" (Doc. & Cov., Sec.
42:13, 14.)
"Verily I say unto you, he that is ordained of me and sent forth to
preach the word of truth by the Comforter, in the Spirit of Truth,
doth he preach it by the Spirit of Truth or some other way?
"And if it be by some other way, it is not of God.
"And again, he that receiveth the word of truth, doth he receive it
by the Spirit of Truth or some other way?
"If it be some other way it be not of God:
"Therefore, why is it that ye cannot understand and know that he that
receiveth the word by the Spirit of Truth, receiveth it as it is
preached by the Spirit of Truth?
"Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understandeth
one another, and both are edified and rejoice together;
"And that which doth not edify is not of God and is darkness;
"That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light and
continueth in God, receiveth more light, and that light groweth
brighter and brighter until the perfect day." (Doc. & Cov., Sec.
50:17-24.)
In the second place, the teacher's belief must be translated into daily
life. "Come, follow me," is the admonition that makes for conversion. A
young man recently, in characterizing the biggest failure among teachers
that he had ever known, remarked, "He simply couldn't teach us anything.
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