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Sermon of John Y. Barlow, 8 June 1947: Called of God; ?Constructive Criticism? Is of Lucifer

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8 June 1947

Sermon of John Y. Barlow, 8 June 1947: Called of God; ?Constructive Criticism? Is of Lucifer

A dated talk by John Y. Barlow from the compiled volume Sermons of John Y. Barlow. This date is not already published as a Salt Lake minute-book meeting or as a separate 1943 or 1949 document. The wording has not been changed. Reported by Edson P. Jessop.

I have listened with love in my heart. I never chose this work. I said to the one who was going to set me apart, ?I cannot see this in me.? He said that, ?The Lord spoke to my father [John W. Woolley] and called you.? There is never a group of men on earth that is more blessed than this little group of men in Short Creek. Men speak of constructive criticism. What is constructive criticism? Lucifer undertook constructive criticism. It is estimated at four million dollars worth of advertising when we went to jail. It is said they will come from the east, west, south, north and sit down with the children of Abraham. Go home and read of Elijah in the teachings of the Prophet Joseph. As far as authority is concerned, we have got it, but often it?s unwise to use it. President Snow said that, ?I was never so pleased in all my life as when I found that the Prophet had weaknesses.? I never came dow