Sunday Afternoon Session: Elder William R. Bradford
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The solution to a neverending list of life's ills is righteousness.
To be righteous is to be godly. "It is a composite of all that is good. It embraces the principles of heavenly power and law by which all things of God are handled, controlled and governed."
In righteousness there is simplicity. In every case which confronts people in life there is either a wrong or right way.
"If we choose the right way, we are sustained in our actions by the principles of righteousness in the which there is power from heaven. If we choose the wrong way and act on that choice, there is no such heavenly promise."
The light of the spirit is organized as a communication system to transmit concepts of truth to God's children. The spirit provides clarity of understanding of concepts of truth if there is obedience to laws which govern the Spirit's use.
"This is the way our Father in Heaven teaches us right from wrong. If we are willing to learn his ways and follow them, we will never have to guess but will always know for sure the difference between right and wrong."
Obedience to God's laws and commandments makes people righteous, and righteousness qualifies them for promised blessings. For the disobedient, God has given the law of repentance.
"If we act upon this marvelous law, we will be forgiven of our disobedience."
