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(6/28/98)
"The angels are our watchmen, for Satan said to Jesus, 'He shall give his
angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest
at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.' (Matthew 4:6) It would seem
from a careful perusal of the scriptures, that the angels, while God has saints
upon the earth, stay in this lower world to ward of evil:..." — John
Taylor, "The Gospel Kingdom," Chapter 3, p. 31
(7/24/99)
"In relation to events that will yet take place, the kind of trials,
troubles, and sufferings which we shall have t o cope with, it is to me a matter
of very little moment; these things are in the hands of God, he dictates the
affairs of the human family, and directs and controls our affairs; and the great
thing that we, as a people, have to do is to seek after and cleave unto our God,
to be in close affinity with him, and to seek for his guidance, and his blessing
and Holy Spirit to lead and guide us in the right path. Then it matters not what
it is nor who it is that we have to contend with, God will give us strength
according to our day." — John Taylor, "Journal of Discourses,"
18:282
(2/14/00)
"It is said again that the Saints shall judge the world, but that is not
yet; our business now is simply to preach the Gospel and deliver our testimony,
to gather together the elect from among the nations, and having faithfully
performed our duty to leave the events pertaining to others in the hands of
God." — "Journal of
Discourses," Vol. 23, p. 373-376, February 11th, 1883
(2/15/00)
"When the light that is in heaven communicates with the light within us,
when the Spirit that dwells in the bosom of the Almighty dwells in ours, and an
intercourse is opened between heaven and us, we are then placed in a position to
understand that which it would be impossible to comprehend upon any natural
principle known to us, and hence it is written, 'For what man knoweth the things
of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God
knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.' (1 Corinthians 2:11.)" — "The Gospel Kingdom," p. 45
(2/16/00)
"I will tell you a secret. If we could only prepare ourselves to do the
will of God and keep his commandments and live our religion so that God could
trust us with more means than we have, he would so order things, and that too by
natural ways, that our desires in that direction would be fully gratified."
— "The Gospel Kingdom," p.
248-249
(2/17/00)
"It is a mistaken notion that wealth makes people happy. Cattle, sheep,
houses, possessions would not bring you happiness. The scriptures tell us that
he that hath eternal life is rich: and the Lord has told us to seek after the
riches of eternal life." — "The
Gospel Kingdom," p.266
(2/18/00)
"His word has never failed. You have proved Him in times of trial and
fierce persecution in the past, and He is the same God to day that He was then.
He has neither gone to sleep, nor is He upon a journey; and if you are faithful
to Him, He will as surely deliver you in the future, and fulfill all His
promises to Zion, as He has delivered you in the past." — "Messages of the First Presidency,"
Vol. 2, p. 346
(2/19/00)
"Abraham was the friend of God; we are the friends of God, and if we are
not his friends, he cannot find them on the earth; if we are not his friends, he
cannot find friends who dare do as we do--who dare cleave to the truth in the
midst of shame, obloquy, persecution, and reproach." — "Journal of Discourses," Vol. 11, p.
164, October 7, 1865
(2/20/00)
"For those who are ready to listen to him and be brought under the
influence of the Spirit of God and be led by the principles of revelation and
the light of heaven, and who are willing to yield obedience to his commands at
all times and carry out his purposes upon the earth, and who are willing to
abide a celestial law, he has prepared for them a celestial glory, that they may
be with him for ever and ever." — "Journal
of Discourses," Vol. 20, p. 116, January 6, 1879
1/5/07
1/4/08
"We have been commanded of the Lord to
set our households in order. Apostles, Presidents of Stakes and Bishops, have
you done this with your own households? Have you also seen that the Saints have
done the same? Have you impressed upon the people under your charge the absolute
necessity of purity if they desire the blessing and protection of the Most High?
Wolves never watched with greater cunning and more ravenous hunger a flock of
sheep and lambs than the people of your wards and stakes are now being watched
by those who are ready to devour them. Are you awake to this danger, and do you
take every precaution against it?" - "Teachings
Of Presidents Of The Church: John Taylor,"
p.191
10/4/08
"The gospel is calculated to lead us on
from truth to truth and from intelligence to intelligence, until that scripture
will be fulfilled which declares that we shall see as we are seen and know as we
are known [see D&C 76:94], until one will not have to say to another, know ye
the Lord, but all shall know Him from the least unto the greatest [see Jeremiah
31:34], until the light and intelligence of God shall beam forth upon all, and
all shall bask in the sunlight of eternal truth." - "Teachings Of Presidents Of
The Church: John Taylor," p.209
1/8/09
"It is good for men to be taught in the
history and laws of nations, to become acquainted with the principles of justice
and equity, with the nature of disease and the medical properties of plants,
etc., but there is no need of their being without the knowledge of God, of in
fact every branch of true knowledge known to man has originated in God, and men
have come in possessions of it from His word or from His works. O, the folly of
men in not acknowledging God in all things, in laying aside God and his
religion, and trusting in their own judgment and intelligence. All the
intelligence which men possess on the earth, whether religious, scientific or
political—proceeds from God—every
good and perfect gift proceeds from Him, the fountain of light and truth,
wherein there is no variableness nor shadow of turning." — John
Taylor, "Journal of Discourses,"
26 vols., 10:276
1/15/09
"Our
Heavenly Father is desirous to promote the happiness and welfare of the whole of
the human family; and if we, any of us, hold any Priesthood, it is simply for
that same purpose, and not for our personal aggrandizement, or for our own
honor, or pomp, or position; but we hold it in the interest of God and for the
salvation of the people, that through it we may promote their happiness,
blessing and prosperity, temporal and spiritual, both here and in the world to
come. That is why the Priesthood is conferred upon us, and if we do not use it
in this way, then there is a malfeasance in office; then we violate our
obligations before God, and render ourselves unworthy of the high calling that
the Lord has conferred upon us. The Priesthood always was given for the blessing
of the human family. People talk about it as though it was for the special
benefit of individuals. What was said of Abraham? 'In
thee and in thy seed' -
what? I will confer blessings upon thee. O, that is all right so far as
it goes. But 'in thee and in thy seed
shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
Let us act in the capacity of benefactors, and if we are descended of Abraham,
let us walk in his footsteps and make ourselves worthy of the promises, let us
extend our feelings wide as eternity, and seek to bless and benefit, lift up and
ennoble all around us; that we may all rejoice together and be exalted by the
same principles which have been revealed for the benefit of all men. That is the
way I look at these important matters, and such is the position we all should
occupy." - John Taylor, "Journal
of Discourses," 26 vols., 22:231
3/22/09
"The Lord is anxious to do us good,
to enlighten our minds, to inform our judgment, to unfold unto us His will, and
to strengthen us and prepare us for the great events that must transpire in
these last days. He is desirous to show us how to save ourselves, how to bless
ourselves, temporally and spiritually, intellectually, morally, physically,
politically and in every possible way that He is capable of bestowing his
blessings upon fallen humanity."
- John Taylor, "Journal of Discourses," 26 vols.,
11:158
7/5/09
“Another large class of men have supposed that war was a great evil, and so it
is; and they have striven to introduce peace; and some of the most influential
men in Europe have united together to form peace societies, but what do their
efforts in this respect amount to? What have they accomplished? Nothing; there
is nothing done; iniquity abounds just as much as it did before they tried to
prevent it. Temperance societies have tried to make people sober, but people are
as much given to intemperance as they were before the temperance societies were
introduced. There does not seem to be any difference. Their agents have been
sent forth, and their missionaries for years and years have been laboring to
ameliorate the condition of mankind and to lead them to the knowledge of God,
and what have they done? Let the world answer. What have they done among the
heathen nations? What have they done among what are called Christians? The Peace
Society—what has it done? Let the United States answer; let the present powers
of Europe answer; let the world answer. Notwithstanding human exertions may have
been very necessary in many of these moves to try to better the condition of the
world, it must be acknowledged that they have signally failed, and that unless
something more be done, a more powerful and a better kind of religion
introduced, and a better kind of temperance, of philosophy, a better kind of
morality, a more wise and liberal kind of government, and a better code of laws
instituted, the world has got to go on as it has done, without any amendment; in
fact it is getting worse and worse, instead of better and better. The great
problem, it is presumed, will have to rest with us and the Almighty in relation
to this matter.” – John Taylor, “Journal of
Discourses,” 26 vols., 10:52
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