these things which we .to the .children of seem to to .receive know I what force it is that world will not and into details Ephraim 'go most suitable to our condition. So ft see developing are signs which point At thqir presence the them in this work. onward their impels on this blessings quote point, bearing scripture was with astronomy, the Mariners unmistakably- to the fact that we are think they are doing it as a mat-- -mountains will tremble; they shall but you wall find the evidence recordThey ' steam the compass, engine, gas, the in the last days and that the great ter of family pride and the desire to electric telegraph, and many other of and dreadful day of the Lord is at our smite the rocks and the ice shall flow ed in the words of Daiah,- chapters 42 - and 61 down. They will bring forth their rich aho in- Moses 7; have some record of their ancestors, " " those blessings which have progressed doors.. but hack of it all is the inspiration 1 treasures to the children of Ephraim, John 5 25 26; Luke el 6 with civilization. The elements were FirstTet us say something further . at whose hands they shall receive the Peter 3.18 21 and 2 Peter 4 6. The which comes from the restoration, of . t gulf there and known,-buthe time had about the' restoration of the ten "lost rich the keysMhis-turninand which of the hearts of Savior the Gospel in the the story blessings spoken by not arrived for their fructification. ' tribes of Israel. Strange to say, of" children to parents and parents its ordinances offer them. of Lazarus he bridged w'henhe went The art of printing along with the all that has been writto their children A detailed report of Speaking of this, Elder Orson F. to the world of spirits This is made other inventions 5 and - discoveries ten, there are many members of the this labor wrould prove vyry interest-inclear in also vision of the the said: very has which preceded the coming of Moroni Church who think that, these kct , ' Whitney but it cannot be given heie. to Dead the of Redemption given the It is maintained by"some that and the restoration of the Gospel, ha,d tribes were scattered among the na- Smith F. President President Joseph CITES INCIDENT to be revealed before the ' Church" tions and are now being gathered out lost tribes of Israel those carried into Young has said this in relacould be established in the earths The ' and are found through all the stakes captivity about 725 B. C. are no Brigham Dne genlleman.a lawyer of Salem, tion to the preaching to the dead. exframing of "the American Constituand branches qf the Church. They longer a distinct people; that theymix-- , who was spending Massachusetts, Jesus was the first man that ever tion, we well know, was by divine inreach this conclusion because the ist only in a scattered condition, most of his time in the field of gento to w'ent the eci with the nations.among which thgy preach spirits spiration. And thus revealing,. ipe general opinion Is that these, tribes ealogical research at his own expense, upon line and precept upon precept, went into the North, and it is the were taken by their captors, the con- .,J?lding the keys of the Gospel of - and without hope of to demonetary revation them. were Those keys Assyrians. If this be true, and the Lord prepared the way for the northern countries from whence most told me, in 1902, when I muneration, in the at and hour not, the intact day ?iyeredLohim those trtheswpre in fulness in of gathered Isreelhas" been found. was seeking information along gen- the earth. All of these things are Then again, explorers presumably time Joseph and Oliver received the that he went into the spirit world, ealogical lines, that he was endeavorwith he and them door of the did opened they -signs of the times, even though some have been to the north pole; they haye keys of the gathering why ing to compile all the family historsalvation to in the to a so make reference prison. spirits pointed of thenr date hack several hundred passed over the pole in their airships , ies of every family u'here The ances. ' Discourses-479of the ten tribes frorrT the X years. The discovery of America, we and no land or people comparable to tor came to Essex County before the a after This of land north1 the too, learn from the Boole o i Mormon, is a the ten. tribes hm? been discovered, GATHERING OP RECORDS year 1600, He did not know whether general allusictn to the gathering of sign that the Lord is preparing for the Whether these tribes are in the north he would ever ge't thework finished . of four the of The significance Israel from the the restoration or not He parts was spending more time earth? What need to particularize as of the keys held by Elijah, embracing in this labor than he was in his proto the Ten Tribes, if they were na thelurning of the hearts of the chilfession When I said to him, "Why longer a distinct people And why do dren to Iheir fathers, is elearly defin x: are you doing this great work he ed and readily observable in the work oui Articles of Faith give these tribes . Editors Note: Sunday, Janu-ar- y to achieve them, etc. So many ques- - a special mention See a Saturday ,thqt,i being done todayfor the dead. answered, I do not know, I got start-mud now 1 cannot stop, something 10, has - been designated: tions have their proper setting only in Night, Thoughts, p.171 Not only have the hearts of members is impelling me to do it. This was a to a Fnend Bring of the Church .turned to their dead Another striking statement pointSunday religious background that the map on his part an unselfish work for he School the who does not do genuine Day throughout Sabbath ing to tbe fact that these people are fathers, but this same influence has - could not ' Ch u rch. Th is is anoUier article by Bay1 thinking has' missed one of his expect any financial returns' now in a body in preparation for their taken hold of the hearts of people in for his labor. I said to him, I can tell a General Board member developreturn is the statement by the Prophet - various parts of the world. There are greatest opportunities. In the fourth place,- there is in the Joseph Smith at the conference held today thousands of individuals whp you why you are doing i? but if I do ing the theme. you will only laugh at me and will not Sunday School a rare challenge to in Kirtland, June 3 to 6, 1831. At this are working in the preparation of believe itL BY DR. ADAM S. BENNLON curious - to meditation. The very sileneeand sane conferencethe Prophet said: John their family genealogical records This know what IHehadbecame frequently we are urged to gcr to . in and when mind, the Revelator- Was then among the has come-to Hty ofthe procedures in a con- pass I told him of the restoration of the ' Sunday School as "a" matter of ihicted is one and of most the men to Sunday SchooMead significant authority vested in duty. But for a few minutes, let us Elijah, and that signs of the times. The Prophet Joslook at going to. Sunday School as an that quiet ruminating which brings a the time had come spoken of by genuine satisfaction. The reverie of eph Smith could not b any power that opportunity. On the Lords Day, dursobered contemplation is no mefe dayvested in himself, force the people should 'turnthe hear tspf .the children ing the choicest hours the morning to. their fathers and the everywhere to take an interest in hearts of the dead fathers hours it is a rare privilege to be able dreaming it reaches to the very to their their dead and compile their reeoilfs at depths of our beings. to enjoy the richness of Sunday School he did laiyjhand said it was children, great expense. Before the restoration, Fif(jt there is rare fellowship in worship. To those who have been de- story but;he could." 'of these keys April 3, 1836, there was lanotver.-- interesting nied the privilege of attending Sum" Sundajr School. Our friends are therep accept it. As far as he was con. no in of interest the leaders of great the any .part Ward, past, present and. cerned he was doing this work be- day School for a period, no argument world among the professed believers is necessary to show just how real its in the making, are there, and the fel- cause he got great joy out of it. So it Other extremely important events iik Christianity, in the compiling of is with thousands of lowship is of the highest order. Men ; Benefits are. others. They get and women now with being fulfilled are based on The genealogical records. A brief state-- , Started and cannot Stop until .worthy purposes Why go to Sunday School? the and kindly disposed, gather to one coming of Elias, Moses and .Elijah First, because the children are work they havg in hand is finished. done since in order end. here. " is, Enriched of their with the out keys friendships grow dispensations. there. The happy countenances - of Then "we collect these records- - and We have considered rather fully the The year following the. coming of children are q source of joy at any of such environment." Such friendplace them in the Library of the mission? giyeh through the keys of Elijah 'GreatBritainpaSsed IaVs.re- - Ps time. To have them grouped 4ogether Genealogical Society- - of Utah for-t- he day Saint. Moses, which at their best gives new life to anyone gathering of Isquiring the proper recording- of vital . benefit of 'thousands who are s records andjiling them. in a central And. finally, there is in the Sunday rael. The keys of Elias had to do with interested in living. Children radiate of the Church so.Jhat. they can ' School spiritual All the peculiar blessings given irT the place. In the year 181I"theNew Eng-hope and confidence and enthusiasm. find the records of theif dead. We all who land Historical and Genealogical So- ""have In our archlves'and the influences' hinted above Their souls spread a rare contagion, days of Abraham, library" to- there is music thereMu- - bine to add spiritual irower to those receive the Gospel are numbered with ciety was "Organized in Boston day 23,000 volumes, pamphlets," etc, some steps were taken previsic is. the great'accompaniment-olife. - "'bo attend-Morthan.that, the Lord and f the seed of Abraham and enihat compiled and gather-- " Many of mir. iinest truths have been ha9 assured us that when we gather titled to all the blessings promised to ously in this direction. In 1869 the x ed front many parts of the world, New York Genealogical and Biographset to melodies which can never be together In His name Pie will he there thal worthy prophet in ancient times. being usd hy'the members of the" ical Society was incorporated in New ' Church. in their The keys of Elijahs work and minforgotten. There is real satisfaction in by His holy spirit to bless us. Prayer preparation of their learning to listen to the harmonies ahd The Sacrament bring us close to istry are extremely interesting. His York. Since that day many other sorecords of the dead. Him. cieties hqve been organized in many that are worked out in Our better mucoming was the fulfilling of the promINFLUENCE OF THE LORD sic. Many men love to go to Church Those who attend, Sunday, School ise made through Malachl, It is the of the other cities and states) prinin older the' the the to in of and' setlements hearts, to listen children, the organ. it procipally with a disposition to planting along merely regularly Does apybne wish to tell me that catch its full significance the people first this Influence of. the' vides solace for the soul. . know -- to. the, promises made to their fathers, the Atlantic-whe- re of the In the third place, there is opportheir own satisfaction that Heavens that in these last days, the children settled when they came to this coun- Lord has not influencedspirit people-to tjjese tunity for vigorous thinking in the choicest blessings are richly enjoyed. . should do the work which was denied try. In more recent years societies engage in this work? Is it not a and School. .for the research Questions centering in .compilation of very Sunday Going 4, Sunday Sphool is really ,the fathers upon which strange, thing that sUqh research the purpose of life the possibilities an opportunity. , tion depends. Many piembers of the genealogical r Information have come was nbt being carried on except in a of attainment thoughts of. eternal Living Sunday School ideals adds - Church have thought that the keys into existence In most of the stakes restored by Elijah were keys pertain from Maine to California. It is but (Continued On Rage 7) progression, relative .values and how power and Joy to any life. I said - ham records that he received by revelations the Jact that Kolob is the "first creation,-- nearest to the celes-- ; tial, or the residence of God, and its time is the Lords lime and. by he reckons. These ancient prophets knew not only of the. revolutions of the earth and fhe planets, bur they had superior knowledge of the fixed stars. Abraham and Methuselah were astronomers with knowledge ' revealed through higher powers than the tele- scope. They knew more aboulvytbe heavenly bodies than all the astrono mers of this age put together. These jnen were not ignorant, superstitious old fogies, with minds prejudiced by false notions and imaginations and" traditions-- - inherited from 'ancestors who came down from the monkey ,stage. The of - God- - and the - things - of God were known in the beginning Men were just as intelligent then as they"rerenow. Michael, the prince, whom we know as Adam, the Progenitor of the human family, holds the . keys of salvation under the direction of Jesus Christ. He was chosen to be head and a ruler over his ad . Moreover Spirit Of The Lord Poured Out - ilhe -- i ,, - Elder Smith gave six lectures on Signs of the Times for the Lion House Social Center. These six lectures have been published in the Ctofc SeoMm booh form. wrote Smith Elder the book,) for to Jerusalem He walked or a seventh chapter, which is publ- Galilee of some humble' on rode ished herewith. beast-oburden and the journey conTHERE are many interesting events sumed several days. There was no r" f Church Edition Mal-ac- . ? y -- - - e mem-.-ber- " -- h pom-Secon- f -- e have-bee- n' and-.ar- - -- theip-sqlv- , a-. f . e |