The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-04

glory shall arise; that the image of
| ood In which he was made is a material
one; that the brightest glory possible
TO hlm can be reached only through
pojygamous living here or hereafter
ana that the eternally continued power
OF procreation forms the basis of this
chief glory.
| The belief OF the Latter-Day Saints
resarolng the personality of God and our
relationship to Him has been crystalized
by President Lorenzo Snow into tho
! aphorism. one Of the most expressive In
the language. AS man Is God was: as
Cod Is, man may be. No statement
could set forth moro clearly the nature
OF God eXaltatlon and mans destiny"-
Manual 1907, Part 1, p, IT,
We shall now proceed to show from
new revelations that the Saints are TO
nave nay , equal knowledge with the Father
al things with the personages OF the
Father and the Son, and we could not be
olherwise than equal. for He is the same
them, Instead of dwelling in two tabor
nacles under the names Of Father and
Son. He Will then dwell in the addi-
e aw Gf M the nsss nts ara And
would necessarily be equality in wisdom,
power, glory, and dominion" n."-Orson
Pratt in The Seer. p 121.
Thus perfected, the whole family will
possess the material universe-that is,
the earth and all the other planets and
worlds. as an inheritance incorruptible,
undehlcd, and that fadeth not away.
They will also continue to organize peo-
PIE and redeem and perfect other sys-
Chaos, and thus go on increasing their
several doninions. till the weakest child
OF God which now exists upon earth will
possess more dominions more property,
subjects nd r-Io
than Is possessed In Jesus Christ or by
His Father: while at the same time Jesus
Christ and His Father will have their
dominlons, kingdoms and subjects IN
creased In proportion "-Parley P. Pratt,
quoted by Roberts in THE Mormon Doc
trlne Of Deity" p PSI.
''They are capable of receiving intelli-
gence and eNaltation to such degree
as to be raised from the dead with a
body like that OF Jesus Christ. and to
possess immortal flesh and bones, in
which they will still eat. drink, con-
verse, reason. love. walk, sing, play on
planet TO planet. or from system TO sys-
tenn; beings Gods or Saints OF God, en-
dowed with tho same powers, attributes
ana and capacities that their Heavenly
ley p Pratt, quoted In THE Mormon
Doctrine of Deity" p. 257.
Endless Increase Beatitude Of the
Faithful.
"They who have obeyed the laws Of
the Gospel, received the Holy Ghost
obtained and honored the Priesthood and
lived lives Of righteousness. remaining
earthly tribulation. shall be admitted to
the celestial glory. Here they will en-
Joy the personal presence and glory OF
the Father and the Son; they will be
those in the highest degree OF this glory
shall have thrones. dominion and end
less increase; they shall be Gods Great
ing and governing worlds and peopllng
them with their offspring Manual
1902, Part !, p. %,
God always attached a special and
honorable distinction 20 males and fe-
males engaged in the sacred system of
plurality according 10 the conditions He
laid down for them 10 observe. ."-Spen-
GERS Letters. p. 19o
"Their great duty was TO become the
progenitors of the human family-to pre-
pare mortal tabernacles for Gods immor-
tai children. 1t was Adams privilege
and duty to become the Patriarch of this
earth-the parent of all It's inhabitants
In this great labor and destiny his wife
Eve. was to be associated with him, Be-
fore them was a future of endless glory
happiness and power. to be gained
through the great principle of parentage
To attain this glory present sorrow. pain
and difficulty would have TO be expert
enced and overcome: The other law was
negative and prohibltlre: OF the Tree
OF knowledge of good and evil thou shalt
not eat II the fall was essential and
II was a part of Gods design that &
law be broken in order that man might
ter law was we'll adapted TO the pur
pose. For the consequences of the break
ing Of this law were such as to NJ IN
with the designs of God and the breach
Of the law Would moi apparently inter
fcre with the accomplishment of any
high destiny. If either law was TO be
broken. il was far better that this mega
tive one be broken than the other
An Apology for Adam.
Eve was deceived and tempted;
Gone. and he fully realized the conse
qucnces Of her act, 1t meant that he
and she could no longer remain to-
gether; that they must move in different
lower; she should be cast ont of the
slrden and he should remain;
But he remembered that Eve had been
given him as an eternal companion. He
remembered the great commandment. BE
fruitful and multiply and replenIsh the
earth. This he could not now obey, for
bin forever. He was therefore under the
necessity OF deciding which was the
greater and more important command
men, OF the two--the negative one, Thou
shalt moi eat OF the tree, or the positive
one Thou shalt multiply and replenlsh
the earth. and he decided wisely--he
WOGld DrSak the negative commandment
and keep the positive one" Manual
1907 Part /, PIP 39-d1.
Marriage thus becomes one OF the
chief means OF mans exaltatlon and
glory in the world 10 come. whereby he
NAV have endless increase OF eternal
lives and attain at length 10 the power
Of the Godhead II was this glorious
doctrine in connection with baptism re-
demption and scaling for the dead. that
was the uppcrmosi theme of the Prophet
Joseph during tho last two years or more
OF his llfc"--"A Brief History OF the
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-day
saints" by Apostle George q. Cannon.
p. 1873 published 1898
81 would here say that the promise
made TO Abraham and 10 all who are
i.eirr OF the same promise through faith
extends so all generations - in this life
and 10 all generations 10 come. forever
and ever. That is. Abraham and Sarah
win continue to multiply not only In this
world hut In all. the worlds to come.
And the same is true of all the sons and
daughters ,hat obtain the fulness OF the
promise made 10 Abraham.
VIII the resurrection return YOU mere
female acquaintance That Is not 10 he
ihe wife Of Your bosom In eternity? No:
God forbid but it Will restore you the
IF NkI