Journal of Discourses 25:327-382; “Now let it be known throughout all Israel, as the word of the Lord to us for the present, through His servant who stands at the head, that a man who commits adultery, a man who has had his endowments, cannot be baptized again into the Church. Let it be known throughout all Israel, as the word of God through His servant, who stands at the head, that a man who has had his endowments and commits
whoredom, cannot now be received into the Church again. These must be cut off; because the law that was given in the early days of the Church concerning a man committing adultery once and being received back into the Church does not apply today. There has been a higher law since then, namely, the endowments, and men have taken upon themselves, and women also, sacred obligations in holy places. Therefore, hear it and understand it.” — George Q. Cannon, Salt Lake City, October 6-7, 1884
Romans 2:3; “And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?”
The Apostle Paul’s treatise to fellow Jews was a theological masterpiece. He called the Jewish believers to the carpet, and felt no hesitancy in pointing out their sin without being guilty of the same. While they were busy condemning Gentile Christians for their sinful ways, they in fact were doing those very things behind closed doors. This put them in a worse position than those they were in charge of.
Our look at Mr. Cannon’s sermon reveals that he had incurred the same problem the audience Paul was addressing 2,000 yrs ago.
Obviously, Mr. Cannon had taken out his endowments in the temple, yet he was the husband of six wives. How could this not be adultery?
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