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KnowdBy Hugh W. Nibley
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Hugh Nibley (orn 1910) was on o t most accompsdl T C J C L-dSants. A radat o UCLA and UC, Brk, N jond t
Hstor Dpartmnt at Bram Yon Unvrst n 1946. For
mor tan or dcads, s wrtns covrd an arra o topcs:
ancnt stor, potcs, casscs, dcaton, scnc, Eptoo,
ar Isra, Crstan orns, Book o Mormon and tmps.
D B d Fd A Rd Mm Sd -pld T Clld W
H N, a mt-vom srs. Za wtot Knowd
orna appard n Dao: A Jorna o Mormon Tot,
smmr 1978, and was atr rprntd n N on t Tm
and t Tmss: Cassc Essas o H N (1978).
I
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In one o his ascinating scientiic survey books, tm dan wt t atst dscovrs aot t ran, NCld , Tw m l-d
md (1) md d m, d (2) l d
mnd s swtcd o. Bot o ts opratons ar compt
mracos and compt mstros. I wod k to tak aot
t rst o tm. Yo can tnk o on on tn at a tm!
I o pt on a par o asss, on ns n rn, t otr
n rd, o w not s a r son o t two wn o
ook aot o, t a fasn o rd and rn. On momnt
wll , mm wll
d. O m j m
tms as o stn to a Bac , wt qa awarnss o
m, ll jmp w
rconton rst o on and tn anotr. T ar, k t ,
, wd N. S. Sld, lw f .. . . dd mp
pd, d m w l m w w
s and mak a rapd sccsson o mods o t word n or
md. O w w Wllm Jm ll
lm, zz wld, w
strctr or own mann comnaton o mprssons, and
a or vs sct ot o t vast nmr o mprssons crtan w . A N , T
models wat w s and notn s. W od tosands o
mp p j l
mak or cocs and drop tos w dont want. As on xprt
pts t: Tr sms to a knd o tr nsd t ad wc
wakns nwantd snas wtot ockn tm ot. Ot o t
1. N Cadr, T Mnd o Man (London: BBC, 1970), p. 25.
2. Id., p. 169.
3. Loc. Ct.
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ackrond o t mnd constant snas drat cocs.
W t mnd cooss to ocs on on ojct to t xcson
ll m m. B l:
ld- l wd , d wavor ar or drat cocs.
T p p -l w
ntrodcd nto a cav o ncrd trasrs and prmttd to
m p w m w l .
Wat a dt staton! I can tnk o antn I want to
ll ! W p, w I
to ocs m attnton on on ojct, a otr ojcts drop nto
t ackrond. I am on prmttd to tnk o on tn at a
tm, tat s on r o t am.
An qa mportant r s tat I mst kp tnkn! Excpt
dl - pd I d . Lm
pns tojors, sas Maranc: W ar awas tnkn o
something, sctn wat w t nto t word w ar makn l. Sp w : D Wl m
Vll. Ad d I : W wld
l I ld w d w m
onc, I cod s at on and t sam momnt not on wat
s rt or m, t qa w wat s on m t sd, m
d, w m d lw m? I ml
crtant tat somtn s tr and as m s fckr aot, Itnk I can sstantat tat mprsson. Bt as to takn a cam
and drat ook at mor tan on tn at a tm, tat s a
t dnd s at prsnt. I cannot man wat sc a vw o
t word wod k, t t wod mor ra and corrct
tan t on w av now. I rn p ts ovos pont cas
-dml w w
mastra pass jdmnt on God. T smart atst and pos
4. Id., p. 29.
5. Id., pp. 29, 184.
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scooman ak can t s a aot Godwat can do and
w , w m l d w
kon t ass o tr on-dmnsona xprnc o rat.
Toda t astronomrs ar arpn on t od avort tm o - lpd w, p d
t nvrs to consdra arr tan t tot or ad
n tat, mmdat annoncd tat man was a vr mnor
cratr ndd, wod av to rnonc an spca cam to
dvn avor, snc tr ar mc r words tan ors or
God to concrnd aot, and n t nd v p s ntmat
and prvat God atotr.
Ts jant conocasm rstd on t assmpton tat God
s sjct to t sam mnta mtatons tat w ar; tat
P, dl Pl
sam tm, t aon markn t a o t sparrow. Bt onc
w pl l l m
tan on tn at a tm (and n tor t xprts t s tr w w ld ), w
dm d Gd . L mm
qt pcar to t ns o Mormonsm s t doctrn o
Gd w ld pp ml w l m
: T m, d
nmrd nto man; t t ar nmrd nto m, or t
ar mn. (Moss 1:37.)Pan, w ar dan wt two ordrs o mnds. For m
tots ar not or tots, ntr ar or was m was,
sat t Lord. For as t avns ar r tan t art, so
ar . . . m tots tan or tots. (Isaa 55:8-9.)
B w ppl lm w
ar Gods cdrn? It s prcs ts mtaton wc s t
ssnc o or morta xstnc. I vr coc I mak xprsss
a prrnc; t word I d p s t word I ra ov and
want, tn wt vr coc I am jdn ms, procamn
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ll d l Gd, l d m llwm w m
ra vas , wr m trasr s, t tns to wc I v
sprm mportanc. Hnc, n ts vr momnt provds
a prct and ooproo tst o or ra caractr, makn ts a tm o tstn and proaton.
Ad z pp Mm
p . (I p w
prsnt, and t ar not. Bt od, Jss Crst at sown
o nto m, and I know or don. (Mormon 8:35). H cas
p , B w d p . . . ,
tat ma consm t on or sts (Mormon 9:28); .., tat
o ma s p or consm or proaton tm jst avn a
d m d w l l d ld
mor trr tan tat: Bt woe nto m . . . tat wasteth
t das o s proaton, or awfuls s stat! (2 Np 9:27,
Itacs addd.) It s trown or awa, to tnk o t wron
tns, as w ar tod n t nxt vrs tat t cnnn pano t v on s to t s to do jst tat; trn, n Bram
Y p, d , md
trva tots, on t tns o ts word aanst wc w
av so otn n warnd.
S w. I d w ld
don otr and ttr tns or wc o av t capact.
Hnc, tr ar no nnocnt d tots. Tat s w vnt rtos mst rpnt, constant and prorssv, snc
a a sort o tr capact and can. Proa 99 prcnt
o man at as n wo wastd, wrts Artr Cark,
d w p . . . m m m
macns, and mps t proondr rsorcs o or mnds
l w lm. 6 N d
d m l m ll
and occasona parastc occpatons as aw, advrtsn, and
6. Artr Cark, Pros o t Ftr (N.Y.: Harpr and Row, 1962), p. 197.
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ankn. Tos ocas wom Moron cds cas t
st pon [tr] trons n a stat o totss stpor (Ama
60:7) wr not drat or macos armn anont
w mm . W d ppl l l tv? W w w ? J
a t wondr tns o wc t mnd s capa, avn
t drd n a stat o totss stpor. For t sam rason
a mdocr scoo or tacr s a badscoo or tacr.
L w w d pp l
d w l d dd
l m m ld d
tacrs aktat t man cas o t msc was boredom.
Udpm, j d ll ,
mak o sck: work wc pts rptton and rotn n t
pac o ra work ts a sns o t; mr doodn and
dl mm l, , d
l. Gd pld w ml n mtns: How van and trfn av n or sprts, or
conrncs, or concs, or mtns, or prvat as w as
pl , w Pp Jp m L
Ja, too ow, too man, too var, too condscndn or t
dnd caractrs cad and cosn o God.
T p . I w d
pl d md plojct, w tr to stt or a mdr proram at owr staks and
sar rsks, w ar mmdat sappd and td a powr
tat w not t s rst. Bn r, w mst pa t proaton
am, and w pa an aw ort or vr ort to vad t.
W mst tnk t wat aot? T sstanc o tot s
knowd. T man ran dpnds or ts norma artnss,
ll d fw m
7. Id., p. 96.
8. DHC, 3:295.
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aot t word. . . . t ran cravs or normaton as t od
cravs or ood. Bot ndvdas and socts can com
w ml. I md dd
nctonn to capact, t w tak trr rvn.T pnat w pa or starvn or mnds s a pnomnon
tat s on too conspcos at t byu: Arstot pontd ot
l wld ll
and so t mnd w do antn to scap t; n partcar, t
wll wld . Expm d
tat ack o normaton qck rds nscrt n a staton
w m dd . I
mp, l m f d j
tsts ar ar to stn to and v an sort o prpostros
. W ? W p,
m q m md p. T md
ntnc wc man posssss, sas Josp Smt, s co-qa
wt God ms. Wat ratr crm tan t mnmzn osc capact? T Propt contns: A t mnds and sprts
tat God vr snt nto t word ar sscpt o narmnt.
God ms, ndn was n t mdst o t sprts and or,
w m ll, w pp lw
wr t rst cod av a prv to advanc k ms.
T ratonsp w av wt God pacs s n a staton to
advanc n knowd. Expanson s t tm, and w cannotxpand t ondars nss w rst rac tos ondars,
wc mans xrtn orsvs to t asot mt.
Now w com to a sjct wt wc t Propt Josp
was rat concrnd. To kp t Sants awas racn or t
9. Cadr, p. 33.
10. Cark, p. 83.11. La Watson, Sprnatr (N.Y.: Ancor Prss, 1973), p. 239.
12. Cadr, p. 77.
13. Josp Fdn Smt, comp., Tacns o t Propt Josp Smt, (Sat Lak Ct:Dsrt Book Co., 1967), p. 354. Itacs addd. Hratr ctd as TPJS.
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st and st, t tmost o tr capact, rqrs normos
motvatonand t osp spps t. Notn can xct mn
to acton k t contmpaton o t trnts. T qat n
wc t Sants av awas xcd s za. Za s t nntat drvs t wo vc, wtot t w wod t nowr.
B w l, l, , d wl,
mt nn coms an nstrmnt o dstrcton, and t
m pwl m, m d l
crackp t propr knowd s ackn. Tr s a natra
tndnc to t t mt motor carr s aon, to v t ts
ad, opn p and s wat t can do. W s ts n or soct
toda.
S ll dm lz
dpnds on two tns: (a) t amont o nr at ts dsposa,
and () t amont o normaton at ts dsposa. Toda w
lmd l pw, w ll l
ncssar normaton to contro and tz t. W av t zat not t knowd, so to spak. And ts t Propt Josp
consdrd a vr danros staton n t Crc. Spakn to
t nw R Soct, commndd tm or tr za, t
sad tat somtms tr za was not accordn to knowledge.
H advsd rstrant n an ort to kp tns ndr contro.
T Soct, osrvd, was rown too ast. It sod row
p drs, sad, and . . . ts av a sct soct ot vrtos, and tos wo wod wak crcmspct. Wat
ood s t powr, asks, wtot ra ntnc and sod
knowd?
H vs t xamp o tos Sants wo wr carrd awa
at t tot and prospct o a oros manstaton rom
God. And ds tm ask, a manstaton o wat? Is tr an
ntnc commncatd? . . . A t ntnc tat can
14. Car Saan, T Cosmc Conncton (N.Y.: D, 1973), C. 34.
15. TPJS, p. 201. Itacs addd.
16. Id.
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d m m w , l,
aja, or som ncornt xprsson; t t av ad
t powr. Anotr tm warnd t sstrs aanst n
sjct to overmuchzeal, wc mst vr prov danros, andcas tm to rigid in a religious capacity. Za maks s
oa and nfncn, t God wants mor tan tat. In t sam
, Pp d ppl w dpd
t Propt, nc wr darkened in their minds, n consqnc
l d dl p themselves. T
mst do tr own tnkn and dscpn tr mnds. I not,
wll pp w ppd Kld: M,
zl d wld, d Pp,
. . . av, no dot, n t at o ntsasm, tat and sad
man tns wc ar droator to t nn caractr and
prncps o t Crc. Spcca, soon atr t Gosp
was stasd n Krtand . . . man as sprts wr ntrodcd,
man stran vsons wr sn, and wd, ntsastc notonswr ntrtand. . . . man rdcos tns wr ntrd nto,
cacatd to rn dsrac pon t Crc o God. Ts
was t tm wn som o t rtrn n Krtand wr ot
to prov tat t wr smartr tan t Propt and prodcd
-lld Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar, m his
prodcton o t Book o Araam.
T ll p wld ad st. It as ads to an xcss o zato sons o
randr and a dsr to mprss otrs and acv mnnc.
T nvrst s notn mor nor ss tan a pac to sow o:
t casd to tat, t wod cas to xst. Aan, t Propt
Josp s rt on tart wn ts s tat tr knowd
can nvr srv tat nd. Knowd s ndvda, osrvs,
17. TPJS, p. 204.
18. TPJS, p. 238. Itacs addd.
19. Id. Itacs addd.
20. TPJS, p. 80.
21. TPJS, pp. 213,214.
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and a prson as t, wo wod know t? . . . T ratst, t
st and t most s ts wod known notn aot
an osrvr. . . . Tr ar on two ts tat cod mad
vst t o tons and t t o propc.Or sarc or knowd sod casss, wc mans
tat t s opn-ndd, nvr rstn on ars, drs, or past
m. I w pd p w
m wld, w p p, d
wat s t cr? Corrct knowd s ncssar to cast ot
tat sprt. T cr or nadqat knowd s vr mor
t and knowd.
Bt wo s on to stn patnt to corrct knowd
tnks as t answrs arad? Tr ar a rat man ws
mn and womn too n or mdst wo ar too ws to tat;
tror t mst d n tr noranc. I av trd or
m md S ppd
rcv t tns o God; t w rqnt s som o tm. . . [tat] w f to pcs k ass as soon as antn coms
tat s contrar to tr tradtons: t cannot stand t r at
a . . . . [I I] o nto an nvstaton nto antn, tat s not
contand n t B . . . I tnk tr ar so man ovr-ws
mn r, tat t wod cr trason and pt m to dat.
Bt, asks, w so crtan tat o comprnd t tns
Gd, w ll w ? 7 Tknowd nvr sts t door on mor knowd, t za
otn dos. On tnks o t dctm: W ar not skn or
trt at t byu; w av t trt! So dd Adam and Araam
av t trt, ar ratr and mor trt tan wat w av,
22. TPJS, p. 246.
23. TPJS, p. 287.24. TPJS, p. 309.
25. TPJS, p. 331.
26. TPJS, p. 348.
26. TPJS, p. 348.
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and t t partcar ns o ac was tat was constant
skn or ratr t and knowd.
T , w lmd wld pll
sscpt to xcssv za. W do t t ard wa, t ask att byu, wn God as vn s t answr ook? T answr
to tat s, cas o s t answr ook or or Latn or
or mat, or antn s, o w awas av a as sns
o powr and nvr arn t ra tn. T pop xpct to
s som wondr manstaton, som rat dspa o powr,
sas Josp Smt, or som xtraordnar mrac prormd;
and t s otn t cas tatyoungmmrs o ts Crc, or
w m, l w m ld
notons o tns, and somtms a nto ros rrors.
B car aot sndn os to prac t Gosp to t word,
sad Josp Smt. W? Crtan not cas t ackd za,
tats t on tn t ad. T Propt xpans: Lst t
com pd p, and a ndr condmnaton . . . war oprd . . . . app orsvs dnt tostudy, tat or mnds
ma stord wt a ncssarinformation. Tat s don
t t ard wa.
Cant t Sprt rr tns p? Notr s no pac or
t cram cors or qck, or aov a t sprca srv
q p Hl Ld, w pl
concrnd. W consdr tat God as cratd man wt a mndpl , d l w m ld
pp d d dl l
commncatd rom avn to t ntct . . . t . . . no man
vr arrvd n a momnt: mst av n nstrctd . . .
proper degrees. T tns o God ar o dp mport; and
m, d xp, d l d pd d lm
28. TPJS, p. 242.
29. TPJS, p. 43. Itacs addd.
30. TPJS, p. 51. Itacs addd.
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tots . . . strtc as as t tmost avns. No sort-
cts or as ssons r! Not w tat t Propt maks no
dstncton twn tns o t sprt and tns o t ntct.
Som ars ao, wn t was pontd ot tat byu radatswr t owst n t naton n a cators o t radat
d xm, ll m
ll l xm. I w d
d dd l m q
sprtat. W takd xtnsv aot t dcaton o t
wo man, and dpord tat dcatona maanc tat coms
wn stdnts ads ar mr std wt actsas tr
was an danr o tat r! Bt acta, sros maanc s
mpl pl m l: zl d
wld, wld x w zl. B
ar sprta qats. A knowd s t osp, t tr
mst a prort, propr drs, as sas, n t tmn
and mpass o or arnn, st k t doctors o t Jws,w stran at a nat and swaow a cam. Frtrmor, snc
on prson dos not rcv rvaton or anotr, w wod
x wld, w m wll
wld d. T d d zl M. Ol w
dsowsppd, cas wod not av s wrtns tested
by the word of God, accordn to Josp Smt.
Not nrqnt, Lattr-da Sants t m tat t avld x pd , ld
arcaooca dscovr as a drct answr to prar, and tat
or m to qston or tst t rsts s to qston t rat
l; d I m d pp
dscovr wc I nd nconvncn, cas t as n t
m ppl C. S p
m zl dq
31. TPJS, p. 137.
32. TPJS, p. 215. Itacs addd.
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wld, l B Ol,
wld d. T, d l , d
v s knowd o t tns o God, t on t ard
w xp : I wdm wsod av a knowd at onc prsntd or s; t tat
w sod av tt at a tm; tn w can comprehendt. W
mst know wat w ar don, ndrstand t prom, v wt
t, a a propr ondatonow man a Lattr-da Sant as
tod m tat can ndrstand t scrptrs pr rvaton
and dos not nd to to at Grk or Hrw as t Propt
and t Brtrn dd n t Scoo o t Propts at Krtand
and Navoo? Evn Ovr Cowdr nto tat trap and was
d . (D&C 9.) T ppl wld
prncp o savaton. Ts prncp can comprndd
t at and dnt, sas t Propt Josp.
Nw convrts otn t t da tat, avn accptd t
osp, t av arrvd at adqat knowd. Otrs sa tat m
and ond t kndom o avn; t tr mnds o rt on
w j m, d d p w
and tsta knowd, t w assrd mrac tos wd,
w Kld. N
w d pd Jp Sm p: [T]
Cm Hl G pntnc [t s not a ot, motona sr]. It s mor powr
xpd md, l dd, d
storn t ntct wt prsnt knowd, o a man wo s o
t tra sd o Araam, tan on wo s a Gnt. For
as t Ho Gost as pon on o t tra sd o Araam,
lm d ; d wl l d d l
33. TPJS, p. 217.
34. TPJS, p. 297.
35. Id.
36. TPJS, p. 149.
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xd p p ll. 37 T Sp
Rvaton s n conncton wt ts ssns. A prson ma
prot notcn t rst ntmaton o t sprt o rvaton;
or nstanc, wn o pr ntnc fown nto o, m dd d . . . , l
Sp Gd d dd , m w
t prncp o rvaton. Ts s rmarka k t nw
traptc dscpn cad odack.
T mp ll , ,
onst acqston o knowd. Ts admonton to sort
d dl l w Pp p
mmd Jw d pl m d
dnc or tns o t mnd. I tr s antn cacatd
to ntrst t mnd o t Sants, to awakn n tm t nst
snsts, and aros tm to ntrprs and xrton, sr
d p pm . . . Am d . . .
Jda . . . and nasmc as o ntrstd or t covnantpop o t Lord, t God o tr atrs sa ss o. . . .
H w ndow o wt powr, wsdom, mt and ntnc,
and vr qacaton ncssar: w or mnds w xpand
wdr and wdr, nt o can . . . contmpat t mt acts
o Jova n a tr vart and or.
I Il d, w
pop and od rom a parts o t word dspa tr knowd p d ll m, , mm, .,
l mp. T d d
rac o nsra arroant, conctd tt sow-os and
m pm. T d l Jw ld,
w ld dd,
ookn ond t mark, and nc an on tr acs: t
nds mst a. (Jaco 4:14.) Yt Josp Smt commnds tr
37. TPJS, pp. 149, 150.
38. TPJS, p. 151.
39. TPJS, p. 163.
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ntcta orts as a corrctv to t Lattr-da Sants, wo
an too ar n t otr drcton, vn tr on pop and
od awards or za aon, za wtot knowdor sttn
dl m, ddd m, d lmdcapact or srn ordom. W tnk t mor commnda
p 5:00 .m. w d p
nn ocock to wrt a ood ontat s pr za tat tnds
to rd a rac o nsra, s-rtos prs and arrn
md. O l d p p
nspratona ooks n t Crc wc rn tt nw n t
w wld: m, d pld, , d l
av com or vrda dt. T Propt wod nvr stt
or tat. I advs o to o on to prcton and sarc dpr
and dpr nto t mstrs o Godnss . . . . It as awas
m p d p dd m, new things,
m arrs. It acta appns at t byu, and tat not rar,
tat stdnts com to a tacr, sa at t nnn o atrm, wt t sncr rqst tat rran rom tacn tm
antn nw. T av no dsr, t xpan, to ar wat
t do not know arad! I cannot man tat appnn at
an otr scoo, t ma t dos. Unss w o on to otr
nw tns, w ar stfn or powrs.
In or mtd tm r, wat ar w on to tnk aot?
Tat s t a mportant qston. Wv n assrd tat ts not too ar to start tnkn aot tns o t trnts.
In act, Lattr-da Sants sod takn rapd strds toward
sttn p tat trna csta ordr wc t Crc mst
md pl Gd. Al, w pdl
nstrctd rardn tns w sod not tnk aot. I wod
pass ts natv tn t, t t scrptrs ar xpct,
otspokn, and mpatc n ts mattr; and wnvr anon
l m byu, l
40. TPJS, p. 364. Itacs addd.
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somon sas, I wod k to spnd m tm tnkn aot
sc tns and stdn tm, t I cannot aord t xr. I
av to tnk aot t ra mportant snss o , wc s
makn a vn. Ts s t wtrn ct o t ntmdatnll w ll m ldd: D
av an mon? Wt ts asot dcaraton o poc and
prncp: Yo can av antn n ts word or mon! and
ts parazn coroar: Wtot t, o can av notn! I do
not av to t o wr tat posop cam rom. Somod
s ot to dco or mnds, to s Bram Yons xprsson,
rom t tns w sod tnkn aot to tos wc w
sod not car aot at a.
T most ot-rpatd command n t scrptrs, rpatd
m Sp Gpl, B Mm, d
D d C 4 T
mw, w ll , w ll d,
wrwta sa cotd. For consdr t s o td . . . . W cannot o r nto t on catao o scrptr o
commandmnts tn s to sk or knowd n on drcton
t not n anotr. Sknotor rcs, t or wsdom; anot
p trasrs on art, t n avn, or wr or trasr
s, tr w or art aso. Yo cannotsrv two mastrs,
o mst coos on and oow m aon: Watsovr s n
t word s noto t Fatr t s o t word, (1 Jon 2:16;tacs addd)
W tak comort n crtan paras; or xamp, Wc
o o, ntndn to d a towr, sttt not down rst, and
contt t cost . . . . (Lk 14:28. ), as t jstd or
prsnt cors. Bt t Lord s not nstrctn pop to tak
m m ld d :
W d not? Ld. H p
ppl l l d pd w
41. Mattw 6:25, Mark 13:11, Lk 12:11, 3 np 13:25, D&C 84:81.
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thisword ar concrnd and sas, to tr sam: I or so
zaos n sc mattrs, w cant o tak or trna tr
l? Ad d pl w dm:
W ll , m dpl. T same d, wll
osrv, tat av to t rc on man. T Lord ra
mans wat sas wn commands s notto tnk aot
; d w d d
opss mpractca or or tms (not tat t rc on
man ond t jst as mpractca or s tms!), t trasrs o
knowd av n wtd rom s. God [as] otn sad
p , d Jp Sm, covetousness
n t Crc. Yo mst coos twn on rot or t
. I w l l
, sas Bram Yon, w rman xd wt a vr mtd
amont o knowd, k a door pon ts ns, movn to
and ro rom ar to ar wtot an vs advancmnt ormprovmnt . . . . Man s mad n t ma o God, t wat
do w know o Hm or o orsvs wn w sr orsvs to
ov and worsp t God o ts wordrcs? I dsr to
s vrod on t track o mprovmnt . . . t wn o so
ov or proprt as to a or actons wr pacd on
t cann, adn tns o art, t s mposs to ncras
n knowd o t trt.Wat tns sod w tnk aot tn, and ow? Hr t
Propt s vr p. In t rst pac, tat qston ts s
wat w sod tnk aot. W wont t vr ar on or wa
l w d p . B w l
tnkn aot tat, w nd orsvs covrd wt conson,
ovrwmd or ns o t and nadqacn otr
words, rpntn or or past dnqnc. In ts condton, w
42. TPJS, p. 9. Itacs addd.
43. Bram Yon n Jorna o Dscorss, 26 vos. (London: Lattr-da Sants Book Dpot,
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ca pon t Lord or ad and ars s. W n to know
wat t Propt Josp mant aot t constant sarcn,
stad storn or mnds wt knowd and normaton
t mor w t o t, t ttr w ar a to jd t proprprorts as w or wa orward, as w com ncrasn
art to t promptns o t Sprt wc com vr mor
l d m q, llw d Hl
Gost: and as w o orward, w arn to cop wt t ost
word wt wc or wa s sr to rn s nto coson n
m. T ll , w ? El l
not cap ot.
Ts ma sond vr mpractca to som, t ow otn do
w av to rmndd o t sor and mmora natr o
w ? E w
powrs o dstrcton tat ar ann ovr or ads at ts
mm, m pl d wld, w
wod s tm vansn or or s. Sc pnomna aspmrazaton and rpcaton, onc drams o t scnc-
cton wrtrs, ar rapd comn rats. Spakn o t
pmlz, ll l, A. R. Cl
wrts, Wtn t orsa tr a t most powr and
cratv cans n or word w xst no mor. Bcas o nw
procss o sntszn, oranzn, prorammn asc matras
o nmtd spp nto t ncssts o , w sa soon st nd o a actors and praps o a transportaton o raw
matras and a armn. T ntr strctr o ndstr and
commrc . . . wod cas to xst. . . . a matra possssons
wod tra as cap as drt. . . . Tn wn matra ojcts
ar ntrnsca wortss, praps on tn w a ra sns
o vas ars.
Y, , mm, w m l wld
p. M w? M ppl p
44. Cark, p. 16.
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aon wtot t nstttons wc w tnk, or t momnt,
ndspnsa. And w ar xprss commandd to t ot o
tat snss. No on spposs or on momnt, sas Bram
Yon, tat n avn t ans ar spcatn, tat t ardn raroads and actors, takn advanta o on anotr,
atrn p t sstanc n avn to arandz tmsvs,
and tat t v on t sam prncp tat w ar n t at
o don. . . . No sctaran Crstan n t word vs ts;
t v tat t natants o avn v as a am, tat
, , d p d w
l Gd d w l, m
mor and mor. . . . W a v ts, and sppos w o to
work and mtat tm as ar as w can.
It s not too soon to n rt now. Wat ar t tns
o t trnts tat w sod consdr vn now? T ar
t tns tat no on vr trs o don, tns n tmsvs
ll d dl. Spl, w ppd
ddcatd. In t Zon o God, n t csta and trna ordr,
wr tr s no dat tr w no mortcans, wr tr
s no scknss tr no mor doctors, wr tr s no dca
tr w no dntsts, wr tr s no taton tr w
no awrs, wr tr s no n and sn tr w
m, w , wll no nsranc, wr tr s no mon tr w no anks,
wr tr s no crm tr w no jas, no poc; wr
tr ar no xcss oods tr w no advrtsn, no wars,
no arms, and so on and so on.
B pp d lmd ll lm
o t tr; t acta as n acvd morta mn on
ts art a nmr o tms, and rprsnts t on stat o
soct o wc God approvs. A t tns tat ar passn
45. JD 17:117.
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awa toda ar t vr ssnc o t conom, t t w
mssn n Zon. T ar arad ososcnt, vr on o
tm s mad work o a tmporar and artca natr or wc
an artca dmand mst cratd. Morovr, w pop arll ddd m, m qd
spr- qota o powr and an, cts ot and avs t scn
mp, w m l
word as pd crat-prra to Tat. T rac as
sown s otn ts capact to do wtot ts tns w now
nd ndspnsa. T Dv as t mastr o t art:
as corrptd t, and as corrptd t cdrn o mn. H as
d tm n v nt t ar amost ntr rnd, and ar
so ar rom God tat t ntr know Hm nor s nfnc,
and av amost ost st o vrtn tat prtans to trnt.
Ts darknss s mor prvant, mor dns, amon t pop
o Crstndom tat t s amon t atn.
T av ost st o a tat s rat and oroso aprncps tat prtan to trna. Sppos tat or Fatr
n avn, or dr rotr, t rsn Rdmr, t Savor o
t word, or an o t Gods o trnt sod act pon ts
prncp, to ov trt, knowd, and wsdom, cas t
ar a-powr, sas Bram Yon, t wod cas to
Gods; . . . t xtnson o tr kndom wod cas, and tr
God-ad com to an nd.A w wld d
w t s aad n t word? On o t oros nts and
promss o t osp vn t Sants n ts attr das tat
nasmc as tsoughtwsdom t mt nstrctd; And
nasmc as t wr m t mt mad stron, and
ssd rom on , and rcv knowledge rom tm to tm.
(D&C 1:26, 28. Itacs addd.) Bt t ad to want t and sk
46. JD 8:209.
47. JD 1:117.
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or t. Wat s tat stat o tns? T at Prsdnt Josp
Fdn Smt wrot: W ar normd tat man mportant
wld m d
arts and t nwnnss as mmrs o t Crc to ad d d wld. O l
ld, d Jp Sm, pp d
and dnc vn to t t commncatd rom avn to
t ntct. I [a man] dos not t knowd, w
rot nto captvt som v powr n t otr word,
l p wll m wld, d ql
mor powr tan man mn wo ar on t art. [W nd]
rvaton to assst s, and v s knowd o t tns o
Gd.4 T dd d p. T
God com rst, and t skr vr trs to com awar o
p. All , Kl Ppp, l,
d dmll w q l. T
most mportant qston o a s tat o or trna savaton.I d l d Cll
Commrc or a cop o ars. Most o ts stdnts wr
napp aot on nto snss and admttd tat Satan rs
d l dl, w ld d ,
pontd ot t ntmdatn crcmstanc tat o cannot av
mon wtot pan s am cas owns t trasrs
o t art. T cod s owns tm as oot, and vrt ll w w , Jp Sm m,
rvtd t crds o t atrs, t st t stdnts wod
ask m n dspar, I w av s mpo, wat w com o
s? T answr s smp. Dont o trst t Lord? I o do,
w v o t danc o t Ho Sprt and o w
not nd p don t tns tat as xprss commandd
s not to do.
48. Josp Fdn Smt, Answrs to Gosp Qstons, Mczdk Prstood Mana,1972-
49. TPJS, p. 217.
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Ma God p s a n t das o or proaton to sk t
knowdHe wants s to sk.