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1 Zi n's Advocate "And blessed are who shall seek to shall have the " Inside THE FAMILY OF GOD Parre ' LOOK UP&"\'D REJOICE.. Page~ E COl\ifFORT OF THE.SPRil' Page, 1 PRESENCE Of' LORD Kidd

2 Zion 's Advocate Zion's Advocate is the official publication of the Church of Christ, with headquarters on the Temple Lot, 200 S. River Blvd., P.O. Box 472, Independence, Missouri Telephone (816) or Published monthly paid a! Independence, POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Zion's Advocate (USPS ), P 0. Box 472, Independence, Missouri SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Church of Christ members' subscriptions are paid from Church funds, but donations are (suggested: each year). In bundles of 12 or more for mi«,cir,1n,:, ournn,,.,,_ $2.00. Nm1-m,:,mn,:,r rates: $4.00 (one add 50. nnrnn,,::.1"' fees; Donations to rnnc,,r-r,,tinnc Tithes; and all Business Manager al Church headquarters as NORTHWEST: Marvin E. Ely, 546 Dogwood Lane, Houston, Missouri , In charge of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, and Western Canada west of a line between Saskatchewan and Manitoba. NORTHEAST: William A. Sheldon and Smith N. Brickhouse. In charge of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, and east of the St. Lawrence River and the Maritime provinces, Canada. MIDWEST: Robert H. Jensen, 2230 Clay, Bellevue, Nebraska In charge of Montana, North & South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa. SOUTHWEST: Donald E. Mclndoo, N. 30th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85024; Alvin J. Moser, N. 29th Pl., Phoenix, Arizona In joint charge of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana and the Republic of Mexico. CENTRAL: Roland L. Sarratt, E. 36th Terrace, 1nr!,,nPnr!P Missouri 64055; Smith N. Brickhouse, 5713 Logan Road, MO In joint charge of Missouri and Oklahoma. EAST William A. Sheldon, 1011 S. Cottage, MO General Church Representative in the office. house, 5713 Logan Road, Kansas City, MO In Atlantic coast states and Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, West. Virginia, Pennsylvania, Vermont and the European field WORLDWIDE: Contact the Secretary, Council of Apostles SECRETARY, COUNCIL OF APOSTLES Apostle Smith N. Brickhouse 5317 Logan Road Kansas City, Missouri SECRETARY, COUNCIL OF BISHOPS Elder Leslie P. Case 8312 Lee's Summit Rd. Kansas City, Missouri GENERAL CHURCH SECRETARY Elder Robert W Oldham 5709 Logan Rd. Kansas City, Missouri BUSINESS MANAGER Elder Alvin L. Harris Church of Christ P 0. Box 472 Independence, Missouri EDITOR Elder Michael McGhee E. 6th Street N. Independence, Missouri ASSOCIATE EDITORS Ron Temple 5621 Logan Road Kansas City, Missouri FEATURE EDITOR "Path Lights" Melissa McGhee 2533 Glen Lane Independence, Missouri PRODUCTION STAFF Rickey J. Olson Harvey L. Seibel David Rudd 4917 Casey Court Independence, Missouri Priesthood articles and sermons, testimonies for "Path "submissions to other Z.A. and news items of Church-wide interest are and should be sent to the Editor as listed above. Deadline for material requiring publication in any certain month is the 10th of the previous month. Format of Submitted Material: Please sions possible), on one side of the paper Please most staff can arrange for or otherwise prepare you send. Word disk of any size any word processor. If you have to our process. STATUS OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES Articles published in this paper do not reflect the Declarations and notices authorized the General Conteachings of the Church nor the opinions of the editorial staff. ference reflect the and beliefs of the General Church.

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4 return of His Kingdom upon the 28: 15-24, 5: 1 Hosea 6: 1-3, Zech 1. 1.) These last two verses time of the fulfillment and of thick darkness, of Christ, records on pages prayer offered by Orson Of Olives, in Jerusalem, on '-"'-''LVLJv< asking God to restore ness of the land. Note that this was Christ. It was also just death of Joseph Smith, in The former and latter rains were to Palestine in 1853, as confirmed by two separate news reports, stubble, as a m a more verses m day us on verses

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6 And if we will do days before conference LORD, will hear our are sincere; Then the LORD, this promise, as we on 1 us verses 18 '"Then will the land, and pity Lord will answer people, Behold, I wme, satisfied make you a then:" gtp~jjak~rof these pro,~1ses, '."))(, ' /?f!"cf<:. 0 /;{f{;(t-f'/';;- 'yj/{!i:vfff:/i? Hi~ 1frote~tion, WE MUST,}.... i;,vv(~ SOLEMN ASSEMBEf?Jf '..,i![f'l..,:i ;1J'... ' 1,FY AND Q 1 EDICATE. 0 HIM AND HIS CAU PART OE,tSbME 0TH TX, BUT '.;LY FOR T ousand years of ft.jge:q HJCU HEJ;I 1 Then He will m 20th and 21 I 174

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8 under Christ's command be so difficult lieve in. But let us go on with verses 21 & 22; places, and and pestilences; not afraid, ye beasts of the pastures spring, for the fig tree and strength." a vine do I want to speaking but wars fied: kingdom ~,..,,,....., earthquakes 176

9 0 I on a not give greater they are be- I common.,'.t:p:c1j1ejjnto THIS;,ttJ~;. 14;!\;/,TJ.H~p;i'LORD IS SPEA';: L;OUDLY"'rTO US, TQ,SOUND ~?('".:...)/(:if"'>,/,{;,ff!'' '.,.,.>?. ',,. ",, A,L;'ARM, AW AK~N THE PE,f:-fd/:,." ' ;}/!#}l!/j''. ',~T HE NOJCOME UNJ:.. ARE, CATCHING US WITJIOU T'c> OU ',,,,J'\', '1/~,,(, $ /' or verses verse 181,

10 very specifically, who the 1s, which He shall use own I visited the and this remnant of whom I speak is thy father; 11 (Lehi, RAW). In II Nephi 5: 36-39, we are marvelous promise,.,..,a,...,.,. riod of time; "And behold, according the prophet, the Messiah again second Wherefore, he will unto them in power and unto the destruction that day believe in him; And none that believe in him." shall ls God, the Holy One of Israel: the mighty, or delivered? their own drunken with " ine." 178

11 "And all flesh shall Lord am more devastating than ever Mankind as a whole, Let us now go ] and destruction. same 1s of many other parts are also great and land "Wherefore covenng them". We see massive, floods, both those who are of great dams, due to edly, floods, as them up, they shall be as see great fires, both kill the prophets, in areas of this depths as up, saith the moun- and property in our cover shall carry them and buildings shall fall day that heavens are and severe " verses - 85 ' 179

12 very Christ, it be is the Christ, manifesteth 21: m shall have been smitten by tiles; Yea, after the Lord have camped and perplex1y; wavesroarfear, forts against shall have 180

13 Zion's mourn: for they on a from the daily who had 5: 4, are I our sense eternal. Thus arises, " Who are we? where do we go sat up Bible, this is a on, usually God exists. Most some as their synagogues, their sick. He had a the nng widespread a Of 181

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