The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 87: April 2, 1925 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 87: April 2, 1925 (Classic Reprint) written by Jesus Christ of Latter Church and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 87: April 2, 1925 Some critics of the Christian doctrine, as applied in solution of the problems of humanity, say that it is superficial; that it fails to take into consideration the natural instincts and tendencies of the race, and that it is unscientific and unsound. They say that men are born of contention, rivalry and warfare, and that it is instinctive in man to kill his brother to accomplish his own survival. They say it, but have they proved it? Are we not justified, from the observations of history and from our own observations, limited as they are in time and extent, in believing that it is possible for men to live together in peace, and that when they so live they are happy? Of course, if we are not logically justified in reaching this conclusion it would seem futile to search for any plan to govern human relationship, since those relations must result from native, inherent tendencies, in hatred, discord and killing. Now I am not pessimistic enough to point out such a dismal prospect for the race. We are taught that man is that he might have joy, and while we are not unmindful of the effect of blood strain and inherent tendencies, we are optimistic and hopeful enough to believe that man may eventually master himself, his appetites, his passions and his weaknesses. For this great achievement, and it will be his greatest achievement, he must have help. We are convinced that that help lies in the Gospel plan and is freely available to every man who will receive it. 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.