| Show THE WORD OF THE TZE lond LORD IN an article which appeared recently in the t h e deseret dent NEWS I 1 it t Is stated a ta ted that no mats opinions are to the revelations of god A correspondent drawing att attention to th a re i ma k proc eds to ash ask if anything can be added to the book of doctrine and covenants which thas a given aa as a law to thie thy church and pro ceede to brua arua that it cannot in be changed or added to and 4 everything we try to establish that is mote moie or less lees than thia this Is wrong As this 4 touches a subject cu en which there may bo be ml mf understanding and which Is used by deceivers to lead asti ay those who do not nut study the revelations of god closey as close y ab rb would be advisable we WO reply to 10 this letter through the NEWS the book of du dut trine and covenants contains many of the reveis revels eions given by the lord to he ibe church through th rougo joseph h smith and oth ot herff rg it does not contain every thing revealed and does not profess to be a finality or a a compilation of the tho word of the lord no jno book in existence is the complete and final declaration of uhe the mind ald a id will of god those aho ho tie themselves to any bouk the thel irown rown liberty and progress and the right of tha almighty to greater manifestations of his de igns and commands the latter day work is progressive light and ana will be tue revealed according to the needs 1 I and 0 of f the ainis amis As the lord gave the thelia as ot of carnal ti to israel Is rael th through rouIx moses and subsequently revealed the higher law of trie go goa pel through jesus christ so he will revealed the higher law of trie go goa pel through jesus christ so he will give line upon line and precept upon precept e to the changed conditions of ti is people iv at time pases pates pa ses ees bes and they reach a higher this la Is illustrated in the laws relating to the marn marr martlage marriage lage laga cov anant at first the church wa under the bame same AS the Neph Nep hites ites itea in the days of jacob only one wife was wah permitted and marriage was so sui sul ionized lut but tut for this life Ata at a later da ila a the doctrine of celestial mar ariage was made known and men and women were married for time thle and all eternity and the way and mean meant were pointed out whereby tue servants of the lord would be justified in marrying more wives than one again at one timo time baptisms ams amr were only administered to and for the living afterwards the bawol baptism for the dead was comment bated and the order concerning it was not all made known at on out e but light came ilke like the rising of the tbt un bun and as fast as the C hurch church wa ww abie able to receive and profit by it this 13 uhe the lords way in the do domald maloof ol 01 the L spiritual pi ritual as well wall as iu IL the thil things 3 g we call na natural first the b blade lade then the ear and rind after bilat that th the efula sun fun com corn in the ear the tho beok of doe doctrine trine and covenants itself waa not completed at once it is probably incomplete now it la Is capable of receiving additions as wisdom and thord ord of the lord may determine th book accepted by the priesthood lu la kirtland contained conal ned but buta a tw wo 61 the revelations to the church i others were given loog after afterwards wards warde aad kad ad in the revelation given at nauvoo january 1841 1811 the lord said eaid for f deign to reveal unto my church things which have b been eeik kept kert hid bid frona from the foundation of the bof bodd IV doc AT cov sec 1240 on september lat let 1812 joseph smith saith wrote to the sinta stints a letter containing this pai passage mige geor reon por for I 1 am about to restore many things to the earth esith pertaining to the priesthood ty the ua lord of holtso 0 10 neither was the tho word of the lord closed wh n joseph the pro phet i pealed sealed his hia testimony with his blood as mii mil correspondent seems to think the word and will of the lord came direct to president young jancay 1817 1847 in rela reli tl ti n m to trie trio camp of israel ss ax may be seen by section of the doc rine frine fine and cove Cave covenants nants but lest there may be lack of understand ng in regard to the validity and authority of oiher of her revelations than those given by the direct voice of the lord or open manifestation of angels we vvo quote irom from the doctrine and Cov covenants nants section as 63 in relation bionto to the authority and blesing ble bie sing bing nril and promise to the priesthood ordained and sent forth to proclaim the gospel it and whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the holy ghost shall be scripture shall be the will ot of the lord shall b bo 0 the mind of the lord shall be the word of the lord shall be the voice voica of the lord Lor daud aud the power of god unto Eal eai galvadon salvation vadon aj this is how scripture was made of old time holy men of Goda god as they were moved upon by the holy ghost and it was written and became holy scrip scripture ture this doea not conflict with what we wo i stated I 1 in n the artcle artele first referred to the word ot of the lord by the holy ghost la 6 not manlis opinion it Is superior to any baad maag maad personal parsons pors onal views and it is as much the voice of the lord as if spoken direct from the throne of jehovah it is authoritative and finding and will bear witness of itself to those woo who are spiritual the office of the holy ghost through those appointed and ordained to mulde guide the church is to take taku of the things lings of tho the father and aud the son and manifest them and to guide into all truth that the flock ot of christ may bo be fed that the body of christ may ba be and that the church may be led on towards perfection till all shall come to the knowledge of the son soa of god it Is the ge of the latter tay tsy day lay saints to live in the light of ra re lon lou and aud by pursuing a p proper roper cours in lii all things they b be ea aule able ble ule to comprehend the word ol 01 ghelard fhe the lord however r it may easy bespoken be apo heen khen feen to understand the boico 2 of the god shepherd ands and whoever may ba be the medium of communication to dis dmm cern whether the word te bce of god gud or whether he be peaks of him selfo the day dak orre of revelation is not closed it has but barely dawned and the eff effulgence of the Mil mii millennial ienni lenni A sun will yet cuver over i the earth with the knowledge and word and glory of the eternal goj |
