places, but the development of formal literary Hebrew—a sacred tongue, to be used side by side with theHebrew Scripturesin worship—brought them to an end. Although the communities of theDiasporaused thevernacularsof theirenvironmentin day-to-day living and even—as in the case of the ...
9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not...
Then he had conferred upon him the higher priesthood, and he entered into celestial marriage (which is the covenant of exaltation), gaining assurance thereby that he would have eternal increase. Finally he received a promise that all of these blessings would be offered to all of his mortal ...