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Sermon of John Y. Barlow, 12 September 1943: Must Begin at the Foot of the Ladder, and Then Climb Up, Living All the Laws

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12 September 1943

Sermon of John Y. Barlow, 12 September 1943: Must Begin at the Foot of the Ladder, and Then Climb Up, Living All the Laws

A dated talk by John Y. Barlow from the compiled volume Sermons of John Y. Barlow. The wording has not been changed. Reported by Leona Jeffs.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Lincoln Street

I just want to bear my testimony to what has been said, my brothers and we have had a lot of truth today. God laid down the plan and you must obey the whole thing. Let us remember that. We often say, ?Oh, we take the lesser law before we try the higher.? You can?t start at the top of the ladder, but you have to start at the foot and come up after the brethren have taught you faith, repentance, and baptism; and after that the laws of God are given you. And remember this much?the very first law that was given to the Latter-day Saints, after they had come in the Church and Kingdom of God, was the United Order. That was the first law, and the first law rejected and turned down, and the first law that we have got to come back to. The Lord says: ?Gross darkness covers the people, and you will remain in that darkness until you turn and come back.? God bless you, amen.