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'._E AMPLES FORUS ALL
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By Bishop Dale E. Beus
Othello Ward were not recognized. Herod, favoured, the Lo
Church of Jesus Christ of King of the Jews by Roman thee: blessed art
Latter{lay Saints appointment, was not even an women, for thou
It is fundamental to know Israelite• favour with God.
that Mary is the earthly Had Judah been a free and thou shalt conci
mother of Jesus, and that. independent nation ruled by womb, and bring
Joseph is Marys husband,her rightfulsovereign, Joseph and shalt call his
Consider the impications of the carpenter would haveAnd he shall be
Mary and Joseph as the been her crowned king; and shall be called th "" "
earthly parentsand guardians his lawful successor to the Highest: and the
of Jesus. Jesus Christ is the throne would have been Jesus shall give unto hi
first born of the Father in the of Nazareth, the king of the of his father Dav
spirit, since we are also spirit Jews. "And he shall re
children of the Father, Jesus In Luke we find an account house of Jacob for
is the elde. t brother of our of the words of the visiting his kingdom there
spirit family, and he is the angel Gabriel to Mary as ....... .......
end. Son. intellectual and social quail-[ l
only begotten son of our follows: Of Mary, Elder Bruce R. And what of .Joseph'? What ties befitting his very I~" (~.~'~J~ ~0¢~~ ~1 '
existance.Father here in °ur m°rtalHail' th°u that art highly Mce°nkie °f the C°uncil °f the kind °f a prs°n w°ul~ the imp°rtanfl assignmeni'in the premortalJeSus waSspiritJehovahex. I~ ~ ~ ' ~'1
istance, and was chosen by : i iiii!ii:ii;iii::: iiiiii!ii~i [ ~/~[~ ~ [
Savor°Ur HeavenlYof manFatherkind, to be ,the iii: ::i [!i~i I ~ ?~-~ ~. ]
Just as Jesus was selected : ili i:iii ii i % %
for his redeeming mission in * ................ : ::*: ::
the premortal world, his i :~iz~}i~iii~! /-~'~ :~
prophets were also preap- i: :: :i::!~:: ~! :::;~!ii !:: //~" i~,. TM!~. ':'
pointed for their earthly ...... i :: ..... :::!:!:~::~ .... ! : "" " .... ~ ~-
missionS,faithfulness.it was inaCC°rdingthe premortalt°theirlife ::
that faithful sons and daught-
ers of God received their first
lessons in rightousness and
become followers of Jesus.
Some were forordained to be
prophets; others no doubt
were appointed to be the
fathers, mothers, and wives of
prophets.
There is no impropriety,
then in believing that Mary
and Joseph were selected in
those ancient councils by the
Father to be the earthly
guardians of Jesus. Mary was
given the unique privilege and
responsibility of bringing the
great Jehovah into the world,
in which he would obtain a
body of flesh and bones,
experience mortality, and
continue his mission for the
redemption of man kind.
The significance of this
mortal birth was more critical
than we often realize. It was
not an experimental thing,
nor an event that was
optional in the plan of
salvation.
The coming of a part-divine
part mortal Jesus into the
world, Son of Mary and Only
Begotten of the Father, was
an absolute necessity. Only
the Lord himself, by coming
into Mortality, partaking of
the nature of man, living a
sinless life, atoning with his
blood for the sins of men,
dy~ng, ~nd rising from the
dead with his physical body
could bring about redemption.
A direct reference to the
Savior's earthly mother was
made by Isaiah about 700 B.C.
"Behold a virgin shall cow
cieve, and bear a son, and
shall call his name Immanuel"
(Isa. 7:14)
About 600 B.C. an Ameri-
can prophet named Nephi
said, as recorded in the Book
of Mormon.
"I beheld the city of
Nazareth; and in the city of
Nazareth I beheld a virgin,
and she was exceedingly fair
and white.
"And it came to pass that I
saw the heavens open; and an
angel came down and stood
before me...
"And he said unto me;
Behold the virgin whom thou
seest is the mother of the Son
of God, after the manner of
the flesh.
"And I looked and beheld
the virgin again, bearing a
child in her arms.
"And the angel said unto
me: Behold the Lamb of God,
yea, even the Son of the
Eternal Father!"
There is another factor
inherent in the selection of the
Lord's mortal parentage. He
was to be born of the family of
David, and be the heir to the
throne of David. Hence he
would literally be the king of
the Jews by their own law.
Isaiah touches upon this
matter; "For unto us a child is
born, unto us a son is given;
and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor. The
mighty God, The everlasting
Father, the Prince of Peace.'*
"Of the increase of his
government and peace there
shall be no end, upon the
throne of David, and upon his
Kindom, to order it, and to
establish it with judgement
and with justice from hence-
forth even for ever. "Isa.
9:6-7.
Since Jesus was not begot-
ten by mortal man, his
descent from David would, by
necessity, be through his
mother. Thus, when Mary
came to earth, she was bern
into royal lineage so she could
transmit it to her son Jesus.
Jesus was frequently addres-
sed as "Son of David": he did
not disclaim that title.
That Joseph also was
descended from David is like
wise set forth in the New
Testiment, which states that
Joseph was of Bethlehem and
"of the house and lineage of
David." {Luke 2:4)
So Jesus, though not a
blood descended of Joseph,
inherited legal status as a son
of David through him. •
At that time, the Jews were
ruled by Rome, and the rights
of the royal Davidic family
EACH YEAR A COMMUNITY CHURCH has been asked to
ehooee a representative family for this spedal Christmas
feature. Paul and,Joy Abrath and their four children were
selected this year by officials of the Othello LDS First and
Second Wards to share their feelings of the season. "We truly
don't stress decorating", said Joy. '~)ur Christmas trees are
decorated by the children with cranberry and popcorn
garlands and ornaments they've made. Our big effort goes into
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making truitcake, batches and batches, which we package and
deliver to friends and neighbors on Christmas. The children
love it." R dy to begin making their rounds with brightly
wrapped packages of spicy, lragrant cakes are Sue Ann, eight;
Paul Lincoln Abrath, HI, six, and Karen Ann, four. Mary Ann,
three, is being helped by Morn in the big decision of which
package to pick trom underneath the tree.
lltay you and yours be greatly
blessed by the spiritual radiance
of Christmas. For your valued patronage
we express sincere Yuletime thanks.
& Heating
Mel & Bernice Sherbert
354 S. 1st Craft Dept. 488-3542
anticipation of this
Hudson Street
Radiator Shop
488-2762
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ge're joining these carolers in their
heartfelt refrain: Peace on earth
• . . good will toward men. Season's best
to all. To all, our special thanks.
Bob's Lockers
92 N. Venice 488-9953
May each of us follow
his own star to
and joy.*
Thank you
all.
FA-RMERS ELECTRIC
60 E. Hemlock
488-2822
o et us rejoice as
we celebrate and
remember the true
meaning el this
holy day. Thanks,
724 E. Main 488-9031
On this Yuletide,
we wish for you and
yours an abundance
of Christmas cheer,
topped off with an
extra helping of peace
and love. Thanks, all.
Central Life
c/ errily, you'll roll along with our best holiday wishes...
and ,our heartfelt thanks for your confidence in us~
Operators of Parkside Texaco
240 E. Main
488-2422
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To our o ¢
friends and
loyal patrons,
here's hearty
wishes for
the best
Christmas
ever.
Thanks.
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