Show tabernacle on sunday dec 11 at 11 a in elder orson pratt read a parl part of a revelation given to joseph smith jun may 1833 after which it he e preached on the necessity of the people understanding 0 the character of the being they worship reasoned on the attributes of god and dire directed ched cled the attention ot 0 the congregation 0 to jesus christ as an example for his people and quoted the text let this mind be in in you which was also in christ jesus who being in the form of god thought it not robbery to be equal with god ay showed that jesus was made an example of humility being born in a manger cradled in poverty and raised by parents of low degree that in his birth he descended below all things a but in progress of time he advanced in knowledge grew from grace to grace and from strength 0 to strength even till he exceeded enoch in information and knowledge pertaining 0 to eternal life 3 argued that we are in in possession of the same powers of progress but that these lie dormant dorman tp that they require to be exercised by the power and inspiration of the holy ghost exhorted the saints to be diligent in the discharge of all their duties until like jesus they attained t to 0 a fullness of the knowledge of god and became able to see him face to face |