TrendZion

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

1. 1853·Orson Pratt·Apostle
   Only one people upon the whole earth, are crying to tne Saints among all na- tions, saying, “ Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing ; go ye out of the midst of her ; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.” A voice has come from heaven, as John the Revelator predicted, saying, “ Come out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye re- ceive not of her plagues: for her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.**
   The Seer — apostle_bookcopy citation
2. 1862·Daniel H. Wells·Apostle
   Truth will prevail, while all man-made systems, on which the whole world stands convicted before High Heaven, will be swept away, as this people and this work progresses, because truth must and will prevail.
   Eternal Salvation—Continued Improvement Brings Exaltation — jodcopy citation
3. 1914·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
   Time, parent of the hovering centuries, Mother of dispensations, travailing, And bringing forth her last and mightiest child; Heaven's awful Sire, through him both Sire and Son, There blazoning the beginning of the End.
   Gospel Themes — apostle_bookcopy citation
4. 1971·Bruce R. McConkie·Apostle
   This record certifies that Christ was “in the beginning” with the Father; that he is “the Redeemer of the world,” and the light and life of men; that he “dwelt in the flesh” as “the Only Begotten of the Father”; that in his mortal progression “he received not of the fulness at the first, but continued from grace to grace”; and that finally, in the resurrection, “he received a fulness of the glory of the Father; And he received all power, both in heaven and on earth, and the glory of the Father was with him, for he dwelt in him.”
   How to Worship — cojccopy citation
5. 1982·Mark E. Petersen·Apostle
   Suffer the children—suffer the girls, both the younger ones and the older ones; suffer the women, married and single; suffer the men and the boys; suffer those who have gone astray but repent and come back—suffer all to come unto Him, for righteous and repentant souls are what the kingdom of heaven is made of.
   “Even As I Am” — cojccopy citation
6. 1982·Marion G. Romney·Apostle
   First, that his premortal spirit be clothed with a mortal body, the accomplishment of which was heaven-announced when to the lowly shepherds the angel said, “Fear not: … For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” ( Luke 2:10–11 .)
   The Resurrection of Jesus — cojccopy citation