The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-11-18
A Few Mormon PRINCIPLES.

snnal knowledge OF the past, without
any personal recollection Of his com
ing, without any clear sight, or
knowledge, from bis own individual
powers Of perception concerning the
future.
He lind, himself surrounded by all
the wonders of the world; he finds
Within himself ali the manifestations
of life which comes to the human
heart, all the feelings that dwell
there, all The tenderness that exists
there. and this life IL indeed prob.
lem; 10 my mind NO man can cor.
rrcrly interpret It. no man can
understand 1t, no man can success.
fully live this life, Ia the truest
sense, unless he w0rships God in
Spirit and ia truth. There IL one
principle IN the ancient faith, that
was once delivered To the Saints,
that the Latter.d day Saints believe In,
and that | believe is characteristic,
with regards to their conception. and
that IS their belief 10 Deity.
There is something 10 the human
heart. aud there has always been,
that leads men to worship.
1t may be that they will worship
the sun: it may be the mountains; IT
may he the great rivers; or. it may be
some great principle In life, or some
manifestation OF power that they
c me in contact with.
This has been the history of the
human family: they nave been wor-
Shipping from the beginning.
They have been worshiping an
Infinite variety OF things. In an
infinite variety Of ways; and that
worship Is continuing today.
We worship one way; others wor.
ship another way; and always that
worship is founded upon q peoples
conception Of Deity, and their re-
lationships to Him.
10 the beginning we understand
that the Lord revealed himself to
His creatures upon the earth.
We are told 10 the bible that in
the beginning the Lord created the
earth and all there is in 1t.
There Is no use Of us going into
any consideration of the method OF
this creation, or 10 discuss any OF the
problems that are discussed 80 much,
aud over which there is 50 much con-
tention, IN connection with thus
creation.
We also read that the Lord created
man, and that He created him in
His own image.
l believe, that Ia this great revela.
tion we flnd the great principle; that
which is vital to the human family:
that in the beginning the Lord
created all things; that He created
man, and that He created him 10 His
own image.
Now l lelieve. that aside from
this great truth. there Is not much
value in contending as to the details,
and the things connected with that;
but | believe, that Ia one form or
another, that truth has found lodge.
mcnt In most all human hearts.
They may have conception that
their creator IS one thing or another;
but l believe, that men throughout
all the ages Of the world have felt,
they were the creators of superior
power or being. and that they were
the creators OF superior power or
being, and that they were subject to-
that power or being.
There were some of the children OF
NJ IN. who had the true conception Of
Deity, and they continued to worship !
Him in Spirit and 10 Truth, but at.
tsr while most of the human family
lie m d to have lost the truth. Some
we're worshiping FIRE; some were wor.
Shipping different creations 10 the
world, such as / have referred to:
some were Offering human sacrifice.
So worship went on in one way or
another, according to the conceptions
that people had; and these people
we're all Of one blood, as the Apostle
Paul says:
1.-The Lord has created all the
notions of the earth Of One blood, To
lwell upon the face OF the earth; yet
all were cut up aud divided into all
these various classes by these d fferent
beliefs and conceptions, aud were
all kinds Of images, and
creatures and objects, iu all kinds Of
ways. |
The Lord revealed Himself to one
people, aud continued to reveal Him.
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