Consider Paul’s warning to the elders of the Church in Ephesus as he declared:
“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
“For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
“Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” (Acts 20:28–30.)
To the faithful Latter-day Saint is given the right to know the truth,
as God knows it; and no power beneath the celestial kingdom can lead him
astray, darken his understanding, becloud his mind or dim his faith or
his knowledge of the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It can’t
be done, for the light of God shines brighter than the illumination of
falsehood and error, therefore, those who possess the light of Christ,
the spirit of revelation and the knowledge of God, rise above all these
vagaries in the world; they know of this doctrine, that it is of God and
not of man.” (Conference Report, October 1909, pp. 8–9.)
There
is no happiness or peace of mind except through obedience to the
commandments of God. There is no salvation or eternal life except
through acceptance of the gospel and living according to its teachings.
There are no problems facing the nations of the world or individuals for
which answers cannot be found in the gospel of Jesus Christ. He came to
earth for that purpose—to give us a plan of life and salvation through
which we could enjoy happiness and eternal life.
May I remind us of Paul’s message to the Ephesians:
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
“One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
“One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. …
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
“Till
we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the son
of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the
fulness of Christ:
“That
we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about
with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
craziness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ.” (Eph. 4:4–6, 11–15.)
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