Substance of Faith

Through the substance of faith

Heavenly guidance is found

We know what to hope for

We feel the Spirit around

 

To the righteous, wisdom is obtained

By faith, inspired by God's Word

Not Cain's, but Abel's sacrifice explained

To the faithful who sought, God heard

Believe that He is

And there is a reward

For righteousness

Pray to Him... Seek Him

And heed His good Word

Through faith and trust we come to know

God- who He is and, for us, His plan

That through patience, His promises show

He strengthens us as we do what we can

The faith of the ancients centered on Christ

By faith they subdued kingdoms, 

Inspired righteousness 

and worked miracles

Trusting, as God's pilgrims

In a better place

A Heavenly place with Him

For a world more pure and clean

Enoch was caught up with Zion

Noah trusted in the unseen

In faith, and built the arc on dry land

By faith, when Abraham was tried

Offered up Isaac to be sacrificed

Only then to understand

That for all, God's own son would be crucified

By faith Moses knew right and wrong

And trusted God more than a pharaoh

He parted the seas high and strong

Knowing when God speaks, to follow

Many are the tortured who kept the faith

Who trusted in a greater reward

These are they the martyrs, unafraid

Who knew to keep their eyes Heavenward

Believe that He is

And there is a reward

For righteousness

Pray to Him... Seek Him

And heed His good Word

Hebrews 11

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Believe God's rewards do exist For those who diligently seek Him Be obedient and persist By faith, as THE sole means to do them

Enoch

Imagine living ten times longer

How you would become set in your ways!

...to live for or against God, stronger

The arguments would go on for days

And God's people would seek a new place!

The natural man is an enemy to God....

Oft times to reach a day of reckoning

To realize all the wasted days, gone

And to the family comes an awakening

But with a slower clock, waste is so less frightening....

The opposition would be tough!

Attacking laws they deem unjust!

This was true in the days of Enoch 

So he built a city for the righteous 

Daily, here, How there was peace and LOVE

And they were translated to God, above!

Thoughts from.President Christofferson's words while speaking from the filming set in Goshen. 

Enoch

Being slow of tongue and speach
Where would his lone voice reach?
With God, he spoke with such force
Even the waters changed their course

Change...It All Began With Enoch

Change....it all began
With Enoch...a young man
Who was less than sure of himself
Yet, called to be the lord's help

As he took to journey
God's voice he heard to say
"With my people I am angry
For they've chosen the wicked way

Man's hearts is waxed so hard
That their ears are stopped and dull
Their dark eyes will not see far
Yes, iniquity is full!"

But Enoch was slow of speech
Who would listen to him?
Then... as his mouth opened to preach
Words of power were given

He caused the mountains to flea
And the rivers to change their course
With anointed eyes he could see
He caused sinners to remorse

So great was the faith of Enoch
That nations came to fear
For their battles weren't strong enough
To destroy his righteous city here

And the Lord called His people Zion
For they were of one heart and one mind
He called them to heaven...and then cried long
As on earth... there was but wickedness to find

All but Noah and his few
That is another story
Earth cleansed all anew
To hold only those worthy of glory

Moses 6,7
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And the Lord Called His People Zion

When we look at our spiritual heritage
We've intensified hope and lengthen our stride
When we're kind and don't give into disparage
We rescue all that is finest deep inside

As we practice virtue and holiness
We give and receive, we share and build character
There to ignore all forms of lasciviousness
And grow as a Zion, where each need is factored

Gone would be strife, tumults, and whoredoms
As to our neighbors, we aim to be handier
And, without lies, we know more freedoms,
As with each other, we could not be happier

We'd be partakers of a heavenly gift
With a remission of sins from day to day
Both physically and spiritually, we'd not drift
As hunger and nakedness is swept away

To dwell in righteousness, we'd be so kind
We'd aid the sick giving a shoulder to lean and cry on
How we'd celebrate to live of one heart and one mind!
Who does not thrill of this depiction of zion?

In fourth Nephi, we witness it's blessing
As the "ites" all blended to become delightsome
For they'd lost all desire to do bad things
And grew more grateful, selfless, and wholesome

Who can look upon another who has much less
And say to themselves their poverty is just
When of the whole world, our Father would that we bless
For when we've robes and they've rags, we know what's a must

Our highest spiritual achievement is when
Those who are dependent can learn a new way
And soon more are teaching others this lesson
Till the curse of idleness is done away

As givers gain control of their desires
And properly see their own needs from their wants
The welfare service in action never tires
And one's measure of love is known all at once

How we treat man, measures our love for the Lord
What's the highest achievement? To conquer the flesh!
Then we're rich in spirit, we're of one accord
And when we're all Christ-like, our purposes mesh

To love is the first of all the commandments
With welfare as the essence of the gospel
Zion will put on her beautiful garments
When we learn to apply this crowning principle

If we give a generous fast offering
We'll meet the cash needs of the welfare program
And physical needs we'll soon be tempering
As we're provident and each are safe in God's plan

The stakes of Zion serve as our defense
Where we are promised a refuge from the storm
In the face of difficult times, it's a safe fence
Where there's obedience as gardens there to form


Spencer W. Kimball