TrendZion

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

1. 1851·Orson Pratt·Apostle
   33. — We are told by the ministers of Christendom, that God has repealed the gift of revelation, as it is no longer necessary. But they have utterly failed up to this day to point out the ref- lation that contains this repeal. The Old Testament docs hot
   A Series of Pamphlets — apostle_bookcopy citation
2. 1857·Erastus Snow·Apostle
   Ask this or that Elder if he has any revelation on the subject, or appeal to the congregation of the Saints; and who is there that can answer it? I confess I cannot answer it, nor have I ever heard it answered by anybody else in detail; and I conclude the Lord will take his own course; and doubtless he will show us the programme as fast as we are prepared to act it, and that will be fast enough.
   Testimonies of Returned Missionaries—Trials Lead to Exaltation—Faith in God — jodcopy citation
3. 1878·Orson Pratt·Apostle
   Now, I want to abide in that. If the word of the Lord is truth, and whatever is truth is light, and whatever is light is spirit, I want to embrace it, and hold fast to it. Again, he says, when giving a revelation to the servants of God: "That which you hear is the voice of one crying in the wilderness? In the wilderness because you cannot see him. My voice because my voice is spirit, and my spirit is truth, and truth abides forever and has no end." I desire to abide in it for ever and ever. Amen.
   Temples in Ancient America—The God of Mankind an Impossible God—The Truth in Regard to Him—Man in His Image—Pre-existence—Why Infants Die—The Redemption by Jesus—Plurality of Gods—The Word of the Lord is Truth — jodcopy citation
4. 1919·Joseph F. Smith·Prophet
   CONFERRING THE PRIESTHOOD. The revelation in section 107, Doctrine and Covenants, verses 1, 5, 6, 7, 21 clearly points out that the Priesthood is a general authority or qualification, with certain offices or authorities appended thereto. Consequently the conferring of the priesthood should precede and accompany ordination to office, unless it be possessed by previous bestowal and ordination. Surely a man cannot possess an appendage to the Priesthood without possessing the priesthood itself, which he cannot obtain unless it be authoritatively conferred upon him.
   Gospel Doctrine — apostle_bookcopy citation
5. 1974·Gordon B. Hinckley·Apostle
   As the Sabbath increasingly becomes a day of merchandising, those who obey the precept of the law written by the finger of the Lord on Sinai and reinforced by modern revelation will appear more unusual.
   A City Set upon a Hill — cojccopy citation
6. 1980·Bruce R. McConkie·Apostle
   We say: Come worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Come worship the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation. Come unto Christ and believe and obey his law, for no man cometh unto the Father but by him or by his word. Come and rejoice in the revelations of the Lord to Joseph Smith and the prophets of latter days, for they are the revealers of Christ and the witnesses of God in these last days.
   The Lord God of the Restoration — cojccopy citation