The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 85

Download or read book The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 85 written by David O. McKay and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-21 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 85: September 27, 1923 The whole career of the Prophet teaches us that whenever he desired wisdom and understanding concerning the work where unto he had been called, he sought the Lord through prayer; furthermore, that the work of the Lord and the laying of its foundations were not the acts of a moment, but of growth directed of the Lord, and that the Prophet was to grow with it. As witness to this, we have first the heavenly vision, followed by a number of years of experience; then the visit of the angel Moroni, with certain promises concerning the revealing of the Priesthood and the coming of Elijah to confer the keys that would be for the salvation of the living and the dead and furthermore, the revealing of the hidden plates of the Book of Mormon; then four years of education before these plates were delivered; then nearly three years before they were translated. Finally the Priesthood was restored, the Church organized, and the keys of the gathering were committed, and other fundamentals attended to pertaining to the establishment of the marvelous work and a wonder which was about to come forth. Some of us are prone to think that the work of the Lord should progress more rapidly, that purposes should happen as they are revealed but we should remember the lesson in the life of Joseph, that before the will of God can be done among men, there must be a preparation of those through whom it is to be done. Are we willing to make the sacrifice that shall give us that preparation The Lord is willing and anxious that His work shall grow, he requires that we shall seek Him in prayer and prepare ourselves to accomplish what He has given us to do. And the Prophet has set us a wonderful example in this respect. He asked the Lord what to do. The Lord told him, then he faithfully set about to perform his tasks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.