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Show DISCOURSE BY PRES. BRIGHAM YOUNG October 8, 1854 I propose to speak upon yours or my welfare. a subject that does not immediately concern things that you search after It as being absolutely necessary for your salvation in the kingdom of God. be will that are fully is true if you ,are faithful, and diligent they things made known to you in due time--at the proper time, according to the will of But so many among us are preaching, lecturing, contemplating upon, the Lord. and conversing about things away beyond our reach, sometimes I wish to grat ify the people by speaking upon these subjects; for I think upon -them as ,well I as expect in my remarks I shall' a lLude I meditate upon the you; gratifying gratify myself by future and the the to past as well as you, and I now people. In the first place, I wish to say to all men and women who believe in the Lord Jesus Chr i s t-o-Ln the Holy Bible, and in the revelations that have been given at sundry times from the days of Adam to the present--I request that I may have your faith and prayers united with mine that whatever the Lord is to give to the Latter-day Saints through your humble servant pleased it, and what he does not wish to give he may I make this request of the saints for this rea know by my experience, by the visions ,of eternity that God reveals this afternoon, he may give retain, and keep from you. I son; individuqls that do not ,belong to the Church That I know. that do not yet ·belong to the Mass. things or to That large at present, is natural for the people to desire that which is not beneficial to is so in temporal things, and it is so in things that are spiritual. It them. at It I know. Again, the Lord blesses his .peop l.e with temporal things in abundance, and wishes to bless them with knowledge and understanding that is not for That I also know. the world of mankind who do not believe in him. What I may say things ,this ,afternoon that do not belong to the world. I I know the Lord is able to close up every person s mind who have if I .do? eyes but see not, hearts but do not understand; so I may say what I please with regard to the kingdom of God on the earth, for there is a veil over the wicked that Jesus and they cannot said at one understand the time, "It is things, which are for their peace. not meet to take the children's bread dogs." This saying applies to all the dispensations that have been brought forth to the chd l d ren of men, from the days of Adam until give it,to now. congregation to understand in connection with my sayings far, Latter-day Saints believe in God the Father, in Jesus Christ his son, in the Holy Ghost--God's minister--and .in ,the Celestial law the ordinances of the house of God, which, if obeyed, or, rn other words" are calculated to save inte.lligent .beings, exalt them, and bring them back I thus wish the that the . into the presence of their God. -1- , |
