Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03

q donbNinrs and disputations among the
rcof.ia notwithstanding so many aihna
had boon given And lt came in inc
thirty aud fourth year ln the urst
month in the fourth day Of the month
fhero arose "a great storm, such nn ou,
,s never had been known ln on the
land. and there was o. terrible thunder
Ineomuch that 10 did shake the whole
earth a. DO % was about Co divide asun-
dor. aud there were exceeding fhafn
fehfnlnrs. such us never had been
known I'm the land.
Possibly to Che curs0ry rcndcr there
win bc no facts connected with the
subject under considera ton. but let us
ask YOU Go forget for "a short time The
traditional story that Che birth OF
Jesus was ON Dec. 25. Leave out the
threc intervening months. January.
February and March. and make April
the first month of the new year then
won have this book bearing record with
fhe Ribla. or biblical scholars. that
Jesus was crucined in the thlrty-third
year Of His life. We have previously
stated that tho exodus from Egypt
was ON the 18th of April and God de-
clnred that the sacred year was 60 be-
gln in this month This prophet says.
ID was the fourth day of tho first month
of tho thirty year or the Chris
tian era
Jesus was crucidod ON the fourth day
OFF the First month. tIc then lay in Ills
tomb on the fourth. NTH and sixth days
oft this month and arose triumphant
from His grave. tho victor, over death,
he'll and the grave. on the same day
that be- was born. What "a celebration
IL was. indeed A risen Rcdeemer OF a
fallen world For This mirhty event
occurred iu tho first month ~ the thir-
ty fourth year "siucc His coming IN the
flesh
This. then. stands ont cminently
n witness for God. a DonVcrCr was
sent TO lead Israel out of bondage.
Jesus was born near the time OF this
same event with the purpose In view
to again deliver the people from ty-
rant more relentless than Eamesc9 or
Egypt and when the message of peace
had been lost 60 mankind for ages ON
bright morning i'm the year 1920 the
silence of the heavens was broken, the
Father and tho son appeared iu a vision
and eventually on tho 6th of April 1880
since His coming i'm the flesh. Hc again
established His church ON the earth on
the day Of the anniversary of His birth,
no more 20 be taken from tho earth.
What more fitting day than this? We
have the Bible the Doctrine and Cow
enants. and the Book of Mormon an
declaring the same truth. each I'm har-
mouy with tho other.
There may De- some persons who have
not read carefully tho Book of Mormon
and may not understand how this is
determined; IL they will read the first
chapter OF the Third Ncphi. thov will
find these words written. And II
came TO pass ira the commencement Of
the ninety and second year t0f the reign
Of Judges), behold the prophecies Of tho
prophets began 20 be fulfilled more full
~ And IL came to pass that when
Nephi, the son Of Nephi. saw this
wickedncss of his people, his heart was
exceeding SOrrOwful. And il came
10 pass that he cried nightly unto the
Lord an tho day; and behold the voice
of the Lord came TO him saying: Lift
Ip your head. and be Of good cheer.
for behold the time is at hand. and
ON this night shall the sign be given
and tomorrow come ] into the world. to
show unto the world that 7 will fulfill
am that I have caused 10 be spoken by
the mouth OF my holy prophets Al.
though the wise men Of the east
watched for and were guided BY the
star of Bethlehem; there were wise
men IN the west who watched for the
sign of His birth and &c was given.
And they therefore were acquainted
when the babe was born I'm q Manager
az Bethlehem In the second chapter
we read. And six hundred and nine
years had passed away since Iehi left
Jerusalem. And nine years had passed
away, from the time when tho sign was
given. which was spoken Of by tho