TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1834·Joseph Smith·Prophet
   A vote was then taken whether the brethren that were appointed on the 3rd of July should stand according to appoinment. The vote was clear in their behalf.
   Minutes and Discourse, circa 7 July 1834 — jspcopy citation
2. 1841·Joseph Smith·Prophet
   And, again, I say unto you, I give unto you I give unto you a a for the corner stone of viz , , , , , , , , I have taken unto myself, no man taketh his priesthood, but another may be appointed unto the same priesthood in his stead (and verily I say unto you let my servant be ordained unto this calling in his stead) , , .
   Revelation, 19 January 1841 [D&C 124] — jspcopy citation
3. 1856·Brigham Young·Prophet
   When revelations are given through an individual appointed to receive them, they are given to the understandings of the people. These revelations, after a lapse of years, become mystified to those who were not personally acquainted with the circumstances at the time they were given.
   Remarks on a Revelation Given at August 1831, etc. — jodcopy citation
4. 1882·John Taylor·Prophet
   A few days ago I attended the funeral of one of my wives; and while doing so I looked upon the great city of the dead. I thought to myself, here are thousands of honorable men and women who are sleeping the sleep of peace, who have served their God, and who have got through with the affairs of this world; and that while their bodies are decaying here, their spirits are soaring in the heavens. Do I feel sorry for them? No, they have gone to rest, and all is peace with them, according to the mind and will of God in relation to those matters, He having appointed unto man that he must die.
   The Death of the Faithful No Cause for Mourning—The Perpetuity of the Priesthood—Probationary Ingress and Egress—All Knowledge Comes From God—Temple-Building and Its Purposes—Exhortations to the Saints — jodcopy citation
5. 1899·James E. Talmage·Apostle
   Of the form of professedly Christian worship in the fifth century, the same authority says:— "Public worship everywhere assumed a form more calculated for show and for the gratilication of the eye. Various ornaments were added to the sacerdotal garments, in order to increase the veneration of the people for the clerical order. * * * In some places it was appointed that the praises of
   The Articles of Faith — apostle_bookcopy citation
6. 1978·N. Eldon Tanner·Apostle
   The next question in Senator Beveridge’s book was: “‘Yes or no, do you believe that Christ was the Son of the Living God, sent by Him to save the World … , that Christ was God’s very Son, with a divinely appointed and definite mission, dying on the cross and raised from the dead—yes or no?’ Not a minister answered ‘Yes.’”
   A Basis for Faith in the Living God — cojccopy citation