Father, here's a message. I appreciate the opportunity of being here in 1950 and pray that Father will enlighten my mind that I might add something worthwhile to this meeting. In a revelation given to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord had the following to say. Verily I say unto you, speaking to the prophet Joseph Smith, the keys of this kingdom shall never be taken from you, for thou art in the world, neither in the world to come. There is a voice of the Lord, returning to the keys of the kingdom of God. The prophet Joseph Smith holds them, and will hold them.

came to this dispensation. Now the prophet Joseph Smith said, If any man teach any other gospel than that which I have preached, he shall be cursed. And some of you who now hear me shall see it and know that I testify with truth to things. Then he went on to say, the prophet said, It is thought by some that our enemies would be satisfied with my destruction. But I tell you that as soon as they have shed my blood, they will thirst for the blood of every man in whose heart dwells a single spark of the spirit of the fullness of the God. The opposition of these men is moved by the spirit of the adversary, of all righteousness, that is not only to destroy me, but every man and woman who dares believe a doctrine that God has inspired me to teach to this generation. And now there's a picture. You've got only a picture. Joseph Smith holds the key to this discrimination.

in this generation, and if we preach any other gospel or doctrine than that which he has preached, we will be cursed, and if we do preach it, Satan will seek to kill us, or to even believe it, for there is a picture that presents itself to every stone of God. With this in mind, would it be not better far better if we could develop the habits of the prophet Joseph Smith leading us as faithless pastors through this lone and dreary way to our final degree of exaltation. With these two pictures before us that we will be cursed if we teach any doctrine that Joseph Smith cannot uphold.

Because he holds a key to our redemption in connection with Jesus Christ. And that Satan has signified that he will destroy everyone who dares believe that Joseph Smith himself has looked like. But we need the direction of heaven to walk through this life. To have any degree of success. In other words.

it appears to me that if there is any degree of salvation for us here and hereafter, it will be because we have yielded to the direction of the priesthood of Christ. And the greater our ability to yield to its direction, the greater it will be its direction to us. The more it will feel the force to lead and direct us and blessed. It's necessary for us to increase our faith in the Lord. It is because of unbelief that we have been placed under condemnation. So we must begin to believe Joseph Smith, Father Adam, perhaps offered the first and most simplest principle relating to taking direction.

As he played the drama out for the sake of his children, he offered sacrifices to the Lord. And as the great drama went on, an angel appeared to him and said, Why are you doing this? Why are you offering these sacrifices? And the wonderful key that he first gave his children. Why? I know not.

Save my father, I smile. The exodus, the pastor, and the habit of taking rest. And then the prophet, he holds the keys to this distance. Shortly before he died, said, I have made this my rule, that from the Lord to man I obey. even though I may not understand why, until long after the event transpired. So he learned obedience by his gift. Jesus Christ learned obedience by his gift. And so the capacity, the desire, and the habit that we develop in wielding obedience to the powers of heaven is the key to our success in this life and in eternity. And the man or the woman who gains the whole world in knowledge and character, who doesn't develop this capacity and habit, will sooner or later find a crisis that will take them away from the Lord.

For they will refuse him who will not yield. And so to us, this should be our first lesson in life. To find out the will of the Lord concerning us and then do it. Without argument, contention, or debate. Find out the will of the Lord concerning us and then do it. Our habit, our year, is brethren and sisters. You know as well as I do that we move by habit and we can't have it. There will come a time in the near future when Brother Willie and the other brethren under the direction of the Lord will sit in certain places and people will go before them and say, brethren, I would give my life if I could.

just do this. They'll bow their head in tears, and the brethren sitting before them will bow their head in tears, but nothing can be done, because the desire, without the development of character and habit, is not the same, not the same, and this is the time that we should get our chance to find out how we can use it.

the powers of heaven. For the more closely we yield to the powers of heaven, the more the powers of heaven will come closer to us and direct and give us power. You see, I want to tell you the power of the priesthood is concentrated in God and his son Jesus. And any power influence that man might bear is delegated to them.

from that church. The closer they can assimilate themselves into the character of that priesthood and those brethren who control it, the more power they will be given. So the more we can yield ourselves to the direction of the power of heaven, the more heaven can direct us. And if the powers of darkness have signified that they have singled us out for destruction, how much more then do we need the direction of heaven to lead and direct us through this life and into the power and privileges of the other side. And any failure on any of your parts will not be because you have weakness. It is status and over that you are weak.

will not be because of your stature, your physical form, or deformity. It will be your power, your capacity, and your habit of yielding to heaven. Many of us through tradition have developed the capacity, as Brother Herman has said, to yield to man and his capacity. And we have made it such a habit that it becomes natural for us. We don't think the second time as yielded to the customs of man. And sometimes we have yielded before we discover the custom indecent. Why? Because of habit. As I told you the last meeting, I have seen many a child and adult Take a spoonful of food and stir it up. The Habits received the food and gave it back. But it turned out the food was sour. And it wasn't until the Habits responded that they found the food was sour. She had it. She could. But whatever it might be. So we become teachers of Habits. So the Prophet said simply,

I have made this my habit. Or in other words, through my experiences, through my trials and sufferings and temptations, I have made it a habit to do whatever the powers of heaven tell me to do, regardless of the cost of my feelings. And so now, whenever God speaks, I yield. The fact that he didn't understand doesn't enter into the picture. As Father Adam said it, I know now that I have made it a habit to you because I know that when I finally come before the Lord, he will say, my son, have you done all things whatsoever I have commanded you to?

And if I were to say yes, I would, my father, I would. To the best of my ability, despite my usefulness. So enter into my presence, my son, and enjoy my love and solicitude. That's what the brethren talk about. A hobbit has got the best of it. Now what kind of hobbit has got the best of it? Brethren and sisters, I hope to God.

that is the habit of yielding to the powers of destiny, that the priesthood might direct us through this life and finally place our hands into the hands of the Lord. So we want to hear from the many good men and women who say, brethren, I have the greatest desire in the world to serve you. I have the greatest desire to do this for you.

but you'd rather know and you'll have to conclude that you've developed the wrong habit. We cannot trust you. We have not taught this class to you. So we don't know what you do. We know that you have a desire, but you have wasted your time. And I want to tell you, it's a sad, it's a sad desire that we should see every day. It's sad.

Now, why would heaven want us to do anything but to become heavenly and to increase the power and dominion of our Father in heaven? So anything we are asked to do is right. And that's where perfect happiness comes. And if you see anyone in this group who says, I'm so happy I can hardly contain myself, If that person is sane, you're looking at a person who's doing the best they can to yield to the counsel of Heaven. Their conscience is clear, their faith is increased to a clear conscience, and to obedience. The unhappy person is a person with a guilty conscience, with a desire to shoulder whose yoke is war against one another. That person is constantly unhappy, dissatisfied, wearing a long face, and wondering that the work of the Lord is all about. We do not become slaves because we teach ourselves how to yield to the powers and influences of heaven. We're not placed in

slavery because he's too dressed up to be hired. This is a road to exaltation. Not to damnation, but to exaltation. And every time if man follows the direction of heaven, he succeeds. But whenever he takes a thing upon himself against the power of heaven, he fails. I remember Ferdinand Barla, many years ago, turned down to Los Angeles.

He says, brethren and sisters, the Japanese nation is going to declare war on the United States this year. And when it does, you won't be able to get away from the Japs. They came down here and gave hardship. Another calamity will come upon us. So we want you to return to the battle of the mountains now. So that's just about it.

Satan goes to be mocked at that particular time. It was just about as far-fetched as could ever have been made. He was too hallucinatory. He didn't think it had strength enough to step upon a bee and kill it. And yet, the powers of heaven said this is what's going to happen. And it would have surprised you how many people are reduced. That's right.

Back on the 7th of December, the Japanese nation declared war on the United States. Five days, every man and woman that was left there was sent to their deaths and suffered some hardship. There was probably no man in the group around that time. And he was without a family and he went to silence. I thought of what to do after introducing a few things.

When father said go down to San Francisco and stay there and get a job, and the Lord had blessed me. But you know, the people in this street park, they thought that man was very unsocial. Because people were being called from California, not being sent down there. But that man later testified to me. He said, the greatest blessings that have come to my life came to me down in that country. And I know that you do more for the Lord.

than anybody did before. He was in the rage of 1944 and so forth, and he promised many hundreds of dollars. He went down there and became quite a massive member, helping the blind associations. And he came back here and took off his shoe and handed me a $500 bill, he said. So that's the future during the 1944 coup. I was sent down, and I got a job. So, brethren and sisters, the key to our success with our capacity and ability and habits to follow directions without contradicting the state and argument. And do that, we will be happy and we will succeed. If we don't do it, we will be tried and tested and we will finally meet a crisis that will cause us to become the neutral, pure best of universalism. We will begin to clean the places

As a goodness of mind, I make all people do justice. My brother in the 50s was too big. I drove a smith's page of keys to this kind of property. He loved me so much. He followed his life. What difference does it make to you guys? You can find me for life. I'll stop this thing. Under normal conditions, I can do things. But it would be faster to have an interview.

So what difference does it make whether we see him every day, or every month, or every five years, or where he resides? He is our prophet and our lawgiver, and we recognize that he holds the keys to this kingdom and has the administrative authority to take us back into the presence of our Father.

That's how we look at him. I'm looking at him with that kind of sight. Every man is twisted. That's in contact with what I have taught. We have found churches. Even churches. And how are we going to face them? This is the unhappiness of the kind of characters and stories that most of the people share. They bring us trauma. They bring us happiness. And peace. It's just...

A knowledge of wrongdoing that brings fear into the breast of the child must face the knowledge of wrongdoing that he must face his mother and father and that in doing so he must pay the penalty. And for fear bringeth trouble. You have all been children and you know that. There is still a penalty that brings torment to the man who does wrong. For he knows he must face the power of heaven. Invested in the priesthood or else, for he knows he must do it. This hour is the hour of the Messiah. There is still a thing of torment. There is still a thing of torment unto the heart of the wise. The wrong doing.

for disobedience, because she knows it is an inevitable tool that will help them to find out what she has done, and will ask her to stay the coming, not by insistence. Intelligence, the right way, spirit, has come from the presence of our Father in Heaven, and if we would just develop the habit of doing right, And you will be. That it is. How great would be a happiness. And if I'm happiness, there's a truth. Brethren, if you want happiness, there's a truth. Sisters, if you want happiness, there's a truth. And children, if you want to be happy, there's a truth. It is best to develop this habit of wielding the power of happiness. Recording and responding to them.

And you will be, if you do. Then those powers will take you to their bosom, and lead and direct you and protect you. Draw near unto me, and I will draw near unto you. He pleads to his wife. Move, mother. Draw near unto me, and I'll draw near unto you. The parents plead with the children.

Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please. And this is a happier life. This is a peaceful life. I could never be happier satisfied than living upon the earth, knowing that my father might come to visit me and reprimand me and make me pay a penalty if I knew that I'd done anything contrary to his conscience.

I was in great misery, and unhappiness, and fear brought torment to me. And in that torment, I could imagine anything. It was a power of imagination that had been there before me. I found to be happy, I had to make it a habit to use it. Then, whenever he knocked on the door, I didn't have to wonder, but what have I done now? What do I want to do?

Like man, wisdom, malice, the feast of life, so he would have. So then, on Timothy, the penalty laid at my door, because I professed. To do things and teach things, contrary to what the prophets did. So then, for now, is there any other peaceful way of life? The Gentiles, the heathen, and the latter-day saints who have found this secret.

are happy and trusted. People who have not found this secret, to some degree or other, are as modest, pure, peace, and quiet as poor and safe, so that you don't know, when you meet a person, just exactly how they're going to feel, or what they're going to say, or what kind of spirit or disposition they're trying to give.

And it's just because of this very thing. Their fear has got torment, they become irritable, and they don't know what they're doing half the time. You're helping them, you're helping them, and you've got to learn them if they're going to make any progress. You can't waste your time because our Father has told us. You perhaps aren't doing anything anyway, but why don't you give a little of your time?

Why don't you make an effort? He has said, Prove me herewith, my son. Prove me herewith. This is what I said. Now I challenge you, children. Prove me. What more can you say? What more can you say? And the husband says to his wife, Prove me, my son. Prove me. I don't compare time to day with power.

I'm in here in the basement. Excuse me, here you are. And the parents say to the children, prove us here with. We have made the promise. Now we challenge you to this. But you don't say, no, no. What if I should waste my time? What if I should do this and find that it doesn't work out? Great. Stop, children. You're wasting your time anyway. What difference does it make?

If you waste a few more minutes, try it out for the next 12 months with the right attitude. After all, being under condemnation, we can't expect Father to shower his full blessings upon us because we offer a token repentance. We're tired. We have to be placed under condemnation, let us say.

Then he comes to you and says, Father, Mother, I have decided that I'm tired of this kind of making. So I'm going to yield to you, and I'm going to attempt, and you'll find out that you'll never have to chastise me again. Father, Mother, there's a lot of time. That's fine now. You just go to and start working. So he puts in a day's work. Nothing changes.

Except that he's put in a day's work. The father doesn't come to him and grasp him into his bosom and say, now son, inasmuch as you have put in a day's work, all that I have is yours. He puts in a day's work. He's satisfied. The father is satisfied. But no great demonstration is made. So what does the boy do? There's nothing to do.

See, I went to them and told them that I repented, and I'd put in a good day's work, and they haven't said a thing about it. So he returns to his tragedy. And while we don't rise from the yoke of condemnation, that is, we have to be tied to a yoke. But whether we will do all things right, whether you know God, I don't know. I don't know this about the boy.

And everything you do, you do in connection with the power of heaven. Don't think. Don't care. Don't eat. Don't drive a car. Don't do anything except you do it in connection with those cars. And as they would have you do it. And it will surprise you what the result will be. There's nothing about it. Now I'm closing. Maybe I'd better do nothing. I'm closing. I'd better do nothing. I'm never going to in relation to this. In regard to the principle of life. The principle of situation. And verily.

I am saying to you that the conditions of this law are these, the conditions of sattva, the law that priesthood that pertains to our actions, socially, financially, economically, and spiritually, politically, the law that priesthood that pertains to you, the conditions, the promises, are predicated upon these conditions.

All covenants, contracts, bonds, obligations, oaths, vows, performances, connections, associations, or expectations, could the Lord name any more, that would cover every phase of life, that are not made and entered into, and sealed by the Holy Spirit of Christ. by he who is an end to this world. I have no efficacy in virtue or force in and after the resurrection from the dead. For all concepts that are not made into this end have an end to none of death. The death of Christ is not valid now. For the liberty of God is heaven outside of the priesthood and the power to have certain blessings.

might be considered common to be true. The Lord seems to have respect for an honorable son and an honorable daughter with their performances are honorable in many things pertaining to life. But we're talking about life after death and power to go into the presence of our Father. And anything that we do that's disassociated with the powers of heaven, and not gollub in the eyes of our Father. That's why he said in one place, anything more or less than this cometh to be. There is just one little feature of this great celestial law. If you embrace the celestial law, I come to be the Lord. I can have the voice and the sight. Immortal seed. Here it is happening.

How can I divorce anything from those powers which draw themselves the Spirit of the Lord, the Received Spirit? If the people do not repent and return to Christ, they will never stay. Choose those blessings which are given to them. It isn't that it's infinite. The very way that God is in mind, to get in touch with these powers and find out what are Father wants us to do. Quit saying, I want this. I want that. I want to do this. I want to do that. For heaven's sake, let's not have to be given, stumbled, and have the wind left on us until we are so tired and forlorn and so feeble in our strength that we say, Father, I guess you won.

I've got more strength than you. So what do you want me to do? It's like I can't win my way. I tried it. And I've had lots of trouble. So now what do you want me to do? Well, you've won this fight. I don't know how, but you've won it. Now I'm too tired. I don't want fire anymore. So what do you want me to do now? I'm going to kill you. I'm going to put your father down.

He wants you to learn what his will is, and then have a desire. Oh, how beautiful. He has a desire to represent him and to carry on his will, not his honor. How beautiful the character of that person is. How bright. To have a desire and to show the capacity, a heart, to carry on.

and fathered. No wonder Cersei loved Brigham Young, and Celestine Tinker, and Jon Perrin, and the others, because he had proven them, and he saw within them the habit, and the capacity, and the desire to represent them peacefully, and to carry on. On Hector Diggum Young's day, when he stood up as a part of the church, he said, Who is our prophet? He said, Joseph Smith, leader. He was Diggum Young. He was but a humble elder. He was striving with all his might to bring up the people for Joseph. There he was. My Joseph Smith, my love.

how willingly he must go before his counselors, teachers, on their behalf, and to give them blessings. How many men can you point to who have dedicated their lives, and who have faithfully lived out their lives, representing these two doctrines? This is our work. I won't make any more progress towards the Lord. Thank you.

to represent him, to carry on his will. I want to tell you, there's so much love and devotion and affection, there's so much intelligence and so many secrets that he yearns to shower upon us the moment that he knows it's already imperceptible, as you see. He said himself, I have not seen, neither ear heard, Neither has it entered into your mind the things of God that await the first of these days. God bless you and me.