That is sure. I plead with men everywhere to Come, listen to a prophets voice and hear the word of God from our living prophet who sits with us here today. 8:24-25. The knowledge we gain must push us to act, leading us to God and revelation from him. No traffic will jam your desolate highways. What is the illness? (Matthew 24:21-22.) What can I do? asks the fearful one. Divorce, ever on the increase, jumping from one divorce for thirty-six weddings in Civil War days now has reached somewhere near one to four. they cried, and all together we pulled and strained. The trouble with using obscurity as a test of validity is that God has so often chosen to bring forth his work out of obscurity. The practice is pleasing unto the carnal mind. How can one share attitudes or chastity, or the experience of a mission? And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Where else can you learn who you really are? And the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without sin unto salvation. Spencer W. Kimball was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints when this devotional address was given at Brigham Young University on 10 October 1975. Their examples helped him gain a testimony of their callings as ministers of Jesus Christ. 1:7, And there shall be none to molest them 2 Ne. 1942, p. 161). Absolute Truth Spencer W. Kimball President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints September 6, 1977 Audio 0:00/40:53 Speed 41:49 Full Video God's existence is a reality. I know he is Gods recognized prophet. Spencer Woolley Kimball was born in Salt Lake City, March 25, 1895, one of 11 children born to Andrew and Olive Kimball. Its symptoms are carelessness, casualness, covetousness, slothfulness, selfishness, dishonesty, disobedience, immorality, uncleanness, unfaithfulness, ungodliness. Even the foolish ones trimmed their lamps, but their oil was used up and they had none to refill the lamps. been destroyed from generation to generation according to their iniquities; and never hath any of them been destroyed save it were foretold them by the prophets of the Lord 2 Ne. I marvel at the empathy of these men in all ages, because even prophets have no immunity from thorns in the flesh. .He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. And ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. You need, more and more, to feel the perfect love which our Father in Heaven has for you and to sense the value he places upon you as an individual. If race tracks were closed on the Sabbath, if gambling ceased, drinking eliminated, work and play confined to week days; if stores were closed and all people went to their sanctuaries truly to worship even as best they know; if taverns never opened, and transgressors all repented, and broken homes were mended, and children were trained in uprightness; if families all knelt in prayer night and morning, if tithes were paid and integrity and worship reigned in the lives of men, the era of total peace would be ushered in. The foolish asked the others to share their oil, but spiritual preparedness cannot be shared in an instant. Let us assume the counsel given applies to us, to me. Time had passed, and he had not come. The Miracle of Forgiveness is a book written by Spencer W. Kimball while he was a member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). We rejoice in your devotion. He lives. President Boyd K. Packer indicated that Elder Kimball felt that his father came to him in this dream to let Spencer know that he approved of his life. While armies are marshaled and march and drill and officers teach men how to kill, we continue to drink and carouse as usual. Source: LDS Living | ldsliving.com Tags Prophets Share About the Author Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. There were 832 marriages in a single month, and there were 414 divorces. His mind is wandering. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity Ether 2:9. They were fools, these five unprepared virgins. (Helaman 13:38.) He later became the church's president . The day of the marriage feast approaches. Too often the holy prophets are wrongly perceived as harsh and as anxious to make a record in order to say, I told you so. Those prophets I have known are the most loving of men. Can they not see that, pushed by pleasure, they will become more and more distant from joy? Of course, a one-sided disarmament could be madness if worldliness and materialism continued, but a serious turn of the masses could forestall all military conquests, all tragedies of conflict. (Matthew 24:43-44.) There will be rationing and a scarcity of food and hunger sore. 1:9, It shall be free from all nations under heaven., There shall be no enemies come into this land., It shall be free from bondage Ether 2:12, There shall be no kings upon the land 2 Ne. How can one witness so many of those who ought to be good examples becoming bad examples and not cry out? Sometimes people let their hearts get so set upon things and the honors of this world that they cannot learn the lessons they most need to learn. It has had shorter periods of good health, but longer ones of ailing. He has even said it would be so. Numerous billions we spend on liquor and tobacco. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. I have heard many amazing sermons, calls to repentance, prophetic warning, and string testimonies. But both husband and wife are to be parents! Wearing some old overalls, I waded with them into the sea. Yet These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the Lord made between him and the children of Israel in Mt. Perhaps they judged Paul by the timbre of his voice or by his style of speech, not the truths uttered by him. In fact, I will be watching and listening here in my room at the LDS Hospital. No greater recognition can come to you in this world than to be known as a woman of God. We understand further that as families are raised, the talents God has given you and blessed you with can often be put to effective use in additional service to mankind. I was thrilled to hear all the Brethren speak. But finally the net was in shallow water and the fish began to jump frantically, trying to escape. Even if the plot of soil you cultivate, plant, and harvest is a small one, it brings human nature closer to nature as was the case in the beginning with our first parents. They are houses, lands, bank accounts, leisure. . Meanwhile, one does not need to be married or a mother in order to keep the first and second great commandmentsthose of loving God and our fellowmenon which Jesus said hang all the law and all the prophets. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy Ex. While bombs are detonated and tested, and fallout settles on the already sick world, we continue in idolatry and adultery. (Matthew 13:49.) Primary helps little boys and girls prepare for their future great responsibilities as mothers and fathers and citizens of Zion. It is a capitulation to the carnal in man and a rejection of joy and beauty in this life and in the world to come. In the Church there is full equality between man and woman. Too late, too late! Where it is permitted, though, which is most of the world, we should listen to the counsel of the Brethren and to the Lord." (President Spencer W. Kimball) We call upon priesthood bearers to store sufficient so that you and your family can weather the vicissitudes of life. We want our homes to be blessed with sister scriptorianswhether you are single or married, young or old, widowed or living in a family. . The book spent 102 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The floods came, the disobedient were drowned. They are bombs and ships and armaments. It was unlike any other talk Ive ever listened to. The midnights of life are the times when heaven comes to offer its joy for man's weariness. Fasting, family prayer, home teaching, control of bodily appetites, preaching the gospel, studying the scriptureseach act of dedication and obedience is a drop added to our store. The first area presidents outside of the United States and Canada were also set apart. (Matthew 24:21-22.) The cause is not lost. 5:1-31 When the protectors sleep and the leaders are incapacitated with banqueting and drunkenness and immorality, an invading enemy can turn a river from its course and enter through a river bed Isa. But behold, your days of probation are past; ye have procrastinated the day of your salvation until it is everlastingly too late, and your destruction is made sure. We read of those who have yielded to the fashion of the time and lived together without being legally married and wonder why such people do not realize that there can be no finding of their identity nor any real sense of belonging while they trample underfoot the commandments of God. 1:26.). And learning this the bridegroom will relent. These realities will not go away simply because we have different opinions about them. The dignity and self-esteem that honest work produces are essential to happiness. (Matthew 24:27.) I was thrilled at their utterances and took their warnings seriously, even as a young man. Scriptures are read little, and the holy day becomes a holiday. With no warning, no last-minute preparation is possible. Neither shall the sword go through your land. The Lord has given us this parable as a special warning. We understand that. How can one see the slackening of traditional moral standards and not notice the decline in decency? Ve, inc. 1 some special things here that are left undone by other institutions. I am so grateful that prophets do not crave popularity. Do not, however, make the mistake of being drawn off into secondary tasks which will cause the neglect of your eternal assignments such as giving birth to and rearing the spirit children of our Father in Heaven. Few live up to the truth they know. What a bleak prediction! By President Spencer W. Kimball Read by his wife, Sister Camilla Kimball My beloved sisters: I have been looking forward for months to the pleasure of meeting with you dear sisters once again in a worldwide conference of the women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2:18). We have equality as recipients of Gods perfected love for each of us. It was never baptized by fire, for that is still to come. Yet on the corner, in public places, on work projects, at banquet tables, there come ringing into our ears the sacred names of Deity without solemnity. These study aids were helpful not only in clarifying meaning, but also in linking the Bible, Book of Mormon, and other scripture more closely together, fulfilling the prophecy that the sticks of Joseph and Judah would be one in hand. Notes 1. How can one share obedience to the principle of tithing; a mind at peace from righteous living; an accumulation of knowledge? 5 likes. So often the prophets have been rejected because they first rejected the wrong ways of their own society. Spencer Woolley Kimball was born March 28, 1895, in Salt Lake City. Even though the eternal roles of men and women differ, as we indicated to you a year ago, this leaves much to be done by way of parallel personal developmentfor both men and women. The world has been cliniced, and the complex diseases have been cataloged. Because sin is such sadness, the righteous do not stress an attitude of I told you sobecause the righteous, in their love, truly wish they had been more effective in communication and in testifying so that there could be less misery and more happiness in the world. When God speaks and we obey, we will always be right." 26:14-43. The boats had spread the nets far out, and now we began to pull in the nets. Your cities will be shambles, your churches in ruins. We wonder how often hearers first rejected the prophets because they despised them, and finally despised the prophets even more because they had rejected them. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just. Hundreds of thousands of us today are in this position. We have the general warning that comes from these world conditions, but we have no precise timetable. The people have ignored him, disbelieved him, failed to follow him. Amen.Spencer W. Kimball,Conference Report, October 1961, pp. This university is not of the world any more than the Church is of the world, and it must not be made over in the image of the world. Ponder upon these great truths, especially in those moments when (in the stillness of such anxiety as you may experience as an individual) you might otherwise wonder and be perplexed. Yet there was no evidence of rain and flood. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.8. Conventions, unnecessary travel, family picnics, the Sabbath is violated generally. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Precisely at the darkest hour, when least expected, the bridegroom came. By one means or another, the swiftest method of rejection of the holy prophets has been to find a pretext, however false or absurd, to dismiss the man so that his message could also be dismissed. The Morning Breaks; the Shadows Flee, The Primary Enriches the Lives of Children, Grieve Not the Holy Spirit, Lest We Lose It, I Did Not Reach This Place By Myself, Strengthening the Familythe Basic Unit of the Church, Solving Emotional Problems in the Lords Own Way. Late, late, so late! War clouds gather, fear heightens; tenseness increases, yet there need be no fear and worry and sleepless nights. Perhaps it was a myth. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Yet even when the hardening is swift, it can also be subtle. When they have belatedly sought to fulfill the requirements and finally reach the hall, the door is shut. He was not afraid of close friendships; he was not afraid that proximity to him would disappoint his followers. They are boats, cars, and luxuries. We wonder why those of coarse and profane conversation, even if they refuse obedience to Gods will, are so stunted mentally that they let their capacity to communicate grow more and more narrow. 20:9 italics added). It is so easy for leisure to turn into laziness. Too late, too late, ye cannot enter now. (See D&C 1:30.) . The gospel, which is the only concern of the Church, was devised by the Lord for men and women alike (Improvement Era, Mar. When President Snow called a girl back from the dead: An incredible account of the spirit world, The Pillar of Light That Saved Joseph Smiths Body After He Fell From Carthage Jail, The Strange, Strange Power of A Three-Day Fast, The Great Calling of the Priesthood: Coming Clean From the Blood and Sins of this Generation. The responsibility was each for himself. We have been commanded to follow the signs of the times and that is all the warning we need or will be given, but the membership is asleep. Edward L. and Andrew Kimball's 1977 biography, Spencer W. Kimball, is a candid and intimate portrait of the life of the twelfth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The trees will be without fruit and the fields without verdure. We bow down to the god of mammon, the god of luxuries, the god of dissipation. All kinds of fish were caught, big and little, fat and snakelike. Nothing less will do under those conditions. 19:34 when the powerful, invincible Assyrian army camped at the gates. The lamps then make patterns of joy on the hillside, and the procession moves on toward the house of banqueting, and those without lamps or oil are left in darkness. We read of sections of this land where abortions outnumber live births, of how illegitimate births outnumber legitimate, and we wonder how long the judgments of God can be stayed. Those who were so busy being indignant with David missed the purity in Davids indignation at Goliath, for the giant was defying the armies of the living God. Certainly, the fig tree is shooting forth its leaves and the summer is nigh and the signs of the times presage the harvest with its separation of the righteous and unrighteous. If persistently resisted it will "get the message" and stay away." Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness 1 likes Like "What message may I take from you to the young people in Zion?" In the daytime, wise and unwise seemed alike; midnight is the time of test and judgmentand of offered gladness. 26:4-6,8, The land will be barren, (perhaps radioactive or dry from drought.). They knew the way but gave only a small measure of loyalty and devotion. Jesus spoke of famines and pestilences and we remember Biafra and Bangladesh. I am prepared to live or die and need not fear. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be. Heaven will not hear your pleadings nor earth bring forth her harvest. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain Ex. And he that sat upon the throne said. From what other source can you learn about your own uniqueness and identity? We note the increasing coarseness of language and understand how Lot must have felt when he was, according to Peter, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked. (2Pet. Regardless of who is getting the adversarys special attention at any given time, he seeks to make all people miserable like unto himself (2Ne.
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