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Excerpt from The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 90: January 12, 1928 Jesus Christ dwell and that we may have salvation, He has made the provisions Of the Gospel, including the atonement wrought out by His Son' Jesus Christ. He has also given us the organi zation Of the Church. One might ask: Why all this religious activity in the Church, and all that we see in the auxiliary organi zations? It is necessary; the salvation Of man depends upon it. These children Of Zion are to have their faith established, and they are to become so educated in the work that they in turn may be able to take responsibility, and labour for the accomplish ment Of God's purposes. Why all this effort and this expenditure Of means in the preaching Of this Gospel, as it is done by the Latter-day Saints? The answer is that the salvation Of man depends upon it. Why the building Of Temples, and the work that is accomplished therein at such tremendous effort and ex pense The salvation of man depends upon it, and the salvation Of man is the end in View that our Father in heaven has. All His works of which we have any account are but a means to that end, and it is because He loves us. The sacrifice made by the Saviour for He gave Himself willingly as such - is the result Of love for us, because we are the children Of His Father, because we are His brothers and His sisters. What a glorious truth! What a glorious principle! That we are born sons and' daughters Of God. That is why He loves us with a perfect love, because we are His sons and daughters. We ought to love Him with all our hearts, with all our minds, and with all our souls, and serve Him and keep His commandments, seeking to know His will concerning us and doing it at all hazards. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to