Show Acts of kindness love can be seen all arounc P Lind the Sec- Richard ond Quorum of Seventy quoted the scripture “Then shall the righteous answer him saying Lord when saw we thee an hungered and fed thee? Or thirsty and gave thee drink? “When saw we thee Undsay a stranger and took thee in? Or naked and clothed thee? “Or when saw we thee sick or in prison and came unto thee? “And the king shall answer and say unto them Verily I say unto you inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me” (Matthew 25:37-40- ) Speaking at the Saturday morning ses I sion of conference Lindsay said in fc Saints show travels he found Latter-da- y kindness and of love ever such acts ing where and was not restricted t geographic location age gender or static in life He told how when his father died ar left his mother to raise a young famil alone one of his father’s friends visile the family frequently during the 47 year of her widowhood He gave counsel er couragement and Priesthood blessing His example and personal concern am those of others helped his mother an her children face the depression daily challenges “To me he was the epitome of th “Pure Religion” described in the Epist! visit the fatherless an of James: widows in their affliction and to kee himself unspotted from the world (James 1:27) war-an- “to Families need to be refuge from the troubles of life are a safety a support network a sanctuary and one’s salvation said Rex D Pinegar speaking at the Saturday morning Families session of conference A member of the presidency of the Sev- Lisa Full PowellStandard-Examme- r house The Tabernacle was full during the Sunday morning session of Duty to study Everyone the standard works is to search the scriptures said Boyd K Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church And after 10 years of intense work by an army of volunteers Saint the Latter-da- y edition of the King James Bible was published and new editions of the Book of Mormon the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price followed said Packer speaking Saturday evening at the Priesthood session of conference He said the text of the King James Bible was not altered but an innovative all the stansy stem of dard works containing tens of thousands of footnotes that open hundreds of thousands of possible combinations of information was added cross-referenci- 4 Church New Standard-Examine- r The subtitle “Another Testament of Jesus Christ” was added to the Book of Mormon and two revelations were added to the Doctrine and Covenants the book that will never be dosed Translations of the standard works into American sign language is underway and the new edition of the Book of Mormon in Braille is now complete Packer said adding that a new Braille edition of the Doctrine and Covenants is finished and the Pearl of Great Price will soon be ready All in English The standard works have been translated into 35 languages with seven other languages in process When completed he said these translations will extend the possible readers of the scriptures in their native tongue to an additional 2 billion two hundred and 54 million people — half the w orld population Other translations will follow More and more people can now “Search the scriptures — for they are they which testify of me” (John 5:39) enty Pinegar quoted President Harold B Lee as saying homes Pinegar should be the strong for the ancome can children where place chor they need in these days of trouble and turmoil Joseph Smith said “There is no substitute for the homeIts foundation is as ancient as the world and its mission has been ordained of God from the earliest times” Pinegar said that today evil forces art challenging the home as never before “i our homes are to endure parents an children must dedicate themselves to thi gospel ideals that insure preservation t home and family” In homes where ideals and gospel a' ues are maintained it is the parents no teachers who lay the foundation Tf church will continue to support famiht in building this foundation he said Pinegar cited President David O McKay’s statement “The poorest shack n which love prevails over a united famil is of greater value to God and future hu manity than any other riches In such home God can work miracles and wi! work miracles” Effects of Smith’s vision are great Carlos E Asay a presidency of the of the Sev- enty likened Joseph Smith’s prayer and first vision in 820 to that of man’s first step on the moon Speaking at the Sunday morning session of conference Asay said the prayer and vision began as “one small step for (a young) man” proven to be 1 kind” That act of supreme faith ended a long night of spiritual darkness opened up a flood of unadulterated truths and ushered in the dispensation of the fulness of times he said “We are told that the spin-oeffects of ff the moon mission were many” As said “Such benefits are reflected in t: materials about us However the cons' quences of Joseph Smith’s first voc prayer and his probe into the unknow are infinitely greater and should be po dered seriously by all who are interestd in ‘things as they really are and of thinj as they really will be ” (Jacob 4:13) The prophet's yision removed ll myth of an impersonal uncaring and u comprehensible God he said The ir nature of a Father in Heaven was r vealed along with his Son Jesus Christs' “All of the towers ever built and all l'i space ships ever launched pale in co: parison with Joseph Smith’s first visio Though men fly higher and higher ir the heavens they will not find God r see his face unless they humble ther selves pray and heed the truths reveal through the Prophet of the Restoration Asay said April 7 19 |