Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-02
DISCOURSE
Delivered In the Tabenaee Lake City
ELDER 3. H. ROBERTS.
ELDER 3. n. ROBERTS.

has done It. He revealed the great truth
to Joseph Smith that all We're wrong"
And this Is the message which the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day
Saints has to proclaim to the world
message which God has given to us
upon this particular subject
II is recorded by the Prophet Joseph
Smith, in a sketch which he wrote of
his own life. that when u youth he was
much distressed over the confusion ex-
isting among religious sects, to which
! have made reference, and he sought
for light and direction on the subject
at the Source Of all knowledge and
powel-he sought wisdom OF God. The
admontun Ot James: "lf any of you
lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that
giveth 70 an men literally, and up
braldcth not. and 1t shall be given
hlm"--Was like the voice Of God to
him; and straightway he gave heed to
the counsel, und prayed to know which
of all the uontending sects of religion
was the true Church OF Christ. In
response to this inquiry on his part,
the heavens were opened, God revealed
Himself aud the Lord Jesus Christ un.
10 him; and In answer to the question,
which of all these sects is Thy Church
and which must l Join? he informs us
I that he was commanded to Join none
of them, for they We're ali wrong:
And the parsonage who addressed
~ i a1iu thn' nli men CItcus were an
upu li'.,i.' IN ms slght Ihat those
near to me with their lips but their
hearts are far from me- they teach
for doctrine the commandments of men,
lawn idn,"s ioiil .. suulineSs' pu' they
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- NJ, ~ , SaNuu' put W, na I,l' VI
a.. . ~, ineIe ~ nu 9''ier ,'osiei
~ Nulyn mn may W saEeu' Ihui sulu'
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-, ~ w.''ti ,Ioa,el ulltp Sou .l'in
~, ,ii"i Mni , W. nnNS pre"cheu unto YOU
~. MN We accurseu'
NO new Gospel then is TO he pro-
claimed even by an angel from heaven.
And II Joseph Smith had come teach
ing hnothcr Gospel, or new Re
| deemer' MS message would have heen
vain. for all men would have known
II to be untrue. But men departed from
me Gospel OF Jesus Christ. They
strayed from Us ordinances, and taught
Tor doctrine the commandments of
men; theN lost the divine authority
Whlch gave them the right and power
10 speak ana act IN the name OF God.
hnd hrnce there was necessity for
these Things TO be restored to the chill
dren OF men and this iirst vision of
Joseph smiths was the commencement
of the restoration Of the Gospel. That
IS II was the hrst step In that direc-
ton II prepared the way
rms revelation which | have Just re-
ierred TO was followed by number or
others' ny which the authority to hap
ti2e mon Tor the remission or SINS was
restored; ny winch the Holy Apostle
SNIP Whs conferred upon Joseph Smlth
ana otners through the personal minis
try OF Peter, James and John, the three
VINO IN the lifetme or the son OF God
possessed peculiar distinction from
the rest OF the Apostles: being more
immediately the companions or the
Lord Jesus Christ, and upon whom He
conferred the keys of the Kingdom the
power to act Tor Him and to teach His
truth-they came. ! say. and restored
the Holy Apostleship. The restoration
of that Apostleshin empowered the
men receiving 1t to teach the Gospel
and to establish the Church of Christ
in MI the world. The church received
revelation upon revelation, precept upon
| according as the Saints were strong
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
| day Saints possesses all the ordinances
of salvation: all the means of grace
| which God gives to men; all the means
| Of sanctity; md possesses every mark
and harncterlstic essential to the
Church Of Christ,
Does the Church OF Christ require
\ that 1t shall have the mark Of Oneness"
| Behold II In this Church. one Church.
| one head! Though there are churches
established In the islands of the sea, In
Europe. in the various states OF America,
| in Iceland, anywhere. yet are they NOT
| separate and distinct churches. but
| branches and parts of this one church,
| Twice each year. IN this Tabernacle,
the hosts OF Israel assemble, and with
| uplifted hands we witness to each 9th
or that we sustain before the heavens
and the earth tho Prophet, Seer the
Revelator, and President of the Church