Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-13
SCULPTURES or THE CHURCH.

The number OF people who still ex-
press surprise. when. they learn that
the Latter day Saints accept and rely
upon the Old and the New Testament
| as revelation of the highest authority.
| appears TO us to be quite remarkable.
Modern revelation as accepted by the
Latter-day Saints teaches implicit failh
| In the Bible. and also attests its AT.
thenticlty. This may readily be shown
as to the Bible as a whole, both New
and Old Testaments, and also as to Diff
ferent books of which the ancient
Scriptures are composed. Elder Il.
Barker has collated the following pas
sages in support of this proposition.
In the book of Doctrine and Cove
nants (sec AZ, par, 49, the Lord has
said that tho elders, teachers and
priests of this Church shall teach the
principles of my gospel, which are IN
the Bible and the Book OF Mormon, In
the which is the fulness of my gospel
So in section 6. paragraph 81, the Lord
styles this record my scripture
Again. section 20 of the same boob
speaks of the Book of Mormon as
record proving to the world that
the holy scriptures are true" oversees
SID. The Latter-day Saints are called
upon to study and also 10 teach the
Scriptures, TO expound the gospel OUT
OF them, and to perform ordinances OF
the gospel. regulate the affairs Of the
Church. and deal with offenders OF
those taken in a fault" in accordance
with their teachings doc. & Gov. rs:
/; "a: 3; %: I; II; /; 6s; ]; 20; Al, 3d.
o.; IL; AZ: 2S-2S).
That the Lord directed and inspired
the Prophet Joseph Ia translate the
Bible as the Holy Scriptures, is alone
sufficient evidence OF its authenticity
In the Book OF Mormon, we learn
that Nephi saw in vision the Hebrew
Bible substantially as We now have IT,
He describes this latter record as
book coming forth from the Jews to the
Gentiles. containing the covenant OF
the Lord with the House OF Israel, and
many OF the prophecies OF the holy
prophets;" he says 1t is hike unto the
engraving upon the plates OF brass,
save that they are not so many" and
remarks further that 1t should be "of
great worth unto the Gontlles,' q
Nephi. 49, 2O-29l
Again. the same prophet speaks OF
this record as the Bible-"A Bible a
Bible, We have got Bible, and there
cannot he any more Bible, and re-
Dukes the Gentiles for this hostile at
titudc toward the Book OF Mormon.
Nephl declares that the Bible came
from the Jews and that there should
be other peoples likewise favored with
the word OF God who should write scrip
ture. QI Nephi 20; BID SO the
Nephite prophets Nephi, Mormon, Mo-
roni, and others (see also tho words
Of the savior recorded In the Book Of
'Mormon), address the Gentiles as hay
Ing the Holy Scriptures. ana admonlsh
| them to search and not 10 wrest them
to their own destruction.
When the descendants Of Lehl left
Jerusalem, about 600 II. g.. they
brought 10 the continent OF America
record engraven upon plates of brass,
which contained 1.-THE nya Books OF
Moses" embracing an account Of the
creation Of the world the placing OF
Adam and Eve In the garden OF Eden.
etc, and also a record Of the Jews
from the beginning down TO the COM
mencement Of the region Of zedekiah,
as well as many prophecies spoken
by the mouth OF Jeremiah" and a
genealogy OF their forefathers. u Ne
phi 3; l2-lf) These plates, Nsphl
states, contained q record similar 10
the Bible, but more extensive, since II
! embraced also the writings OF others