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Every Latter-day Saint is called upon to explain—and sometimes to defend—the doctrines and principles of the restored gospel. Every Latter-day Saint is told to stand as a witness of the truth. A prophet and seer, Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, had those same opportunities when he was invited to present the basic beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to law students at Harvard University.
“In the western world religion has historically been the basis of civil society as we have known it, and if I am not mistaken, men and women of the law are committed to the best—that is the most just—civil society. So thank you for taking religion seriously. You will not only be better attorneys but you will be closer to the truth in your own personal lives,” Elder Holland said.
The invitation to speak came from the Harvard Law Latter-day Saints, a student group at the prestigious university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The LDS law students sponsor an annual event called Mormonism 101, a lecture and question-and-answer session open to all law students, other interested students, and faculty. Harvard, established in 1636, is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
Elder Holland discussed doctrines and principles that members of the Church are frequently asked to explain. For example, he answered the question:
What are the differences between the LDS Church and other Christian faiths?
“We are not considered ‘Christian’ by some, I suppose, because we are not Fourth Century Christians, we are not Athanasian Christians, we are not creedal Christians of the brand that arose hundreds of years after Christ. No, when we speak of ‘restored Christianity’ we speak of the Church as it was, not as it became when great councils were called to debate and anguish over what it is they really believed. So if one means, Greek-influenced, council-convening, philosophy-flavored Christianity of post-apostolic times, then we’re not that kind of Christian. …
“We teach that:
God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ are separate and distinct beings with glorified bodies of flesh and bone. As such we stand with the historical position that ‘the formal doctrine of the Trinity as it was defined by the great church councils of the fourth and fifth centuries is not to be found in the [New Testament].’ We take literally at His word that Christ ‘came down from heaven, not to do [His] own will, but the will of him that sent [him]’ (John 6:38). … However, having made the point of Their separate and distinct physical nature, we declare unequivocally that They were indeed and are ‘one’ in every other conceivable way—in mind and deed, in will and wish and hope, in faith and purpose and intent and love. They are most assuredly much more alike than They are different in all the ways that I have just said, but Theyare separate and distinct beings, as all fathers and sons are. In this matter we differ from traditional creedal Christianity, but we do feel we agree with the New Testament.
“We also differ from fourth and fifth century Christianity by declaring that the scriptural canon is not closed, that the heavens are open with revelatory experience, and that God meant what He said when he promised Moses, ‘my works are without end, and … my words … never cease’ (Moses 1:4). We believe that God loves all His children and that He would never leave them for long without the instrumentality of prophets and apostles, authorized agents of His guidance and direction. The Book of Mormon and other canonized scripture, as well as the role of living oracles, witnesses to the fact that God continues to speak.”
“We are unique in the modern Christian world regarding … divine priesthood authority. … The holy priesthood which has been restored to the earth by those who held it anciently signals the return of divine authorization. It is different from all other man-made powers and authorities on the face of the earth. Without it there could be a church in name only, and it would be a church lacking in authority to administer in the things of God. This restoration of priesthood authority eases centuries of questions and anguish among those who knew certain ordinances and sacraments were essential, but lived with the doubt as to who had the right to administer them.”
Elder Holland also taught about God’s plan for His children, the difference between the Reformation and the Restoration, the role of Joseph Smith, and other basic beliefs of the Church.
“In the western world religion has historically been the basis of civil society as we have known it, and if I am not mistaken, men and women of the law are committed to the best—that is the most just—civil society. So thank you for taking religion seriously. You will not only be better attorneys but you will be closer to the truth in your own personal lives,” Elder Holland said.
The invitation to speak came from the Harvard Law Latter-day Saints, a student group at the prestigious university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The LDS law students sponsor an annual event called Mormonism 101, a lecture and question-and-answer session open to all law students, other interested students, and faculty. Harvard, established in 1636, is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
Elder Holland discussed doctrines and principles that members of the Church are frequently asked to explain. For example, he answered the question:
What are the differences between the LDS Church and other Christian faiths?
“We are not considered ‘Christian’ by some, I suppose, because we are not Fourth Century Christians, we are not Athanasian Christians, we are not creedal Christians of the brand that arose hundreds of years after Christ. No, when we speak of ‘restored Christianity’ we speak of the Church as it was, not as it became when great councils were called to debate and anguish over what it is they really believed. So if one means, Greek-influenced, council-convening, philosophy-flavored Christianity of post-apostolic times, then we’re not that kind of Christian. …
“We teach that:
God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ are separate and distinct beings with glorified bodies of flesh and bone. As such we stand with the historical position that ‘the formal doctrine of the Trinity as it was defined by the great church councils of the fourth and fifth centuries is not to be found in the [New Testament].’ We take literally at His word that Christ ‘came down from heaven, not to do [His] own will, but the will of him that sent [him]’ (John 6:38). … However, having made the point of Their separate and distinct physical nature, we declare unequivocally that They were indeed and are ‘one’ in every other conceivable way—in mind and deed, in will and wish and hope, in faith and purpose and intent and love. They are most assuredly much more alike than They are different in all the ways that I have just said, but Theyare separate and distinct beings, as all fathers and sons are. In this matter we differ from traditional creedal Christianity, but we do feel we agree with the New Testament.
“We also differ from fourth and fifth century Christianity by declaring that the scriptural canon is not closed, that the heavens are open with revelatory experience, and that God meant what He said when he promised Moses, ‘my works are without end, and … my words … never cease’ (Moses 1:4). We believe that God loves all His children and that He would never leave them for long without the instrumentality of prophets and apostles, authorized agents of His guidance and direction. The Book of Mormon and other canonized scripture, as well as the role of living oracles, witnesses to the fact that God continues to speak.”
“We are unique in the modern Christian world regarding … divine priesthood authority. … The holy priesthood which has been restored to the earth by those who held it anciently signals the return of divine authorization. It is different from all other man-made powers and authorities on the face of the earth. Without it there could be a church in name only, and it would be a church lacking in authority to administer in the things of God. This restoration of priesthood authority eases centuries of questions and anguish among those who knew certain ordinances and sacraments were essential, but lived with the doubt as to who had the right to administer them.”
Elder Holland also taught about God’s plan for His children, the difference between the Reformation and the Restoration, the role of Joseph Smith, and other basic beliefs of the Church.
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The work performed in holy temples, a work restored to the earth by ministering angels under the direction of God the Father and His son, Jesus Christ, sets The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) apart from the rest of the contemporary Christian world.
The Church currently has 129 Mormon temples in operation in over 40 countries around the world. Seventeen more have been announced or are already under construction. Of those in operation, over 60% have been dedicated during the last decade (See Chronological List of Temples). The exponential growth in the number of Mormon temples coincides with the tremendous growth of the Church around the world. President Gordon B. Hinckley (who has himself dedicated or re-dedicated over 80 temples) has done much to spread the blessings of the temple to members. Said he: "We have done all that we know how to do to bring temples closer to our people. There are still many who have to travel long distances. I hope they will continue to make that effort" (“Closing Remarks,” Ensign, Nov. 2004, 104).
Holiness to the Lord, the House of the Lord According to one Church leader, "Each holy temple stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families" (Russell M. Nelson, “Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings,” Ensign, May 2001, 32)
The Mormon Church dedicates all of its buildings to the worship of God and as places where the Holy Spirit can reside and bless and inspire those who enter. But unlike these other buildings, Mormon temples are dedicated to be the houses of the Lord: sacred, special, and set apart from the rest of the world. As Houses of the Lord, it is the Lord who sets the standard whereby people may enter. Those who enter the temple must do so worthily. Members must be keeping the commandments and hold what is known as a Mormon temple recommend, a card signed by the bishop and stake president stating that the person is worthy. The Lord invites all men and women to become worthy come to the temple.
In the temple faithful members of the LDS Church perform ordinances essential to the salvation of mankind and enter into covenants with the Lord. The temple is like a school where men and women learn about sacred and eternal things. The temple can be considered as a presentation, in figurative terms, of the pattern and journey of life on earth, often referred to as the Plan of Salvation. In Mormon temples, holy truths are taught and solemn covenants are made not only by the individual members on their own behalf, but also on behalf of others who have died.
The Church currently has 129 Mormon temples in operation in over 40 countries around the world. Seventeen more have been announced or are already under construction. Of those in operation, over 60% have been dedicated during the last decade (See Chronological List of Temples). The exponential growth in the number of Mormon temples coincides with the tremendous growth of the Church around the world. President Gordon B. Hinckley (who has himself dedicated or re-dedicated over 80 temples) has done much to spread the blessings of the temple to members. Said he: "We have done all that we know how to do to bring temples closer to our people. There are still many who have to travel long distances. I hope they will continue to make that effort" (“Closing Remarks,” Ensign, Nov. 2004, 104).
Holiness to the Lord, the House of the Lord According to one Church leader, "Each holy temple stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families" (Russell M. Nelson, “Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings,” Ensign, May 2001, 32)
The Mormon Church dedicates all of its buildings to the worship of God and as places where the Holy Spirit can reside and bless and inspire those who enter. But unlike these other buildings, Mormon temples are dedicated to be the houses of the Lord: sacred, special, and set apart from the rest of the world. As Houses of the Lord, it is the Lord who sets the standard whereby people may enter. Those who enter the temple must do so worthily. Members must be keeping the commandments and hold what is known as a Mormon temple recommend, a card signed by the bishop and stake president stating that the person is worthy. The Lord invites all men and women to become worthy come to the temple.
In the temple faithful members of the LDS Church perform ordinances essential to the salvation of mankind and enter into covenants with the Lord. The temple is like a school where men and women learn about sacred and eternal things. The temple can be considered as a presentation, in figurative terms, of the pattern and journey of life on earth, often referred to as the Plan of Salvation. In Mormon temples, holy truths are taught and solemn covenants are made not only by the individual members on their own behalf, but also on behalf of others who have died.
my enemies to our Lord
Twist my twisters, heaven lord;
I'm still fighting time;
Will spear, shield and shield,
Feared for their violence
to frustrate.Prevent their d 'parade,
come forward;Thus are 'arrested in their course.
Comforted my soul in her weeping,
And tell them "" I Am your only salvation".
Shame are their arrogant delusion
That are so cruel to me to life;
So they turned back,
And red with shame,
do they tremble,
Who devise evil against me;
That all their wiles they foiled;
Scatter them like chaff to the wind;
God's angel floating "them away from me.
Do they always insecure,
In darkness, the slippery propane
And Thou art incensed at them,Need,
Lord, "Your angel persecute them.
They have, in their cunning,
A pit, just one, prepared for me;
And I never clean their sins,
Ever were forged for my soul.
Become my enemy, before he expected,
By not brought disaster to disaster;
He may, in his own nets caught
The wages of his company attain to;
So fall 'into the pit,
For me, down reports;
Then my soul happy in God,
Always rejoice in her salvation kingdom .
My bones speak to your glory:
"Who, who is like unto, O Lord?
"You, That of the supremacy of the strong
The weak wonderful saves by working
For those of frozen rage, and sword,
it keeps true to needy people?
You know, how false it afflicts me,
And unmerited challenge to tribunal.
My enemy, thirsty for my blood,
Repay me evil for good.
But I, seeing him,
"sighs with grief,
.I fasted, girded with sackcloth
;I had poured my prayers went in black,
mourning lament,
If it were my friend,
my brother where
I had torn the cloth to my haters
,As one that mourneth for his mother;
But if I had to fight disasters,
They rejoiced in my suffering.
They came suddenly to me,
Honor to know something so I did;
Each mocked my soul sorrow,
Their lying tongue is not restrained..
In Dartle Brassers on the display,
Whom it is proper spotting hypocrisy,
Whose vile calumny me dishonored,
Was joy to it evil that I consolidated.
How long wilt thou see this,
O God?Permit my soul a better fate;
Deliver her, by Thy mighty hand,
From these lions tooth and claw
i will, be against nature
of great people,
Your Majesty The gratitude of my heart to prove;
"I'll mind you for all prices.
That they then, to me without uni
Continue to go against my
Not shout, nor in their delusion,
Abusive to me their "eyes strike
.
They never speak of peace,
no;But they devise crafty around,
Downfall of those who,
silent sentences,Peace, the service building,love.
They bass i am 'with open mouth
;Their language, which my soul wound
,Mocked my suffering,
they are pleased
At the sight of all my uneasiness.
O Lord, "You see, silence is not silent;
Your right to dispute my decision;
Awake, Join my protection;
My God, my show your mercy;
Make me, O highest Majesty,
Once your right to justice;
And let the cruel, day after day,
Not shout at my sad lamentation
Let them not say in the heart:
"Happiness, my soul, it's dire!"
They never hear from their mouths:
"We have him in the end devoured!"
Would they rather with disgrace 'interests,
For all the shame, I done;
Proud that my party again,
Be not lifted up against me.
Let pious, cheering up 'all time'
,For my righteousness rejoiced
That desire, that zeal never conquer;
Say, in 't sing for joy:"
They glorify the supreme God;
He gives his servant a peaceful destiny!
"Please tell my tongue,
with deep respect,Your right,
Your praise all the day
I'm still fighting time;
Will spear, shield and shield,
Feared for their violence
to frustrate.Prevent their d 'parade,
come forward;Thus are 'arrested in their course.
Comforted my soul in her weeping,
And tell them "" I Am your only salvation".
Shame are their arrogant delusion
That are so cruel to me to life;
So they turned back,
And red with shame,
do they tremble,
Who devise evil against me;
That all their wiles they foiled;
Scatter them like chaff to the wind;
God's angel floating "them away from me.
Do they always insecure,
In darkness, the slippery propane
And Thou art incensed at them,Need,
Lord, "Your angel persecute them.
They have, in their cunning,
A pit, just one, prepared for me;
And I never clean their sins,
Ever were forged for my soul.
Become my enemy, before he expected,
By not brought disaster to disaster;
He may, in his own nets caught
The wages of his company attain to;
So fall 'into the pit,
For me, down reports;
Then my soul happy in God,
Always rejoice in her salvation kingdom .
My bones speak to your glory:
"Who, who is like unto, O Lord?
"You, That of the supremacy of the strong
The weak wonderful saves by working
For those of frozen rage, and sword,
it keeps true to needy people?
You know, how false it afflicts me,
And unmerited challenge to tribunal.
My enemy, thirsty for my blood,
Repay me evil for good.
But I, seeing him,
"sighs with grief,
.I fasted, girded with sackcloth
;I had poured my prayers went in black,
mourning lament,
If it were my friend,
my brother where
I had torn the cloth to my haters
,As one that mourneth for his mother;
But if I had to fight disasters,
They rejoiced in my suffering.
They came suddenly to me,
Honor to know something so I did;
Each mocked my soul sorrow,
Their lying tongue is not restrained..
In Dartle Brassers on the display,
Whom it is proper spotting hypocrisy,
Whose vile calumny me dishonored,
Was joy to it evil that I consolidated.
How long wilt thou see this,
O God?Permit my soul a better fate;
Deliver her, by Thy mighty hand,
From these lions tooth and claw
i will, be against nature
of great people,
Your Majesty The gratitude of my heart to prove;
"I'll mind you for all prices.
That they then, to me without uni
Continue to go against my
Not shout, nor in their delusion,
Abusive to me their "eyes strike
.
They never speak of peace,
no;But they devise crafty around,
Downfall of those who,
silent sentences,Peace, the service building,love.
They bass i am 'with open mouth
;Their language, which my soul wound
,Mocked my suffering,
they are pleased
At the sight of all my uneasiness.
O Lord, "You see, silence is not silent;
Your right to dispute my decision;
Awake, Join my protection;
My God, my show your mercy;
Make me, O highest Majesty,
Once your right to justice;
And let the cruel, day after day,
Not shout at my sad lamentation
Let them not say in the heart:
"Happiness, my soul, it's dire!"
They never hear from their mouths:
"We have him in the end devoured!"
Would they rather with disgrace 'interests,
For all the shame, I done;
Proud that my party again,
Be not lifted up against me.
Let pious, cheering up 'all time'
,For my righteousness rejoiced
That desire, that zeal never conquer;
Say, in 't sing for joy:"
They glorify the supreme God;
He gives his servant a peaceful destiny!
"Please tell my tongue,
with deep respect,Your right,
Your praise all the day
I praise God's voice, always;pride and my soul will praise the Lord:Who hears the oppressed with delight.Glorify me, Lord,We exalt his name unanimous.I sought the Lord: he gave me answers,He has freed me from my fears.Who see it as light rays,Their faces shall never be humiliation.See, there was an underdog who said:The Lord has the answer,he redeemed from all that tormented him.The angel of the Lord strikes down,puts his guard around whom fear God.Experience it, see: gentle Lord,happy the man who lies with him.Fear the Lord, ye who are dedicated,who fear him - they shall not want.The rich languishes and hungry,seeking God will not lose blessing.My sons, come listen to me;I teach you what fear of the Lord.Would not every man's life desire,durable like to see on its joys?Keep your tongue from evil bringsyour lips lieAvoid the evil trade for good,looking for peace, attempting to conquer.Displeased the Lord sees the spoilers,their continued existence on earth extinct.The Lord saves the just watching,his ear to catch their cry.Nd cried, the Lord gave their answer,He has redeemed them from their troubles.The Lord helps the brokenhearted,reports that he frees his mind.The righteous will find many a disaster,but the Lord delivered him from all this.He keeps all his forces together;There is none of his bones broken.IIt evil brings evil who seeks the death:so who lost the just hated.He is the redeemer, the Lord,Life returned to his servants.To him that flights will go unpunished.
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The Christmas Story Birth of Jesus Christ Silent Night By LDS David Archuleta
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