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New Era » 1978 » June

Celestial Marriage

by Elder Bruce R. McConkieof the Council of the wel!e

Bruce R. McConkie" #Cele$tial

Marria%e"& New Era" Jun 1978" 1'(o that we )ay all be united in ourthinkin% and be in a *o$ition to buildon the $a)e foundation" ha!in% in)ind the $a)e eternal truth$" + $hallinitially ,uote three or four brief*a$$a%e$ fro) the re!elation$. +*ray that we will be one in feelin%and in attitude" where the$e %reatdoctrinal *rinci*le$ are concerned"and will ha!e ri!eted in our $oul$ thedeter)ination to do all the thin%$that )u$t be done in thi$ )ortal*robation to inherit the fulne$$ of the%lory of our -ather$ kin%do).

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+ take for one te/t the$e word$ fro)$ection 0'" the re!elation entitled

#he aw of the Church&2 #hou $haltlo!e thy wife with all thy heart" and$halt clea!e unto her and noneel$e.& 345C 0'2''.6 nd in the $*iritof tho$e word$" + take fro) the ld

e$ta)ent book of Ruth the$ee/*re$$ion$ which" thou%h notori%inally uttered with reference to)arria%e" contain a *rinci*le that i$wholly a**licable.

nd Ruth $aid2 #+ntreat )e not tolea!e thee" or to return fro)followin% after thee2 for whither thou%oe$t" + will %o and where thoulod%e$t" + will lod%e2 thy *eo*le $hallbe )y *eo*le" and thy :od )y :od2

#;here thou die$t" will + die" andthere will + be buried2 the ord do $oto )e" and )ore al$o


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chan%e it $li%htly= if ?17.6

Now a *a$$a%e fro) $ection 09 inthe 4octrine and Co!enant$$u))ari@in% the ba$icad)ini$trati!e announce)entrelati!e to )arria%e for ourdi$*en$ation2

#Aerily + $ay unto you"


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;hen we a$ atterday (aint$ talkabout )arria%e" we are talkin% about

a holy" cele$tial order. ;e are talkin%about a $y$te) out of which can%row the %reate$t lo!e" Doy" *eace"ha**ine$$" and $erenity known tohu)ankind. ;e are talkin% about

creatin% a fa)ily unit that ha$ the*otential of bein% e!erla$tin% andeternal" a fa)ily unit where a )anand a wife can %o on in thatrelation$hi* to all eternity" and where

)other and dau%hter and father and$on are bound by eternal tie$ thatwill ne!er be $e!ered. ;e are talkin%about creatin% a unit )ore i)*ortantthan the Church" )ore i)*ortant

than any or%ani@ation that e/i$t$ onearth or in hea!en" a unit out ofwhich e/altation and eternal life%row and when we talk abouteternal life" we are talkin% about the


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kind of life that :od our ea!enly-ather li!e$.

+n thi$ final" %loriou$" %o$*eldi$*en$ation we ha!e recei!ed the)o$t ba$ic truth of all eternity" andthat truth concern$ the nature andkind of bein% that :od i$. +t i$ eternallife to know the -ather and the (on.3(ee John 172F.6 here i$ no*o$$ible way to %o de%ree byde%ree" $te* by $te* to the hi%he/altation we $eek unle$$ and untilwe co)e to a knowled%e of thenature and kind of bein% that :od i$.hu$" when we talk about eternallife" we are talkin% about the kind oflife that :od our -ather li!e$ andwhen we $*eak of hi)" we are$*eakin% of a holy" *erfected"e/alted" ennobled )anGanindi!idual" a *er$ona%e" a bein% with#a body of fle$h and bone$ a$

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tan%ible a$ )an$.& 345C 1FH2''.6;e are talkin% about $o)eone who

i$ a literal *arent" who i$ the -atherof the $*irit$ of all )en. Iou and +were born a$ )e)ber$ of hi$ fa)ily.;e ha!e $een hi$ face we ha!eheard hi$ !oice we ha!e recei!ed

hi$ coun$el" *er$onally" a$ well a$throu%h re*re$entati!e$ and a%ent$we knew hi) in the *ree/i$tence.Now a curtain ha$ been dro**edand we do not ha!e the

re)e)brance that we had then" butwe are $eekin% to do the thin%$ thatwill enable u$ to be like hi).

fter he had be%otten u$ a$ hi$ $*iritchildren" he %a!e u$ our a%ency"which i$ the *ower and ability tochoo$e he al$o %a!e u$ law$ andallowed u$ to obey or di$obey" incon$e,uence of which we can anddid de!elo* talent$" abilitie$"

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a*titude$" and characteri$tic$ ofdi!er$e $ort$. e ordained and

e$tabli$hed a *lan of $al!ation. +twa$ na)ed the %o$*el of :od")eanin% :od our ea!enly -ather"and it con$i$ted of all of the law$"*ower$" and ri%ht$" all of the

e/*erience$" all of the %ift$ and%race$ needed to take u$" hi$ $*irit$on$ and dau%hter$" fro) our then$*irit $tate of low intelli%ence to thehi%h" e/alted $tate where we would

be like hi).

he ro*het Jo$e*h ()ith tell$ u$that :od hi)$elf" findin% that he wa$in the )id$t of $*irit$ and %lory"ordained law$ whereby they )i%htad!ance and *ro%re$$ and beco)elike hi). ho$e law$ included thecreation of thi$ earth they includedthe recei*t of a )ortal body wherewe could be tried and te$ted in a


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*robationary $tate and recei!ee/*erience$ i)*o$$ible to %ain in

any other way they included theo**ortunity to choo$e between ri%htand wron%" to do %ood or to do e!il"the o**ortunity to %row and ad!ancein the thin%$ of the $*irit and they

included the o**ortunity to enter intoa )arria%e relation$hi* that ha$ the*otential of bein% eternal. ;e $tartedout on thi$ cour$e in the *re)ortallife. Now we are down here takin%

the final e/a)ination for all the lifethat we li!ed back then" which al$oi$ the entrance e/a)ination for thereal)$ and kin%do)$ that areahead.

he na)e of the kind of life that :odour -ather li!e$ i$ eternal life" andeternal life con$i$t$ of two thin%$2 thecontinuation of the fa)ily unit ineternity" and an inheritance of what


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the $cri*ture$ deno)inate thefulne$$ of the -ather or the fulne$$

of the %lory of the -ather 3$ee 45C7>2>6" )eanin% the )i%ht" *ower"do)inion" and e/altation that hehi)$elf *o$$e$$e$. +n our finitecircu)$tance$ we ha!e no ability or

*ower to co)*rehend the )i%ht ando)ni*otence of the -ather. ;e canlook at the $tar$ in the hea!en$" wecan !iew the Milky ;ay" we can $eeall the world$ and orb$ that ha!e

been created in their $*here$" wecan e/a)ine all the life on thi$*lanet with which we are fa)iliar"and by doin% thi$ we can be%in to%et a conce*t of the %loriou$" infinite"

unli)ited intelli%ence by which allthe$e thin%$ areGand all the$ethin%$ taken to%ether and )oredra)ati@e the fulne$$ of the %lory ofthe -ather.

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;e are $eekin% eternal lifeGthat i$to $ay" we ha!e been offered the

*ri!ile%e to %o forward inad!ance)ent" a$ the children of:od" until we beco)e like oureternal arent and if we $o attain" iti$ re,uired" it i$ re,ui$ite" it i$

)andatory for u$ to build on thefoundation of the atonin% $acrifice ofthe ord Je$u$. +t i$ re,uired of u$that we kee* the co))and)ent$and $ow the $eed$ of ri%hteou$ne$$

in order to rea* the har!e$t of %loryand honor. +f we do all the thin%$ thatthe %o$*el re,uire$ of u$" we can)ake that kind of ad!ance)ent. he%o$*el" which i$ the *lan of

$al!ation" i$ now na)ed the %o$*elof Je$u$ Chri$t to honor hi) whoworked out the infinite and eternalatonin% $acrifice and *ut intoo*eration all the ter)$ and

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:od our -ather i$ the Creator of allthin%$" and we %lorify hi$ holy na)e

and $in% *rai$e$ to hi) becau$e hecreated u$ and" in the ulti)ate$en$e" the uni!er$e" the earth" andall thin%$ on all the orb$ in all the$idereal hea!en$. :od our -ather i$

the ulti)ate and *erfect Creator.Je$u$ Chri$t" hi$ (on" i$ theRedee)er. e ca)e to ran$o) u$fro) the te)*oral and $*iritual deathbrou%ht into the world by the fall of

da). he ran$o) fro) te)*oraldeath %i!e$ each of u$ i))ortality2#$ in da) all die" e!en $o in Chri$t$hall all be )ade ali!e.& 31 Cor.12''.6 nd e!ery li!in% $oul will ri$e

in the re$urrection with i))ortalityand" ha!in% $o ari$en" will be Dud%edaccordin% to hi$ work$ and will bea$$i%ned a *lace in the kin%do)$that are *re*ared. (o)e will be

rai$ed in i))ortality and then unto

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eternal life" and eternal life i$ thena)e of the kind of life that :od

li!e$.

;e cannot $hout *rai$e$ to thena)e of the ord Jeho!ah" who i$the ord Je$u$" to the e/tent that we$hould in order to honor hi) *ro*erlyfor all that he ha$ done for u$ and for the *o$$ibilitie$ that lie aheadbecau$e he took u*on hi)$elf our$in$ on condition$ of re*entance.he work of :od the -ather wa$creation" and the work of Chri$t the(on wa$ rede)*tion. ;e are )en"and our workGbuildin% on thefoundation that :od our -ather laidand that Chri$t hi$ (on ha$e$tabli$hedGi$ to do the *arta$$i%ned to u$ in order to inherit the%lory and honor and di%nity of which+ $*eak. +n %eneral ter)$" that)ean$ that we are to acce*t and


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belie!e the law. ;e are to belie!e inChri$t and li!e hi$ law" be u*ri%ht

and clean" ha!e our $in$ wa$hedaway in the water$ of ba*ti$)"beco)e new creature$ by the *ower of the oly :ho$t" and walk in *ath$of truth and ri%hteou$ne$$.

$ lon% a$ we $*eak in thi$ !ein" allthat we $ay i$ $aid in %eneralitie$ iti$ a foundation for a $*ecific and*articular thin% toward which we*oint2 eternal )arria%e. E!erythin%that we do in the Church i$connected and a$$ociated with andtied into the eternal order of)atri)ony that :od ha$ ordained.E!erythin% that we do fro) the ti)ethat we beco)e accountable"throu%h all our e/*erience$" and allthe coun$el and direction werecei!e" u* to the ti)e of )arria%e"i$ de$i%ned and intended to *re*are


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u$ to enter into a *robationary)arria%e arran%e)ent" one that

doe$ in fact beco)e eternal if weabide in the co!enant )ade inconnection with that order of)atri)ony. hen e!erythin% that wedo for the re)ainder of our li!e$"

what$oe!er it )ay be" tie$ back intothe cele$tial order of )atri)ony intowhich we ha!e entered and i$de$i%ned and intended to encoura%eu$ to kee* the co!enant )ade in

holy *lace$. hat i$ the %eneralconce*t" briefly $tated" under whichwe are o*eratin%.

et )e now read fro) the re!elationon )arria%e the %eneral conce*t%o!ernin% )arria%e and e!erythin%el$e. + read fro) the 4octrine andCo!enant$.

#ll who will ha!e a ble$$in% at )y

hand$ $hall abide the law which wa$


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a**ointed for that ble$$in%" and thecondition$ thereof" a$ were in$tituted

fro) before the foundation of theworld.& 345C 1F'2.6

hat i$ the ba$ic" %o!ernin%"o!erridin% *rinci*le that rule$ all ofthe act$ of )en in all a%e$. No onee!er %et$ anythin% for nothin%. ;eha!e recei!ed a$ a free %ift the factof re$urrection" but in a $en$e" e!enthat i$ not free in that we li!ed)eritoriou$ly and u*ri%htly in the*ree/i$tence and earned the ri%ht tounder%o thi$ )ortal *robation andthe re$urrection that follow$ it. +n thebroade$t and )o$t eternal*er$*ecti!e that there i$" no onee!er %et$ anythin% for nothin% and$o we li!e the law and we %et theble$$in%. nd ha!in% $aid that" thenthe ord $ay$2



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#$ *ertainin% to the new ande!erla$tin% co!enant" it wa$

in$tituted for the fulne$$ of )y %lory"and he that recei!eth a fulne$$thereof )u$t and $hall abide the law"or he $hall be da)ned" $aith theord :od.& 345C 1F'2>.6

#he new and e!erla$tin% co!enant&i$ the fulne$$ of the %o$*el" and the%o$*el i$ the co!enant of $al!ationthat the ord )ake$ with )en. +t i$new becau$e it ha$ been re!ealedanew in our day it i$ e!erla$tin%becau$e it ha$ alway$ been had byfaithful *eo*le" not only on thi$ earthbut on all the earth$ inhabited by thechildren of our -ather. hi$ ne/t!er$e" nu)ber 7" i$ a one$entence$u))ary of the whole law of thewhole %o$*el. f nece$$ity it i$written in le%al lan%ua%e becau$e itoutline$ the ter)$ and condition$



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that are in!ol!ed and of cour$e it i$the ord $*eakin%2

#nd !erily + $ay unto you" that thecondition$ of thi$ law are the$e


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)y $er!ant Jo$e*h to hold thi$*ower in the la$t day$" and there i$

ne!er but one on the earth at a ti)eon who) thi$ *ower and the key$ ofthi$ *rie$thood are conferred6" are of no efficacy" !irtue" or force in andafter the re$urrection fro) the dead

for all contract$ that are not )adeunto thi$ end ha!e an end when)en are dead.& 345C 1F'27.6

Now what i$ in!ol!edK ;e ha!e*ower" a$ )ortal$" to )ake betweenour$el!e$ any arran%e)ent$ that wechoo$e to )ake and that are le%al inthe $ociety where we li!e" and theywill bind u$ a$ lon% a$ we a%ree tobe bound" e!en until death take$ u$.But we do not ha!e *ower" a$)ortal$" to bind our$el!e$ afterdeath. Neither you nor + can enter acontract to buy or $ell or %o or co)eor *aint or *erfor) or do any act in



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the $*here that i$ ahead. :od ha$%i!en u$ our a%ency here and now

a$ *ertainin% to )ortality.

;e are )ortal thi$ i$ a te)*oral$*here" a ti)ebound $*here. nd ifwe are %oin% to do anythin% hereand now that brid%e$ the %ulf ofdeath" anythin% that endure$ in the$*irit world" anythin% that re)ain$with u$ in the re$urrection" we ha!eto do it by a *ower that i$ beyond the*ower of )anGit ha$ to be the*ower of :od. Man i$ )ortal and hi$act$ are li)ited to )ortality :od i$eternal" and hi$ act$ ha!e no end.

he ord conferred u*on eter the

key$ of the kin%do) of :od $o thathe had *ower to bind on earth and$eal e!erla$tin%ly in the hea!en$"and then he $*read that out toJa)e$ and John and then to all of

the wel!e anciently $o that they all


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had the $a)e *ower" and then in our day he ha$ re$tored a%ain what wa$

had anciently. e ha$ calleda*o$tle$ and *ro*het$ and %i!enthe) the key$ of the kin%do) of:od" and they ha!e *ower oncea%ain to bind on earth and ha!e it

$ealed e!erla$tin%ly in the hea!en$.e $ent EliDah to brin% the $ealin%*ower he $ent Elia$ to confer u*onJo$e*h ()ith and li!er Cowderythe %o$*el of braha) and to %i!e

the *ro)i$e that in the) and in their$eed all %eneration$ after $hould beble$$ed.

EliDah ca)e and Elia$ ca)e" actin%in the *ower and authority of the

l)i%hty" and %a!e once a%ain theirkey$" *ower$" *rero%ati!e$" andri%ht$ to )ortal )en on earthG*rai$e :od for thi$ %loriou$ thin%Lnce a%ain on earth there are


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*eo*le who can bind on earth andha!e it $ealed e!erla$tin%ly in the

hea!en$. ;e ha!e the *ower to*erfor) a )arria%e" and we can do it$o that the )an and the wo)anbeco)e hu$band and wife here andnow andGif they kee* the co!enant

there and then )adeGthey willre)ain hu$band and wife in the $*iritworld and will co)e u* in %lory anddo)inion" with kin%do)$ ande/altation in the re$urrection" bein%

hu$band and wife and ha!in% eternallife. nd it o*erate$ thu$ becau$e inthi$ church" and in thi$ church only"the ord l)i%hty ha$ %i!en the$ealin% *ower. hat i$ our *otential

that i$ within our *o$$ible real) ofachie!e)ent.

+n thi$ one$entence $u))ary" a$ +e/*re$$ it" of the whole law of thewhole %o$*el" we read three


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re,ui$ite$. +f" for in$tance" a *er$oni$ %oin% to ha!e a ba*ti$) that la$t$

eternally" he )u$t fir$t find the ri%htba*ti$) $econd" find a le%alad)ini$trator to *erfor) theordinance for hi) and third" ha!ethat ordinance $ealed by the *ower

of the oly (*irit" in which e!ent theba*ti$) will ad)it the re*entant*er$on to a cele$tial hea!en in thereal)$ ahead. hi$ )atter of bein%$ealed by the oly (*irit of *ro)i$e

a**lie$ to e!ery ordinance and e!eryco!enant and all thin%$ that thereare in the Church. 4o not talk about)arria%e and the oly (*irit of*ro)i$e unle$$ and until you

under$tand fir$t the conce*t and the*rinci*le and it$ uni!er$ala**lication.

ne of our re!elation$ $*eak$ of#the oly (*irit of *ro)i$e" which the


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-ather $hed$ forth u*on all tho$ewho are Du$t and true& 345C 7>2F6"

)eanin% that e!ery *er$on whowalk$ u*ri%htly" doe$ the be$t thathe can" o!erco)e$ the world" ri$e$abo!e carnality" and walk$ in *ath$of ri%hteou$ne$$ will ha!e hi$ act$

and hi$ deed$ $ealed and a**ro!edby the oly (*irit. e will be" a$ aulwould ha!e e/*re$$ed it" #Du$tified by the (*irit.& 3(ee 1 Cor. >211.6herefore" if a )an i$ %oin% to be

)arried and want$ a )arria%e thatla$t$ for a week" or three week$" orthree )onth$" or a$ lon% a$ollywood *re$cribe$" or e!en #untildeath u$ do *art"& he can be )arried

by the *ower of )an within the*ara)eter$ and the li)it$ that are$et he ha$ that *rero%ati!e by thea%ency that the ord ha$ %i!en hi).But if he want$ a wife to be hi$ in the

real)$ ahead" he had better find

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$o)eone who ha$ *ower to bind onearth and $eal in hea!en.

+n order to %et a *ro*er )arria%eone )u$t do thi$2 fir$t" $earch forand $eek out cele$tial )arria%eGfind the ri%ht ordinance $econd" lookfor a le%al ad)ini$trator" $o)eonewho hold$ the $ealin% *owerGandthat *ower i$ e/erci$ed only in thete)*le$ that the ord ha$ had builtby the tithin% and $acrifice of hi$*eo*le in our day and third" $o li!ein ri%hteou$ne$$" u*ri%htne$$"inte%rity" !irtue" and )orality that hei$ entitled to ha!e the oly (*irit of:od ratify and $eal and Du$tify anda**ro!e" and in that e!ent hi$)arria%e i$ $ealed by the oly (*iritof *ro)i$e and i$ bindin% in ti)e andin eternity.

(o we atterday (aint$ $tru%%le

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%et a reco))end to %o to thete)*le" for the (*irit will not dwell in

an unclean tabernacle. ;e $tru%%leand labor to %et our tabernacle$clean" to be *ure and refined andcultured" to ha!e the (*irit a$ ourco)*anion and when we %et in that

$tate" our bi$ho* and our $take*re$ident %i!e u$ a #reco))end& to%o to the te)*le. ;e %o there and)ake $ole)n and $ober co!enant$"and ha!in% $o done we then labor

and $tru%%le and work with all our*ower to continue in the li%ht of the(*irit $o that the a%ree)ent we ha!e)ade will not be broken. +f we dothat" we ha!e the a$$urance of

eternal life. ;e do not need totre)ble and fear we do not need toha!e an/iety or worry if we arelaborin% and workin% and $tru%%lin%to the be$t of our abilitie$. hou%h

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we do not o!erco)e all thin%$" if ourheart$ are ri%ht and we are chartin%

a cour$e to eternal life in the )anner + indicate" our )arria%e$ willcontinue in the real)$ that areahead. ;e $hall %et into the*aradi$e of :od" and we $hall be

hu$band and wife. ;e $hall co)e u*in the re$urrection" and we $hall behu$band and wife.

nyone who co)e$ u* in there$urrection in the )arria%e $tateha$ the ab$olute %uarantee ofeternal life" but he will not then be a*o$$e$$or and inheritor of all thin%$Gthere i$ a %reat deal of *ro%re$$and ad!ance)ent to be )ade afterthe %ra!e and after the re$urrection.But he will be in the cour$e where hewill %o on in the $choolin% and*re*arin% *roce$$e$ until e!entuallyhe know$ all thin%$ and beco)e$


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like :od our ea!enly -ather")eanin% that he beco)e$ an

inheritor of eternal life.

+n a )anner of $*eakin% we ha!e"here and now" *robationary fa)ilie$"e!en thou%h we ha!e been )arriedin the te)*le" becau$e our )arria%ein the te)*le i$ conditional. +t i$conditioned u*on our $ub$e,uentco)*liance with the law$" the ter)$"the condition$ of the co!enant thatwe then )ake. nd $o when + %et)arried in the te)*le" + a) *ut in a*o$ition where + can $tri!e and laborand learn to lo!e )y wife with the*erfection that )u$t e/i$t if + a)%oin% to ha!e a fulne$$ of the %lorythat attend$ thi$ co!enant in eternity"and it *ut$ her in a *o$ition to learnto lo!e )e in the $a)e way. +t *ut$both of u$ in a *o$ition to brin% u*our children in li%ht and truth and to


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$chool and *re*are the) to be)e)ber$ of an eternal fa)ily unit"

and it *ut$ u$ a$ children of our*arent$ in a *o$ition where we honor our *arent$ and do what i$nece$$ary to ha!e the$e eternal tie$%o fro) one %eneration to the ne/t

and the ne/t. E!entually there will bea %reat *atriarchal chain of e/altedbein%$ fro) da) to the la$t )an"with any link$ left out bein%indi!idual$ who are not ,ualified and

worthy to inherit" *o$$e$$" andrecei!e alon% the indicated line.

+ a) talkin% now to *eo*le who ha!eo**ortunity to li!e the law. nyonewho ha$ the o**ortunity i$ re,uiredto do $o it i$ )andatory. + a)*erfectly well aware that there are*eo*le who did not ha!e theo**ortunity but who would ha!eli!ed the law had the o**ortunity


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been afforded" and tho$e indi!idual$will be Dud%ed in the *ro!idence$

and )ercy of a %raciou$ :odaccordin% to the intent$ and de$ire$of their heart$. hat i$ the *rinci*leof $al!ation and e/altation for thedead.

+ ha!e talked only in %eneral ter)$ +ha!e deliberately not been $*ecific. +ha!e de$i%ned to $et forth true*rinci*le$" a$ the ro*het indicatedin hi$ $tate)ent" #+ teach the)correct *rinci*le$ and they %o!ernthe)$el!e$.& + ha!e de$ired andde$i%ned to $et forth the %eneralconce*t that i$ in!ol!ed with theho*e that" ha!in% the conce*t beforeu$" each of u$ will then deter)ine for our$el!e$ the cour$e$ that we ha!eto *ur$ue a$ indi!idual$ to obtain theindicated reward$.


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+ think that the noble$t conce*t thatcan enter the heart of )an i$ the fact

that the fa)ily unit continue$ ineternity. + do not think that one canconcei!e of a )ore %loriou$ conce*tthan thatGbuildin%" of cour$e" on thefoundation of the atonin% $acrifice of

the ord Je$u$. Cele$tial )arria%e i$the thin% that o*en$ the door toeternal life in our -ather$ kin%do).+f we can *a$$ the *robationarye/*erience$ that *re!ail and e/i$t in

the fa)ily unit" then the ord will $ayto u$ at $o)e future day" #;ell done"thou %ood and faithful $er!ant2 enter thou into the Doy of thy lord.&3Matt. '2'1.6

he thin%$ we are talkin% about hereare true. hat i$ the %lory and thewonder and the beauty of e!erythin%connected with thi$ $y$te) ofre!ealed reli%ion that we ha!eGit i$

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true. here i$ no )ore %loriou$ factconnected with our whole $y$te) of

re!ealed reli%ion than the $i)*le factthat it i$ true" and becau$e it i$ true"the doctrine$ that we teach are trueand becau$e the$e doctrine$ aretrue" they will %i!e u$ *eace and Doy

and ha**ine$$ in thi$ life. hey willenable u$ to ca$t off the drud%ery"$lud%e" e!il" and ini,uitie$ of theworld they will e)*ower u$ to *uton Chri$t and the %lory and beauty

of *ure reli%ion and to beco)e newcreature$ of the oly :ho$t. +t i$ awondrou$ thin% beyond belief tobelon% to a $y$te) that i$ true" thati$ founded on the rock foundation of

eternal truth.

+ ho*e" a$ + bear te$ti)ony to you ofthe truth and di!inity of thi$ work"that )y word$ $i)*ly echo thethou%ht$ that are in your heart$. +


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know Du$t a$ well a$ + know anythin%in thi$ world that :od ha$ $*oken in

our day" that Je$u$ i$ the ord" thathe ha$ worked out the infinite andeternal atonin% $acrifice" that theord ha$ $et u* hi$ kin%do) for thela$t ti)e a)on% )en" that (*encer

;. i)ball at thi$ )o)ent i$ the*ro*het and re!elator and)outh*iece of the l)i%hty on earth"and that thi$ Church" weak and$tru%%lin% and hu)ble a$ it i$ now" i$

%oin% to ad!ance and %row and*ro%re$$ until the knowled%e of :odco!er$ the earth a$ the water$ co!er the $ea. ur de$tiny i$ to fill theearth becau$e we are founded on

the rock foundation of eternal truth.

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