Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
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calamity, second coming, restoration, First Vision
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Article
Abstract
Speaking at Brigham Young University in 1981, Ezra Taft Benson, then President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, remarked as follows:
I realize this is an unpleasant topic on which to dwell. I take no delight in its portrayal, nor do I look forward to the day when calamities shall come with increasing number upon humanity. But these words are not my own; the Lord has spoken them. Knowing what we know as his servants, can we hesitate to raise a warning voice to all who will listen that they may be prepared for the days ahead? Silence in the face of such calamity is sin! But to an otherwise gloomy picture there is a bright side—the coming of our Lord in all his glory. His coming will be both glorious and terrible, depending on the spiritual condition of those who remain.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Bennett, Richard E. "“The Calamity That Should Come”." Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 18, no. 3 (2017): 159-173. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/re/vol18/iss3/11