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Show UR0V 1 'JvM; 1 Speakers: GHtRiRr eKSSR President Marion G. Romney of the First Presidency President Spencer W. Kimball, Council of Hie Twelve Elder Delbert L. Stapley, Council of the Twelve i r Elder Sterling W. Sill, Assistant to the Twelve Elder Joseph Anderson, Assistant to the Twelve Man Must Understand Relationship To Deity The most important knowledge that is available to mortals is tne fact that man is a child of God. But such knowledge is beyond the comprehension of the uninspired mind, declared President Marion G. Romney, second counselor in the First Presidency, at the opening session of conference Sunday morning President Romney emphasized that neither logic, science, phi-- , losophy, nor any other field of worldly learning has ever been, or ever will be, able to discover President Romney told the conference that he wanted to ejnphasize the truth that we mortals are in very deed the literal offspring of God. If men understood, believed and accepted this truth, our sick and dying society would be reformed and redeemed. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints accept this concept as a basic doctrine of their theology. The lives of those who have given it thought enough to realize its implications are controlled by it; it gives meaning and direction to all their thoughts and deeds. This is so because they know that it is the universal law of nature in the plant, animal and human world for reproducing offspring to reach in final maturity the likeness of their parents. They reason that the same law is in force with respect to the offspring of God. Their objective is, therefore, to sometime be like their Heavenly par- -' ents. They not only so reason; they know they may so become because God has revealed the fact that it is His work and gloto bring to pass (their). ry. . . . eternal life, which is the life God lives," said President Romney. GODS accountability and encourages him to adopt the fatalistic attitude of eat, drink and be merry said for tomorrow we die, President Romney. He said the aspirations, desires, and motivations of one who accepts, believes and by the power of the Holy Spirit obtains a witness to the truth that he is a begotten son or daughter of God, differs from the aspirations of him who believes otherwise, as. the growing vine differs from the severed branch. Pres. Marion G. Romney . . . important knowledge scriptures explained the great Plan of Salvation. He emphasized how mankind must, as children of God, come here to prove themselves so they might return to the presence of God. He said the theory that mn is other than the offspring of God has been a major factor in blocking mans spiritual growth and in corrupting his morals. He thinks of himself, as the scriptures teach, possessed of the innate ability, as are all other reproducing offspring, to reach in final maturity the status of his heavenly parents and have glory added upon his head for ever and ever. This is declared President his goal, Romney. added that this person the Ten Command-- , Sermon on the the ments, Mount, the Word of Wisdom and and direction other every commandment given of God to be statements of laws, the observance of which is indispensable to the attainment of his goal, to reach which he has dedicated his life. He accepts Spirituality is born in the home, and is nurtured in the home evenings, in the twice a day and oftener, daily prayers, in the weekly meetings when the family goes together. That spirituality, said President Spencer W. Kimball, president of the Council of the of inexhausTwelve, is not tible wealth, but of unquenchable faith. And generally, that kind of faith is born and nurtured in the home and in childhood. lrn President Kimball, who spoke at the Sunday morning session of conference, added that prayer is the power. passport Spencer W. Kimball . . . heavenly plan throughout the world were close-kni- t, and were on their physical knees pouring out their souls for their children, their family, their leaders and their governments! This kind of family life could bring us back toward the experience of righteous Enoch. He asked questions about himself; he answered among other My father taught things: . me in all the ways of God, President Kimball said. President Kimball defined the family as the unit that provides in selfless the involvement activities and the acceptance of responsibility. The Lord organized the whole program in the beginning with a father who procreates, provides and loves and directs, and a mother who conceives and bears and nurtures and feeds and trains. The Lord could have organized it otherwise, but chose to have a unit witn responsibility and associations purposeful where children help to train and discipline each other and come to love, honor and appreciate each other. explained how we lived as spirit children in the presence of God before mortality, and how the WEEK ENDING APR1U4,.! spiritual ... President Romney then CHURCH to He told many incidences of how faith helped others, and how the teaching of righteous principles in the home kept young people on the right paths during extended absences from the family hearth. What a world this would be if a million families in this church were to be on their knees every night and morning! And what a world it would be if nearly a hundred million iamilies in this great land were praying for their sons and daughters twice daily; and what a world this would be if a billion families ... 12 BASIC UNIT Spiritual Life Family Product The concepi that man is a beast relieves him of a sense of it. Those who limit their search to such learning techniques will continue to be as they have always been, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (II Tim. 3:7). The only means by which such knowledge can be had is divine revelation. Fortunately for us, as has already been shown, it has been so revealed repeatedly from Adam until today," said President Romney.. -- Crowds mingle on Temple Square after session of conference.' 973, Anything else than the family life is prostitution of the great, plan of life as conceived and organized by our Father in declared President Heaven, Kimball. |
