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Sermon of John Y. Barlow, 1 April 1945: Must Have a Testimony of the Priesthood for Yourself

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1 April 1945

Sermon of John Y. Barlow, 1 April 1945: Must Have a Testimony of the Priesthood for Yourself

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, Sacrament Meeting at Lincoln Street

(Brother Barlow here asked Brother Rulon Jeffs to read a sermon by Heber C. Kimball on the subject of the Sacrament, from the Journal of Discourses, volume 4 pages 80-83.) I consider this your meeting, and we would like to have you get up and bear your testimonies and have a good time and enjoy the Spirit of the Lord. (Rulon Jeffs and others spoke, and then John Y. Barlow said:) I just want to say to Irene Christensen, that she is going to be glad that she went to Short Creek. Those feelings that she has will leave her, and you will not be able to get her back if you wanted to. It is true with everyone down there. Brethren, let us get a lineup on the Priesthood and find out what people are following the Priesthood of God. In the Doctrine and Covenants,

Section 90 verse 4, it says that the oracles of God will be given through the Prophet Joseph. Find any other people that you can where the oracles were given through Joseph Smith. Can you find any others that have the line that comes from Joseph Smith to Brigham Young, from Brigham Young to John Taylor, to these men? Can you find any other line? I want to know the authority in the things I want. I have not heard of any other group that has been able to furnish an abstract deed as this group has in the line of the Priesthood. I just wanted to say these few words. We want you to get the testimony for yourselves. I had to get it for myself.