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. On December 30, 1973, Spencer W. Kimball was called and ordained as prophet, seer and revelator and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After all, who has any greater need to treasure up the truths of the gospel (on which they may call in their moments of need) than do women and mothers who do so much nurturing and teaching? I ask you: What value is a car without an engine, a cup without water, a table without food, a lamp without oil? 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. They are chosen from among the people, not transported from another planet, dramatic as that would be! Like. behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. Flirtations, rationalized to be innocent ones, are the root of numerous of the divorces and other ills. Neither shall the sword go through your land. They are houses, lands, bank accounts, leisure. Read this chapter in its entirety at truthwillprevail.xyz . (Hebrews 10:35-37.) 45:1. But when the cry sounds, there is no time for preparation. The prophets have always been free from the evil of their times, free to be divine auditors who will still call fraud, fraud; embezzlement, embezzlement; and adultery, adultery. That book, which went up through President Kimball's first year as president, set the standard at the time for Latter-day Saint biography. When we know these truths, my sisters and associates in this divine cause, it should help us greatly as we all experience much less than perfect love and perfect justice in the world. Let us harken to those we sustain as prophets and seers, as well as the other brethren as if our eternal life depended upon it, because it does! Unity. Thus misery achieves a ghastly monument. We note the increasing coarseness of language and understand how Lot must have felt when he was, according to Peter, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked. (2Pet. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. They see evil in their enemies, but none in themselves. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen. He also stayed involved in the growth of his community through civic and volunteer organizations. 2:18). And your people will be scattered among the nations as slaves and bondsmen. 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. Spencer W. Kimball was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints when this devotional address was given at Brigham Young University on 10 October 1975. Prophets who were not glib, but slow of speech, were esteemed as naught. PDF Marriage and Divorce if they will but serve the God of this land who is Jesus Christ Ether 2:12 There is only one way. But it can be only through a great repentance and transformation. and to hear all the other brethren who have given of their rich lives? . He learned from diligent and faithful parents to work hard on the farm and in school and to love the gospel. When Spencer was twenty-nine, his father passed away and Spencer was called to the stake presidency that his father had served in for three decades. The grandson of early Latter-day Saint apostle Heber C. Kimball, Kimball was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory.He spent most of his early life in Thatcher, Arizona, where his . Noah warned people that they must repent - Church News To them Jesus said, before he ascended, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. They knew they should have oil. But to what extent have we repented? . But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. It is a choice land, choice above all other lands 1 Ne. Spencer W. Kimball | BYU Speeches We rejoice in your devotion.