“I daily went into the attic story of the Temple,” wrote Heber C. Kimball, “and poured out my soul unto the Lord, asking his protection and power to fulfil honorably the mission appointed me.” Heber found the reassurance he sought. He also bore witness that it would fill the earth as prophesied, and that life eternal was promised to those who would accept and abide by its precepts.5 In the April 1979 conference he spoke of temples dotting the United States and other lands “from end to end,” of significant increases in the number of missions and missionaries, and of an upsurge in spirituality. 'Angry' Pence navigates fallout from rift with Trump. Share. Sign In. “The day shall come when ‘every man shall hear the fulness of the Gospel in his own tongue, and in his own language through those who are ordained to this power, by the administration of the Comforter, shed forth upon them for the revelation of Jesus Christ’ [see Doctrine and Covenants 90:11]. 1063 JFSB Provo UT 84602. . . Social Media . See Conference Report, Apr. There is an even greater Church history ahead of us for every member, every unit of the Church. There is no mortal man that is so much interested in the success of an Elder when he is preaching the Gospel as the Lord that sent him to preach to the people who are the Lord’s children” (Millennial Star, July 16, 1894, 451). History of the Church, 4:540. Often the Lord and his prophets have used the metaphor of a “stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands [that] shall roll forth, until it has filled the whole earth” to describe the Church’s destiny (D&C 65:2). This is the greatest of all ages of human endeavor and human accomplishment. (D&C 105:31.) when he would talk about my mission, wept like a little child,” Heber recalled. From History of the Church, 4:540. John Young, brother of Brigham Young, nine years later said of that gathering: “So I walked down to where they were holding Conference, and I found them by the side of a haystack. . The small group assembled in Salt Lake was in sharp contrast to the thousands of Church members still in Winter Quarters and in Great Britain. In this sweeping history, renowned scholar Richard McBrien reveals the evolution of the Church's relationship to the divine, its leadership of the faithful, and its role as a global religion. History of the Church, 4:540. “He was continually blessing and encouraging me, and pouring out his soul in prophecies upon my head. It is here. Man pictured in Pelosi's Capitol office arrested. Volume 1 Read More » Volume 2 Read More » Volume 3 Read More » Volume 4 Read More » Volume 5 Read More » Volume 6 Read More » Volume 7 Read More » Contact. 4 (1975), 499–526. Recounts missionary experiences of the Twelve while introducing the gospel in England. The article was published in the Times and Seasons on 1 March 1842. 2. Thus, from the Church’s very beginning, prophetic knowledge of its eventual success has provided hope, encouragement, and optimism to the Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is preparing the world for the day when “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord” (Isaiah 11:9). See Breck England, The Life and Thought of Orson Pratt (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1985), p. 134. “Endowed with Power,” chapter 46 of Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days, Volume 1, The Standard of Truth, 1815–1846 (2018). “Chapter Forty-Nine: The Destiny of the Church,” Church History in the Fulness of Times Student Manual (2003), 646–49. There has been a veritable explosion of learning. The Church History Library collects materials by or about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members. This morning I can scarcely restrain my emotions as I think of what the Lord has done for us. … The hand of the Lord may not be visible to all. See Breck England, The Life and Thought of Orson Pratt (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1985), p. 134. . Chapter 46: “Endowed with Power” Chapter 46. 1976, pp. No unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing” (History of the Church, 4:540). … We live in this light, are guided by his wisdom, protected by his strength.”4, Over a century later in the April 1976 general conference of the Church, President Spencer W. Kimball bore testimony that he knew the Church was the little stone that was cut out of a mountain without hands. There was Father John Smith and a little handful of men that might have been covered with a small tent, and they were holding the Semi-Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”2. Nations, Germany, Palestine, New, Holland been, for “ earth hell! John A. 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