E
Emerson on Christ, 313.
Enemies, right attitude toward, 216.
Eternal life, greatest gift, 17; what is eternal life, 17; defined again, 23; again, 24; conditions of, 25.
Eternal loss is to fail to find God, 84.
Evil always present, 56; how evil came into the world, 56; 58; devil is power of evil, 57; why evil is in the world, 63-5.
F
Faith, power of; fig tree withered by faith; mountains may be removed by faith, 105-6; interpretation of this saying; victory comes by faith, 107; Jesus walking on the water, 107-8; Peter failed for lack of faith, 108; impossible to please God without faith, 109; Matthias Baldwin, an illustration, 113-5.
Fall of Adam made savior necessary, 24.
Family basis of society. 227-8; sacred, 229.
Fast, how to, 86.
Faults in others, 208-9.
Fault-finding wrong, 209-10.
Feast, call the poor to, 240.
Finding and losing one's life, Jesus's strange saying, 83.
Forgiveness should accompany prayer; unless we forgive God will not forgive us, 106; law of, 214-15; must forgive to be forgiven, 216-17.
Free agency of man, 65.
Fundamental principles, 321.
G
Girls, two, story of, 205-7. God, work and glory of, "to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man," 16; what it means to know Him and Jesus Christ, 21; God speaks to Abraham, 21; worshiped by Children of Israel, 22; first commandment forbids idolatry, 22; false conceptions of God, 22; what it means to know God, 23; what kind of a being is God? 29; Jesus's explanation, "he that hath seen me hath seen the Father," 30; God is a person, 31; called "Father" by Jesus, 31; mankind are His children and He loves them, 32; to know God gives joy and comfort, 32; what Saints know of God, 33; God is a spirit, 36; His love for the world, 69; notes the sparrow, 70; no respecter of persons, 71; an exalted man, 71; reason for His love for man, 73; willing to forgive, 80.
Gospel, possession of, test of true Church, 161; through it we learn of God, and our duty, 162; fundamental principles of it, 162-3; men judged by it, 163; was for the Gentiles, 292.
H
Hail used as illustration, 29.
Harmony with our environment, 84.
Holy Ghost, member of the Godhead, the Comforter and a special witness, 42; duties are many, 43; rested on the twelve in America, 43; conferred by laying on of hands, 129-138-40; baptism of necessary, 137-9; what is the gift of the Holy Ghost? 141-2; conditions on which it is obtained, 142-3.
House divided, cannot stand, 263.
Humility taught by Jesus, 168; necessary, 239-40.
I
Indian's speech, 159.
Impurity, causes of, 194.
J
Jerusalem, place to worship, 36.
Jesus, almost universally acknowledged, 13; no other man has exerted so profound an influence, 13; twelve years old, 14-5; a normal boy, 14; attended school, 14; was serious, 14; duties, 15; goes with parents to Jerusalem, 15; route, 15; missed by parents, 15; found in temple with doctors, 15; zeal for knowledge, 15; astonishes His hearers, 16; reproved by His mother He says, "I must be about my Father's business", 16; strange saying not understood, 16; came to do His Father's will, not His own, 16; His "Father's business" explained, 17; defines eternal life, 17; nature of His mission, 17; a preacher's view of Him, 23; had not learned to know Him, 23; our Elder Brother, 24; chosen to be the Savior, 24; assumed the sins of mankind, 24; gave His life to redeem them, 24; was more than a great leader, teacher and philosopher, 24; was the Only Begotten of the Father, 24; to know Him, is to accept His mission, 24; like the Father, 30; called "The Word", 31; like ordinary men, 31; people astonished who knew His family, 31; image of His Father's person, 31; called God "Father", 32; goes to Sychar in Samaria, 35; talks with Samaritan woman, 35; able to give living water, 35; declares Himself the Christ 36-7; answers messengers of John the Baptist, 37; tells the high priest He is the Christ, 38; tells Pilate He is King of the Jews, 38; after being crucified He appears to disciples on the way to Emmaus, 38; will send the Comforter, 39; subject to His parents, 41; increased in wisdom and stature, 41; baptized by John the Baptizer, "to fulfill all righteousness", 41; full of the Holy Ghost, 43; showed the body of His spirit to brother of Jared, 48; His pre-existence, 49-50; chosen to be the Savior, 58; fasted 40 days, 61; tempted by the devil, and resists, 61-2; triumphed by overcoming evil, 65; commands us to love one another, 69; combatted sin, 79; pictured God as a forgiving Father, 79; derided by scribes and Pharisees; rebuked them, 80; strange saying about finding and losing one's life, 83; tells how to give alms, pray and fast, 85-6; gives the Lord's prayer, 91; analyzed 91-4; door to the sheep fold, 135; taught baptism and its proper mode, 133; taught persistency in prayer, 99; and to pray for the things of the Kingdom, 99-100; and resignation, 102; cursed the fig tree; taught that faith would remove mountains, 105; His meaning, 106-17; we should pray believing; walked on water; saved Peter from sinking; cast out a devil; why the disciples could not cast it out, 108; wrought miracles, 115; promised same power on condition, 116; comments on those killed when tower fell, and those killed in temple by Pilate, 121; taught repentance, 121-4; bowed to His Father's authority, 154-5; called little children to Him, 168; teachings about riches, 175-8; all should improve their talents, 185; what defiles, 194; forbade anger, 201; judge not, 209; with the lawyer, 222; marriage, 229-30; new law, 237; a perfect man in every way, 253-4; divine power and marvelous works; unnumbered miracles, 254-5; environed by wickedness and poverty, 255; His a mission of love; three miracles, 256-8; not honored in Nazereth; His own home, 259; scribes attribute His miracles to Beelzebub; He refutes them, 263; foretold His own death, 271-3; came to cause division in families, 272; significance of His death, 273-5; institutes sacrament, 273; why He submitted to His enemies, 276; new testimony concerning Him, 277; His resurrection and many appearances after it, 281-3; evidence, 283; had been in Paradise, 284; preaching to the spirits in prison, 285; sends apostles to preach, 291; visited Nephites, 296-7; exalted, seen by Stephen on right hand of God, 302-3; mission not finished on earth, 303; our advocate in heaven with the Father, 303; is King of Kings and Lord of Lords; will come again, 305; is the Living Christ; worshiped by untold millions, 311; influence grows stronger with lapse of time, 313; what He has done, 314.
John the Baptist sends messengers to Jesus, 37; baptizes Jesus, 41; saw Spirit of God like a dove rest on Jesus 41-2; bore his testimony, 42.
Jones, Mary, story of victim of slander, 206-7.
Joseph goes with Mary and Jesus to Jerusalem, 15; route 15; Joseph and Mary start to return, 15; miss Jesus, 15; find Him in temple with doctors, 15; Mary reproves Him, 16; His reply, "I must be about my Father's business", 16; parents did not understand Him, 16.
Judas Iscariot, Satan entered into him, 63.
Judge not, 209-213.
K
Knowledge of Christ, how gained, 39.
Knowing God and Jesus Christ, 17, 22, 24, 25; how to know God, 25; should be aim of all education, 25.
L
Latter-day Saints have strong testimonies, 314-5; they have the Holy Priesthood and fulness of the Gospel; they know that Jesus is the Christ and the object of His life-work, 315.
Law and Gospel compared, 237.
Lawyer and Jesus, 222.
Lazarus raised, 257.
Lilies of the field, 99-100.
Living alone impracticable, 227.
Living water given by Jesus, 35.
Locke, John, on the Savior, 312.
Lord's prayer, 91.
Love, law of, 221-2-5.
Loyalty taught by Jesus, 168-9; 171; four reasons why men should be loyal to Him. 171-2.
M
Man, what is he? 69; God values man, 70; divine possibilities of; offspring of God, 71; may become a god; owes duties to God and himself, 72; must make sacrifices; man the crown of creation; should reverence God; is the temple of God, 73.
Mammon, cannot serve God and, 169; what is serving Mammon, 170.
Marconigraph, 266.
Marriage a sacrament, 229; should be solemnized in a temple, 230.
Mansions, many, or degrees of glory in heaven, 304-5.
Miracles, many, performed by Jesus, 254-5; attributed to Beelzebub by scribes, 263; what a miracle is, 264; telephone, 265; miracles of science, 266; power of the priesthood; purpose of miracles, 267; they come by faith; privilege of sick to be healed, 268; feeding of 5000 people; spiritual food more wonderful, 319-20.
Moses, revelation to, 16.
N
Naaman healed of leprosy, 131.
Napoleon's Testimony of Christ, 13; revered Him, 18; further testimony, 311.
Neighbor, who is my? 223.
Nicodemus comes to Jesus, what Jesus told him, 43; taught baptism by Jesus, 130.
O
Opinions of great men on Christ, 312-3.
Opportunity should be improved, 183-5-6.
P
Palestine, condition of, in Jesus's time, 255-6.
Parable of the sower, 56; the lost sheep, 70; the prodigal son or the forgiving father, 77-8; the Pharisee and the publican, 80; borrowing three loaves; the judge and the widow, 98; the house built on a rock, 115; barren fig tree, 121; wheat and tares, 146-7; treasure hid in a field; pearl of great price, 167; earthly treasures, 170; light of the body, 171; unjust steward, 178-9; rich man and Lazarus, 183; the talents, 183-4; unforgiving servant, 215; good Samaritan, 222; humility, 239-40; laborers in the vineyard, 245-6; leaven, 291; householder and husbandmen, 300.
Paradise, Jesus in, 284; what it is, 286-7; Paul says Jesus was image of His Father, 31.
Paul and Barnabas traveled and preached to the Gentiles, 294.
Peter's vision, 293; taught him Gospel, was for Gentiles, 294.
Pilate constructs conduit; tower falls killing 18 men; seizes temple treasures; attacked by mob, 119; killed many in the temple; excitement, 120.
Political duty, 231.
Praise, love of, 85.
Prayer, should be persistent; hymns quoted, 97-8; urgent desire and implicit trust necessary in, 99; things of God's Kingdom should be prayed for, 99-100; God's will be done, 101-2; implicit reliance in God and spirit of forgiveness essential in prayer, 105-6; prayer of faith efficacious, 107; wisdom obtained by prayer, 109.
Pre-existent state; pre-existence of Jesus and mankind, 49-50; proved in man blind from birth, 50-1; gospel taught there; council of the spirits; Savior called for; Jesus and Lucifer volunteer, 57; Lucifer's plan rejected; he rebelled and became Satan, the father of lies, 58.
Psalm, 1, quoted, 129.
Pure in heart, to see and associate with God, 193.
R
Rabbis did not teach forgiveness of sin, 79.
Reconciliation, law of, 213.
Religion that satisfies, 324; comprehensive, 325.
Repentance taught by Jesus, 121-2; He upbraided certain cities for not repenting; universal principle, 123; things to be repented of, 124-5.
Rewards, Jesus's doctrine of, 239-41; promised, 241; spiritual, 241-2.
Rich man, entering Kingdom of Heaven, easier to pass through eye of needle, 175-7; and Lazarus, 183.
Riches, Jesus's teaching about, 175-8; should be righteously acquired, 178; how used; not riches but love of them is evil, 180.
Rich young ruler and Jesus; unwilling to give up riches, 176-7.
Restoration of the Gospel and Priesthood to the Prophet Joseph Smith, 323.
S
Sabbath should be kept, 170.
Sacrament instituted, 273.
Sacrifice required, 176.
Samaritan, good, 222-4; lesson of, 224-5.
Second coming of Christ foretold, 305.
Self control shown by Jesus, 201; strength of, 202.
Service, what it means. 187; service pleasing to god, 245; compensation for, 246; value of in the Church. 247; rewarded justly, 247-8; always secular duties to perform, 248; some in the Church; formal performance wrong; extra service a privilege, 249; quality and kind of service determines reward, 259.
Sheep, other, meaning Nephites, 294-5; Jesus visited them, 296-7.
Sheepfold, Jesus is door to, 135.
Slander, sin of, 205-7.
Smith, Prophet Joseph, prepared Articles of Faith, 129; Gospel and Priesthood restored to, 323.
Sparrow, God notes it, 70.
Spirit of Truth the Comforter, 39; like a dove rested on Jesus, 42.
Spirits in prison, Gospel preached to, 285.
Stolen money, story of, 205-7. Suspicion caused by slander, 206.
Swearing forbidden, 72.
Sychar, Jesus goes to, 35; people of believe, 36.
T
Talents should be improved, 184-5-6-8.
Telephone used as illustration, 24-5; miracle of, 265.
Tempest stilled, 257.
Testimony of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, 316-17.
Theft, story of, 205-7.
Theories of salvation through Jesus's death, 274; true theory, 275.
Tithes and offerings should be paid, 249.
Tobacco, why a boy uses it, 238.
Treasures in heaven, not on earth, 169.
Tree known by its fruit, 195.
Trespasses, how dealt with, 213-4.
V
Vulgarity condemned, 195.
W
Water carrier, 185-6.
Webster on Christ, 313.
Word, Jesus called the, 31: made flesh, 31.
Worry almost a sin; no cure for it, found by men, 100; Jesus's cure, 101.
Worship, right attitude in; how to worship; what and why we worship, 87.
X
X-ray, 266.