We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; in deed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul ... if there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Monday, September 1, 2014

Anna recognized Jesus. Can we?



“Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 2:5) Previous to this Paul says, I came to you not with excellence of speech or of wisdom. I don’t know anything except Jesus and him crucified.
 I am right there with Paul. I know nothing except God lives, and Jesus is the Christ. I don’t know how the world was made or all the laws of science or the creations. I know a few things because of experiences I have had that are solid and concrete. As I read, and live the gospel I learn more. Maybe if I live long enough I will know as much as Noah, who walked with God, or Abraham or Esther or Mary, or Anna a prophetess, who departed not from the temple but served God with fasting and prayers night and day. Anna recognized the baby Jesus when Mary and Joseph went to the Temple to present the child to God as was the law of Moses. Can we find him here in our day? Not without seeking and not without repentance, and not without faith.

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