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"Some time ago a gentleman came and asked, 'Why do
you believe this is the Gospel? and why are you a member of this Church?' I
said, 'My answer to that is very brief: I belong to this Church, because it is
the Church of Jesus Christ, and that is the reason I am here declaring its truth
unto the people.' I believe that most of our young people have a knowledge of
the Gospel, and have a testimony of it, but many of them are not aware of the
fact. Sometimes we are
dilatory and
lazy; we think the Lord is going to do all for us. We go to school or to the
university, and the young man or woman who wishes to progress, and receive a
degree, must burn the midnight oil; and yet, to get a knowledge of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ they feel that all that is necessary for them to do is to ask their
Father in heaven, and, without any effort on their part, the Lord will manifest
the truth unto them. I want to say that God requires that we shall seek Him
earnestly, exerting the powers and faculties He has given us, and then will He
impart a testimony of the truths of heaven." - Joseph A. McRae, "Conference
Report," October 1907, Overflow Meeting, p. 77-78