TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1844·Joseph Smith·Prophet
   kingdom. He compared the members of the kingdom and their manner of receiving light and intelligence to the sun and minor planets. He dont believe that any law under heaven has any right to react the heads of the church. The kingdom of God must have a law as perfect as itself. 500 nothings make but nothing still, which is admitted by all men except the methodist clergy. His brethren have been oppressed and they want to get from under it. We have as good a right as any other kingdom to form a constition, if we are literal born subjects of this country. He believes [p. [195]]
   Minutes and Discourse, 18 April 1844 — jsp⧉
2. 1860·Brigham Young·Prophet
   Try to understand the position you occupy, and then you will understand the sayings of the Apostles and Prophets. Thanks be to the Lord our God for the understanding he has already given us, for the spirit of revelation he has bestowed upon us, and for the holy Priesthood and the keys thereof, by which the heavens are opened, and by which men are enabled to understand things as they are. God be thanked for the intelligence there is with this people.
   Death—Resurrection, &c. — jod⧉
3. 1900·Lorenzo Snow·Prophet
   God bless you, brethren and sisters. We rejoice to see you here. You have come that you might be blessed that you might get information that will be of service to you and knowledge that will increase your intelligence; and there will be from fifteen to twenty speakers, I am sure that every person who has come here for the purpose of receiving information and being blessed will have the opportunity, through some of the speakers, to get something that will be very valuable to them for the future scenes through which they will be called to pass.
   President Lorenzo Snow. — April 1900 General Conference [address 2 of 2] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
4. 1915·John A. Widtsoe·Apostle
   A Wise Beginning. In all matters pertaining to the beginning of man's earth career, it may be ob- served that proper preparations have been made. There has been no blind destiny working out un- known purposes; instead, intelligent forces have provided for man from beginning to end, so that the whole scheme of man's life, here and hereafter, is one of order and svstem.
   Rational Theology — apostle_book⧉
5. 1937·Reed Smoot·Apostle
   Then he continues : "Not a man answered 'Yes.' " Each man wanted to explain that the Deity might be a definite intelligence or might not, as the case may be ; that the latest thought was much confused on the matter, and so forth and so on.
   Elder Reed Smoot — April 1937 General Conference [address 2 of 2] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
6. 1939·Joseph Fielding Smith·Apostle
   We have heard much at this conference in -relation to our duties in seeking wisdom from the best books, and faith. Much has been said in relation to our modem education, and I wish to say a few words in addition to what has already been said. We have been told repeatedly that the Lord said to the Prophet Joseph Smith: "The glory of God is intelligence." And we have also been informed that he said : "A man cannot be saved in ignorance." But the Lord said much more, and
   Elder Joseph Fielding Smith — April 1939 General Conference [address 1 of 3] [derivation] — conference_report⧉