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Sermon by Elder Morris J. Heide on 6/4/23. The Three Rs of the Covenant: Repentance, Remembrance, Renewal. The sacrament of the Lord's supper. The plan of redemption, the demands of justice vs the great and last sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins. The gate by which we enter into the kingdom of God.

Presents three affirmations on this subject; 1) There has been a continuing decline in the level of spiritual life of the Restoration, 2) Spiritual development that has been achieved in the Restoration has not been adequate for the achievement of Zion, and 3) God wants the church to reflect the exalted qualities of his personality.

15 minute sermon by Evan A. Fry on These Signs Shall Follow, given on April 26, 1953. He states, "Signs are the result of Christian life and growth -- not the cause of it. Signs are granted only to those who can be trusted to use them for the good of all -- to those who 'abide in the vine.' The promise is that if ye abide in the vine ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Faith comes not by signs, but signs come by faith. When a man is born again, when he receives the new life which is resident within the body of Christ -- his church -- and when he becomes a living, functioning, cooperating part of that body, receiving its benefits and making his contribution to the general welfare, he may rightfully expect signs to follow -- just as when a body is properly constituted and organized and functioning under the direction of the life that is in it, certain signs of life must ensue. A body that had no pulse, no heartbeat, no respiration, no speech, no motion, no warmth, no reflexes, no intelligence manifested, could be nothing but a dead body. Any body or organization which purports to be the body of Christ, but which fails to manifest any of the signs of spiritual life which Jesus promised to the body, the church, is a dead church. When a man becomes a part of the body of Christ, he may rightfully expect to receive the life of that body, and to have that life attested by the signs which follow the believer."

Original script for sermon #17 of the Hear Ye Him radio series, a sermon by Evan A. Fry called These Signs Shall Follow. "If the signs do not follow today, it is because men have not fulfilled the prerequisites and requirements; they have not believed; they have not had faith. God has not changed; if he has, he has ceased to be God, for God is unchangeable, without variableness or shadow of turning. His laws are eternal. All science is based on the premise that law is dependable -- that identical causes will produce identical results for any man, any time, anywhere in the universe. It is preposterous to say that God's physical laws are stable and reliable, but that his spiritual laws are here today and gone tomorrow, or that they work to produce signs and wonders in one age, but can't be made to work in another. If obedience to certain laws produced certain results for Peter and John and Paul, the laws are still there; and the same quality of obedience under the same conditions will produce the same results today. God has not changed, nor have any of his laws passed away or become obsolete and outmoded."

7 pages. Testimony of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris to the truth of the Book of Mormon; also shares the testimony of the 8 witnesses. None of the witnesses ever retracted their testimony.

15 minute sermon by Evan A. Fry on Thy Kingdom Come (Zion), given on October 25, 1953. He states, "It is significant that when John the Baptist came preaching, he did not say that the kingdom of heaven was going to be available in some far off, distant day and time; it was available then. 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Jesus expressed the same idea somewhat later when he said, 'The kingdom of God is within you.' Some people have interpreted this verse to mean that the kingdom is in the individual heart. Since Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, it is not plausible to believe that the kingdom of which he was speaking was within them, or in their hearts. A marginal note in the King James version reads, 'Or among you.' Another version says 'The kingdom of heaven is in the midst of you.' Still another says, 'The kingdom of God has already come unto you.'....Whichever of these renditions you prefer, the idea runs through them all that the kingdom of God is not some far-off, impossible-to-be-achieved ideal, but a reality which exists now. On another occasion Jesus himself said, 'The Kingdom of God is come unto you.' Christ is the King of this Kingdom, His laws are the laws of the Kingdom. His subjects will obey his will and his commandments. We can be citizens of his kingdom NOW, at this very moment, or any time we choose to accept him as King, and obey his laws completely, unreservedly, sincerely, instead of half-heartedly, fearfully, with reservations and backward looks at the kingdoms of this world in which we have heretofore trusted. The kingdom is available NOW; is at hand, is among you, has already come unto

Original script for sermon #43 of the Hear Ye Him Radio series, a 15 minute sermon by Evan A. Fry given on October 25, 1953. He states, "It is significant that when John the Baptist came preaching, he did not say that the kingdom of heaven was going to be available in some far off, distant day and time; it was available then. 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Jesus expressed the same idea somewhat later when he said, 'The kingdom of God is within you.' Some people have interpreted this verse to mean that the kingdom is in the individual heart. Since Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, it is not plausible to believe that the kingdom of which he was speaking was within them, or in their hearts. A marginal note in the King James version reads, 'Or among you.' Another version says 'The kingdom of heaven is in the midst of you.' Still another says, 'The kingdom of God has already come unto you.'....Whichever of these renditions you prefer, the idea runs through them all that the kingdom of God is not some far-off, impossible-to-be-achieved ideal, but a reality which exists now. On another occasion Jesus himself said, 'The Kingdom of God is come unto you.' Christ is the King of this Kingdom, His laws are the laws of the Kingdom. His subjects will obey his will and his commandments. We can be citizens of his kingdom NOW, at this very moment, or any time we choose to accept him as King, and obey his laws completely, unreservedly, sincerely, instead of half-heartedly, fearfully, with reservations and backward looks at the kingdoms of this world in which we have heretofore trusted. The kingdom is available NOW; is at han

4 pages. A letter written to an individual who was doubting the Restoration movement. Discusses polygamy (and that Joseph Smith Jr. was not responsible for it), the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon, and the revelations in the Book of Commandments being corrected in the Doctrine & Covenants. Also states, "Concerning the One Mighty and Strong, I think you will have a great deal of difficulty in proving that the choice seer was to be a Lamanite. That was an afterthought of men who had lost the Spirit of God and his work, and had gone out of the church. In the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon the reading is very clear, in the prophecy of Joseph concerning the fruit of his loins. It was not the fruit of Lehi's or Nephi's loins, but the fruit of Joseph's loins, (Joseph of Egypt), that was to produce the choice seer. Our people should be careful that they read from the correct records instead of from a Brighamite or some other corrupted record. The Brighamite Book of Mormon is wrong on that point."

One page response from the First Presidency of the RLDS Church regarding a motion made by the Quorum of Seventy at the 1909 General Conference. This resolution referenced expulsion from the Quorum of Seventy and the status of an expelled member. The First Presidency states that only a church court has authority to find guilt or innocence and therefore a quorum does not have power to enroll or expel a member.

Four page pamphlet from the First Presidency of the RLDS Church about a property dispute between E. C. Mayhew and David Dancer and the Lamoni, Iowa Branch and E. C. Mayhew.

Eight page pamphlet written by Thomas W. Williams about R. C. Evans and his departure from the RLDS Church. It includes six numbers dated from September 21, 1918 to November 1, 1918. It also includes a copy of a vision of R. C. Evans from a letter he wrote to President Joseph Smith III on January 8, 1908 in which he describes an endowment being received by the First Presidency of the RLDS Church and a huge influx of members from the Utah Mormon Church who joined the RLDS Church.

Compilation of statements from the 1932 RLDS General Conference regarding the economic depression and Church programs.

31 page tract written by Rt. Rev. Thomas Sherlock, D. D., Bishop of London, 1729. Includes a copy of the Epitome Of The Faith And Doctrines Of The RLDS Church No. 4 on the back cover.

Reprinted from Saints' Herald, October 22, 29 and November 5, 12, 1924. Discusses the Joint Council of April 1924, theocratic-democracy, administrative authority of the presidency, government through priesthood and effective discipline.

Presents the position of the RLDS Church on various topics. The author states, "That the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints may be better understood I wish to correctly present the position of TRUE LATTER DAY SAINTS."

Discusses who should preside over the whole church. Presents facts found in scriptures relative to this high and holy calling. 0001200336749

12 page tract published in Liverpool, England in 1840 by John Taylor. He states, "As Mr. Hey's 'Third Address' has made its appearance, it now devolves upon me to redeem the pledge that I gave to the public, viz: to 'bring Methodism, (as it is,) to the touchstone of divine truth, and shew that it is at variance with the words of eternal life.'"

Refutes accusations made by Davis H. Bays, a former minister of the RLDS Church, in his book The Doctrines And Dogmas Of Mormonism Examined And Refuted, published in 1897.

Brother Fry provides 12 distinct reasons why he believes in the Book of Mormon. This version was published by the Ensign Publishing House.

Brother Fry provides 12 distinct reasons why he believes in the Book of Mormon.