Te Karere . men? On Page 365 of the Teachings ofthe Prophet Joseph Smith, he said,I suppose every man who has a call-ing to minister unto the inhabitants ofthis world, was ordained to that verypurpose in the grand Council ofHeaven before the world was. I sup-pose I was ordained to this very officein the Grand Council. When a patriarch lays his handsupon your head and, through the in-spiration and authority which he has,gives you certain things that youshould accomplish in this world, thereis your destiny laid out before how do you regard the calls youreceive from the authorized servant
Te Karere . men? On Page 365 of the Teachings ofthe Prophet Joseph Smith, he said,I suppose every man who has a call-ing to minister unto the inhabitants ofthis world, was ordained to that verypurpose in the grand Council ofHeaven before the world was. I sup-pose I was ordained to this very officein the Grand Council. When a patriarch lays his handsupon your head and, through the in-spiration and authority which he has,gives you certain things that youshould accomplish in this world, thereis your destiny laid out before how do you regard the calls youreceive from the authorized servantsof the Lord into Priesthood andauxiliary activities in the branchesand districts ? These come to you thatyou might fill to a full measure thespecific work you had to perform,being born at this particular time. During our sojourn in the spiritworld, and during the time of all theseassignments, we may further haveagreed with those who came herewhen the Gospel was not upon thisearth. Then when we came we would. By B. C. Mecham do the work for them by proxy thatwas not possible for them to do intheir time. However true this may be,we have been warned by Latter-dayProphets that the GREATESTOBLIGATION WE HAVE IS TOSEEK AFTER OUR KINDREDDEAD. God grant that we may have in ourhearts that desire of going back intothe years, searching the names of ourpeople, and bringing them from theprison places in which they are con-fined, that they may join us in thegreat plan of salvation and exaltationin the Kingdom of God. Let us studyour genealogy, let us get the namestogether. Do not forget this great andimportant work. It is important, wecannot be saved without our dead, andour dead cannot be saved without us. Your ancestors are sacred to are the children of God andwhere, outside the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints, is theresalvation for the Polynesians of thePacific who lived in these islands be-fore 1840. I am sure that there is noPolynesian who would want to besaved with
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