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Abraham
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Counselor in the First Presidency Question: Is it logical for a teacher, such as a seminary or institute teacher, to consider that he is just temporarily standing in the place of the parents? Answer: I think this is true. Now look at it from this viewpoint. When a man is called to be a bishop, he becomes the father over multiple families. The basic responsibility of the bishop is to work through the Church system which we now have, the priesthood, auxiliaries, and so forth, to see to it that every family is placed in order. He is the father over many families, but fundamentally the father who presides over his own home is the key person, with his wife, who holds the primary responsibility to train their children in righteousness. You will notice that when Moroni appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith, he said that the priesthood of Elijah would be revealed which would turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers. Now, if you want to take time to analyze that prophecy in Malachi, it is precisely the very thing we are talking about. We will become associated with the teachings of all the fathers from the beginning. Now how does that apply? Well, for example, take the law of consecration. The prophet and the one who holds the keys to this law is Enoch, and in order for us to be sealed to Enoch we would have to become involved in the law of consecration. That is what father (Enoch) would teach us. In other words we would become bound to the patriarch Enoch through the involvement of the law of consecration. Take for further example the keys given to Abraham, which have to do with receiving the gospel and having the leaven of the house of Israel spread unto other people, and particularly unto the Gentiles. We see the progress of this in the Church today by virtue of the missionary system. This is the day of Gentiles. Now the term “Gentile” does not mean what people usually refer to as the Gentiles. The Jew, for example, says those that are not Jewish are Gentile, and some Mormons say if you are not a Mormon you are a Gentile. Specifically speaking, the Gentiles are the descendants of Japheth, who was the oldest son of Noah. These, therefore, are the ones that the gospel is being carried to, and so we become involved in the covenant of Abraham by actually carrying on the missionary work of the Church. This is true with every law given to prophets. The keys of salvation which Adam holds, for example, require us to understand and be obedient in order to be sealed to Adam. Sealing means involvement, or living by or making a covenant concerning the laws or principles which he taught or was called upon to give unto his children. So when you say that the children will be turned to the fathers and the fathers to the children, you see, it is more than just a direct blood-line descent. It means all of the fathers in the priesthood and involvement with various keys and powers of the patriarchal order as I understand it.
President Alvin R. Dyer
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Some Mortals have been Translated
Elder Bruce R. McConkie
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That Future is Millennial
Elder Bruce R. McConkie
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