"And Ye Shall Bear Record"
Elder Marion G. Romney
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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📖 general conference
Parley P. Pratt's mission to Canada in 1836, as prophesied by Heber C. Kimball, leading to the conversion of key figures and the groundwork for the British Mission.
You are all acquainted with the fact that in 1836 Parley P. Pratt went to Canada following a great prophecy uttered by Heber C. Kimball, in which Parley P. Pratt was instructed to go to Toronto. He was told that he would there find people waiting for him who would receive the gospel, and that from there the gospel would spread into England where a great work would be done. You know how he found President John Taylor, the Fieldings, and others, and how from correspondence that went out from that ... (continued)
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"And Ye Shall Bear Record"
Elder Marion G. Romney
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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Joseph Smith's visit to Toronto in 1837 with Sidney Rigdon and Thomas B. Marsh, where Elder John Taylor enjoyed their company and teachings.
In August of the next year, 1837, the Prophet Joseph Smith with Sidney Rigdon and Thomas B. Marsh, then president of the Twelve Apostles, visited Toronto. Riding in a carriage and holding evening meetings by candlelight, they visited the churches. Elder Taylor accompanied them. 'This was as great a treat to me as I ever enjoyed,' he said. 'I had daily opportunity of conversing with them, of listening to their instructions, and in participating in the rich stores of intelligence that flowed conti ... (continued)
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"And Ye Shall Bear Record"
Elder Marion G. Romney
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The transformation of Enos after praying for forgiveness and then feeling a desire for the welfare of his brethren and even his enemies.
I call to mind the experience of Enos, a grandson of Lehi, who longed in his heart for a knowledge of the truthfulness of the things of which he had heard his father, Jacob, speak, and so while he was hunting beasts in the forest, he kneeled down upon the ground and called upon his Father in heaven in mighty prayer and supplication And as he was praying, he heard a voice say unto him: . . . Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed. And he cried out: Lord, how is it d ... (continued)
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"And Ye Shall Bear Record"
Elder Marion G. Romney
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The transformation of a nation from a bloodthirsty, warlike people to industrious, peace-loving people through the power of the gospel as described in the Book of Alma.
In the twenty-third and twenty-fourth chapters of Alma we have a dramatic account of the power of the gospel changing almost a whole nation from a bloodthirsty, indolent, warlike people into industrious, peace-loving people. Of these people the record says that thousands were brought to a knowledge of the Lord, and that as many as were brought to a knowledge of the truth never did fall awayAlma 23:5-6 For they became a righteous people; they did lay down the weapons of their rebellion, that they ... (continued)
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"And Ye Shall Bear Record"
Elder Marion G. Romney
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The rejection of the gospel by the Jews in the meridian of time, leading to the destruction of Jerusalem as lamented by Jesus.
Time and time again during the history of man's sojourn upon this earth, the Lord has sent his gospel, this marvelous light, into the world to change the hearts of men in the time of crisis, that they might be saved from destruction, and time and time again the peoples of this earth have rejected it. Just as acceptance of it changes the hearts of men and women, bringing righteousness, love, peace, and happiness, so the rejection of the gospel of Jesus Christ brings wickedness, hate, war, and suf ... (continued)
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"And Ye Would Not!"
Elder George Albert Smith
- President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The story of Noah and the Ark, where only eight souls were saved because they heeded the warning of God, while the rest of the world did not pay attention.
So we look down over the vista of time, to the days of Noah when the Lord warned the people of what would occur, and they apparently paid no attention, for out of the seeming multitudes that dwelt upon the earth, only eight souls were saved from destruction yet all had been told how they might be preserved.
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"And Ye Would Not!"
Elder George Albert Smith
- President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The story of Nineveh, which was spared from destruction because its people, including the king, repented immediately after the Prophet Jonah warned them.
The Lord warned Tyre and Nineveh and Jerusalem and Babylon, and other cities, that unless they repented and turned to him they would be destroyed, and of those cities, Nineveh was the only one that turned immediately to the Lord when the Prophet Jonah warned them of impending danger. The king and people clothed in sackcloth and sat in ashes without delay, and the Lord permitted the destruction that was promised to pass by.
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"And Ye Would Not!"
Elder George Albert Smith
- President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The story of Abraham being told by God that his descendants would return from Egypt with great possessions after four hundred years, which was fulfilled through Joseph's rise to power in Egypt.
The Lord told Abraham that his seed should go into a strange land, that after four hundred years they would return with great possessions. He did not tell him how it was going to be brought about. He did not tell him that Joseph, one of his descendants, should be sold into slavery in Egypt and because he kept the commandments of God should have communication with the heavens and preserve the great nation where he was living at the time. Abraham was not told that. He was not told that the great P ... (continued)
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"And Ye Would Not!"
Elder George Albert Smith
- President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The story of Sodom and Gomorrah, where Abraham pleaded with God to spare the cities for the sake of the righteous, but they were destroyed because not even ten righteous people could be found.
Think how anxious the Lord was to save the cities of the plains, Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham pleaded repeatedly with the Lord, asking that they be spared for the sake of the righteous. He kept reducing the number until he came down from fifty to ten righteous people. The Lord said that if in these cities ten righteous could be found, the cities would be saved. But not ten righteous persons could be found and the cities were destroyed, as they had been warned by a servant of the Lord that they wo ... (continued)
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"And Ye Would Not!"
Elder George Albert Smith
- President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The prophecy of Isaiah about Cyrus, who was named by God as the one who would overthrow Babylon and rebuild Jerusalem, which was fulfilled as predicted.
It was a strange thing that in the days of Isaiah the Lord revealed to him that the greatest of all the nations in the earth should be humbled, and He gave the name of the man, Cyrus, whom the Lord referred to as His anointed, and told Isaiah that Cyrus would overthrow Babylon and rebuild Jerusalem. The prophet had said that Jerusalem would be in bondage seventy years. It was just seventy years when Cyrus gathered together and took back to Jerusalem the Jews who had been taken captive to Babylon ... (continued)
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"And Ye Would Not!"
Elder George Albert Smith
- President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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Daniel's adherence to the Word of Wisdom and how it led to him and his companions receiving inspiration and the ability to interpret dreams and prophecies.
Daniel was a prophet of God, and he was a prophet because he kept the commandments of God. I would like you brethren who are here today to take this message with you. Daniel observed the teachings of God with his companions, with reference to the kind of food and drink they should have, and refused to accept the food that was served upon the king's table. He kept the Word of Wisdom, and the result was that he, with his three associates, who also kept the Word of Wisdom, of all those that were ca ... (continued)
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"And Ye Would Not!"
Elder George Albert Smith
- President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The prediction of Joseph Smith about the Saints being driven from Nauvoo to the Rocky Mountains and the Civil War starting in South Carolina, both of which were fulfilled.
All these things had been made known beforehand, and then, in the case of the Latter-day Saints, when they were in distress in Nauvoo and were being harassed by their enemies, the Prophet of God told them that they would be driven from their homes and that they would come to the tops of the Rocky Mountains where they would become a mighty people. What did they know about the Rocky Mountains? What was there in the Rocky Mountains that they should come to? Not anything but what God had prepared. T ... (continued)
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"Anonymous"
Elder Thomas S. Monson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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A father and his two sons shovel snow from their neighbors' walks before dawn, ensuring their act of service remains anonymous.
(1) On a winter"™s morn, a father quietly awakened his two sons and whispered to them, "Boys, it snowed last night. Get dressed, and we"™ll shovel the snow from our neighbors"™ walks before daylight."
The party of three, dressed warmly, and under cover of darkness, cleared the snow from the approaches to several homes. Father had given but one instruction to the boys: "Make no noise, and they will not know who helped them." Again, the wordanonymous.
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"Anonymous"
Elder Thomas S. Monson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker reflects on a plaque at a hospital thanking anonymous donors, reminding him of the biblical teaching on giving alms in secret.
Recently, I approached the reception desk of a large hospital to learn the room number of a patient I had come to visit. This hospital, like almost every other in the land, was undergoing a massive expansion. Behind the desk where the receptionist sat was a magnificent plaque which bore an inscription of thanks to donors who had made possible the expansion. The name of each donor who had contributed $100,000 appeared in a flowing script, etched on an individual brass placard suspended from the m ... (continued)
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"Anonymous"
Elder Thomas S. Monson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' is referenced to illustrate the joy of giving anonymously, as shown by Ebenezer Scrooge sending a turkey to the Cratchit family without revealing his identity.
The classics of literature, as well as the words from holy writ, teach us the endurability of anonymity. A favorite of mine is Charles Dickens"™"A Christmas Carol." I can picture the trembling Ebenezer Scrooge seeing in vision the return of his former partner, Jacob Marley, though Jacob had been dead for seven years. The words of Marley penetrate my very soul, as he laments, "Not to know that any Christian spirit working kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may be, will find its mortal ... (continued)
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"Anonymous"
Elder Thomas S. Monson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Alfred Vanderbilt, an American multimillionaire, gave his life preserver to a woman on the sinking Lusitania, sacrificing his life for hers.
When the magnificent ocean linerLusitaniaplunged to the bottom of the Atlantic, many lives were lost with the vessel. Unknown are many deeds of valor performed by those who perished. One man who went down with theLusitaniagave his life preserver to a woman, though he could not swim a stroke. It didn"™t really matter that he was Alfred Vanderbilt, the American multimillionaire. He did not give of worldly treasure; he gave his life. Said Emerson, "Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apolog ... (continued)
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"Anonymous"
Elder Thomas S. Monson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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During a plane crash into the icy Potomac River, an anonymous hero repeatedly passed the rescue rope to others, ultimately sacrificing his own life.
A year ago last winter, a modern jetliner faltered after takeoff and plunged into the icy Potomac River. Acts of bravery and feats of heroism were in evidence that day, the most dramatic of which was one witnessed by the pilot of a rescue helicopter. The rescue rope was lowered to a struggling survivor. Rather than grasping the lifeline to safety, the man tied the line to another, who was then lifted to safety. The rope was lowered again, and yet another was saved. Five were rescued from the icy ... (continued)
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Elder Thomas S. Monson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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A young man at a nursing home gives his jacket to a patient who said she was cold, without concern for his own appearance while blessing the sacrament.
(2) At a nursing home in our valley, two young men prepared the sacrament. While doing so, an elderly patient in a wheelchair spoke aloud the words, "I"™m cold." Without a moment"™s hesitation, one of the young men walked over to her, removed his own jacket, placed it about the patient"™s shoulders, gave her a loving pat on the arm, and then returned to the sacrament table. The sacred emblems were then blessed and passed to the assembled patients.
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"Anonymous"
Elder Thomas S. Monson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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A twelve-year-old deacon anonymously cares for the grave of a missionary, demonstrating his unheralded kindness.
(3) In far-off Europe, beyond a curtain of iron and a wall called "Berlin," I visited, with a handful of members, a small cemetery. It was a dark night, and a cold rain had been falling throughout the entire day.
We had come to visit the grave of a missionary who many years before had died while in the service of the Lord. A hushed silence shrouded the scene as we gathered about the grave. With a flashlight illuminating the headstone, I read the inscription:
Then the light revealed that this g ... (continued)
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"Anonymous"
Elder Thomas S. Monson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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John Weightman learns in a dream that only selfless, anonymous gifts count in heaven, after seeing the modest mansion that awaits him compared to the grand ones built from truly given acts of service.
Perhaps no one in my reading has portrayed this teaching of the Master quite so memorably or so beautifully as Henry Van Dyke in his never-to-be-forgotten "The Mansion." In this classic is featured one John Weightman, a man of means, a dispenser of political power, a successful citizen. His philosophy toward giving can be gained from his own statement: "Of course you have to be careful how you give, in order to secure the best results"”no indiscriminate giving"”no pennies in beggars"™ ha ... (continued)
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