Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-24
THEFULF|LLMENT
OF PROPHECY
Elder James H. Anderson the
Speaker at the Tabernacle
Yesterday.
THE WORKS OF JOSEPH SMITH
Discourse Rcplcte With Convincing
Proofs of Divine Guidance Under
Which Labor Was Done,


Between 5000 and 1000 people attend
ed the regular services at the taberna-
Gle Sunday afternoon. and listened to
Elder James II Anderson. whose prn-
clpal theme was a comparison of the
ushering In of the gospel in the days
OF Peter, James and John with the ad-
vent of so-called Mormonism In the
days OF Joseph Smith the prophet.
President John r. Winder presided
at the services. The choir sang "All
Hail the Glorious Day" Prayer was
offered by Elder George Emery. Tho
choir and the congregation sang Guide
US, o thou Great Jehovah"
Elder James H. Anderson said In
part: There is nothing new In the gos-
pei given to the Prophet Joseph Srnltn
as far as 1t relates to Pauls gospel OF
the Lord Jesus Christ But In the rove
lations given to Joseph Smith were
many things new to the world at that
time; ideas concerning the ordinances
and the powers thereof which had
ceased to be manifest among the chil-
dren of men. 1t was under these CIR
cumstances, when many of the essen
tial features of the gospel as taught in
the days of Christ had been taken from
the earth. that Joseph Smith. boy ia
years of age, was impressed to go to
the Lord In prayer. asking for guild
ance essential to lead him to proper
serving Of the Lord. There is recorded
in the gospel of st. Luke, an instance OF
a vision given to the apostles OF old un-
der peculiar circumstances. long
time prior to the advent of the new
dispensaton there had been no voice
of the Lord manifest among the Jews;
they had had no instructions. no mani
festations. no visions. But they wero
looking for q time when deliVerance
would come to the children of Israel,
so when John the Baptist came preach
ing the gospel he was gladly received.
There was much opposition. however
but the striking characteristics of the
truth of his message created universal
attention, In spite of the prejudice ana
intolerance brought against him. Ana
the Scriptures say Peter John and
James went up into the mountains 10
pray. The Lord appeared and said.
This is my beloved Son. hear him.
They also saw Moses and Elias, who
had lived centuries before, who came
to discharge Individual work respect
ing their own associations and re-
sponsibilities: work that centuries be-
foro they had administered among the
children of Israel showing that beyond
the veil they still labored In the In
terests of the children of mon.
IN THE LATTER DAYS.
And so it was in the day of Joseph
Smith; God appeared in answer to his
prayer, saying This is my beloved Son,
hear him." and that 1t was the voice
of God the Latter-day Saints believe
with all their heart. They believe this.
and they believe that Peter. James and
John beheld the vision recorded In the
Scriptures. And when these ancient
saints went forth preaching. those who
heard and received were given like as
surances of the divinity of the message
And in this day the Latter-day Saints
believe that the Holy Spirit Will bring
to them a knowledge of witnesses OF
the divinity OF the message delivered
by the Prophet Joseph Smith. They
feel there is a reasonable basis OF
truth to the statement of this young
man that when he went Into the WOODS
to pray two heavenly messengers APP
peared, the one saying, This Is my
beloved Son, hear him." He was told
| that on certain conditions his name
| would be held IN honor; that the work
| would be opposed by the children OF
| men, but the more 1t was opposed tho
| stronger 1t would grow, and spread.
| and prosper. Two-thirds of century
| has passed and we find among those
| who have received the gospel ne Is nom
| ored as a prophet of God, but with tho
| children of men generally there is an
| tagonism and his name Is held In re-
| proach. Here long after his death wo
| are witnesses to the fulfllment OF his
| words
| In 1929 tho Prophet Joseph said that
| Elias had come to him and restored
| certain keys wherein the hearts OF tne
| fathers would be turned to the chill
| dren and the hearts OF the children TO
the fathers UP TO the time he was
martyred. little of this work In the
temples had been accomplished; there
was but ono temple, and that incom-
plete but here in these valleys OF the
mountains we hava many temples
wherein the ordinances are performed
turning the hearts OF the fathers 10 the
children. and the children to the ia
thcrs.
The prophet said Moses came to him,
bringing the keys of gathering OF tho
children of Israel In these latter days.
Since his death the saints have gono
forth preaching the gospel to every ma
tlon We have before us in this build
ing today, people brought from many
lands
POWER OF TRANSLATION.
He was given the power to translate
from languages unknown to the chill
dren OF men In this way the Book OF
Mormon was brought forth. for the in
struction and salvation of mankind.
giving as 1t does history OF people
who came from Palestine TO this con-
tiuent There is an absolute and per-
feet harmony between tho Book oil
Mormon and the Scriptures. Such a
work could not have been brought
forth without Divine aid. as at that
time the knowledge OF the world In re-
gard to ancient American history was
limited, But In recent years archaeol-
ogists have been studying the ancientS
that Inhabited this continent. the re-
sult being a confirmation OF the his
tory as contained In the Book OF Nor
mon, which a mere boy brought forth
years before.
The keys of the priesthood were be-
slowed upon the Prophet Joseph by
peter. James and John; John the Bap-
list also conferred upon him certain
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