Messenger
Two spirits in Celestial world
Stood apart from the heavenly throng;
A mighty love shone on each face,
In each heart was a heavenly song,
“Sister,” he said with a look of love,
“The hour at last has come,
That I may take the glorious step,
And have a mortal home.
Our love and association here,
Will bind our hearts below,
And, Darling, when I [...]
Inasmuch as the saints in Utah consider it moral, virtuous, and scriptural, to practice the plurality system, they should seek by every means to eradicate, not only from their own minds, but from the minds of their children, every erroneous improper prejudice which they have formerly imbibed, by their associations with the nations of modern [...]
Mosiah Hancock related the following dream:
When about twenty-one years of age, I was permitted by the power of God, to go into His presence and into my former abode. I saw the Eternal Father on His throne and His wives on His left side, [I have no idea of their number,](1) all shining in glory, [...]
33 year old Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the well-known German composer, was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature, he had a grotesque hunchback. In 1762 he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a lovely daughter named Fromet Guggenheim. Moses fell hopelessly in love with her. But Fromet was repulsed [...]
The Latter-day Saints have often been ridiculed on account of their belief in the pre-existence of spirits, and for marrying for time and all eternity, both being Bible doctrines. We have often been requested to give our views in relation to these principles, but considered the things of the kingdom belonged to the children of [...]
Contents
Chosen Before the Foundations of the World
The Destiny of Woman
Moses & Fromet Mendelssohn
A Dream of the Pre-existence
Two Spirits (poem)
Rules of Celestial Marriage
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Editorial
Modern Latter-day Saints have been counseled by the Church leaders to pray about those whom they marry. President Kimball gave this counsel:
“In selecting a companion for life and for [...]