LDS UNITY QUOTES FULL

O that we knew what Enoch and his people knew! Or that we had the sealed portion of the Book of Mormon, as did certain of the Jaredites and Nephites! How can we ever gain these added truths until we believe in full what the Lord has already given us in the Book of Mormon, in the Doctrine and Covenants, and in the inspired changes made by Joseph Smith in the Bible? Will the Lord give us the full and revealed account of the creation as long as we believe in the theories of evolution? Will he give us more guidance in governmental affairs as long as we choose socialistic ways which lead to the overthrow of freedom? We have yet to gain that full knowledge and understanding of the doctrines of salvation and the mysteries of the kingdom that were possessed by many of the ancient Saints. They are all part of the eternal plan and those who give their 'all' in the gospel cause shall receive the Lord's 'all' in the mansions which are prepared. “What though some suffer and die, what though they lay down their lives for the testimony of Jesus and the hope of eternal life-so be it-all these things have prevailed from Adam's day to ours. We must search the scriptures, accepting them as the mind and will and voice of the Lord and the very power of God unto salvation.Īs we read, ponder, and pray, there will come into our minds a view of the three gardens of God-the Garden of Eden, the Garden of Gethsemane, and the Garden of the Empty Tomb where Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene.” We must cast aside the philosophies of men and the wisdom of the wise and hearken to that Spirit which is given to us to guide us into all truth.

May I invite you to join with me in gaining a sound and sure knowledge of the Atonement. Many of us have a superficial knowledge and rely upon the Lord and his goodness to see us through the trials and perils of life.īut if we are to have faith like Enoch and Elijah we must believe what they believed, know what they knew, and live as they lived.

Also, the above-mentioned letter about cooperatives ends this way: “Does not all our history impress upon us the great truth that in union is strength? Without it, what power would the Latter-day Saints have? But it is not in doctrines alone that we should be united, but in practice and especially in our business affairs.” ie.“Now, the atonement of Christ is the most basic and fundamental doctrine of the gospel, and it is the least understood of all our revealed truths.

Economic UnityĪs seen in other quotes on this site, our early-Utah church leaders saw co-operatives as “a stepping stone to the Order of Enoch” - a means of building Zion economically. Certainly we can see today how that turned out to be true, given how multi-national corporations hold great sway over governments through their well-funded lobbying efforts, and the revolving door between the Executive Branch and the board rooms of mega-corporations. Dangers of Concentrated Economic Powerīesides keeping the profits local, a letter about cooperatives published by Brigham’s First Presidency and the Twelve makes it clear that they saw the accumulation of capital “in a few hands” as contrary to God’s will, dangerous to Liberty, and a means of dividing the people into classes. For example, in the lumber mill industry in the Northwest US, a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Stanford University that “ coops are more efficient than the principal conventional firms by between 6 and 14 percent”. They are proven to be more productive workers than those who work for traditional corporations. Those owner-workers are very interested in the success of the company and the quality of their work and the work of their co-workers. In contrast, worker-owned cooperatives are owned by everyone who works there, so the profits are distributed much more equally and locally. They typically don’t really care about the company, it’s employees or customers, as long as they are receiving dividends. Their interest is only to receive profits from their ownership. How so? Well, in a traditional “capitalist” business, the owners are distant shareholders who have invested their capital into the company. In fact, they saw cooperatives as a means of achieving greater economic unity among the Saints. The reader will notice that several mention cooperatives. “Economic unity” was clearly a goal of early-Utah’s Church leaders, as seen in all these (and other) quotes.

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