- General Conference
- 1974
- April 1974
- The Savior’s Ministry
The Savior’s Ministry
Delbert L. Stapley April 1974 Sunday Morning Session
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“Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world.”
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My beloved brothers and sisters and friends, the Savior announced, “Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world.” (3 Ne.
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I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
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There is much written and many sermons given concerning Christ—his ministry, teachings, miracles, atoning sacrifice, resurrection, and ascension to eternal glory.
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There is much written and many sermons given concerning Christ—his ministry, teachings, miracles, atoning sacrifice, resurrection, and ascension to eternal glory.
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“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
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“… for I see that your faith is sufficient that I should heal you.” (3 Ne.
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So they brought their afflicted, their lame, their blind, and their dumb, and he healed them, every one.
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“Pray in your families unto the Father, … that your wives and your children may be blessed.” (3 Ne.
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“Pray in your families unto the Father, that your wives and your children may be blessed.”
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whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God. Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again; therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved.”
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“Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God.
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“Therefore, … whosoever will come may come and partake of the waters of life freely; and whosoever will not come the same is not compelled to come; but in the last day it shall be restored unto him according to his deeds.” (Alma 42:26–27.)
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In other words, the choice is ours: If we do good, good will be restored; if we do evil, misery will be our reward.
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“O ye workers of iniquity; ye that are puffed up in the vain things of the world, ye that have professed to have known the ways of righteousness nevertheless have gone astray, as sheep having no shepherd, notwithstanding a shepherd hath called after you and is still calling after you, but ye will not hearken unto his voice!”
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“But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another.” (Mosiah 4:11–15.)
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“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” (Matt.
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“Behold, I have come unto the world to bring redemption unto the world, to save the world from sin.” (3 Ne.
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“Behold, I have come unto the world to bring redemption unto the world, to save the world from sin.”
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 39: Ministry of the Resurrected Christ on the Western Hemisphere
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (3 Ne. 11:23)
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“Verily I say unto you, that whoso repenteth of his sins through your words, and desireth to be baptized in my name, on this wise shall ye baptize them: behold, ye shall go down and stand in the water, and in my name shall ye baptize them.
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- Open paragraph (3 Ne. 18:19, 21)
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“Therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name; and whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 18: As One Having Authority
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (Matt. 11:28)
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- Open paragraph (e)
Seemingly faint at heart over the unbelief of the people, Jesus sought strength in prayer.
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Chapter 2: Preexistence and Foreordination of the Christ
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- Open paragraph (John 6:38)
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Even more impressive and yet more truly conclusive are the personal testimonies of the Savior as to His own preexistent life and the mission among men to which He had been appointed.
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Chapter 22: A Period of Darkening Opposition
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- Open paragraph (Matt. 11:28)
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- Open paragraph (Matthew 11:28)
Emancipation from these and “many such like things” must have been relief indeed.
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Chapter 25: Jesus Again in Jerusalem
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- Open paragraph (John 8:12)
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Sitting within the temple enclosure in the division known as the Treasury, which was connected with the Court of the Women,y our Lord continued His teaching, saying: “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”z The great lamps set up in the court as a feature of the joyful celebration just ended gave point to our Lord’s avowal of Himself as the Light of the World.
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Chapter 26: Our Lord’s Ministry in Perea and Judea
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (Matt. 23:37)
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The awful reality that He, the Christ, would be slain in the chief city of Israel wrung from Him the pathetic apostrophe over Jerusalem, which was repeated when for the last time His voice was heard within the temple walls.q
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Chapter 29: On to Jerusalem
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- Open paragraph (John 8:12)
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The voice was real; it was no subjective whisper of comfort to the inner consciousness of Jesus, but an external, objective reality.
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Chapter 3: The Need of a Redeemer
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- Open paragraph (John 6:38)
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What other man has come to earth with such appointment, clothed with the authority of such foreordination?
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Chapter 4: The Antemortal Godship of Christ
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (Matt. 23:37)
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- Open paragraph (Matt. 23:37)
“His lamentation over Jerusalem evidences that, in His humanity, He had not forgotten His former exalted position: ‘O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, … and ye would not!’ (Matt.
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