One Hundred Twenty Seventh Semi-AnnualGeneral Conference of the Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5-7 April 1957, archives, historicaldepartment, Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City.
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SeoondCou,ulor In 1/ie Fini Pml4""J
harts, into our 10Uhtho simpl pnnd
pl.. of tht Go<ptl. Why should ....
""">' about 11>.1hln.1ttha1 the Lord
hh not made clut. Why """'1d
.,..,,,, ,bout the lhinp that ho bas not
m'Clkcl, =llr r.-latln&"' 1hey <lo,10
wntd ~nllM l.ftowl,dp,, oo-callrd, .ma1ttntl1t ~
ol much lmportarw:t'
ha><OUus in faith. I li...S among tho<e
hvtout
P<Os>i
r.,, lour ,-eon. r lovod
t1ten. r ,.. ...i their lnnoa,na, of t.hlni;, affterlng ou, l~h and just btllt'\'t no<
warldly. I Jo,...i tho Jlmpllrity of 1hrif
~ l~o
of
hws. I IO\'fd &ht Almpllchy cl thtlt
111111.Somo tran,......klns b:11M ol
11.,..,, 1 1.. 1. speoltlng ,.., m>,ell,
t~r In_,...,....,,,
10 lnV< 1hem un,
that I do nae, .., ap-i11e or ui,d.
touc:lwdin laith.
<11nd wha1 I ml1h1 clo U my lalth """'
And I wonder how much 1hc hule pe,f,u.
I know about the matmel pins in
I 1'-ght 1onJch1that I miJhl 11y
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end 1hc
i,rtwnitd
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whJch
...'e clo
not ytt ha,-e Ju.t worclc.- to-o, not lOO mum, bout
In their fu.llMU - fully undcmand. .. h11 I ha,e 1hou(h1ol os '"TM Olti1t
I wondtr how mud, 1h11t, .,or,h >me
1 would 11\e
mr "'PfflJ
co the 1tn ol
In terms of faith. I do have a 1t11imony. aDd.my CIOOl,ntuJatloru
,hou
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nd,
or
people
.nd
ol I clo mow
1h11Cod
pr,,...,. I
)OWlt poopt... bo ...., dNII and purt,
do blow 1h11ht <'ID htal I do b,o,.
who uc mjoyin1 ell of 1hc bltuinp
that I ba\'e
his bcallnll, I rt~
1lu1 d-lin<'t
md pwUy can brin&
I do mow
1h11he '""'~
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onclfr 'mud> bttttr I ntd Ibey ato UllCllll the richnt bk-,,mlfh1~ It II my faith had not btcn lnp Iha, our H<a,'fflly Father ho, 10
tampm,d whh. Scmt!lws our lellh
I hoc,or &hoot,~ of clean
,nia on our ,.........1mowllp. I hope llvtt, lroe r.- lt""5JT....io.,, rt5ptttrd.
end I pray that "'" coo brlna ln10 ou, I fWIYCod to kttp lMm dn and

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The Congrptian wUI ,,,,., slJul"Rt~ of 1.... 1. Btoch<r
Comwall<0nducln!, Aft:ertho ilnlln& we v.111hoar
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" Romney and BrochrrCoon, b<
and a, I to h<rt here to me
thought that I hll,.. had many limn 1,c.
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"Ye ahalJ ,h.,dc.-e kttp my
hffl I pottielly
muc,h tho
rodio and thf ttl'"111J4nand the play
~he~
Impart Into tho min.t. ol our youth. (l.<-v. 18:2.S)
who know far
1hon
of tho
And lollowlna th!J duou.sl-t tho
olcltt al m f>tOlllttbout let, I wlih It Boob. theR ..... wl ol -...and
,...,.. pomble not 10 JJOlhno1bdr young "'"'IJ n-gardlns ..-., lin1. And In ordtr,
mlndJ.
u h ,,._. IO -. to lttp th. Odlclnn
And I lhinlt lhll t. btem1 oI the ol lsr~ fl'Ollltommlrtln& ~ .ins. the
Pric,t"-I, 11-Jd clo ell In
power Lord ,,.,,......., to namo tlxm and 10
pc,uhle:< for their -.ml.l>lon.
to kttp 1httn " lnf!OC'tft1
.. M m1y -11,e
whll, al the MUl'le ~ llvlng ~ud, in I am (IOln110 ju.t mention ltw of
nialon, u they moutcl""'"' > htlp ,hnn.
them k<p clean. I\Ot 10 10th th<m 11
It.
to awld OYkltna,t ol uncl,:,onlln..
Bv, ""'
a few.as Brothtr Joseph .... now a!Cl'lbo10 IL h lncludI mar
Flelding tald 1oday, >P1'lkin1o! 1he Sal,. ri... bet.. _ pfOple ,.Jtbln """1lblttcl
btlh, too .,..n)'-(>Slt. told he, It 100 r.-lotlonVllpo. n;, pmohy lor lnao<t
maD)'"O hit\'<' I (cw who ll't not as 'U detth 10 bod, partlft.
" ould Ult. and I blame In port 111< Fomloula.t-10mttlme< edullttf and
1h<tr...,_,. 1brir babu.i.thflr lhougllu. lamlca1ian ...., wed lnterthangubl1.
th<tr 1ra~iqn1,
1ht 1<ochinp that But for tffllm kinds of lomioltior,, tho
lhf)' .-....
And of lhc -of penahy "''"' dtalh.
1he teechlnp 1lw romt to thrm b 1ha1
For edu.11<1}',
11.... i1n,h
both
trodtlng ,.,hlc,h h b,omin, 100 a,m.
pan..-..
lll<WI.lha1thf lbUIJ b a ,w,....J For '-v.a!ltt
. It - cltalh IO th
10 be 1U1fi6':,dIThothe ,qt le.- drink ..r...
le.- food. Sotan ho, not in,"Cnt<d111
f'or ft<tf llil)', h WU death fc,rboth
.-. wuldufow.. hldoo1nclottrlne 1han
th,
mon
in,..,J..,f
and
lor
1ho
womon.
1h01,ondl>cbu,., it, end >~, br-ht
Pm,.1hutkln ,.,, called an ol>omlnaup fl)IM of u, en, t,n,,,gh1 up, vnd"
fflvuorun&'f11S "heft .... clo
hn,
tian.
vffi<in,1 anlldot" II" 1h11~.
n
Alu,, 11ioLordfinl<hod hb ll<tins 1>!
,_ h, "" ll>tm. "" btlle,-t, ,.~ uy, abomlnetlorll ...,.,Jed ,,.,._, he ....,.
111tbt ..... thal at tln.....t:
"Defile not ye
In any ol
tend to unclut<ti1y.
In all
1ht na,..,,,,
You bow, .tw.-n"'"' ~ad in thirgr-r.a& 11....,thlnp: 111<
law boob In Lht Old Ttt1omtnt, speclll- ...., d(o!,)ed whim I CUI OUI ~ )~'
"Ancl the l1nd h de~ltd: ,......,,.,, I
cally Levitlcv:s.Xumbcn. and O.uruonomy.... moy th;n1, 1hot the l.ord do vbl1 !he lnlquhy thtttof upon h,
and
the land lutll vomht1h OIII h<r
thott I dwtl!lna and pahap,< pmcrlbinJ lor the >ins of 1,r.. 1. onil I UIOO(Ull inhabhanL<.
"Ye ,hell thcmorc k""1) my 1t11u1n
I ""Id 1"'1lrltt 10 !Nd 10 )'OU ......, or
-,,d ,hall - mm
thrN po.rqrapt,. laMn '""" u,., 8ool. ol and my 1""-ts.
mh any of ti- abomln111lan,. nelthtr
Le,mc,u,. 1he 181hdap1er:
"SP<ak unto the chJld,m of ,,. ... 1, any ol ,- own nltlI, nor MY IIU'IJISl'f
and u7 unto them (thl, It llwo>mnw>d
......
Mo<t>>,
r "'" the 1.on1
God. lh!}r!"':ii~~-:~~
1h mm of tho l1nd clon, ..,hich ....,,,
(Noc lhli>-)
bcf-1"'!and
1he
Land
It
de6ltd:)
MAhfr the domJPol ,ho lond of m:,t,
wht,dn ye d"th, wll )'C DOI clo: end
"'i'hlit tho ltnd spue ""' ,OU CM ,J,o,
11.. doings of tbt land of Conaan. "hm yt- ddil, ii, 11.1h <l)U<do,n 1hc
you.
whith4r I brln1 """ PIIII Yt not do: natlons dw ,..,.. btlfor ,..h_.'Cr ,hall commit any ol
ntslhfr <hall yo walk In !Mir ordln.....,..
"Yo lhall do my ludottn11, and k<p 1~ abomlnatlGn<, t\'ffi tht -1t that
mlM ordinonc.,,, 10 wolk tl>treln: I llll comml1 thm shall be cut olf from
IM Lord)'VW' God.
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1h<oeobominobleautomS. which wore
"Yee. ffle did <1c,,,Ia,...y the hearts
(Clfflmlll<'<lht/ore you. and 1h1t ye do- ol mony: but thl, wu no tllCUSt lo,
61, llOl >'OWMh...
th~tin: I am 1be thee. mr ...,, Thou .i-ld.\l
ha..,
Lord1""' God. (Lff. 18:24-30.)
1rnclI 10 1h< mln .. 1ry "ho,.,.,,h
thou
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I wonder If ti ddilommt ol tht land Wa'1""1nlllrd.

lw abomint1kw still ha., larte ,nd
-~ r not. my- 1hat tlwse
and II h 1ut, an, ,.gn1r.ca- fc.- 1hlnlt' ro an abomlnetlon In the <l&bt
"'1
of tho Lord: ytt. most al,om,nahl, abo,~
' 11't ,..,.. the o.y in ,..hi,h 1ht Lord ell mu.. ,,. it be ho J..ddi"' of lnnoIAIUJh
l tht l!,~I~
what ti,.,- ,hou)d
blood or dcnylna tht I loly
llOl do. ""1h ui to bo by ~ or Ghost? ., ."
by \lanbs
You ill mnembc,
And 1lw-n
on th Holy
>10,y cl the .,......... talffl ln ed1tlttry, Gho<t. ht mnt1n.... ,
found in John& Yau will mnmbtr
"And
my
,on,
I
would
10 C:-.ad
,,,. 111C'id<nlol O.vid ,...t B.1h'1,.l,e, ,hat > hw nOl br> gwh1 ol tO
Jll'e.l
)'Ott wlll find 1h11 In D Samuel, tht
a crtin.. I v.ouJd not d"c l upon )'\'Kit
,i..- ... ,h hli" end lollowin~ And <ri,,,.., 10 harrow up your -1. If h
1hrn )"" "' I rtmtmbtr 1h "1ory ol ...... - for )'OUT ,ood.
Cotfat11on end l>abd. I am ~ 10
"But behold, )'t -hide ,rtad IMt ,n jus, a mlnutt. I am rntn
t-ln,
,,.... lhltla, m.on,I> to \how mmnfrom c:-...i:and ...... p( )< ,.,,. ...
"Ill Kand U 1es,tmonr auimt
1h11bnd 11\'Ni11ndcr
codt 1h11....,..Id lhty
not tolt:tate 1.ny wrh dortrln.e a1. that )'OU II IM lost day.
"X- my ,on. I ""Id 1ha1) .. ,t.,..ld
1h ..et-ur~ ...., a natunl Ol\f. end 10
be 11mlliedJun a, 1he ~ of 1ltiN rtpttu end lot>ale )"OW' ins. ond r;o no
-e aft 1114)
of >""' ..,.
....but
ind ol hun~tr
I would IA ...,,.,,..._ the Prll'Slhood. oro youndf In all 11,,.. thl111t<:fc,r
end OUt youth IO tmdtt>t1nd tha1 !It! e<apl ye do this >..., In ,-lse In
h<rit the klnpm of C'.od. Ob. r't'ffl<m
1t1m>(ln'W,lon
It tTqicoll> strlou', not
_,<thing 10 be lliJitly conldc:t-I,011d btT. and 1ale II upon )'OU. and cron
I "'OUJdttll ,,.., etl<IUJon 10 a .i11e- yourselfIn 11-, things. (Alme '9:2.9)
My putllClt<, In 1aylng
I ha""
mon1, ii I nn find h, Imm IM Prophc,,
...ho ,aid 1h11(lh1>..,.. 1hc ld<:1).. .....,. .. Id end rudlng wh,u I ha"' rtod It
to brinsl,c,m.. to u, 1he ........,.._ <4
ohn_r1 snwst tN httrt of tlw uuu.
ttlr
l,.,,.gr<S>lon L
fa'tl'}'Lhlng
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~ who hn<>dont ,..,.,.,11itho , - can do. and httc the 1.mily of
,1..l'J h,vo that -~
IN"inl thtm.
th,- Prl"thood ..,.,,.. again, ... .thoulcl
(DHC 6, p. 366.)
.it th Lord, Am
Now. I "ant to need )"'I 1hr ,,ory do.my Satan badCain
l rq,nr Tho, qUfflk>o
<4CorinlOl'I 1old by A.Ima, IA thot Idid"'"""
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gpln1ol ,t,., Lord.
Bookof Alma, end thl\ ICIIJ lhe ITOIU- We er ow brothers' lwpe11.
It h our
suffldontly, ..
the duty,och and l"'nY .,.,. of UL 10 do all
do<trlnt ln,'OhTd. Alma, JpeeklnJ to that "'" possibly can do 10 lffltoln our
blJ- Cori-,,11111
told!
bmlvtn and our ,i,ttn. Md (""'ku.larly
"1'11<
11,oudltbt not Jive so much hHd our )'Olffll
rrom canminin,r thttn
IIJIIO my ........ .. did lhy hrntf..r,
n one doing. Thttc b no
1M l'('Olllt " the Zortmltes. happlnns In II fc,r them ht "' here,
Naw 1hl f, wh11 I have apln,a tbtt: aft('I' Thfft Is a,itl and ..,,,_ and
11- dld.<t go an unto boo\llnJ In 1hy rtll'M Th..,. u,:ually It on dfort 10
lUtft,1tUIand thy
~ but repmtana, brings m qooy
"And thh t, no1 el~ my -.
11,o,,
al <pirll.
didn do tbot "hid\ WU trlf\'Ol.tl unto
kt III oil wilhout obtru,lon, wi"-1
mr: lor 1hou did
the minl,uy offm~. IJI Jefttlltffl, In pmuulon.
(rttntmbtr he had bttn call! on 1 ond ,i.,. .. all, in ood <Umpl, !Ty
minion), end did to""""
Imo the lend ""'' ,., lo ImIM ,_ ...ho

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Finl Cou"""TorI,, Ille Fln.t r ~l4cncy
WISII 1h11 ell o/ tht: Prlt:11 mtarul that I -u
branch 1h11 had a
hood OS!ffllbltdin the 96 mtt1Lns fOOdaan m1111
bt more or las di,1
lull whtt~ 11,.,- ote ""'' tnnl&ht
m/ilht ha,,,btcn pramt Im C\"<Tlins
11i::ro ~"
In &ht Tabfmaele to hl\'t lhttrt<d 10 to aclmlnl,t" h. and h 1hertl- ""'an1
,om<thing of loss In tho f..,. ard mo,
11M of mledoniuy .....,.1c. w. do
11 tht J:Otiffll.
botn ""'""" tho,e. it "ould
bll<n nefd more mi-11Je:1
IIMftfflOtY lo, mt thut to brlll$ en
w. nd. of ................ ho ...
ii.,,. or rwo of mlqlona,y work to your bit 10 <*ff)' l"''lrd th<!\\Uk, nd
aumtior\.
- mmtionI IO the bmhrtn and ,isWt li.vt ell bee> ci<,eplylm)>t'ess!d "" la,1 nigh~ they mu,1 be in good
by tht ropom of mltliom ,.hldt
htolth-pmmbly
roun,or pt0pl .. 1io
...,,. to 'II', and I am w,e 1hr) "can Ptnd 11>.
ffon.
lmprl'<tod with th
tlritd llt 10 a 1.1
of ~
ro<poruJ- 1N:y mu.\l ho, In c,onylna 1ht Gospel 10 the afflity end tho dt<lrablllty ol ml..
..bilhy
..,.,c1.
Jlonary -le.
I am <ure " ,.......
I ,ml, to lpf"'al to tll ol tbe Pl'let toucl>ed 1onls),t u ""' hoard th~ ml,hood, end ro 11>(,lamllla of the Church sion rmfdm" ..,,.... thrtr lmtmt In
"-h
,1,.. Prle<lhood, lor moro mh- tht people .. hm- 1hey ..... ...i. Thtoy
they ..-.reblml~ their
and
sionlfin II thlJ ti-.
You
heard U>f1<'
1ha1 wt l,aW' ....,,kftr,l>le 1cm, In ~ ml~lonarr J.ould know 1he1,
the f>tld. hu1 I mUSIoppru,o)'OU cl 1he II he would rndcr 1h<,boot end -. ,
,.., ,hat tho) who ere m11r111na
lro1!l olftC'liVt lfM/ltt.
So. we -1 10 }OU. my brOlbrtn of
1h<,(,.Id In wth lorir """'"""
matt: ~lttfflfflll
lh&n Hn (u,the Pries1hood.10 euffllpt to <md lrom
nh,1, from 1ho,e ,.1,om ,.,.. or-. ....-.,.
1he hornn ol lh< poople 1ho.t ho can
fflffl<l!ni10 u<
by "'""" end mon1h lllffl tit. nttds ol the various mlmom.
1wmo,nh. U "''CrJ'Ollf could reali And mer I malr A!Uc,llon, ,- tha t
tM probkmJ of m1"ion prwden1 I Dia)' fWOWJII_,,. dJJappoinllDfflL So
am ...,, d,11 ell """Id t,., oppttt~
mny of - roun,lolb mur up th<-lr
of the o...i for mlsslorwla 10 koep up minds whm, they ... owc1 llu 10 Mr'\~.
1 morr or lrq andard quota In OUr
end paMJ>S
there is a muin l~iffll(')'
ml>5l<lm. As the mb<ionerlc, f"ttnd
having snfcm,c,to.but
the -t. they uwllllr o,p.nirr 11mll ....ruy bt _., tfu ll ii oll prtfomc:u
ol th O,urch. SundoySchook .. - 10 l,o ol,,.crml_ thol "O WIOUld
brl111Clw$
loll
>mall groups, which ha... to be nur- 10 mtt1 the ottd, of 11 mltlloru ..
toml md c.,...f 1.,. by th<,miwonork-1. tboM, noeds ulst. n..r.fcn, they "'ho
Whffl N.1tJc,im1numb<t of mluion- m c..lltd 10 ,..,... In tho ml..ic..ary
C..ldlho11ldbt lmpres!<'dwith tht ,......
ary lt'fflll t'XPff \C tblt di.t n1lbion
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1, no, able IO kttp In ~ 11i.tyof .........ins 1h. call, 1h11 l,,and,ei the nwnbor who t('(fuhil 10 11,,,mIth 1ladn<so1
and "1illlot,lffl.
10 CWT}' 1hnn on. II not inuc,q~uly
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Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5-7 April 1957, archives, historicaldepartment, Church of
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SeoondCou,ulor In 1/ie Fini Pml4""J
harts, into our 10Uhtho simpl pnnd
pl.. of tht Go<ptl. Why should ....
""">' about 11>.1hln.1ttha1 the Lord
hh not made clut. Why """'1d
.,..,,,, ,bout the lhinp that ho bas not
m'Clkcl, =llr r.-latln&"' 1hey <lo,10
wntd ~nllM l.ftowl,dp,, oo-callrd, .ma1ttntl1t ~
ol much lmportarw:t'
ha><OUus in faith. I li...S among tho<e
hvtout
P<Os>i
r.,, lour ,-eon. r lovod
t1ten. r ,.. ...i their lnnoa,na, of t.hlni;, affterlng ou, l~h and just btllt'\'t no<
warldly. I Jo,...i tho Jlmpllrity of 1hrif
~ l~o
of
hws. I IO\'fd &ht Almpllchy cl thtlt
111111.Somo tran,......klns b:11M ol
11.,..,, 1 1.. 1. speoltlng ,.., m>,ell,
t~r In_,...,....,,,
10 lnV< 1hem un,
that I do nae, .., ap-i11e or ui,d.
touc:lwdin laith.
<11nd wha1 I ml1h1 clo U my lalth """'
And I wonder how much 1hc hule pe,f,u.
I know about the matmel pins in
I 1'-ght 1onJch1that I miJhl 11y
hyslcal
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whJch
...'e clo
not ytt ha,-e Ju.t worclc.- to-o, not lOO mum, bout
In their fu.llMU - fully undcmand. .. h11 I ha,e 1hou(h1ol os '"TM Olti1t
I wondtr how mud, 1h11t, .,or,h >me
1 would 11\e
mr "'PfflJ
co the 1tn ol
In terms of faith. I do have a 1t11imony. aDd.my CIOOl,ntuJatloru
,hou
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or
people
.nd
ol I clo mow
1h11Cod
pr,,...,. I
)OWlt poopt... bo ...., dNII and purt,
do blow 1h11ht <'ID htal I do b,o,.
who uc mjoyin1 ell of 1hc bltuinp
that I ba\'e
his bcallnll, I rt~
1lu1 d-lin<'t
md pwUy can brin&
I do mow
1h11he '""'~
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onclfr 'mud> bttttr I ntd Ibey ato UllCllll the richnt bk-,,mlfh1~ It II my faith had not btcn lnp Iha, our H<a,'fflly Father ho, 10
tampm,d whh. Scmt!lws our lellh
I hoc,or &hoot,~ of clean
,nia on our ,.........1mowllp. I hope llvtt, lroe r.- lt""5JT....io.,, rt5ptttrd.
end I pray that "'" coo brlna ln10 ou, I fWIYCod to kttp lMm dn and

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The Congrptian wUI ,,,,., slJul"Rt~ of 1.... 1. Btoch<r
Comwall<0nducln!, Aft:ertho ilnlln& we v.111hoar
lrom Pr.-.idmt ), Raoli<nClar\, Jr,

t 1amu,.,., r hl\'C bttn lntctUcly

lnlfffflfd In tht .....,..,. cl Broth
" Romney and BrochrrCoon, b<
and a, I to h<rt here to me
thought that I hll,.. had many limn 1,c.
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ntd ,o IIIT pos,ible inllOCfflL Bu,

"Ye ahalJ ,h.,dc.-e kttp my
hffl I pottielly
muc,h tho
rodio and thf ttl'"111J4nand the play
~he~
Impart Into tho min.t. ol our youth. (l.<-v. 18:2.S)
who know far
1hon
of tho
And lollowlna th!J duou.sl-t tho
olcltt al m f>tOlllttbout let, I wlih It Boob. theR ..... wl ol -...and
,...,.. pomble not 10 JJOlhno1bdr young "'"'IJ n-gardlns ..-., lin1. And In ordtr,
mlndJ.
u h ,,._. IO -. to lttp th. Odlclnn
And I lhinlt lhll t. btem1 oI the ol lsr~ fl'Ollltommlrtln& ~ .ins. the
Pric,t"-I, 11-Jd clo ell In
power Lord ,,.,,......., to namo tlxm and 10
pc,uhle:< for their -.ml.l>lon.
to kttp 1httn " lnf!OC'tft1
.. M m1y -11,e
whll, al the MUl'le ~ llvlng ~ud, in I am (IOln110 ju.t mention ltw of
nialon, u they moutcl""'"' > htlp ,hnn.
them k<p clean. I\Ot 10 10th th<m 11
It.
to awld OYkltna,t ol uncl,:,onlln..
Bv, ""'
a few.as Brothtr Joseph .... now a!Cl'lbo10 IL h lncludI mar
Flelding tald 1oday, >P1'lkin1o! 1he Sal,. ri... bet.. _ pfOple ,.Jtbln """1lblttcl
btlh, too .,..n)'-(>Slt. told he, It 100 r.-lotlonVllpo. n;, pmohy lor lnao<t
maD)'"O hit\'<' I (cw who ll't not as 'U detth 10 bod, partlft.
" ould Ult. and I blame In port 111< Fomloula.t-10mttlme< edullttf and
1h<tr...,_,. 1brir babu.i.thflr lhougllu. lamlca1ian ...., wed lnterthangubl1.
th<tr 1ra~iqn1,
1ht 1<ochinp that But for tffllm kinds of lomioltior,, tho
lhf)' .-....
And of lhc -of penahy "''"' dtalh.
1he teechlnp 1lw romt to thrm b 1ha1
For edu.11<1}',
11.... i1n,h
both
trodtlng ,.,hlc,h h b,omin, 100 a,m.
pan..-..
lll<WI.lha1thf lbUIJ b a ,w,....J For '-v.a!ltt
. It - cltalh IO th
10 be 1U1fi6':,dIThothe ,qt le.- drink ..r...
le.- food. Sotan ho, not in,"Cnt<d111
f'or ft<tf llil)', h WU death fc,rboth
.-. wuldufow.. hldoo1nclottrlne 1han
th,
mon
in,..,J..,f
and
lor
1ho
womon.
1h01,ondl>cbu,., it, end >~, br-ht
Pm,.1hutkln ,.,, called an ol>omlnaup fl)IM of u, en, t,n,,,gh1 up, vnd"
fflvuorun&'f11S "heft .... clo
hn,
tian.
vffi<in,1 anlldot" II" 1h11~.
n
Alu,, 11ioLordfinl<hod hb ll<tins 1>!
,_ h, "" ll>tm. "" btlle,-t, ,.~ uy, abomlnetlorll ...,.,Jed ,,.,._, he ....,.
111tbt ..... thal at tln.....t:
"Defile not ye
In any ol
tend to unclut<ti1y.
In all
1ht na,..,,,,
You bow, .tw.-n"'"' ~ad in thirgr-r.a& 11....,thlnp: 111<
law boob In Lht Old Ttt1omtnt, speclll- ...., d(o!,)ed whim I CUI OUI ~ )~'
"Ancl the l1nd h de~ltd: ,......,,.,, I
cally Levitlcv:s.Xumbcn. and O.uruonomy.... moy th;n1, 1hot the l.ord do vbl1 !he lnlquhy thtttof upon h,
and
the land lutll vomht1h OIII h<r
thott I dwtl!lna and pahap,< pmcrlbinJ lor the >ins of 1,r.. 1. onil I UIOO(Ull inhabhanL<.
"Ye ,hell thcmorc k""1) my 1t11u1n
I ""Id 1"'1lrltt 10 !Nd 10 )'OU ......, or
-,,d ,hall - mm
thrN po.rqrapt,. laMn '""" u,., 8ool. ol and my 1""-ts.
mh any of ti- abomln111lan,. nelthtr
Le,mc,u,. 1he 181hdap1er:
"SP<ak unto the chJld,m of ,,. ... 1, any ol ,- own nltlI, nor MY IIU'IJISl'f
and u7 unto them (thl, It llwo>mnw>d
......
Mo<t>>,
r "'" the 1.on1
God. lh!}r!"':ii~~-:~~
1h mm of tho l1nd clon, ..,hich ....,,,
(Noc lhli>-)
bcf-1"'!and
1he
Land
It
de6ltd:)
MAhfr the domJPol ,ho lond of m:,t,
wht,dn ye d"th, wll )'C DOI clo: end
"'i'hlit tho ltnd spue ""' ,OU CM ,J,o,
11.. doings of tbt land of Conaan. "hm yt- ddil, ii, 11.1h <l)U<do,n 1hc
you.
whith4r I brln1 """ PIIII Yt not do: natlons dw ,..,.. btlfor ,..h_.'Cr ,hall commit any ol
ntslhfr <hall yo walk In !Mir ordln.....,..
"Yo lhall do my ludottn11, and k<p 1~ abomlnatlGn<, t\'ffi tht -1t that
mlM ordinonc.,,, 10 wolk tl>treln: I llll comml1 thm shall be cut olf from
IM Lord)'VW' God.
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nance.thot >.. -,,
- any .,... ol Lamanitt$. elttt the harlotISlll>fl.
1h<oeobominobleautomS. which wore
"Yee. ffle did <1c,,,Ia,...y the hearts
(Clfflmlll<'<lht/ore you. and 1h1t ye do- ol mony: but thl, wu no tllCUSt lo,
61, llOl >'OWMh...
th~tin: I am 1be thee. mr ...,, Thou .i-ld.\l
ha..,
Lord1""' God. (Lff. 18:24-30.)
1rnclI 10 1h< mln .. 1ry "ho,.,.,,h
thou
"Thm-fort' hII yo kttp mine ordi-

I wonder If ti ddilommt ol tht land Wa'1""1nlllrd.

lw abomint1kw still ha., larte ,nd
-~ r not. my- 1hat tlwse
and II h 1ut, an, ,.gn1r.ca- fc.- 1hlnlt' ro an abomlnetlon In the <l&bt
"'1
of tho Lord: ytt. most al,om,nahl, abo,~
' 11't ,..,.. the o.y in ,..hi,h 1ht Lord ell mu.. ,,. it be ho J..ddi"' of lnnoIAIUJh
l tht l!,~I~
what ti,.,- ,hou)d
blood or dcnylna tht I loly
llOl do. ""1h ui to bo by ~ or Ghost? ., ."
by \lanbs
You ill mnembc,
And 1lw-n
on th Holy
>10,y cl the .,......... talffl ln ed1tlttry, Gho<t. ht mnt1n.... ,
found in John& Yau will mnmbtr
"And
my
,on,
I
would
10 C:-.ad
,,,. 111C'id<nlol O.vid ,...t B.1h'1,.l,e, ,hat > hw nOl br> gwh1 ol tO
Jll'e.l
)'Ott wlll find 1h11 In D Samuel, tht
a crtin.. I v.ouJd not d"c l upon )'\'Kit
,i..- ... ,h hli" end lollowin~ And <ri,,,.., 10 harrow up your -1. If h
1hrn )"" "' I rtmtmbtr 1h "1ory ol ...... - for )'OUT ,ood.
Cotfat11on end l>abd. I am ~ 10
"But behold, )'t -hide ,rtad IMt ,n jus, a mlnutt. I am rntn
t-ln,
,,.... lhltla, m.on,I> to \how mmnfrom c:-...i:and ...... p( )< ,.,,. ...
"Ill Kand U 1es,tmonr auimt
1h11bnd 11\'Ni11ndcr
codt 1h11....,..Id lhty
not tolt:tate 1.ny wrh dortrln.e a1. that )'OU II IM lost day.
"X- my ,on. I ""Id 1ha1) .. ,t.,..ld
1h ..et-ur~ ...., a natunl Ol\f. end 10
be 11mlliedJun a, 1he ~ of 1ltiN rtpttu end lot>ale )"OW' ins. ond r;o no
-e aft 1114)
of >""' ..,.
....but
ind ol hun~tr
I would IA ...,,.,,..._ the Prll'Slhood. oro youndf In all 11,,.. thl111t<:fc,r
end OUt youth IO tmdtt>t1nd tha1 !It! e<apl ye do this >..., In ,-lse In
h<rit the klnpm of C'.od. Ob. r't'ffl<m
1t1m>(ln'W,lon
It tTqicoll> strlou', not
_,<thing 10 be lliJitly conldc:t-I,011d btT. and 1ale II upon )'OU. and cron
I "'OUJdttll ,,.., etl<IUJon 10 a .i11e- yourselfIn 11-, things. (Alme '9:2.9)
My putllClt<, In 1aylng
I ha""
mon1, ii I nn find h, Imm IM Prophc,,
...ho ,aid 1h11(lh1>..,.. 1hc ld<:1).. .....,. .. Id end rudlng wh,u I ha"' rtod It
to brinsl,c,m.. to u, 1he ........,.._ <4
ohn_r1 snwst tN httrt of tlw uuu.
ttlr
l,.,,.gr<S>lon L
fa'tl'}'Lhlng
~.
~ who hn<>dont ,..,.,.,11itho , - can do. and httc the 1.mily of
,1..l'J h,vo that -~
IN"inl thtm.
th,- Prl"thood ..,.,,.. again, ... .thoulcl
(DHC 6, p. 366.)
.it th Lord, Am
Now. I "ant to need )"'I 1hr ,,ory do.my Satan badCain
l rq,nr Tho, qUfflk>o
<4CorinlOl'I 1old by A.Ima, IA thot Idid"'"""
ll'Offl
11>(
gpln1ol ,t,., Lord.
Bookof Alma, end thl\ ICIIJ lhe ITOIU- We er ow brothers' lwpe11.
It h our
suffldontly, ..
the duty,och and l"'nY .,.,. of UL 10 do all
do<trlnt ln,'OhTd. Alma, JpeeklnJ to that "'" possibly can do 10 lffltoln our
blJ- Cori-,,11111
told!
bmlvtn and our ,i,ttn. Md (""'ku.larly
"1'11<
11,oudltbt not Jive so much hHd our )'Olffll
rrom canminin,r thttn
IIJIIO my ........ .. did lhy hrntf..r,
n one doing. Thttc b no
1M l'('Olllt " the Zortmltes. happlnns In II fc,r them ht "' here,
Naw 1hl f, wh11 I have apln,a tbtt: aft('I' Thfft Is a,itl and ..,,,_ and
11- dld.<t go an unto boo\llnJ In 1hy rtll'M Th..,. u,:ually It on dfort 10
lUtft,1tUIand thy
~ but repmtana, brings m qooy
"And thh t, no1 el~ my -.
11,o,,
al <pirll.
didn do tbot "hid\ WU trlf\'Ol.tl unto
kt III oil wilhout obtru,lon, wi"-1
mr: lor 1hou did
the minl,uy offm~. IJI Jefttlltffl, In pmuulon.
(rttntmbtr he had bttn call! on 1 ond ,i.,. .. all, in ood <Umpl, !Ty
minion), end did to""""
Imo the lend ""'' ,., lo ImIM ,_ ...ho

Pmidcn1 David O . McKay:

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Finl Cou"""TorI,, Ille Fln.t r ~l4cncy
WISII 1h11 ell o/ tht: Prlt:11 mtarul that I -u
branch 1h11 had a
hood OS!ffllbltdin the 96 mtt1Lns fOOdaan m1111
bt more or las di,1
lull whtt~ 11,.,- ote ""'' tnnl&ht
m/ilht ha,,,btcn pramt Im C\"<Tlins
11i::ro ~"
In &ht Tabfmaele to hl\'t lhttrt<d 10 to aclmlnl,t" h. and h 1hertl- ""'an1
,om<thing of loss In tho f..,. ard mo,
11M of mledoniuy .....,.1c. w. do
11 tht J:Otiffll.
botn ""'""" tho,e. it "ould
bll<n nefd more mi-11Je:1
IIMftfflOtY lo, mt thut to brlll$ en
w. nd. of ................ ho ...
ii.,,. or rwo of mlqlona,y work to your bit 10 <*ff)' l"''lrd th<!\\Uk, nd
aumtior\.
- mmtionI IO the bmhrtn and ,isWt li.vt ell bee> ci<,eplylm)>t'ess!d "" la,1 nigh~ they mu,1 be in good
by tht ropom of mltliom ,.hldt
htolth-pmmbly
roun,or pt0pl .. 1io
...,,. to 'II', and I am w,e 1hr) "can Ptnd 11>.
ffon.
lmprl'<tod with th
tlritd llt 10 a 1.1
of ~
ro<poruJ- 1N:y mu.\l ho, In c,onylna 1ht Gospel 10 the afflity end tho dt<lrablllty ol ml..
..bilhy
..,.,c1.
Jlonary -le.
I am <ure " ,.......
I ,ml, to lpf"'al to tll ol tbe Pl'let toucl>ed 1onls),t u ""' hoard th~ ml,hood, end ro 11>(,lamllla of the Church sion rmfdm" ..,,.... thrtr lmtmt In
"-h
,1,.. Prle<lhood, lor moro mh- tht people .. hm- 1hey ..... ...i. Thtoy
they ..-.reblml~ their
and
sionlfin II thlJ ti-.
You
heard U>f1<'
1ha1 wt l,aW' ....,,kftr,l>le 1cm, In ~ ml~lonarr J.ould know 1he1,
the f>tld. hu1 I mUSIoppru,o)'OU cl 1he II he would rndcr 1h<,boot end -. ,
,.., ,hat tho) who ere m11r111na
lro1!l olftC'liVt lfM/ltt.
So. we -1 10 }OU. my brOlbrtn of
1h<,(,.Id In wth lorir """'"""
matt: ~lttfflfflll
lh&n Hn (u,the Pries1hood.10 euffllpt to <md lrom
nh,1, from 1ho,e ,.1,om ,.,.. or-. ....-.,.
1he hornn ol lh< poople 1ho.t ho can
fflffl<l!ni10 u<
by "'""" end mon1h lllffl tit. nttds ol the various mlmom.
1wmo,nh. U "''CrJ'Ollf could reali And mer I malr A!Uc,llon, ,- tha t
tM probkmJ of m1"ion prwden1 I Dia)' fWOWJII_,,. dJJappoinllDfflL So
am ...,, d,11 ell """Id t,., oppttt~
mny of - roun,lolb mur up th<-lr
of the o...i for mlsslorwla 10 koep up minds whm, they ... owc1 llu 10 Mr'\~.
1 morr or lrq andard quota In OUr
end paMJ>S
there is a muin l~iffll(')'
ml>5l<lm. As the mb<ionerlc, f"ttnd
having snfcm,c,to.but
the -t. they uwllllr o,p.nirr 11mll ....ruy bt _., tfu ll ii oll prtfomc:u
ol th O,urch. SundoySchook .. - 10 l,o ol,,.crml_ thol "O WIOUld
brl111Clw$
loll
>mall groups, which ha... to be nur- 10 mtt1 the ottd, of 11 mltlloru ..
toml md c.,...f 1.,. by th<,miwonork-1. tboM, noeds ulst. n..r.fcn, they "'ho
Whffl N.1tJc,im1numb<t of mluion- m c..lltd 10 ,..,... In tho ml..ic..ary
C..ldlho11ldbt lmpres!<'dwith tht ,......
ary lt'fflll t'XPff \C tblt di.t n1lbion
~1
1, no, able IO kttp In ~ 11i.tyof .........ins 1h. call, 1h11 l,,and,ei the nwnbor who t('(fuhil 10 11,,,mIth 1ladn<so1
and "1illlot,lffl.
10 CWT}' 1hnn on. II not inuc,q~uly
.,.ben,,.w tho million m!Jht ht. in onkr

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