Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
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them that looked for redemption in Jc-
| rus len. And when they Oho parnnts)
/ h1d performed ail thinua according to
| thc law of The Lord thcy returned Into
4uN'ec. to their own city Nazareth.
What were The thlngs they had per-
FORMED First Che circumcision of the
child, second. the mothers free will ole
fcring. third. On common with Israel
Che celebration OF the passover Jesus
was born on the 6th. Tight days after
tho oiwumcisiou took place. making 90
ihe 18Th day of April the time when
tnr destroy ing angel passed over Egypt.
simeon Wae led by the spirit into the
Temple. Anna came Don at that instant
aud enalro to an already assembled ueo-
pile. ln Luke. second chapter, we rad
NpW Ills parents won't 90 Jerusalem
every year "a the feast OF the passover.
Ana when Iio was twelve years old.
they went up Oh Jerusalem after tho
custom OF tho feast Jehovah. whom
TIE brought the people out from bond
age said. % lthGt Be-. the passover)
should Doe the beginning of months and
The first month of thcir year. This wns
very near The time OF HE Jcsus)
birth. % striking coincidence. 81 &c
WAS So when Israel WIS delivered from
their slavery OF toll. that He should
appear ae their dolNercr and rcdcemor.
passover hitting emblem of the great
er passover. when they might II they
would, Doe delivered from sin and all
their trausgrneaUns'
The above o. strong prcsumptivo evil
dcuce of the time Of tho birth OF the
Savior But there are other authorities
ON this subject. Sec q Of the Doctrine
and Covenants says Behold. there
shall boz a record kept among you, and
Translator, e Prophet, an Apostle Of
Jesus christ an Elder OF the Church
through the win of God, the Father and
the grace OF your Lord Jesus Christ
Being Inspired Of the Holy Ghost 20 lay
the foundation thereof. and to build 10
up unto the most holy faith. which
Church was organized and established
iu the year of our Lord eighteen hum
dred and thirty. in the fourth month,
ana on the sixth day OF the month.
which r called April This states that
10 was the 9th Of April 1880 A. D., thus
giving the month md day Of birth.
Sec. 20. Doctrine and Covenants: "Thc
rise OF the Church OF Christ in these
last days. being one thousand eight
hundred and thirty years since tho
coming OF our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ In the flesh DC being regularly
organized and established agreeable TO
the laws of our country, 10y the viii
and commandments of God, I'm the
fourth month. and on the sixth day of |
month which is called April In the |
tvonty-tirat section we are informed |
that Joseph Smith. being inspired by |
the Holy Ghost laid the foundations OF |
the Church. Tn the twentieth section /
we are told the rise OF the Church was I
1880 years since the coming OF Jesus |
Christ in the flesh. This seems to indi- /
cate the day on which he was born.
I'm Third Nephi, chap. s. IL we read; |
And now % came to pass that, &C l
eorJing to our record, and we know /
our record 90 be- true. for behold IL WAS /
"a just man who ala keep our record; /
FOR De truly did many miracles In the |
name Of Jesus. and there was not any |
man who could do a miracle iu the |
name " Jesus. save he were cleaned /
Every whit from iniquity And now |
{ came 20 pass. IL there was no mistake /
made by this man in the reckoning or /
our time the thirty and third year had /
passed away And the people began 20 1
0ok with great earnestness for the Sign /
which had been given by the prophet /
samuel. the LamBnite; yea, for the time /
hat there should be darkness for the /
pace OF three days over the face OF |
The land. And there began 70 be great