50 years ago today - Mar 17, 1963

A Mormon writes to Joseph Fielding Smith: "In the Temple ceremony we are told that only through Temple marriage can we receive the highest degree of exaltation and dwell in the presence of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Christ came here to set us the example and, therefore, we believe that he must have been married. Are we right?" Joseph Fielding Smith replies with a signed, hand-written note, "Yes! But do no preach it! The Savior advised us not to cast pearls before swine!"

[Source: On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com]

No comments:

Post a Comment