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Show [Side 1] <br><br> 10. Mormons may be baptized, endowed with priesthood or married for the dead by proxy, and those so favored may accept the Mormon faith and privileges in the life to come. <br> 11. Polygamy as practiced and endorsed by the prophets, seers and revelators of the Mormon Church is a divine institution, and its discontinuance as a practice does not discount its righteousness as a principle. As President Woodruff said, when announcing the suspension of the practice: "I have done my duty and the nation of which we form a part must be responsible for that which has been done in relation to this principle." <br><br> SIGNS OF CHANGE <br> 1. There is a tendency to make more of testmony [sic] concerning the divinity of Christ and less of testimony to the divine mission of Joseph Smith. <br> 2. More use is made of the Bible and less of the Book of Mormon, etc. <br> 3. The Presidents of the Church have virtually discontinued having authoritative revelations for the direction of the church and are more careful about using their authority in business and politics. <br> 4. Many of the Mormon people, while still holding membership in the church, have little use for the peculiar tenets of Mormonism and not a few are quietly ridding themselves of theories, teachings and practices which are basic in Mormonism. <br> 5. Many Mormons are better than Mormonism. Our desire is to help such Mormons and all Mormons out of Mormonism and into fellowship with those whose inspirations for service and hope of eternal life are based on the redeeming passion of God in Christ through the Holy Spirit. <br><br><br> Conditions in Utah <br> SOME FACTS AND FIGURES <br><br> To answer the questions most commonly asked about Utah mission work, this brief statement has been prepared. Some of the figures are in round numbers but they are substantially correct for 1925-26. <br> The Presbyterians are entirely responsible for the Protestant church work in every Utah town of less than 10,000 population where their churches, Sunday schools or missions are located. No competitive churches or missions are supported in the fields they occupy. <br> Other Christian churches-Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist and Congregational-are, for the most part, similarly responsible for mission work in the communities which they serve. <br> Of the four Protestant academies in Utah, all but one are supported by the School Division of the Presbyterian Board of National Missions. For the one Protestant Christian college-Westminster-the Presbyterians are primarily responsible, though other denominations are now cooperating with good will, teachers, students and money. <br> The Presbyterian church was early on the field in Utah, has maintained its work with persistence and confidence, and today abates no iota of its zeal, cherishing a bright hope in the ultimate victory of Christ in this needy and difficult home mission field. <br> [Continues on side 2.] <br><br> |
