LAWS OF GOD BASED UPON VERITIES
The laws of God, for
example, are based upon actual verities. Deity makes no perfunctory or needless
requirements of his children, and therefore no one can escape the necessity of
complying with them. Some people have thought of God’s laws as merely an
expression of his will, and accordingly as subject to modification, or even
annulment, at his fancy. This attitude would make of Deity an autocratic
lawgiver, capable of being persuaded to change his mind by those who are
sufficiently fortunate to gain his graces. On the other hand, the laws of God
are based upon ultimate verities, and consequently are of universal
application. They are merely an expression of the conditions that must be
complied with by ever human being who obtains salvation in the Kingdom of
Heaven. The wisdom of the Church in holding to strict compliance with all these
things is thus plainly manifest. (Frederick J. Pack, “The Breadth of
Mormonism,” Address Over Radio Station KSL, Sunday Evening, April 3, 1932, p.
3)
