Men Of The Present Time

You Might As Well Baptize A Bag Of Sand As A Man, If Not Done In View Of The Remission Of Sins And Getting Of The Holy Ghost. Baptism By Water Is But Half A Baptism, And Is Good For Nothing Without The Other Half-that Is, Baptism Of The Holy Ghost.

The Important Consideration Is Not How Long We Can Live But How Well We Can Learn The Lesson Of Life, And Discharge Our Duties And Obligations To God And To One Another.

There Is A Difference Between The Holy Ghost And The Gift Of The Holy Ghost. Cornelius Received The Holy Ghost Before He Was Baptized, Which Was The Convincing Power Of God Unto Him Of The Truth Of The Gospel, But He Could Not Receive The Gift Of The Holy Ghost Until After He Was Baptized. Had He Not [been Baptized], The Holy Ghost Which Convinced Him Of The Truth Of God, Would Have Left Him.

We Have Not Enjoyed Unmolested Those Rights Which The Constitution Of The U.s.a. And Our Charters Grant.

We Came To This Earth That We Might Have A Body And Present It Pure Before God In The Celestial Kingdom. The Great Principle Of Happiness Consists In Having A Body. The Devil Has No Body, And Herein Is His Punishment. He Is Pleased When He Can Obtain The Tabernacle Of Man. . . . All Beings Who Have Bodies Have Power Over Those Who Have Not.