TrendZion

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

1. 1835·Joseph Smith·Prophet
   They are the Twelve Apostles, who are called to the office of traveling , who are to preside over all the churches of the Saints among the , where there is no established, and they are to travel and preach among the Gentiles, until the Lord shall command them to go to the Jews. They are to hold the of this ministry, to unlock the door of the kingdom of heaven unto all nations, and to preach the Gospel to every creature. This is the power, authority and virtue of their . [p. 88]
2. 1884·John Taylor·Apostle
   "When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven."
3. 1919·Joseph Fielding Smith·Apostle
   And ascended into heaven, to sit down on the right hand of the Father, to reign with almighty power according to the will of the Father,
4. 1953·Harold B. Lee·Apostle
   If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby salFirst Day
5. 1960·Harold B. Lee·Apostle
   The work of these first missionaries was not without opposition, and later the Times and Seasons wrote about the work around Liverpool: ". . . They were so good in general" (meaning the ministers) "and so pure that they had no room for the gospel. They were too holy to be righteous, too good to be pure, and had too much religion to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven." (Times and Seasons, Vol. 2, p. 404.)
6. 1969·Ezra Taft Benson·Apostle
   The precepts of men would have you believe that by limiting the population of the world, we can have peace and plenty. That is the doctrine of the devil. Small numbers do not insure peace; only righteousness does. After all, there were only a handful of men on the earth when Cain interrupted the peace of Adam's household by slaying Abel. On the other hand, the whole city of Enoch was peaceful; and it was taken into heaven because it was made up of righteous people.