Journal of Discourses 14:73 “It may appear strange to Jew and Gentile, to Saint and sinner, to high and low, to bond and free, but with all our weaknesses and imperfections we, the Latter-day Saints, are the hope of the whole world. Our brother who has just spoken says there is something to be done, and I say that God has commenced to do it upon this continent.
The Lord has revealed his will from the heavens; he has bestowed his Priesthood on the children of men; he has sent forth his holy angels with the Gospel to proclaim, and this Gospel has been proclaimed to the children of men, and a few have received it; and strange as it may sound to the ears, and inconsistent as it may be to the hearts, sympathies, judgments or feelings of the Christian or of the heathen world, without us they cannot be saved; with all our weaknesses and imperfections, and as far short as we may come of the perfection that we understand and which is necessary to possess before we can enjoy the celestial kingdom of God, this is verily true.” — Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, August 7, 1870 [emp. added]
John 8:12 “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
Matthew 13:35 “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.”
Ephesians 2:12-16 “That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby”.
Two things are absolutely certain.
1.Jesus is the hope and light of the world. It’s not Brigham, nor is it Joseph Smith, or Russell Nelson. It’s Jesus.
2.The Lord will hold Brigham Young accountable for the blasphemous lies.
Just when you think you had heard it all, we’ve seen in today’s Mormon reference there’s still more out there.
Not only does it break our hearts for members of the Church, it makes one wonder why a so-called man of God would utter such blasphemies.
Unfortunately, Mr. Young’s comment still holds true in the minds of Mormons today. Don’t forget to pray!
With Love in Christ;
Michelle
God has not not sent forth his Holy Priesthood and his angels to proclaim the LDS gospel because without them men may not be saved?
God sent forth his Spirit to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel and to direct mankind to eternal life: ” But when the comforter shall come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the spirit of truth (Jesus is the Truth), which proceedeth from the Father; he shall testify of me.”(John 15:26)
We don’t need men to lead us and give us rules to follow. God gave us his Holy Spirit to guide us because he knew that Jesus would not always be with us (in the flesh). When Jesus died, he gave us his spirit, not a bunch of overeducated, old, wordly men, who think more highly of the words of another man (Joe Smith(, than they do the Words of God, contained in the Holy Bible