Show Jensen Writes About Church t The he tollO article Is reprint- reprint ad from The Observer a a. newspaper newspaper news news- paper published In England Inas In Inas as much as It was waa written by one ono undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly of our town boys bors It will edly be bo read with much Interest ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF MORMONISM B By Elder Therald N. N Jensen Jenson This year 1930 la Is one of special special special cial significance to the members o otho ot tho the Church of Jesus Christ of ot Latter Latter Latter Lat Lat- ter Day Saints Increased activity Is the cry of ot tho the missionaries as they go forth In Great Greot Britian to proclaim the message ot of Mormonism Mormonism Mor- Mor monism which they testify Is nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing more or less than tho the of Jesus Christ restored to the earth April of this year the tho adherents of the faith in Nune tan Nuneaton ton as el elsewhere else else- e- e where whore In the civilised world are by appropriate services celebrating the centennial birthday of their Ch Church Smith being in a In 1820 Jos Joseph Jose ph dilemma to know which of or tho the then foe foe- I embrace existing sects o was profound Influenced as ho read item from James 1 15 I If any of wisdom let him ask of ot you ou lack liberal liberal- God that to all men d on Lat Last Page 4 Jensen Writes About Church me i Continued from page pa e one ly Iy I came to the r I 1 must elther either eith eith- sion sian he ho said salt that er remain in darkness and con con- confusion or else elso I must do aa as James directs that in is la ask God Tb Th humble faith ho retired to the I with woods to pray pra and returned tho the annunciation that he had haul received received received re re- a visitation from God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ lIe He claimed In answer to his supplication supplication supplication cation that ho be was informed to join no church that church that tho the church systems of the tho day were wore man-made man and void of authority and that ho he would be an nn Instrument In restoring restoring ing the truth to the earth These things Joseph Smith heralded to tho world and never to tho the time of his hla did he recant cant In any particular p In 1830 the Book Dook of Mormon was published scriptural his tory tort of Gods God's dealings with the forefathers of or the American Indians Indians In In- aborigines aborigines aborigines was engraved Uy by b ines upon like gold-like plates which tho Prophet through the aid of 01 tho the and was privileged privileged to translate Ho received recel them for the care of one of tho the resurrected ancients Moroni who lived about A. A D. D On April G 6 1830 one hundred years ago Joseph Jos ph Smith having haying been schooled and commissioned by those of authority in past dispensations dispensations dispensa dispensa- Hons together with five flYe associates took steps required to organize the church hurch under the laws of New York At Atno no time did or have havethe havethe the advocates of this belief claimed fo o have reformed existing churches In In place thereof they preach a al restoration of tho the former hurch Church the same organization laws and priesthood as of or old i Mormon believers discourage e emigration to America and seek now to build up faith abroad |