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(See Ether 13.) (Matthew 24:21-22.) They see evil in their enemies, but none in themselves. With such innumerable blessings as are available to godly people of this land, how can any sane one continue in his careless patterns of life? Yet These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the Lord made between him and the children of Israel in Mt. After serving in stake presidencies and as a stake president, in 1943 Spencer W. Kimball was ordained an apostle. Of course, rejection of the holy prophets comes because the hearts of people are hardened, as people are shaped by their society. In addition to those basic and vital skills which go with homemaking, there are other skills which can be appropriately cultivated and which will increase your effectiveness in the home, in the Church, and in the community. Why must men rely on fortifications and armaments when the God of heaven yearns to bless them? That book, which went up through President Kimball's first year as president, set the standard at the time for Latter-day Saint biography. Yet today we worship the gods of wood and stone and metal. Honest toil in subduing sagebrush, taming deserts, channeling rivers, helps to take the wildness out of mans environment but also out of him. The way to become perfect is to change your lifeto substitute the good for the evil in every case. Eventually, sweating and straining and puffing, we pulled the catch up on the sand. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. In 1917, he married Camilla Eyring, who had moved to the Gila Valley to teach. No light had we; for that we do repent; I suspect that many people who five years ago had a rich larder, a full pantry, and a year's supply of basic necessities have let their stock dwindle. We think of Russia and China, of Africa and VietNam, of the Near East and Ireland. Its symptoms are manifested in every corner of the globe. And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight (see Lev. We had full equality as his spirit children. As a boy I saw how all, young and old, worked and worked hard. Wearing some old overalls, I waded with them into the sea. The man said to himself: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. Remember, it is as wrong to do things just to be seen of women as it is to do things to be seen of men. I do not remember ever feeling that these men pulled any punches or that their counsel went unheeded. It is very ill. Long ago it was born with brilliant prospects. Once the carnal in man is no longer checked by the restraints of family life and by real religion, there comes an avalanche of appetites which gathers momentum that is truly frightening. Please follow the counsel you have been given in the past and maintain your personal journals. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Your cities will be shambles, your churches in ruins. Scriptures are read little, and the holy day becomes a holiday. (Matthew 25:1-13.) From whom else could you learn of our Father in Heavens glorious plan of happiness? One stroke of his omnipotent hand could make powerless all nations who oppose and save a world even in its death throes. I will give no protection against enemies. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. But, on the scale of eternity, the missing of these blessings shall be but a small moment (see D&C 121:7). 20:14 italics added). Divorce, ever on the increase, jumping from one divorce for thirty-six weddings in Civil War days now has reached somewhere near one to four. (Matthew 13:49.) 5:20 Men have rationalized themselves into thinking that they are not so bad. Are they fully ripe? Even though the eternal roles of men and women differ, as we indicated to you a year ago, this leaves much to be done by way of parallel personal developmentfor both men and women. But time ran out. Attendance at sacrament meetings adds oil to our lamps, drop by drop over the years. and our mothers and our fair daughters, and our children . In fact, I will be watching and listening here in my room at the LDS Hospital. I was not a General Authority at that time. Of such the Lord said: And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. While armies are marshaled and march and drill and officers teach men how to kill, we continue to drink and carouse as usual. It seems that rather than fast and pray, we prefer to gorge ourselves at the banquet tables and drink cocktails. (See Jacob 1:19). But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. Where else can you learn who you really are? And he that sat upon the throne said. By President Spencer W. Kimball Read by his wife, Sister Camilla Kimball My beloved sisters: I have been looking forward for months to the pleasure of meeting with you dear sisters once again in a worldwide conference of the women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We read the headlines. . It has had shorter periods of good health, but longer ones of ailing. For those who heed the warning and make their preparations, for those found at midnight with the oil of righteousness in their lamps, for those with patience, long-suffering, and full dedication, the promise is that they shall sit down at the banquet with their Lord. Spencer Woolley Kimball was born in Salt Lake City, March 25, 1895, one of 11 children born to Andrew and Olive Kimball. Confidence has been dulled and patience worn thin. While the iron curtains rise and thicken, we eat, drink, and make merry. they cried, and all together we pulled and strained. The Redeemer stated further: Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Spencer W. Kimball - "Preparedness - the Ten Virgins" . They are found among men in high places, in hut and mansion. Too late, too late! He is a prophet to all the world. Changes can come best if we take one item at a time.https. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen. There will be rationing and a scarcity of food and hunger sore. I'm grateful He let me choose Him. Even so, why else is the record of rejection so complete? He gave us another parable to try to make clear the importance of being always prepared. Can they not see that, pushed by pleasure, they will become more and more distant from joy? The spring of the year reminds us, too, of the need to garden so that we can produce some of our own food as well as flowers to beautify our yards and our neighborhoods. Do not, however, make the mistake of being drawn off into secondary tasks which will cause the neglect of your eternal assignments such as giving birth to and rearing the spirit children of our Father in Heaven. Where else can you be given the necessary explanations and assurances about the nature of life? In 1972, he underwent open-heart surgerya practice pioneered and performed by President Russell M. Nelson. (Acts 1:7.) Defense stockpiles increase. Spencer W. Kimball reports that David O. McKay had said "that in his view homosexuality was worse than heterosexual immorality; that it is a filthy and unnatural habit." (20) 1959- Advise and Consent published. Thou shalt not commit adultery Ex. (Helaman 13:38.) Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain Ex. . This was not selfishness or unkindness. 59-61). The world has been cliniced, and the complex diseases have been cataloged. 1:7, And there shall be none to molest them 2 Ne. The boats had spread the nets far out, and now we began to pull in the nets. We read of the increased portion of our children who are being reared by a single parent and wonder again about what will come when the law of the harvest operates. Flirtations, rationalized to be innocent ones, are the root of numerous of the divorces and other ills. I know that God lives, that Jesus is his Only Begotten Son, the Redeemer of the world, and that this is the Church of Jesus Christ, with him as its head. I have listened to over 4500 general conference talks. (Matthew 24:43-44.) What is the illness? We can daily drive by a museum or an art gallery but know nothing of what is inside. He gave us the parable of the farmer who sowed good seed in his ground but whose enemy planted tares in the field. How can one share temple privileges? While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. These men are among the prophets of God, just as were the prophets of the Book of Mormon and of the Bible. Who, for instance, a scant twenty years ago would have foreseen the massive use of abortion in society today, like all the diseased doctrines of the devil. Some of you have not yet had the great privilege of marriage. The Lord has given us this parable as a special warning. These realities will not go away simply because we have different opinions about them. And your people will be scattered among the nations as slaves and bondsmen. Not always are they in the form of a golden calf, but equally real as objects of protection and worship. Mountains of arms and ammunitions will not guarantee safety, for enemies can also build fortifications and missiles and bomb shelters. Six days shalt thou labour Ex. Those who keep a book of remembrance are more likely to keep the Lord in remembrance in their daily lives. Ve, inc. 1 some special things here that are left undone by other institutions. 9:13. There is one principle, a modern prophet said, (that we should) understand:that is of blessings and cursings. If we need a reminder of harsh realities and the dangers of duty which prophets face, Jonah gives us a glimpse in relation to his call to the exceeding great city of Nineveh, which took three days just to walk through, its size was so intimidating. Christianity did not go from Rome to Galilee; it was the other way around. Let us assume the counsel given applies to us, to me. You will be better mothers and wives, both in this life and in eternity, if you sharpen the skills you have been given and use the talents with which God has blessed you. We bow down to the god of mammon, the god of luxuries, the god of dissipation. How can one witness so many of those who ought to be good examples becoming bad examples and not cry out? They stand at his mercy which will be extended only if they repent. Remember, too, as we focus on the glories and importance of family life here, that all of us belong to the eternal family of our Father in Heaven. But when the cry sounds, there is no time for preparation. Spencer Woolley Kimball was born March 28, 1895, in Salt Lake City. At only age nineteen, just before he was called to serve in the Swiss-Austrian mission, he was ordained as a general authority seventy. It was baptized by water, and its sins were washed away. "Heave ho!" . Meanwhile, one does not need to be married or a mother in order to keep the first and second great commandmentsthose of loving God and our fellowmenon which Jesus said hang all the law and all the prophets. But even then wickedness did not lessen, men did not learn lessons. May the Lord continue to bless and prosper the Primary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, together with all the other organizations who are doing comparable work. There is no greater and more glorious set of promises given to women than those which come through the gospel and the Church of Jesus Christ. Even the foolish ones trimmed their lamps, but their oil was used up and they had none to refill the lamps. I was thrilled to hear all the Brethren speak. We have the general warning that comes from these world conditions, but we have no precise timetable. In our lives the oil of preparedness is accumulated drop by drop in righteous living. Education for Eternity There were 832 marriages in a single month, and there were 414 divorces. Amen.Spencer W. Kimball,Conference Report, October 1961, pp. One of his grandfathers was Heber C. Kimball, a counselor to Mormon pioneer . We wonder why those of coarse and profane conversation, even if they refuse obedience to Gods will, are so stunted mentally that they let their capacity to communicate grow more and more narrow. Others of the sisters are experiencing the anguish that often goes with aging. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. The righteous were saved in Enochs day and the wicked were drowned in the flood. The precipitous walls on the high hills of Jerusalem deflected for a time the arrows and spears of enemies, the catapults and firebrands. (D&C 45:56-58.). Yet ever-increasing hours of leisure provide ever increasing opportunities for Sabbath breaking and commandment ignoring, and strikes and lobbying go on to increase damaging leisure and decrease work hours further. 2:20 It has a tragic and bloody past, but a glorious and peaceful future if its inhabitants really learn to serve their God. We wish you to pursue and to achieve that education, therefore, which will fit you for eternity as well as for full service in mortality. The ways of the world will not prevail, for the ways of God will triumph. Absolute Truth Spencer W. Kimball President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints September 6, 1977 Audio 0:00/40:53 Speed 41:49 Full Video God's existence is a reality. He describes himself as a lad whom the people despised and who was slow of speech; yet he did his duty in love and compassion with stunning success. I would not wish to talk longer but just say, the Lord bless you, my brethren and sisters, as you return to your homes. We understand further that as families are raised, the talents God has given you and blessed you with can often be put to effective use in additional service to mankind. Now as we conclude this general conference, let us all give heed to what was said to us. Has there ever been an era when so many nations, large and small, have been involved in wars? With no further adieu, from the General Conference Archives here is Spencer W. Kimballs full Oct. 1961 address (minus the first paragraph that was simply a greeting): Our world is in turmoil. One major plot of the book involves a character named Brigham . 20:8 italics added). The time of the reapers is near at hand. The responsibility was each for himself. Jesus Christ our Lord is under no obligation to save this world. ROGER K YOUNG EVENTS FOR THE COMING YEAR? The leaven of true leadership cannot lift others unless we are with and serve those to be led." Spencer W. Kimball tags: inspirational , lds , leadership 180 likes Like You need, more and more, to feel the perfect love which our Father in Heaven has for you and to sense the value he places upon you as an individual. Will we ever turn wholly to God? They were sealed the following year in the Salt Lake Temple. BYU Studies Quarterly Volume 25 Issue 4 Article 14 10-1-1985 Spencer W. Kimball at College Edward L. Kimball Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq Yet here are bribery, fraud, deceit, theft, padding of expense accounts, tax evasion, installment buying beyond ability to pay, and gambling running into the billions. But this talk, by Spencer W. Kimball, was different. He has said, I will fight your battles D&C 105:14 But his commitment is on condition of our faithfulness. We read of those who have yielded to the fashion of the time and lived together without being legally married and wonder why such people do not realize that there can be no finding of their identity nor any real sense of belonging while they trample underfoot the commandments of God. All of the virgins, wise and foolish, had accepted the invitation to the wedding supper; they had knowledge of the program and had been warned of the important day to come. Thou shalt not steal Ex. The coming of the Lord is nigh. The taverns are full, the beaches crowded, the grandstands packed, man servants, and maid servants hired to duty, the ski lifts busy, canyon picnic tables loaded. At midnight, the vital cry was made, "Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him." While bombs are detonated and tested, and fallout settles on the already sick world, we continue in idolatry and adultery. Immortality is a reality. Hunger scaled the walls; thirst broke down the gates; immorality, cannibalism, idolatry, godlessness stalked about till destruction came. Much of the major growth that is coming to the Church in the last days will come because many of the good women of the world (in whom there is often such an inner sense of spirituality) will be drawn to the Church in large numbers. Perhaps it was a myth. Because Kimball was the older of the two, he was given seniority over Benson in the Quorum. They knew they should have oil. We rejoice in your devotion. Sometimes people let their hearts get so set upon things and the honors of this world that they cannot learn the lessons they most need to learn. Language is like music; we rejoice in beauty, range, and quality in both, and we are demeaned by the repetition of a few sour notes. Primary helps little boys and girls prepare for their future great responsibilities as mothers and fathers and citizens of Zion. . When they have belatedly sought to fulfill the requirements and finally reach the hall, the door is shut. Rushing for their lamps to light their way through the blackness, half of them found them empty. Spencer Woolley Kimball (March 28, 1895 - November 5, 1985) was an American business, civic, and religious leader who was the twelfth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The outlook is bleak, but the impending tragedy can be averted. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Your poweryour supremacyyour pride in superioritywill be broken. And learning this the bridegroom will relent. This talk is AMAZING. Read this chapter in its entirety at truthwillprevail.xyz . (Hebrews 10:35-37.) 26:14-43. For instance, we read that war, pestilence, plagues, famine, etc., will be visited upon the inhabitants of the earth, but if distress through the judgments of God comes upon this people, it will be because the majority have turned away from the Lord., The worlds living prophet has warned and pleaded that the people return to God, who has said again: I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise D&C 82:10. The physicians have had summit consultations, and temporary salve has been rubbed on afflicted parts, but it has only postponed the fatal day and never cured it. He has a prophet on the earth today who receives his revelations. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. He was not afraid of close friendships; he was not afraid that proximity to him would disappoint his followers. Those who were so busy being indignant with David missed the purity in Davids indignation at Goliath, for the giant was defying the armies of the living God. It is aging toward senility. When he was eight years old, his sister Mary died shortly after her birth. It is not only worth waiting for; it is worth living for! Among the real heroines in the world who will come into the Church are women who are more concerned with being righteous than with being selfish. What is wrong is wrong, and trends do not make something right which is at variance with the laws of God. My beloved sisters: I have been looking forward for months to the pleasure of meeting with you dear sisters once again in a worldwide conference of the women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Throughout my experience in leaving Disney, I pondered and searched this quote from President Spencer W. Kimball: "Security is not born of inexhaustible wealth but of unquenchable faith."1Our true security and peace is born of faith in Jesus Christ. They had heard of his coming for so long, so many times, that the statement seemingly became meaningless to them. I will fight your battles, says the Lord God Omnipotent D&C 105:14 He never fails his promises. As we approach the general conference with its priesthood session, we will be no less loving or direct with the brethren, for our counsel will be similar. Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? (John 1:46.) For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. From what other source can you learn about your own uniqueness and identity? Because we are not vicious enough to be confined in penitentiaries, we rationalize that we are pretty good people; that we are not doing so badly. Conventions, unnecessary travel, family picnics, the Sabbath is violated generally. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. The political physicians through the ages have rejected suggested remedies as unprofessional since they came from lowly prophets. Thus it will be that female exemplars of the Church will be a significant force in both the numerical and the spiritual growth of the Church in the last days. I was invited to participate. The initiated who knew fish and were able to judge picked the worthless ones and cast them back into the sea. God is all powerful. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. But it can be only through a great repentance and transformation. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. How can one share obedience to the principle of tithing; a mind at peace from righteous living; an accumulation of knowledge? The cares of the world, the honors of the world, and looking beyond the mark are all determined by a persuasive few who presume to speak for all. Edward L. and Andrew Kimball's 1977 biography, Spencer W. Kimball, is a candid and intimate portrait of the life of the twelfth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (See Jonah 3:3.) The Savior said, "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself" (John 7:17). Protection is not in walls nor mountains nor cliffs, yet foolish men still lean on the arm of flesh., The walls of Babylon were too high to be scaled, too thick to be broken, too strong to be crumbled, but not too deep to be undermined when the human element failed Dan. 7:1-25 The thirteen colonies gained a permanent victory over superior forces, and America was born. Instead of responding to Pauls message, some saw his bodily presence as weak and regarded his speech as contemptible. Some women, because of circumstances beyond their control, must work. The knowledge we gain must push us to act, leading us to God and revelation from him. They ignored the prophets. Famine will stalk rudely through your doors and the ogre cannibalism will rob you of your children and your remaining virtues. Strength is not in concrete and re-enforcing steel. It is a capitulation to the carnal in man and a rejection of joy and beauty in this life and in the world to come. Beloved brothers and sisters, wasnt it a happy moment when we were permitted to be here today to hear that beautiful testimony of Brother LeGrand Richards? They learn to cast all their cares upon the Lord. If we are of the masses who are casual, passive, irreligious, irreverent, unholy, immoral, ungodly, then we must repent or suffer D&C 19:4. This saintly soul realizes there is one thing left undone to make him a totally honest man.
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