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<|28||28|||28|>Entre<> los <|15||15|||15|>muchos<> <|17||17|||17|>propósitos<> <|16||16|||16|>magníficos<> de la <|18||18|||18|>vida<> <|19||19|||19|>y<> del <|20||20|||20|>ministerio<> del <|21||21|||21|>Señor<> <|22||22|||22|>Jesucristo<>, a menudo se pasa por alto <|23||23|||23|>un<> <|25||25|||25|>aspecto<> <|24||24|||24|>grandioso<> de <|26||26|||26|>esa<> <|27||27|||27|>misión<>. <|29||29|||29|>Sus<> <|30||30|||30|>seguidores<> <|31||31|||31|>no<> lo <|32||32|||32|>comprendieron<> <|33||33|||33|>plenamente<> en esa <|34||34|||34|>época<>, <|35||35|||35|>y<> <|36||36|||36|>muchos<> de la <|38||38|||38|>cristiandad<> <|37||37|||37|>moderna<> tampoco lo <|40||40|||40|>comprenden<>, <|42||42|||42|>pero<> <|41||41|||41|>el<> <|43||43|||43|>Salvador<> <|44||44|||44|>mismo<> lo <|45||45|||45|>mencionó<> <|46||46|||46|>repetida<> <|47||47|||47|>y<> enfáticamente. La <|49||49|||49|>gran<> <|50||50|||50|>verdad<> <|48||48|||48|>es<> <|51||51|||51|>que<> en <|52||52|||52|>todo<> lo <|53||53|||53|>que<> <|54||54|||54|>Jesús<> <|55||55|||55|>vino<> a <|39||39|||39|>hacer<> y a <|56||56|||56|>decir<>, <|57||57|||57|>incluso<> Su <|60||60|||60|>sufrimiento<> y <|61||61|||61|>sacrificio<> <|59||59|||59|>expiatorio<>, y en eso <|58||58|||58|>especialmente<>, <|62||62|||62|>Él<> <|64||64|||64|>nos<> estaba <|63||63|||63|>enseñando<> <|65||65|||65|>quién<> es y cómo es <|66||66|||66|>Dios<> <|67||67|||67|>nuestro<> <|69||69|||69|>Padre<> <|68||68|||68|>Eterno<>, <|70||70|||70|>cuán<> <|71||71|||71|>intensamente<> se <|72||72|||72|>dedica<> a <|73||73|||73|>Sus<> <|74||74|||74|>Hijos<> <|75||75|||75|>en<> <|76||76|||76|>toda<> <|77||77|||77|>época<> <|78||78|||78|>y<> en toda <|79||79|||79|>nación<>. Con <|80||80|||80|>palabras<> <|81||81|||81|>y<> con <|82||82|||82|>hechos<>, <|83||83|||83|>Jesús<> <|84||84|||84|>intentaba<> <|85||85|||85|>revelarnos<> <|86||86|||86|>y<> darnos a conocer la <|87||87|||87|>verdadera<> <|88||88|||88|>naturaleza<> <|89||89|||89|>de<> <|90||90|||90|>Su<> <|91||91|||91|>Padre<>, <|92||92|||92|>nuestro<> <|93||93|||93|>Padre<> <|94||94|||94|>Celestial<>.
Of the <|15||15|||15|>many<> <|16||16|||16|>magnificent<> <|17||17|||17|>purposes<> served in the <|18||18|||18|>life<> <|19||19|||19|>and<> <|20||20|||20|>ministry<> of the <|21||21|||21|>Lord<> <|22||22|||22|>Jesus<> Christ, <|23||23|||23|>one<> <|24||24|||24|>great<> <|25||25|||25|>aspect<> of <|26||26|||26|>that<> <|27||27|||27|>mission<> often <|28||28|||28|>goes<> uncelebrated. <|29||29|||29|>His<> <|30||30|||30|>followers<> did <|31||31|||31|>not<> <|32||32|||32|>understand<> it <|33||33|||33|>fully<> at the <|34||34|||34|>time<>, <|35||35|||35|>and<> <|36||36|||36|>many<> in <|37||37|||37|>modern<> <|38||38|||38|>Christianity<> <|39||39|||39|>do<> not <|40||40|||40|>grasp<> <|41||41|||41|>it<> now, <|42||42|||42|>but<> the <|43||43|||43|>Savior<> <|44||44|||44|>Himself<> <|45||45|||45|>spoke<> of it <|46||46|||46|>repeatedly<> <|47||47|||47|>and<> emphatically. It <|48||48|||48|>is<> the <|49||49|||49|>grand<> <|50||50|||50|>truth<> <|51||51|||51|>that<> in <|52||52|||52|>all<> <|53||53|||53|>that<> <|54||54|||54|>Jesus<> <|55||55|||55|>came<> to <|56||56|||56|>say<> and do, <|57||57|||57|>including<> and <|58||58|||58|>especially<> in His <|59||59|||59|>atoning<> <|60||60|||60|>suffering<> and <|61||61|||61|>sacrifice<>, <|62||62|||62|>He<> was <|63||63|||63|>showing<> <|64||64|||64|>us<> who and <|65||65|||65|>what<> <|66||66|||66|>God<> <|67||67|||67|>our<> <|68||68|||68|>Eternal<> <|69||69|||69|>Father<> is like, <|70||70|||70|>how<> <|71||71|||71|>completely<> <|72||72|||72|>devoted<> He is to <|73||73|||73|>His<> <|74||74|||74|>children<> <|75||75|||75|>in<> <|76||76|||76|>every<> <|77||77|||77|>age<> <|78||78|||78|>and<> <|79||79|||79|>nation<>. In <|80||80|||80|>word<> <|81||81|||81|>and<> in <|82||82|||82|>deed<> <|83||83|||83|>Jesus<> was <|84||84|||84|>trying<> to <|85||85|||85|>reveal<> <|86||86|||86|>and<> make personal to us the <|87||87|||87|>true<> <|88||88|||88|>nature<> <|89||89|||89|>of<> <|90||90|||90|>His<> <|91||91|||91|>Father<>, <|92||92|||92|>our<> <|93||93|||93|>Father<> in <|94||94|||94|>Heaven<>.
En <|97||97|||97|>parte<>, <|95||95|||95|>hizo<> <|96||96|||96|>eso<> porque en aquel <|99||99|||99|>entonces<>, como <|100||100|||100|>ahora<>, <|101||101|||101|>todos<> <|98||98|||98|>debemos<> <|102||102|||102|>conocer<> a <|103||103|||103|>Dios<> <|104||104|||104|>más<> a fondo para <|105||105|||105|>amarle<> con <|106||106|||106|>más<> fuerza <|107||107|||107|>y<> <|108||108|||108|>obedecerle<> <|109||109|||109|>más<> <|110||110|||110|>completamente<>. <|111||111|||111|>Como<> se <|116||116|||116|>declara<> en el <|112||112|||112|>Antiguo<> <|113||113|||113|>y<> en el <|114||114|||114|>Nuevo<> <|115||115|||115|>Testamento<>: "El <|117||117|||117|>primer<> <|119||119|||119|>mandamiento<> de <|118||118|||118|>todos<> es? <|120||120|||120|>amarás<> al <|123||123|||123|>Señor<> <|122||122|||122|>tu<> <|121||121|||121|>Dios<> <|124||124|||124|>con<> <|125||125|||125|>todo<> <|126||126|||126|>tu<> <|127||127|||127|>corazón<>, <|128||128|||128|>y<> <|129||129|||129|>con<> <|130||130|||130|>toda<> <|131||131|||131|>tu<> <|132||132|||132|>alma<>, <|133||133|||133|>y<> <|134||134|||134|>con<> <|135||135|||135|>toda<> <|136||136|||136|>tu<> <|137||137|||137|>mente<> <|138||138|||138|>y<> <|139||139|||139|>con<> <|140||140|||140|>todas<> <|141||141|||141|>tus<> <|142||142|||142|>fuerzas<>. <|143||143|||143|>Este<> <|144||144|||144|>es<> el [<|145||145|||145|>primero<> <|146||146|||146|>y<> <|147||147|||147|>grande<>] <|148||148|||148|>mandamiento<>" 1 .
He <|95||95|||95|>did<> <|96||96|||96|>this<> at least in <|97||97|||97|>part<> <|98||98|||98|>because<> <|99||99|||99|>then<> and <|100||100|||100|>now<> <|101||101|||101|>all<> of us need to <|102||102|||102|>know<> <|103||103|||103|>God<> <|104||104|||104|>more<> fully in order to <|105||105|||105|>love<> Him <|106||106|||106|>more<> deeply <|107||107|||107|>and<> <|108||108|||108|>obey<> Him <|109||109|||109|>more<> <|110||110|||110|>completely<>. <|111||111|||111|>As<> both <|112||112|||112|>Old<> <|113||113|||113|>and<> <|114||114|||114|>New<> <|115||115|||115|>Testaments<> <|116||116|||116|>declare<>, "The <|117||117|||117|>first<> of <|118||118|||118|>all<> the <|119||119|||119|>commandments<> is ? thou shalt <|120||120|||120|>love<> the <|121||121|||121|>Lord<> <|122||122|||122|>thy<> <|123||123|||123|>God<> <|124||124|||124|>with<> <|125||125|||125|>all<> <|126||126|||126|>thy<> <|127||127|||127|>heart<>, <|128||128|||128|>and<> <|129||129|||129|>with<> <|130||130|||130|>all<> <|131||131|||131|>thy<> <|132||132|||132|>soul<>, <|133||133|||133|>and<> <|134||134|||134|>with<> <|135||135|||135|>all<> <|136||136|||136|>thy<> <|137||137|||137|>mind<>, <|138||138|||138|>and<> <|139||139|||139|>with<> <|140||140|||140|>all<> <|141||141|||141|>thy<> <|142||142|||142|>strength<>: <|143||143|||143|>this<> <|144||144|||144|>is<> the <|145||145|||145|>first<> [<|146||146|||146|>and<> <|147||147|||147|>great<>] <|148||148|||148|>commandment<>." 1
Con razón, <|149||149|||149|>entonces<>, el <|150||150|||150|>profeta<> <|151||151|||151|>José<> <|152||152|||152|>Smith<> <|153||153|||153|>enseñó<>: "<|154||154|||154|>El<> <|155||155|||155|>primer<> <|156||156|||156|>principio<> del <|157||157|||157|>Evangelio<> es <|158||158|||158|>conocer<> con <|159||159|||159|>certeza<> el <|160||160|||160|>carácter<> <|161||161|||161|>de<> <|162||162|||162|>Dios<>? <|163||163|||163|>Quiero<> que <|164||164|||164|>todos<> ustedes le <|165||165|||165|>conozcan<>", <|167||167|||167|>dijo<> <|166||166|||166|>él<>, "<|168||168|||168|>y<> se <|169||169|||169|>familiaricen<> <|170||170|||170|>con<> <|171||171|||171|>Él<> 2 ? <|172||172|||172|>Debemos<> <|173||173|||173|>tener<> el <|175||175|||175|>concepto<> <|174||174|||174|>correcto<> <|176||176|||176|>de<> <|177||177|||177|>Sus<>? <|178||178|||178|>perfecciones<> <|179||179|||179|>y<> <|180||180|||180|>atributos<>? <|181||181|||181|>una<> <|182||182|||182|>admiración<> de la <|183||183|||183|>excelencia<> <|184||184|||184|>de<> [<|185||185|||185|>Su<>] <|186||186|||186|>carácter<>" 3 . Por tanto, la <|187||187|||187|>primera<> <|188||188|||188|>frase<> de la <|189||189|||189|>declaración<> <|190||190|||190|>de<> <|191||191|||191|>nuestra<> <|192||192|||192|>fe<> <|193||193|||193|>es<>: "<|194||194|||194|>Nosotros<> <|195||195|||195|>creemos<> <|196||196|||196|>en<> <|197||197|||197|>Dios<> el <|198||198|||198|>Eterno<> <|199||199|||199|>Padre<>" 4 . Y <|200||200|||200|>así<> lo <|201||201|||201|>hizo<> <|202||202|||202|>Jesús<>, enfáticamente. <|203||203|||203|>Aun<> al <|204||204|||204|>reconocer<> <|205||205|||205|>Su<> <|206||206|||206|>propia<> <|208||208|||208|>función<> <|207||207|||207|>singular<> <|209||209|||209|>en<> el <|211||211|||211|>plan<> <|210||210|||210|>divino<>, el <|212||212|||212|>Salvador<> <|213||213|||213|>insistió<>, al iniciar su súplica con <|214||214|||214|>estas<> <|215||215|||215|>palabras<>: "<|216||216|||216|>Y<> <|217||217|||217|>esta<> <|218||218|||218|>es<> la <|219||219|||219|>vida<> <|220||220|||220|>eterna<>: <|221||221|||221|>que<> te <|222||222|||222|>conozcan<> a <|223||223|||223|>ti<>, el <|224||224|||224|>único<> <|226||226|||226|>Dios<> <|225||225|||225|>verdadero<>" 5 .
Little wonder <|149||149|||149|>then<> that the <|150||150|||150|>Prophet<> <|151||151|||151|>Joseph<> <|152||152|||152|>Smith<> <|153||153|||153|>taught<>: "<|154||154|||154|>It<> is the <|155||155|||155|>first<> <|156||156|||156|>principle<> of the <|157||157|||157|>gospel<> to <|158||158|||158|>know<> for a <|159||159|||159|>certainty<> the <|160||160|||160|>character<> <|161||161|||161|>of<> <|162||162|||162|>God<>." "I <|163||163|||163|>want<> you <|164||164|||164|>all<> to <|165||165|||165|>know<> Him," <|166||166|||166|>he<> <|167||167|||167|>said<>, "<|168||168|||168|>and<> to be <|169||169|||169|>familiar<> <|170||170|||170|>with<> <|171||171|||171|>Him<>." 2 We <|172||172|||172|>must<> <|173||173|||173|>have<> "a <|174||174|||174|>correct<> <|175||175|||175|>idea<> <|176||176|||176|>of<> <|177||177|||177|>his<> ? <|178||178|||178|>perfections<>, <|179||179|||179|>and<> <|180||180|||180|>attributes<>," <|181||181|||181|>an<> <|182||182|||182|>admiration<> for "the <|183||183|||183|>excellency<> <|184||184|||184|>of<> [<|185||185|||185|>His<>] <|186||186|||186|>character<>." 3 Thus the <|187||187|||187|>first<> <|188||188|||188|>phrase<> we utter in the <|189||189|||189|>declaration<> <|190||190|||190|>of<> <|191||191|||191|>our<> <|192||192|||192|>faith<> <|193||193|||193|>is<>, "<|194||194|||194|>We<> <|195||195|||195|>believe<> <|196||196|||196|>in<> <|197||197|||197|>God<>, the <|198||198|||198|>Eternal<> <|199||199|||199|>Father<>." 4 <|200||200|||200|>So<>, emphatically, <|201||201|||201|>did<> <|202||202|||202|>Jesus<>. <|203||203|||203|>Even<> as He <|204||204|||204|>acknowledged<> <|205||205|||205|>His<> <|206||206|||206|>own<> <|207||207|||207|>singular<> <|208||208|||208|>role<> <|209||209|||209|>in<> the <|210||210|||210|>divine<> <|211||211|||211|>plan<>, the <|212||212|||212|>Savior<> nevertheless <|213||213|||213|>insisted<> on <|214||214|||214|>this<> prayerful <|215||215|||215|>preamble<>: "<|216||216|||216|>And<> <|217||217|||217|>this<> <|218||218|||218|>is<> <|219||219|||219|>life<> <|220||220|||220|>eternal<>, <|221||221|||221|>that<> they might <|222||222|||222|>know<> <|223||223|||223|>thee<> the <|224||224|||224|>only<> <|225||225|||225|>true<> <|226||226|||226|>God<>." 5
<|227||227|||227|>Después<> de que <|228||228|||228|>generaciones<> <|229||229|||229|>de<> <|230||230|||230|>profetas<> <|231||231|||231|>habían<> <|232||232|||232|>intentado<> <|233||233|||233|>enseñar<> a la <|234||234|||234|>familia<> del <|235||235|||235|>hombre<> la <|236||236|||236|>voluntad<> <|237||237|||237|>y<> el <|238||238|||238|>camino<> <|239||239|||239|>de<> <|240||240|||240|>Dios<>, por lo <|241||241|||241|>general<> <|242||242|||242|>con<> <|243||243|||243|>poco<> <|244||244|||244|>éxito<>, Él, <|245||245|||245|>en<> <|246||246|||246|>Su<> <|247||247|||247|>máximo<> <|248||248|||248|>esfuerzo<> por <|249||249|||249|>permitirnos<> <|250||250|||250|>conocerle<>, <|251||251|||251|>envió<> a la <|252||252|||252|>tierra<> a <|253||253|||253|>Su<> <|256||256|||256|>Hijo<> Unigénito <|254||254|||254|>y<> <|255||255|||255|>Perfecto<>, <|257||257|||257|>creado<> a <|258||258|||258|>Su<> <|260||260|||260|>imagen<> y <|259||259|||259|>semejanza<>, para que <|262||262|||262|>sirviera<> <|263||263|||263|>entre<> <|264||264|||264|>mortales<> y <|261||261|||261|>viviera<> los <|266||266|||266|>rigores<> de la <|267||267|||267|>vida<> <|265||265|||265|>cotidiana<>.
<|227||227|||227|>After<> <|228||228|||228|>generations<> <|229||229|||229|>of<> <|230||230|||230|>prophets<> <|231||231|||231|>had<> <|232||232|||232|>tried<> to <|233||233|||233|>teach<> the <|234||234|||234|>family<> of <|235||235|||235|>man<> the <|236||236|||236|>will<> <|237||237|||237|>and<> the <|238||238|||238|>way<> <|239||239|||239|>of<> the <|240||240|||240|>Father<>, <|241||241|||241|>usually<> <|242||242|||242|>with<> <|243||243|||243|>little<> <|244||244|||244|>success<>, God <|245||245|||245|>in<> <|246||246|||246|>His<> <|247||247|||247|>ultimate<> <|248||248|||248|>effort<> to <|249||249|||249|>have<> us <|250||250|||250|>know<> Him, <|251||251|||251|>sent<> to <|252||252|||252|>earth<> <|253||253|||253|>His<> Only Begotten <|254||254|||254|>and<> <|255||255|||255|>perfect<> <|256||256|||256|>Son<>, <|257||257|||257|>created<> in <|258||258|||258|>His<> very <|259||259|||259|>likeness<> and <|260||260|||260|>image<>, to <|261||261|||261|>live<> and <|262||262|||262|>serve<> <|263||263|||263|>among<> <|264||264|||264|>mortals<> in the <|265||265|||265|>everyday<> <|266||266|||266|>rigors<> of <|267||267|||267|>life<>.
<|268||268|||268|>Venir<> a la <|269||269|||269|>tierra<> <|270||270|||270|>con<> <|271||271|||271|>tal<> <|272||272|||272|>responsabilidad<>, <|273||273|||273|>ocupando<> el <|274||274|||274|>lugar<> <|275||275|||275|>de<> <|276||276|||276|>Elohim<> ?<|277||277|||277|>hablando<> <|278||278|||278|>como<> <|279||279|||279|>Él<> <|280||280|||280|>hablaría<>, <|281||281|||281|>juzgando<> <|282||282|||282|>y<> <|283||283|||283|>sirviendo<>, <|284||284|||284|>amando<> <|285||285|||285|>y<> <|286||286|||286|>amonestando<>, <|287||287|||287|>soportando<> <|288||288|||288|>y<> <|289||289|||289|>perdonando<> <|290||290|||290|>como<> <|291||291|||291|>Él<> lo <|292||292|||292|>haría<>? <|293||293|||293|>es<> <|294||294|||294|>un<> <|295||295|||295|>deber<> <|296||296|||296|>de<> <|298||298|||298|>proporciones<> tan <|297||297|||297|>asombrosas<> <|299||299|||299|>que<> ustedes y yo no podemos <|300||300|||300|>comprenderlo<>. <|301||301|||301|>Pero<> con la <|302||302|||302|>lealtad<> <|303||303|||303|>y<> la <|304||304|||304|>determinación<> <|305||305|||305|>característicos<> <|306||306|||306|>de<> <|307||307|||307|>un<> <|309||309|||309|>hijo<> <|308||308|||308|>divino<>, <|310||310|||310|>Jesús<> <|311||311|||311|>podía<> <|312||312|||312|>comprenderlo<> <|313||313|||313|>y<> lo llevó a cabo. <|314||314|||314|>Luego<>, <|315||315|||315|>cuando<> <|318||318|||318|>comenzó<> a <|319||319|||319|>recibir<> las <|316||316|||316|>alabanzas<> y los <|317||317|||317|>honores<>, <|320||320|||320|>humildemente<> <|321||321|||321|>dirigió<> <|322||322|||322|>todo<> el <|323||323|||323|>encomio<> hacia el <|324||324|||324|>Padre<>.
To <|268||268|||268|>come<> to <|269||269|||269|>earth<> <|270||270|||270|>with<> <|271||271|||271|>such<> a <|272||272|||272|>responsibility<>, to <|273||273|||273|>stand<> in <|274||274|||274|>place<> <|275||275|||275|>of<> <|276||276|||276|>Elohim<>?<|277||277|||277|>speaking<> <|278||278|||278|>as<> <|279||279|||279|>He<> would <|280||280|||280|>speak<>, <|281||281|||281|>judging<> <|282||282|||282|>and<> <|283||283|||283|>serving<>, <|284||284|||284|>loving<> <|285||285|||285|>and<> <|286||286|||286|>warning<>, <|287||287|||287|>forbearing<> <|288||288|||288|>and<> <|289||289|||289|>forgiving<> <|290||290|||290|>as<> <|291||291|||291|>He<> would <|292||292|||292|>do<>?this <|293||293|||293|>is<> <|294||294|||294|>a<> <|295||295|||295|>duty<> <|296||296|||296|>of<> such <|297||297|||297|>staggering<> <|298||298|||298|>proportions<> <|299||299|||299|>that<> you and I cannot <|300||300|||300|>comprehend<> such a thing. <|301||301|||301|>But<> in the <|302||302|||302|>loyalty<> <|303||303|||303|>and<> <|304||304|||304|>determination<> that would be <|305||305|||305|>characteristic<> <|306||306|||306|>of<> <|307||307|||307|>a<> <|308||308|||308|>divine<> <|309||309|||309|>child<>, <|310||310|||310|>Jesus<> <|311||311|||311|>could<> <|312||312|||312|>comprehend<> it <|313||313|||313|>and<> He did it. <|314||314|||314|>Then<>, <|315||315|||315|>when<> the <|316||316|||316|>praise<> and <|317||317|||317|>honor<> <|318||318|||318|>began<> to <|319||319|||319|>come<>, He <|320||320|||320|>humbly<> <|321||321|||321|>directed<> <|322||322|||322|>all<> <|323||323|||323|>adulation<> to the <|324||324|||324|>Father<>.
"El <|325||325|||325|>Padre<>? <|326||326|||326|>hace<> las <|327||327|||327|>obras<>", <|328||328|||328|>dijo<> con <|329||329|||329|>fervor<>. "No <|331||331|||331|>puede<> el <|330||330|||330|>Hijo<> <|332||332|||332|>hacer<> <|333||333|||333|>nada<> por sí <|334||334|||334|>mismo<>, <|335||335|||335|>sino<> lo <|336||336|||336|>que<> <|337||337|||337|>ve<> <|339||339|||339|>hacer<> al <|338||338|||338|>Padre<>; <|340||340|||340|>porque<> todo lo <|341||341|||341|>que<> el <|342||342|||342|>Padre<> <|343||343|||343|>hace<>, <|344||344|||344|>también<> lo <|345||345|||345|>hace<> el <|346||346|||346|>Hijo<> <|347||347|||347|>igualmente<>" 6 . <|348||348|||348|>En<> <|349||349|||349|>otra<> <|350||350|||350|>ocasión<> <|351||351|||351|>dijo<>: "<|352||352|||352|>Yo<> <|353||353|||353|>hablo<> lo <|354||354|||354|>que<> <|355||355|||355|>he<> <|356||356|||356|>visto<> cerca del <|357||357|||357|>Padre<>? <|359||359|||359|>Nada<> <|358||358|||358|>hago<> por <|360||360|||360|>mí<> mismo, sino que según me <|362||362|||362|>enseñó<> el <|361||361|||361|>Padre<>? He <|363||363|||363|>descendido<> <|364||364|||364|>del<> <|365||365|||365|>cielo<>, <|366||366|||366|>no<> <|367||367|||367|>para<> <|368||368|||368|>hacer<> <|369||369|||369|>mi<> <|370||370|||370|>voluntad<>, <|371||371|||371|>sino<> la <|372||372|||372|>voluntad<> del <|373||373|||373|>que<> me <|374||374|||374|>envió<>" 7 .
"The <|325||325|||325|>Father<> ? <|326||326|||326|>doeth<> the <|327||327|||327|>works<>," He <|328||328|||328|>said<> in <|329||329|||329|>earnest<>. "The <|330||330|||330|>Son<> <|331||331|||331|>can<> <|332||332|||332|>do<> <|333||333|||333|>nothing<> of <|334||334|||334|>himself<>, <|335||335|||335|>but<> <|336||336|||336|>what<> he <|337||337|||337|>seeth<> the <|338||338|||338|>Father<> <|339||339|||339|>do<>: <|340||340|||340|>for<> <|341||341|||341|>what<> things soever [the <|342||342|||342|>Father<>] <|343||343|||343|>doeth<>, these <|344||344|||344|>also<> <|345||345|||345|>doeth<> the <|346||346|||346|>Son<> <|347||347|||347|>likewise<>." 6 <|348||348|||348|>On<> <|349||349|||349|>another<> <|350||350|||350|>occasion<> He <|351||351|||351|>said<>: "<|352||352|||352|>I<> <|353||353|||353|>speak<> that <|354||354|||354|>which<> I <|355||355|||355|>have<> <|356||356|||356|>seen<> with my <|357||357|||357|>Father<>." "I <|358||358|||358|>do<> <|359||359|||359|>nothing<> of myself; <|360||360|||360|>but<> as my <|361||361|||361|>Father<> hath <|362||362|||362|>taught<> me." "I <|363||363|||363|>came<> down <|364||364|||364|>from<> <|365||365|||365|>heaven<>, <|366||366|||366|>not<> <|367||367|||367|>to<> <|368||368|||368|>do<> <|369||369|||369|>mine<> own <|370||370|||370|>will<>, <|371||371|||371|>but<> the <|372||372|||372|>will<> of him <|373||373|||373|>that<> <|374||374|||374|>sent<> me." 7
<|386||386|||386|>Esta<> <|387||387|||387|>mañana<> <|375||375|||375|>yo<> <|376||376|||376|>hago<> <|377||377|||377|>mi<> <|378||378|||378|>propia<> <|380||380|||380|>declaración<> <|379||379|||379|>sincera<> <|381||381|||381|>de<> <|382||382|||382|>Dios<> <|383||383|||383|>nuestro<> <|385||385|||385|>Padre<> <|384||384|||384|>Eterno<>, <|388||388|||388|>porque<> <|389||389|||389|>algunos<> del <|391||391|||391|>mundo<> <|390||390|||390|>moderno<> <|392||392|||392|>padecen<> <|393||393|||393|>de<> <|394||394|||394|>un<> <|395||395|||395|>penoso<> concepto erróneo acerca <|396||396|||396|>de<> <|397||397|||397|>Él<>. <|398||398|||398|>Entre<> <|399||399|||399|>éstos<> <|400||400|||400|>existe<> la <|402||402|||402|>tendencia<> <|401||401|||401|>a<> <|403||403|||403|>sentirse<> <|404||404|||404|>distantes<> <|405||405|||405|>del<> <|406||406|||406|>Padre<>, <|407||407|||407|>incluso<> <|408||408|||408|>alejados<> <|409||409|||409|>de<> <|410||410|||410|>Él<> <|411||411|||411|>si<> es que <|412||412|||412|>creen<> <|413||413|||413|>en<> <|414||414|||414|>Él<>; <|415||415|||415|>y<>, <|416||416|||416|>si<> <|417||417|||417|>creen<>, <|418||418|||418|>mucha<> gente de nuestros días dice que tal vez se <|419||419|||419|>sentirían<> <|420||420|||420|>cómodos<> entre los <|421||421|||421|>brazos<> <|422||422|||422|>de<> <|423||423|||423|>Jesús<>, <|424||424|||424|>pero<> les <|425||425|||425|>incomoda<> <|426||426|||426|>pensar<> en el <|427||427|||427|>severo<> <|428||428|||428|>encuentro<> con <|429||429|||429|>Dios<> 8 . <|430||430|||430|>Por<> la mala interpretación (<|431||431|||431|>y<> <|432||432|||432|>en<> <|433||433|||433|>algunos<> <|434||434|||434|>casos<> la mala traducción) <|435||435|||435|>de<> la <|436||436|||436|>Biblia<>, piensan que <|437||437|||437|>Dios<> el <|438||438|||438|>Padre<> <|439||439|||439|>y<> <|440||440|||440|>Jesucristo<> <|441||441|||441|>Su<> <|442||442|||442|>Hijo<> <|443||443|||443|>obran<> en formas <|444||444|||444|>muy<> <|445||445|||445|>diferentes<>, a pesar del <|447||447|||447|>hecho<> <|446||446|||446|>de<> <|448||448|||448|>que<> <|449||449|||449|>tanto<> en el Antiguo como en el <|451||451|||451|>Nuevo<> <|450||450|||450|>Testamento<> el <|452||452|||452|>Hijo<> <|453||453|||453|>de<> <|454||454|||454|>Dios<> <|455||455|||455|>es<> <|456||456|||456|>uno<> <|457||457|||457|>y<> <|460||460|||460|>el<> <|458||458|||458|>mismo<>, <|459||459|||459|>actuando<> <|461||461|||461|>siempre<> <|462||462|||462|>bajo<> la <|463||463|||463|>dirección<> del <|464||464|||464|>Padre<>, <|465||465|||465|>que<> <|466||466|||466|>es<> el <|467||467|||467|>mismo<> "<|468||468|||468|>ayer<>, <|469||469|||469|>hoy<> <|470||470|||470|>y<> para <|471||471|||471|>siempre<>" 9 .
<|375||375|||375|>I<> <|376||376|||376|>make<> <|377||377|||377|>my<> <|378||378|||378|>own<> <|379||379|||379|>heartfelt<> <|380||380|||380|>declaration<> <|381||381|||381|>of<> <|382||382|||382|>God<> <|383||383|||383|>our<> <|384||384|||384|>Eternal<> <|385||385|||385|>Father<> <|386||386|||386|>this<> <|387||387|||387|>morning<> <|388||388|||388|>because<> <|389||389|||389|>some<> in the <|390||390|||390|>contemporary<> <|391||391|||391|>world<> <|392||392|||392|>suffer<> <|393||393|||393|>from<> <|394||394|||394|>a<> <|395||395|||395|>distressing<> misconception <|396||396|||396|>of<> <|397||397|||397|>Him<>. <|398||398|||398|>Among<> <|399||399|||399|>these<> there <|400||400|||400|>is<> <|401||401|||401|>a<> <|402||402|||402|>tendency<> to <|403||403|||403|>feel<> <|404||404|||404|>distant<> <|405||405|||405|>from<> the <|406||406|||406|>Father<>, <|407||407|||407|>even<> <|408||408|||408|>estranged<> <|409||409|||409|>from<> <|410||410|||410|>Him<>, <|411||411|||411|>if<> they <|412||412|||412|>believe<> <|413||413|||413|>in<> <|414||414|||414|>Him<> at all. <|415||415|||415|>And<> <|416||416|||416|>if<> they do <|417||417|||417|>believe<>, <|418||418|||418|>many<> moderns say they might <|419||419|||419|>feel<> <|420||420|||420|>comfortable<> in the <|421||421|||421|>arms<> <|422||422|||422|>of<> <|423||423|||423|>Jesus<>, <|424||424|||424|>but<> they are <|425||425|||425|>uneasy<> <|426||426|||426|>contemplating<> the <|427||427|||427|>stern<> <|428||428|||428|>encounter<> of <|429||429|||429|>God<>. 8 <|430||430|||430|>Through<> a misreading (<|431||431|||431|>and<> surely, <|432||432|||432|>in<> <|433||433|||433|>some<> <|434||434|||434|>cases<>, a mistranslation) <|435||435|||435|>of<> the <|436||436|||436|>Bible<>, these see <|437||437|||437|>God<> the <|438||438|||438|>Father<> <|439||439|||439|>and<> Jesus <|440||440|||440|>Christ<> <|441||441|||441|>His<> <|442||442|||442|>Son<> as <|443||443|||443|>operating<> <|444||444|||444|>very<> <|445||445|||445|>differently<>, this in spite <|446||446|||446|>of<> the <|447||447|||447|>fact<> <|448||448|||448|>that<> in <|449||449|||449|>both<> the Old <|450||450|||450|>Testament<> and the <|451||451|||451|>New<>, the <|452||452|||452|>Son<> <|453||453|||453|>of<> <|454||454|||454|>God<> <|455||455|||455|>is<> <|456||456|||456|>one<> <|457||457|||457|>and<> the <|458||458|||458|>same<>, <|459||459|||459|>acting<> as <|460||460|||460|>He<> <|461||461|||461|>always<> does <|462||462|||462|>under<> the <|463||463|||463|>direction<> of the <|464||464|||464|>Father<>, <|465||465|||465|>who<> <|466||466|||466|>is<> <|467||467|||467|>Himself<> the same "<|468||468|||468|>yesterday<>, <|469||469|||469|>today<>, <|470||470|||470|>and<> <|471||471|||471|>forever<>." 9
Al meditar <|472||472|||472|>en<> <|473||473|||473|>esas<> ideas erróneas, <|474||474|||474|>comprendemos<> <|475||475|||475|>que<> <|476||476|||476|>una<> <|477||477|||477|>de<> las <|479||479|||479|>contribuciones<> <|478||478|||478|>extraordinarias<> del <|480||480|||480|>Libro<> <|481||481|||481|>de<> <|482||482|||482|>Mormón<> <|483||483|||483|>es<> el <|486||486|||486|>concepto<> <|484||484|||484|>perfectamente<> <|485||485|||485|>compatible<> <|488||488|||488|>que<> todo ese <|489||489|||489|>majestuoso<> <|490||490|||490|>libro<> encierra sobre la <|487||487|||487|>divinidad<>. En él no existe una <|493||493|||493|>brecha<> como la que hay entre <|491||491|||491|>Malaquías<> y <|492||492|||492|>Mateo<>, no hay <|494||494|||494|>ninguna<> <|495||495|||495|>pausa<> <|496||496|||496|>mientras<> se efectúan cambios <|497||497|||497|>teológicos<>; tampoco existe <|498||498|||498|>ninguna<> mala interpretación del <|499||499|||499|>Dios<> <|500||500|||500|>que<> obra con urgencia, con <|501||501|||501|>amor<> y fidelidad <|502||502|||502|>en<> <|503||503|||503|>cada<> <|504||504|||504|>página<> <|505||505|||505|>de<> <|506||506|||506|>ese<> <|507||507|||507|>registro<>, el cual <|509||509|||509|>comienza<> en épocas del Antiguo <|511||511|||511|>Testamento<> y <|512||512|||512|>termina<> <|513||513|||513|>en<> épocas del <|510||510|||510|>Nuevo<> <|508||508|||508|>Testamento<>. Sí, en un <|514||514|||514|>esfuerzo<> por devolver la <|516||516|||516|>Biblia<> al <|515||515|||515|>mundo<> <|517||517|||517|>y<> el <|519||519|||519|>concepto<> <|518||518|||518|>correcto<> <|520||520|||520|>de<> la <|521||521|||521|>Deidad<> correspondiente, lo <|522||522|||522|>que<> <|523||523|||523|>tenemos<> <|524||524|||524|>en<> el <|525||525|||525|>Libro<> <|526||526|||526|>de<> <|527||527|||527|>Mormón<> <|528||528|||528|>es<> <|529||529|||529|>una<> <|531||531|||531|>perspectiva<> <|530||530|||530|>uniforme<> <|532||532|||532|>de<> <|533||533|||533|>Dios<> <|534||534|||534|>en<> <|535||535|||535|>toda<> <|536||536|||536|>Su<> <|537||537|||537|>gloria<> <|538||538|||538|>y<> <|539||539|||539|>bondad<>, en <|540||540|||540|>toda<> <|541||541|||541|>Su<> <|542||542|||542|>riqueza<> <|543||543|||543|>y<> <|544||544|||544|>complejidad<>, que quedan <|546||546|||546|>demostradas<> de manera <|545||545|||545|>especial<>, <|548||548|||548|>una<> vez más, <|547||547|||547|>mediante<> una <|550||550|||550|>aparición<> <|549||549|||549|>personal<> de <|551||551|||551|>Su<> <|552||552|||552|>Hijo<> Unigénito <|553||553|||553|>Jesucristo<> descrita en dicho libro.
In reflecting <|472||472|||472|>on<> <|473||473|||473|>these<> misconceptions we <|474||474|||474|>realize<> <|475||475|||475|>that<> <|476||476|||476|>one<> <|477||477|||477|>of<> the <|478||478|||478|>remarkable<> <|479||479|||479|>contributions<> of the <|480||480|||480|>Book<> <|481||481|||481|>of<> <|482||482|||482|>Mormon<> <|483||483|||483|>is<> its seamless, <|484||484|||484|>perfectly<> <|485||485|||485|>consistent<> <|486||486|||486|>view<> of <|487||487|||487|>divinity<> throughout <|488||488|||488|>that<> <|489||489|||489|>majestic<> <|490||490|||490|>book<>. Here there is no <|491||491|||491|>Malachi<>-to-<|492||492|||492|>Matthew<> <|493||493|||493|>gap<>, <|494||494|||494|>no<> <|495||495|||495|>pause<> <|496||496|||496|>while<> we shift <|497||497|||497|>theological<> gears, <|498||498|||498|>no<> misreading the <|499||499|||499|>God<> <|500||500|||500|>who<> is urgently, <|501||501|||501|>lovingly<>, faithfully at work <|502||502|||502|>on<> <|503||503|||503|>every<> <|504||504|||504|>page<> <|505||505|||505|>of<> <|506||506|||506|>that<> <|507||507|||507|>record<> from its Old <|508||508|||508|>Testament<> <|509||509|||509|>beginning<> to its <|510||510|||510|>New<> <|511||511|||511|>Testament<> <|512||512|||512|>end<>. Yes, <|513||513|||513|>in<> an <|514||514|||514|>effort<> to give the <|515||515|||515|>world<> back its <|516||516|||516|>Bible<> <|517||517|||517|>and<> a <|518||518|||518|>correct<> <|519||519|||519|>view<> <|520||520|||520|>of<> <|521||521|||521|>Deity<> with it, <|522||522|||522|>what<> we <|523||523|||523|>have<> <|524||524|||524|>in<> the <|525||525|||525|>Book<> <|526||526|||526|>of<> <|527||527|||527|>Mormon<> <|528||528|||528|>is<> <|529||529|||529|>a<> <|530||530|||530|>uniform<> <|531||531|||531|>view<> <|532||532|||532|>of<> <|533||533|||533|>God<> <|534||534|||534|>in<> <|535||535|||535|>all<> <|536||536|||536|>His<> <|537||537|||537|>glory<> <|538||538|||538|>and<> <|539||539|||539|>goodness<>, <|540||540|||540|>all<> <|541||541|||541|>His<> <|542||542|||542|>richness<> <|543||543|||543|>and<> <|544||544|||544|>complexity<>?including and <|545||545|||545|>especially<> as again <|546||546|||546|>demonstrated<> <|547||547|||547|>through<> <|548||548|||548|>a<> <|549||549|||549|>personal<> <|550||550|||550|>appearance<> of <|551||551|||551|>His<> Only Begotten <|552||552|||552|>Son<>, Jesus <|553||553|||553|>Christ<>.
<|554||554|||554|>Cuán<> <|555||555|||555|>agradecidos<> <|556||556|||556|>estamos<> <|557||557|||557|>por<> <|558||558|||558|>todas<> las <|559||559|||559|>Escrituras<>, en <|560||560|||560|>especial<> las <|561||561|||561|>de<> la <|562||562|||562|>Restauración<>, <|563||563|||563|>que<> <|565||565|||565|>nos<> <|564||564|||564|>enseñan<> la <|566||566|||566|>majestuosidad<> <|567||567|||567|>de<> <|568||568|||568|>cada<> uno de los <|569||569|||569|>miembros<> <|570||570|||570|>de<> la <|571||571|||571|>Trinidad<>. <|572||572|||572|>Cómo<> nos <|573||573|||573|>encantaría<>, <|574||574|||574|>por<> <|575||575|||575|>ejemplo<>, que <|576||576|||576|>todo<> el <|577||577|||577|>mundo<> <|578||578|||578|>recibiera<> <|579||579|||579|>y<> <|580||580|||580|>aceptara<> el <|581||581|||581|>concepto<> del <|582||582|||582|>Padre<> que se <|584||584|||584|>describe<> en forma tan <|583||583|||583|>conmovedora<> en la <|585||585|||585|>Perla<> de <|586||586|||586|>Gran<> <|587||587|||587|>Precio<>.
<|554||554|||554|>How<> <|555||555|||555|>grateful<> we <|556||556|||556|>are<> <|557||557|||557|>for<> <|558||558|||558|>all<> the <|559||559|||559|>scriptures<>, <|560||560|||560|>especially<> the scriptures <|561||561|||561|>of<> the <|562||562|||562|>Restoration<>, <|563||563|||563|>that<> <|564||564|||564|>teach<> <|565||565|||565|>us<> the <|566||566|||566|>majesty<> <|567||567|||567|>of<> <|568||568|||568|>each<> <|569||569|||569|>member<> <|570||570|||570|>of<> the <|571||571|||571|>Godhead<>. <|572||572|||572|>How<> we would <|573||573|||573|>thrill<>, <|574||574|||574|>for<> <|575||575|||575|>example<>, if <|576||576|||576|>all<> the <|577||577|||577|>world<> would <|578||578|||578|>receive<> <|579||579|||579|>and<> <|580||580|||580|>embrace<> the <|581||581|||581|>view<> of the <|582||582|||582|>Father<> so <|583||583|||583|>movingly<> <|584||584|||584|>described<> in the <|585||585|||585|>Pearl<> of <|586||586|||586|>Great<> <|587||587|||587|>Price<>.
<|588||588|||588|>Allí<>, en <|589||589|||589|>medio<> <|590||590|||590|>de<> <|591||591|||591|>una<> <|592||592|||592|>gran<> <|593||593|||593|>visión<> del género humano <|594||594|||594|>que<> el <|595||595|||595|>cielo<> <|596||596|||596|>abrió<> ante <|597||597|||597|>su<> <|598||598|||598|>vista<>, <|599||599|||599|>Enoc<>, <|600||600|||600|>observando<> las <|601||601|||601|>bendiciones<> <|602||602|||602|>y<> las <|603||603|||603|>dificultades<> <|604||604|||604|>de<> la vida terrenal, <|605||605|||605|>dirige<> <|606||606|||606|>su<> <|607||607|||607|>mirada<> al <|608||608|||608|>Padre<> <|609||609|||609|>y<> se asombra al <|610||610|||610|>verlo<> <|611||611|||611|>llorar<>. <|612||612|||612|>Él<> <|613||613|||613|>dice<> <|614||614|||614|>maravillado<> <|615||615|||615|>y<> con <|616||616|||616|>asombro<> a <|617||617|||617|>ese<> Ser <|618||618|||618|>más<> <|619||619|||619|>poderoso<> del <|620||620|||620|>universo<>: "¿<|621||621|||621|>Cómo<> <|622||622|||622|>es<> posible <|623||623|||623|>que<> <|624||624|||624|>tú<> <|625||625|||625|>llores<>?? eres <|626||626|||626|>justo<> [<|627||627|||627|>y<>] <|628||628|||628|>misericordioso<> <|629||629|||629|>y<> <|630||630|||630|>benévolo<>; ?la <|631||631|||631|>paz<>? <|632||632|||632|>es<> la <|633||633|||633|>habitación<> <|634||634|||634|>de<> <|635||635|||635|>tu<> <|636||636|||636|>trono<>; <|637||637|||637|>y<> la <|638||638|||638|>misericordia<> <|639||639|||639|>irá<> <|640||640|||640|>delante<> de <|641||641|||641|>tu<> <|642||642|||642|>faz<> <|643||643|||643|>y<> <|645||645|||645|>no<> <|644||644|||644|>tendrá<> <|646||646|||646|>fin<>; ¿<|647||647|||647|>cómo<> <|648||648|||648|>es<> posible que <|649||649|||649|>llores<>?"
<|588||588|||588|>There<>, in the <|589||589|||589|>midst<> <|590||590|||590|>of<> <|591||591|||591|>a<> <|592||592|||592|>grand<> <|593||593|||593|>vision<> of humankind <|594||594|||594|>which<> <|595||595|||595|>heaven<> <|596||596|||596|>opened<> to <|597||597|||597|>his<> <|598||598|||598|>view<>, <|599||599|||599|>Enoch<>, <|600||600|||600|>observing<> both the <|601||601|||601|>blessings<> <|602||602|||602|>and<> <|603||603|||603|>challenges<> <|604||604|||604|>of<> mortality, <|605||605|||605|>turns<> <|606||606|||606|>his<> <|607||607|||607|>gaze<> toward the <|608||608|||608|>Father<> <|609||609|||609|>and<> is stunned to <|610||610|||610|>see<> Him <|611||611|||611|>weeping<>. <|612||612|||612|>He<> <|613||613|||613|>says<> in <|614||614|||614|>wonder<> <|615||615|||615|>and<> <|616||616|||616|>amazement<> to <|617||617|||617|>this<> <|618||618|||618|>most<> <|619||619|||619|>powerful<> Being in the <|620||620|||620|>universe<>: "<|621||621|||621|>How<> <|622||622|||622|>is<> it <|623||623|||623|>that<> <|624||624|||624|>thou<> canst <|625||625|||625|>weep<>? ? Thou art <|626||626|||626|>just<> [<|627||627|||627|>and<>] <|628||628|||628|>merciful<> <|629||629|||629|>and<> <|630||630|||630|>kind<> forever; ? <|631||631|||631|>Peace<> ? <|632||632|||632|>is<> the <|633||633|||633|>habitation<> <|634||634|||634|>of<> <|635||635|||635|>thy<> <|636||636|||636|>throne<>; <|637||637|||637|>and<> <|638||638|||638|>mercy<> shall <|639||639|||639|>go<> <|640||640|||640|>before<> <|641||641|||641|>thy<> <|642||642|||642|>face<> <|643||643|||643|>and<> <|644||644|||644|>have<> <|645||645|||645|>no<> <|646||646|||646|>end<>; <|647||647|||647|>how<> <|648||648|||648|>is<> it thou canst <|649||649|||649|>weep<>?"
Al contemplar los <|650||650|||650|>acontecimientos<> <|651||651|||651|>de<> <|652||652|||652|>casi<> <|653||653|||653|>cualquier<> <|654||654|||654|>época<>, <|655||655|||655|>Dios<> <|656||656|||656|>responde<>: "He allí a <|657||657|||657|>éstos<>, <|658||658|||658|>tus<> <|659||659|||659|>hermanos<>; <|660||660|||660|>son<> la <|661||661|||661|>obra<> <|662||662|||662|>de<> <|663||663|||663|>mis<> <|664||664|||664|>propias<> <|665||665|||665|>manos<>,? les di? <|666||666|||666|>mandamientos<>, <|667||667|||667|>que<> se <|668||668|||668|>amen<> el <|669||669|||669|>uno<> al <|670||670|||670|>otro<>, <|671||671|||671|>y<> <|672||672|||672|>que<> me <|673||673|||673|>prefieran<> a <|674||674|||674|>mí<>, <|675||675|||675|>su<> <|676||676|||676|>Padre<>, <|677||677|||677|>mas<> he aquí, no tienen <|678||678|||678|>afecto<> <|679||679|||679|>y<> <|680||680|||680|>aborrecen<> <|681||681|||681|>su<> <|682||682|||682|>propia<> <|683||683|||683|>sangre<>? Por tanto, ¿<|684||684|||684|>no<> han de <|686||686|||686|>llorar<> los <|685||685|||685|>cielos<>, <|687||687|||687|>viendo<> que <|688||688|||688|>éstos<> han de <|689||689|||689|>sufrir<>?" 10 .
Looking out on the <|650||650|||650|>events<> <|651||651|||651|>of<> <|652||652|||652|>almost<> <|653||653|||653|>any<> <|654||654|||654|>day<>, <|655||655|||655|>God<> <|656||656|||656|>replies<>: "Behold <|657||657|||657|>these<> <|658||658|||658|>thy<> <|659||659|||659|>brethren<>; they <|660||660|||660|>are<> the <|661||661|||661|>workmanship<> <|662||662|||662|>of<> <|663||663|||663|>mine<> <|664||664|||664|>own<> <|665||665|||665|>hands<>. ? I gave unto them ? [a] <|666||666|||666|>commandment<>, <|667||667|||667|>that<> they should <|668||668|||668|>love<> <|669||669|||669|>one<> <|670||670|||670|>another<>, <|671||671|||671|>and<> <|672||672|||672|>that<> they should <|673||673|||673|>choose<> <|674||674|||674|>me<>, <|675||675|||675|>their<> <|676||676|||676|>Father<>; <|677||677|||677|>but<> behold, they are without <|678||678|||678|>affection<>, <|679||679|||679|>and<> they <|680||680|||680|>hate<> <|681||681|||681|>their<> <|682||682|||682|>own<> <|683||683|||683|>blood<>. ? Wherefore should <|684||684|||684|>not<> the <|685||685|||685|>heavens<> <|686||686|||686|>weep<>, <|687||687|||687|>seeing<> <|688||688|||688|>these<> shall <|689||689|||689|>suffer<>?" 10
<|690||690|||690|>Esa<> sola <|692||692|||692|>escena<> <|691||691|||691|>fascinante<> <|694||694|||694|>enseña<> <|693||693|||693|>más<> acerca de la <|695||695|||695|>verdadera<> <|696||696|||696|>naturaleza<> <|697||697|||697|>de<> <|698||698|||698|>Dios<> <|699||699|||699|>que<> <|700||700|||700|>cualquier<> <|702||702|||702|>disertación<> <|701||701|||701|>teológica<>. <|703||703|||703|>También<> <|705||705|||705|>nos<> <|704||704|||704|>ayuda<> a <|706||706|||706|>entender<> <|707||707|||707|>más<> enfáticamente <|708||708|||708|>ese<> <|710||710|||710|>momento<> <|709||709|||709|>intenso<> de la <|715||715|||715|>alegoría<> del <|716||716|||716|>olivo<> <|711||711|||711|>en<> el <|712||712|||712|>Libro<> <|713||713|||713|>de<> <|714||714|||714|>Mormón<>, <|717||717|||717|>cuando<>, <|718||718|||718|>después<> de <|719||719|||719|>cavar<> y <|720||720|||720|>abonar<>, de <|721||721|||721|>regar<> y de quitar la maleza, de <|722||722|||722|>podar<>, de <|723||723|||723|>transplantar<> e <|724||724|||724|>injertar<>, el <|725||725|||725|>gran<> <|726||726|||726|>Señor<> <|727||727|||727|>de<> la <|728||728|||728|>viña<> <|729||729|||729|>deja<> de lado la <|730||730|||730|>pala<> <|731||731|||731|>y<> las <|732||732|||732|>podaderas<> <|733||733|||733|>y<> <|734||734|||734|>llora<>, <|735||735|||735|>implorando<> al <|736||736|||736|>que<> desee <|737||737|||737|>escucharlo<>: "¿<|738||738|||738|>Qué<> más <|739||739|||739|>pude<> <|740||740|||740|>haber<> <|741||741|||741|>hecho<> <|742||742|||742|>por<> <|743||743|||743|>mi<> <|744||744|||744|>viña<>?" 11 .
<|690||690|||690|>That<> single, <|691||691|||691|>riveting<> <|692||692|||692|>scene<> does <|693||693|||693|>more<> to <|694||694|||694|>teach<> the <|695||695|||695|>true<> <|696||696|||696|>nature<> <|697||697|||697|>of<> <|698||698|||698|>God<> <|699||699|||699|>than<> <|700||700|||700|>any<> <|701||701|||701|>theological<> <|702||702|||702|>treatise<> could ever convey. It <|703||703|||703|>also<> <|704||704|||704|>helps<> <|705||705|||705|>us<> <|706||706|||706|>understand<> much <|707||707|||707|>more<> emphatically <|708||708|||708|>that<> <|709||709|||709|>vivid<> <|710||710|||710|>moment<> <|711||711|||711|>in<> the <|712||712|||712|>Book<> <|713||713|||713|>of<> <|714||714|||714|>Mormon<> <|715||715|||715|>allegory<> of the <|716||716|||716|>olive<> tree, <|717||717|||717|>when<> <|718||718|||718|>after<> <|719||719|||719|>digging<> and <|720||720|||720|>dunging<>, <|721||721|||721|>watering<> and weeding, trimming, <|722||722|||722|>pruning<>, <|723||723|||723|>transplanting<>, and <|724||724|||724|>grafting<>, the <|725||725|||725|>great<> <|726||726|||726|>Lord<> <|727||727|||727|>of<> the <|728||728|||728|>vineyard<> <|729||729|||729|>throws<> down his <|730||730|||730|>spade<> <|731||731|||731|>and<> his pruning <|732||732|||732|>shears<> <|733||733|||733|>and<> <|734||734|||734|>weeps<>, <|735||735|||735|>crying<> out to any <|736||736|||736|>who<> would <|737||737|||737|>listen<>, "<|738||738|||738|>What<> <|739||739|||739|>could<> I <|740||740|||740|>have<> <|741||741|||741|>done<> more <|742||742|||742|>for<> <|743||743|||743|>my<> <|744||744|||744|>vineyard<>?" 11
¡<|745||745|||745|>Qué<> <|747||747|||747|>imagen<> tan <|746||746|||746|>indeleble<> <|748||748|||748|>de<> la <|750||750|||750|>participación<> de <|749||749|||749|>Dios<> <|751||751|||751|>en<> <|752||752|||752|>nuestra<> <|753||753|||753|>vida<>! ¡<|754||754|||754|>Qué<> <|755||755|||755|>angustia<> del <|756||756|||756|>Padre<> <|757||757|||757|>cuando<> <|758||758|||758|>Sus<> <|759||759|||759|>hijos<> <|760||760|||760|>no<> lo <|761||761|||761|>escogen<> ni a <|762||762|||762|>Él<> ni al <|763||763|||763|>Evangelio<> <|764||764|||764|>de<> <|765||765|||765|>Dios<> 12 que <|766||766|||766|>Él<> <|767||767|||767|>envió<>! ¡<|768||768|||768|>Qué<> <|769||769|||769|>fácil<> <|770||770|||770|>amar<> a <|771||771|||771|>Quien<> tanto <|773||773|||773|>nos<> <|772||772|||772|>ama<>!
<|745||745|||745|>What<> an <|746||746|||746|>indelible<> <|747||747|||747|>image<> <|748||748|||748|>of<> <|749||749|||749|>God<>'s <|750||750|||750|>engagement<> <|751||751|||751|>in<> <|752||752|||752|>our<> <|753||753|||753|>lives<>! <|754||754|||754|>What<> <|755||755|||755|>anguish<> in a <|756||756|||756|>parent<> <|757||757|||757|>when<> <|758||758|||758|>His<> <|759||759|||759|>children<> do <|760||760|||760|>not<> <|761||761|||761|>choose<> <|762||762|||762|>Him<> nor "the <|763||763|||763|>gospel<> <|764||764|||764|>of<> <|765||765|||765|>God<>" <|766||766|||766|>He<> <|767||767|||767|>sent<>! 12 <|768||768|||768|>How<> <|769||769|||769|>easy<> to <|770||770|||770|>love<> someone <|771||771|||771|>who<> so singularly <|772||772|||772|>loves<> <|773||773|||773|>us<>!
Claro que el <|775||775|||775|>alejamiento<> por tantos <|774||774|||774|>siglos<> <|776||776|||776|>de<> la <|777||777|||777|>creencia<> <|778||778|||778|>en<> un <|783||783|||783|>Padre<> <|779||779|||779|>tan<> <|780||780|||780|>perfecto<> <|781||781|||781|>y<> <|782||782|||782|>amoroso<> se ha acrecentado con los <|784||784|||784|>credos<> humanos <|785||785|||785|>de<> <|787||787|||787|>generaciones<> <|786||786|||786|>erradas<> <|788||788|||788|>que<> <|789||789|||789|>describen<> a <|790||790|||790|>Dios<> <|791||791|||791|>como<> un ser <|792||792|||792|>desconocido<> <|793||793|||793|>y<> no conocible, sin <|794||794|||794|>forma<> ni pasiones, <|795||795|||795|>esquivo<>, <|796||796|||796|>intangible<>, que está en <|798||798|||798|>todas<> partes <|797||797|||797|>y<> en ninguna parte al mismo tiempo. <|800||800|||800|>Eso<> <|799||799|||799|>ciertamente<> <|801||801|||801|>no<> <|802||802|||802|>describe<> al <|803||803|||803|>Ser<> que <|804||804|||804|>vemos<> a través de los <|805||805|||805|>ojos<> <|806||806|||806|>de<> <|807||807|||807|>estos<> <|808||808|||808|>profetas<>; ni <|809||809|||809|>tampoco<> <|811||811|||811|>concuerda<> con <|810||810|||810|>el<> <|814||814|||814|>Jesús<> de <|815||815|||815|>Nazaret<> <|812||812|||812|>vivo<> y <|813||813|||813|>encarnado<>, <|816||816|||816|>que<> <|817||817|||817|>fue<> <|818||818|||818|>y<> <|819||819|||819|>está<> <|820||820|||820|>en<> "el <|821||821|||821|>resplandor<> <|822||822|||822|>de<> <|823||823|||823|>su<> <|824||824|||824|>gloria<>, <|825||825|||825|>y<> la <|827||827|||827|>imagen<> <|826||826|||826|>misma<> <|828||828|||828|>de<> <|829||829|||829|>su<> [<|830||830|||830|>Padre<>]" 13 .
Of course the <|774||774|||774|>centuries<>-long <|775||775|||775|>drift<> away <|776||776|||776|>from<> <|777||777|||777|>belief<> <|778||778|||778|>in<> <|779||779|||779|>such<> a <|780||780|||780|>perfect<> <|781||781|||781|>and<> <|782||782|||782|>caring<> <|783||783|||783|>Father<> hasn't been helped any by the man-made <|784||784|||784|>creeds<> <|785||785|||785|>of<> <|786||786|||786|>erring<> <|787||787|||787|>generations<> <|788||788|||788|>which<> <|789||789|||789|>describe<> <|790||790|||790|>God<> variously <|791||791|||791|>as<> <|792||792|||792|>unknown<> <|793||793|||793|>and<> unknowable?<|794||794|||794|>formless<>, passionless, <|795||795|||795|>elusive<>, <|796||796|||796|>ethereal<>, simultaneously everywhere <|797||797|||797|>and<> nowhere at <|798||798|||798|>all<>. <|799||799|||799|>Certainly<> <|800||800|||800|>that<> does <|801||801|||801|>not<> <|802||802|||802|>describe<> the <|803||803|||803|>Being<> we <|804||804|||804|>behold<> through the <|805||805|||805|>eyes<> <|806||806|||806|>of<> <|807||807|||807|>these<> <|808||808|||808|>prophets<>. <|809||809|||809|>Nor<> does <|810||810|||810|>it<> <|811||811|||811|>match<> the <|812||812|||812|>living<>, breathing, <|813||813|||813|>embodied<> <|814||814|||814|>Jesus<> of <|815||815|||815|>Nazareth<> <|816||816|||816|>who<> <|817||817|||817|>was<> <|818||818|||818|>and<> <|819||819|||819|>is<> <|820||820|||820|>in<> "the <|821||821|||821|>brightness<> <|822||822|||822|>of<> <|823||823|||823|>his<> <|824||824|||824|>glory<>, <|825||825|||825|>and<> the <|826||826|||826|>express<> <|827||827|||827|>image<> <|828||828|||828|>of<> <|829||829|||829|>his<> [<|830||830|||830|>Father<>]." 13
<|831||831|||831|>En<> <|832||832|||832|>ese<> <|833||833|||833|>sentido<>, <|834||834|||834|>Jesús<> <|835||835|||835|>no<> <|836||836|||836|>vino<> a <|837||837|||837|>mejorar<> la <|839||839|||839|>opinión<> que <|838||838|||838|>Dios<> tiene del <|840||840|||840|>hombre<>, sino a <|841||841|||841|>mejorar<> la <|843||843|||843|>opinión<> que el <|842||842|||842|>hombre<> tiene de <|844||844|||844|>Dios<>, <|845||845|||845|>y<> a <|846||846|||846|>suplicar<> a <|847||847|||847|>los<> hombres que <|848||848|||848|>amen<> a <|849||849|||849|>su<> <|851||851|||851|>Padre<> <|850||850|||850|>Celestial<> <|852||852|||852|>como<> <|853||853|||853|>Él<> <|855||855|||855|>siempre<> les <|854||854|||854|>ha<> amado <|856||856|||856|>y<> les <|857||857|||857|>amará<>. <|858||858|||858|>Ellos<> <|875||875|||875|>tuvieron<> la <|876||876|||876|>oportunidad<> de comprender el <|859||859|||859|>plan<> <|860||860|||860|>de<> <|861||861|||861|>Dios<>, el <|862||862|||862|>poder<> <|863||863|||863|>de<> <|864||864|||864|>Dios<>, la <|865||865|||865|>santidad<> <|866||866|||866|>de<> <|867||867|||867|>Dios<>, <|868||868|||868|>sí<>, <|869||869|||869|>incluso<> la <|870||870|||870|>ira<> <|871||871|||871|>y<> el <|872||872|||872|>juicio<> <|873||873|||873|>de<> <|874||874|||874|>Dios<>, <|878||878|||878|>pero<> <|889||889|||889|>no<> <|877||877|||877|>comprendieron<> <|890||890|||890|>plenamente<> el <|879||879|||879|>amor<> <|880||880|||880|>de<> <|881||881|||881|>Dios<> y la <|882||882|||882|>gran<> <|883||883|||883|>profundidad<> <|884||884|||884|>de<> <|885||885|||885|>Su<> <|886||886|||886|>devoción<> a <|887||887|||887|>Sus<> <|888||888|||888|>hijos<>, sino <|891||891|||891|>hasta<> que <|892||892|||892|>Cristo<> <|893||893|||893|>vino<>.
<|831||831|||831|>In<> <|832||832|||832|>that<> <|833||833|||833|>sense<> <|834||834|||834|>Jesus<> did <|835||835|||835|>not<> <|836||836|||836|>come<> to <|837||837|||837|>improve<> <|838||838|||838|>God<>'s <|839||839|||839|>view<> of <|840||840|||840|>man<> nearly so much as He came to <|841||841|||841|>improve<> <|842||842|||842|>man<>'s <|843||843|||843|>view<> of <|844||844|||844|>God<> <|845||845|||845|>and<> to <|846||846|||846|>plead<> with <|847||847|||847|>them<> to <|848||848|||848|>love<> <|849||849|||849|>their<> <|850||850|||850|>Heavenly<> <|851||851|||851|>Father<> <|852||852|||852|>as<> <|853||853|||853|>He<> <|854||854|||854|>has<> <|855||855|||855|>always<> <|856||856|||856|>and<> will always <|857||857|||857|>love<> <|858||858|||858|>them<>. The <|859||859|||859|>plan<> <|860||860|||860|>of<> <|861||861|||861|>God<>, the <|862||862|||862|>power<> <|863||863|||863|>of<> <|864||864|||864|>God<>, the <|865||865|||865|>holiness<> <|866||866|||866|>of<> <|867||867|||867|>God<>, <|868||868|||868|>yes<>, <|869||869|||869|>even<> the <|870||870|||870|>anger<> <|871||871|||871|>and<> the <|872||872|||872|>judgment<> <|873||873|||873|>of<> <|874||874|||874|>God<> they <|875||875|||875|>had<> <|876||876|||876|>occasion<> to <|877||877|||877|>understand<>. <|878||878|||878|>But<> the <|879||879|||879|>love<> <|880||880|||880|>of<> <|881||881|||881|>God<>, the <|882||882|||882|>profound<> <|883||883|||883|>depth<> <|884||884|||884|>of<> <|885||885|||885|>His<> <|886||886|||886|>devotion<> to <|887||887|||887|>His<> <|888||888|||888|>children<>, they still did <|889||889|||889|>not<> <|890||890|||890|>fully<> know?<|891||891|||891|>until<> <|892||892|||892|>Christ<> <|893||893|||893|>came<>.
Al <|894||894|||894|>alimentar<> al <|895||895|||895|>hambriento<>, <|896||896|||896|>sanar<> al <|897||897|||897|>enfermo<>, <|898||898|||898|>reprender<> la <|899||899|||899|>hipocresía<>, <|900||900|||900|>suplicar<> <|901||901|||901|>por<> <|902||902|||902|>fe<>, <|903||903|||903|>Cristo<> <|905||905|||905|>nos<> <|904||904|||904|>demostraba<> cómo es <|907||907|||907|>el<> <|906||906|||906|>Padre<>, <|908||908|||908|>que<> <|909||909|||909|>es<> "<|910||910|||910|>misericordioso<> <|911||911|||911|>y<> lleno de <|912||912|||912|>gracia<>, <|913||913|||913|>tardo<> en <|914||914|||914|>airarse<>, <|915||915|||915|>sufrido<> <|916||916|||916|>y<> <|917||917|||917|>lleno<> <|918||918|||918|>de<> <|919||919|||919|>bondad<>" 14 . Con <|920||920|||920|>Su<> <|921||921|||921|>vida<>, <|922||922|||922|>y<> <|923||923|||923|>especialmente<> con <|924||924|||924|>Su<> <|925||925|||925|>muerte<>, <|926||926|||926|>Cristo<> <|927||927|||927|>declaraba<>: "La <|928||928|||928|>compasión<> que les <|929||929|||929|>estoy<> <|930||930|||930|>demostrando<> es de Dios, así como <|931||931|||931|>mía<>". <|932||932|||932|>En<> la <|935||935|||935|>manifestación<> que el <|934||934|||934|>Hijo<> <|936||936|||936|>perfecto<> hizo del amor de <|938||938|||938|>Su<> <|937||937|||937|>Padre<> <|933||933|||933|>perfecto<>, en el <|939||939|||939|>sufrimiento<> <|940||940|||940|>y<> <|941||941|||941|>pesar<> que sentían mutuamente por los <|942||942|||942|>pecados<> y <|943||943|||943|>dolores<> de todos <|944||944|||944|>nosotros<>, <|945||945|||945|>percibimos<> el <|946||946|||946|>verdadero<> <|947||947|||947|>significado<> de la <|948||948|||948|>declaración<>: "<|949||949|||949|>Porque<> de tal manera <|951||951|||951|>amó<> <|950||950|||950|>Dios<> al <|952||952|||952|>mundo<>, <|953||953|||953|>que<> ha <|954||954|||954|>dado<> a <|955||955|||955|>su<> <|956||956|||956|>Hijo<> unigénito, para <|957||957|||957|>que<> todo aquel que <|959||959|||959|>en<> <|960||960|||960|>él<> <|958||958|||958|>cree<>, <|961||961|||961|>no<> se <|962||962|||962|>pierda<>, <|963||963|||963|>mas<> <|964||964|||964|>tenga<> <|966||966|||966|>vida<> <|965||965|||965|>eterna<>. <|967||967|||967|>Porque<> <|970||970|||970|>no<> <|969||969|||969|>envió<> <|968||968|||968|>Dios<> a <|971||971|||971|>su<> <|972||972|||972|>Hijo<> al <|973||973|||973|>mundo<> <|974||974|||974|>para<> <|975||975|||975|>condenar<> al <|976||976|||976|>mundo<>, <|977||977|||977|>sino<> para <|978||978|||978|>que<> <|980||980|||980|>el<> <|979||979|||979|>mundo<> <|981||981|||981|>sea<> <|982||982|||982|>salvo<> por él" 15 .
So <|894||894|||894|>feeding<> the <|895||895|||895|>hungry<>, <|896||896|||896|>healing<> the <|897||897|||897|>sick<>, <|898||898|||898|>rebuking<> <|899||899|||899|>hypocrisy<>, <|900||900|||900|>pleading<> <|901||901|||901|>for<> <|902||902|||902|>faith<>?this was <|903||903|||903|>Christ<> <|904||904|||904|>showing<> <|905||905|||905|>us<> the way of the <|906||906|||906|>Father<>, <|907||907|||907|>He<> <|908||908|||908|>who<> <|909||909|||909|>is<> "<|910||910|||910|>merciful<> <|911||911|||911|>and<> <|912||912|||912|>gracious<>, <|913||913|||913|>slow<> to <|914||914|||914|>anger<>, long-<|915||915|||915|>suffering<> <|916||916|||916|>and<> <|917||917|||917|>full<> <|918||918|||918|>of<> <|919||919|||919|>goodness<>." 14 In <|920||920|||920|>His<> <|921||921|||921|>life<> <|922||922|||922|>and<> <|923||923|||923|>especially<> in <|924||924|||924|>His<> <|925||925|||925|>death<>, <|926||926|||926|>Christ<> was <|927||927|||927|>declaring<>, "This is God's <|928||928|||928|>compassion<> I <|929||929|||929|>am<> <|930||930|||930|>showing<> you, as well as that of <|931||931|||931|>my<> own." <|932||932|||932|>In<> the <|933||933|||933|>perfect<> <|934||934|||934|>Son<>'s <|935||935|||935|>manifestation<> of the <|936||936|||936|>perfect<> <|937||937|||937|>Father<>'s care, in <|938||938|||938|>Their<> mutual <|939||939|||939|>suffering<> <|940||940|||940|>and<> shared <|941||941|||941|>sorrow<> for the <|942||942|||942|>sins<> and <|943||943|||943|>heartaches<> of the rest of <|944||944|||944|>us<>, we <|945||945|||945|>see<> <|946||946|||946|>ultimate<> <|947||947|||947|>meaning<> in the <|948||948|||948|>declaration<>: "<|949||949|||949|>For<> <|950||950|||950|>God<> so <|951||951|||951|>loved<> the <|952||952|||952|>world<>, <|953||953|||953|>that<> he <|954||954|||954|>gave<> <|955||955|||955|>his<> only begotten <|956||956|||956|>Son<>, <|957||957|||957|>that<> whosoever <|958||958|||958|>believeth<> <|959||959|||959|>in<> <|960||960|||960|>him<> should <|961||961|||961|>not<> <|962||962|||962|>perish<>, <|963||963|||963|>but<> <|964||964|||964|>have<> <|965||965|||965|>everlasting<> <|966||966|||966|>life<>. <|967||967|||967|>For<> <|968||968|||968|>God<> <|969||969|||969|>sent<> <|970||970|||970|>not<> <|971||971|||971|>his<> <|972||972|||972|>Son<> into the <|973||973|||973|>world<> <|974||974|||974|>to<> <|975||975|||975|>condemn<> the <|976||976|||976|>world<>; <|977||977|||977|>but<> <|978||978|||978|>that<> the <|979||979|||979|>world<> through <|980||980|||980|>him<> <|981||981|||981|>might<> be <|982||982|||982|>saved<>." 15
<|986||986|||986|>Este<> <|987||987|||987|>día<> <|983||983|||983|>doy<> mi <|985||985|||985|>testimonio<> <|984||984|||984|>personal<> <|988||988|||988|>de<> <|989||989|||989|>un<> <|992||992|||992|>Dios<> <|990||990|||990|>personal<> y <|991||991|||991|>viviente<> <|993||993|||993|>que<> <|994||994|||994|>conoce<> <|995||995|||995|>nuestro<> <|996||996|||996|>nombre<>, <|997||997|||997|>escucha<> <|998||998|||998|>y<> <|999||999|||999|>contesta<> <|1000||1000|||1000|>oraciones<> <|1001||1001|||1001|>y<> <|1003||1003|||1003|>nos<> <|1002||1002|||1002|>ama<> <|1004||1004|||1004|>eternamente<> <|1005||1005|||1005|>como<> <|1006||1006|||1006|>hijos<> <|1007||1007|||1007|>de<> <|1008||1008|||1008|>Su<> <|1009||1009|||1009|>espíritu<>. <|1010||1010|||1010|>Testifico<> <|1011||1011|||1011|>que<> <|1012||1012|||1012|>entre<> las <|1013||1013|||1013|>grandes<> y <|1014||1014|||1014|>complejas<> <|1015||1015|||1015|>tareas<> <|1016||1016|||1016|>inherentes<> al <|1017||1017|||1017|>universo<>, <|1018||1018|||1018|>Él<> <|1019||1019|||1019|>desea<> <|1020||1020|||1020|>nuestra<> <|1022||1022|||1022|>felicidad<> y <|1023||1023|||1023|>seguridad<> <|1021||1021|||1021|>individuales<> por encima de <|1024||1024|||1024|>todo<> <|1025||1025|||1025|>otro<> <|1027||1027|||1027|>asunto<> <|1026||1026|||1026|>divino<>. <|1028||1028|||1028|>Somos<> <|1029||1029|||1029|>creados<> a <|1030||1030|||1030|>Su<> <|1031||1031|||1031|>propia<> <|1032||1032|||1032|>imagen<> <|1033||1033|||1033|>y<> <|1034||1034|||1034|>semejanza<> 16 , <|1035||1035|||1035|>y<> <|1036||1036|||1036|>Jesús<> <|1037||1037|||1037|>de<> <|1038||1038|||1038|>Nazaret<>, <|1039||1039|||1039|>Su<> <|1040||1040|||1040|>Hijo<> Unigénito <|1041||1041|||1041|>en<> la <|1042||1042|||1042|>carne<>, <|1043||1043|||1043|>vino<> a la <|1044||1044|||1044|>tierra<> <|1045||1045|||1045|>como<> la <|1046||1046|||1046|>perfecta<> <|1048||1048|||1048|>manifestación<> <|1047||1047|||1047|>terrenal<> <|1049||1049|||1049|>de<> <|1050||1050|||1050|>Su<> <|1051||1051|||1051|>grandiosidad<>. Además del <|1052||1052|||1052|>testimonio<> <|1053||1053|||1053|>de<> los <|1054||1054|||1054|>antiguos<>, <|1055||1055|||1055|>también<> <|1056||1056|||1056|>tenemos<> el <|1058||1058|||1058|>milagro<> <|1057||1057|||1057|>moderno<> <|1059||1059|||1059|>de<> <|1060||1060|||1060|>Palmyra<>: la <|1061||1061|||1061|>aparición<> <|1062||1062|||1062|>de<> <|1063||1063|||1063|>Dios<> el <|1064||1064|||1064|>Padre<> <|1065||1065|||1065|>y<> de <|1066||1066|||1066|>Su<> <|1068||1068|||1068|>Hijo<> <|1067||1067|||1067|>Amado<>, el <|1069||1069|||1069|>Salvador<> del <|1070||1070|||1070|>mundo<>, al <|1071||1071|||1071|>joven<> <|1072||1072|||1072|>profeta<> <|1073||1073|||1073|>José<> <|1074||1074|||1074|>Smith<>. <|1075||1075|||1075|>Testifico<> <|1076||1076|||1076|>de<> <|1077||1077|||1077|>esa<> <|1078||1078|||1078|>aparición<> <|1079||1079|||1079|>y<>, <|1080||1080|||1080|>en<> las <|1081||1081|||1081|>palabras<> <|1082||1082|||1082|>de<> <|1083||1083|||1083|>ese<> <|1084||1084|||1084|>profeta<>, <|1085||1085|||1085|>yo<> <|1086||1086|||1086|>también<> <|1087||1087|||1087|>declaro<>: "<|1088||1088|||1088|>Nuestro<> <|1090||1090|||1090|>Padre<> <|1089||1089|||1089|>Celestial<> <|1091||1091|||1091|>es<> <|1092||1092|||1092|>más<> <|1093||1093|||1093|>liberal<> <|1094||1094|||1094|>en<> <|1095||1095|||1095|>sus<> <|1096||1096|||1096|>conceptos<> <|1097||1097|||1097|>y<> más <|1098||1098|||1098|>extenso<> <|1099||1099|||1099|>en<> <|1100||1100|||1100|>sus<> <|1101||1101|||1101|>misericordias<> <|1102||1102|||1102|>y<> <|1103||1103|||1103|>bendiciones<> de lo <|1104||1104|||1104|>que<> <|1105||1105|||1105|>estamos<> <|1106||1106|||1106|>dispuestos<> a <|1107||1107|||1107|>creer<> <|1108||1108|||1108|>o<> <|1109||1109|||1109|>recibir<>? <|1110||1110|||1110|>Dios<> no tolera el <|1113||1113|||1113|>pecado<> (<|1112||1112|||1112|>en<> el más <|1114||1114|||1114|>mínimo<> <|1115||1115|||1115|>grado<>), <|1116||1116|||1116|>pero<>? cuanto más nos <|1117||1117|||1117|>acerquemos<> a <|1118||1118|||1118|>nuestro<> <|1120||1120|||1120|>Padre<> <|1119||1119|||1119|>Celestial<>, tanto <|1121||1121|||1121|>más<> habrá en <|1122||1122|||1122|>nosotros<> la disposición de <|1123||1123|||1123|>sentir<> <|1124||1124|||1124|>misericordia<> <|1111||1111|||1111|>hacia<> las <|1126||1126|||1126|>almas<> que están <|1125||1125|||1125|>pereciendo<>; <|1127||1127|||1127|>sentiremos<> el <|1128||1128|||1128|>deseo<> de <|1129||1129|||1129|>llevarlas<> <|1130||1130|||1130|>sobre<> <|1131||1131|||1131|>nuestros<> <|1132||1132|||1132|>hombros<> <|1133||1133|||1133|>y<> <|1134||1134|||1134|>echar<> <|1135||1135|||1135|>sus<> <|1136||1136|||1136|>pecados<> a <|1137||1137|||1137|>nuestras<> <|1138||1138|||1138|>espaldas<>" 17 .
I <|983||983|||983|>bear<> <|984||984|||984|>personal<> <|985||985|||985|>witness<> <|986||986|||986|>this<> <|987||987|||987|>day<> <|988||988|||988|>of<> <|989||989|||989|>a<> <|990||990|||990|>personal<>, <|991||991|||991|>living<> <|992||992|||992|>God<>, <|993||993|||993|>who<> <|994||994|||994|>knows<> <|995||995|||995|>our<> <|996||996|||996|>names<>, <|997||997|||997|>hears<> <|998||998|||998|>and<> <|999||999|||999|>answers<> <|1000||1000|||1000|>prayers<>, <|1001||1001|||1001|>and<> <|1002||1002|||1002|>cherishes<> <|1003||1003|||1003|>us<> <|1004||1004|||1004|>eternally<> <|1005||1005|||1005|>as<> <|1006||1006|||1006|>children<> <|1007||1007|||1007|>of<> <|1008||1008|||1008|>His<> <|1009||1009|||1009|>spirit<>. I <|1010||1010|||1010|>testify<> <|1011||1011|||1011|>that<> <|1012||1012|||1012|>amidst<> the <|1013||1013|||1013|>wondrously<> <|1014||1014|||1014|>complex<> <|1015||1015|||1015|>tasks<> <|1016||1016|||1016|>inherent<> in the <|1017||1017|||1017|>universe<>, <|1018||1018|||1018|>He<> <|1019||1019|||1019|>seeks<> <|1020||1020|||1020|>our<> <|1021||1021|||1021|>individual<> <|1022||1022|||1022|>happiness<> and <|1023||1023|||1023|>safety<> above <|1024||1024|||1024|>all<> <|1025||1025|||1025|>other<> <|1026||1026|||1026|>godly<> <|1027||1027|||1027|>concerns<>. We <|1028||1028|||1028|>are<> <|1029||1029|||1029|>created<> in <|1030||1030|||1030|>His<> <|1031||1031|||1031|>very<> <|1032||1032|||1032|>image<> <|1033||1033|||1033|>and<> <|1034||1034|||1034|>likeness<>, 16 <|1035||1035|||1035|>and<> <|1036||1036|||1036|>Jesus<> <|1037||1037|||1037|>of<> <|1038||1038|||1038|>Nazareth<>, <|1039||1039|||1039|>His<> Only Begotten <|1040||1040|||1040|>Son<> <|1041||1041|||1041|>in<> the <|1042||1042|||1042|>flesh<>, <|1043||1043|||1043|>came<> to <|1044||1044|||1044|>earth<> <|1045||1045|||1045|>as<> the <|1046||1046|||1046|>perfect<> <|1047||1047|||1047|>mortal<> <|1048||1048|||1048|>manifestation<> <|1049||1049|||1049|>of<> <|1050||1050|||1050|>His<> <|1051||1051|||1051|>grandeur<>. In addition to the <|1052||1052|||1052|>witness<> <|1053||1053|||1053|>of<> the <|1054||1054|||1054|>ancients<> we <|1055||1055|||1055|>also<> <|1056||1056|||1056|>have<> the <|1057||1057|||1057|>modern<> <|1058||1058|||1058|>miracle<> <|1059||1059|||1059|>of<> <|1060||1060|||1060|>Palmyra<>, the <|1061||1061|||1061|>appearance<> <|1062||1062|||1062|>of<> <|1063||1063|||1063|>God<> the <|1064||1064|||1064|>Father<> <|1065||1065|||1065|>and<> <|1066||1066|||1066|>His<> <|1067||1067|||1067|>Beloved<> <|1068||1068|||1068|>Son<>, the <|1069||1069|||1069|>Savior<> of the <|1070||1070|||1070|>world<>, to the <|1071||1071|||1071|>boy<> <|1072||1072|||1072|>prophet<> <|1073||1073|||1073|>Joseph<> <|1074||1074|||1074|>Smith<>. I <|1075||1075|||1075|>testify<> <|1076||1076|||1076|>of<> <|1077||1077|||1077|>that<> <|1078||1078|||1078|>appearance<>, <|1079||1079|||1079|>and<> <|1080||1080|||1080|>in<> the <|1081||1081|||1081|>words<> <|1082||1082|||1082|>of<> <|1083||1083|||1083|>that<> <|1084||1084|||1084|>prophet<> <|1085||1085|||1085|>I<>, <|1086||1086|||1086|>too<>, <|1087||1087|||1087|>declare<>: "<|1088||1088|||1088|>Our<> <|1089||1089|||1089|>heavenly<> <|1090||1090|||1090|>Father<> <|1091||1091|||1091|>is<> <|1092||1092|||1092|>more<> <|1093||1093|||1093|>liberal<> <|1094||1094|||1094|>in<> <|1095||1095|||1095|>His<> <|1096||1096|||1096|>views<>, <|1097||1097|||1097|>and<> <|1098||1098|||1098|>boundless<> <|1099||1099|||1099|>in<> <|1100||1100|||1100|>His<> <|1101||1101|||1101|>mercies<> <|1102||1102|||1102|>and<> <|1103||1103|||1103|>blessings<>, <|1104||1104|||1104|>than<> we <|1105||1105|||1105|>are<> <|1106||1106|||1106|>ready<> to <|1107||1107|||1107|>believe<> <|1108||1108|||1108|>or<> <|1109||1109|||1109|>receive<>. ? <|1110||1110|||1110|>God<> <|1111||1111|||1111|>does<> not look <|1112||1112|||1112|>on<> <|1113||1113|||1113|>sin<> with [the <|1114||1114|||1114|>least<> <|1115||1115|||1115|>degree<> of] allowance, <|1116||1116|||1116|>but<> ? the nearer we <|1117||1117|||1117|>get<> to <|1118||1118|||1118|>our<> <|1119||1119|||1119|>heavenly<> <|1120||1120|||1120|>Father<>, the <|1121||1121|||1121|>more<> <|1122||1122|||1122|>we<> <|1123||1123|||1123|>are<> disposed to look with <|1124||1124|||1124|>compassion<> on <|1125||1125|||1125|>perishing<> <|1126||1126|||1126|>souls<>; we <|1127||1127|||1127|>feel<> that we <|1128||1128|||1128|>want<> to <|1129||1129|||1129|>take<> them <|1130||1130|||1130|>upon<> <|1131||1131|||1131|>our<> <|1132||1132|||1132|>shoulders<>, <|1133||1133|||1133|>and<> <|1134||1134|||1134|>cast<> <|1135||1135|||1135|>their<> <|1136||1136|||1136|>sins<> behind <|1137||1137|||1137|>our<> <|1138||1138|||1138|>backs<>." 17
<|1139||1139|||1139|>Doy<> <|1140||1140|||1140|>testimonio<> <|1141||1141|||1141|>de<> <|1142||1142|||1142|>un<> <|1143||1143|||1143|>Dios<> <|1144||1144|||1144|>que<> <|1145||1145|||1145|>tiene<> <|1147||1147|||1147|>hombros<> como <|1146||1146|||1146|>esos<>. <|1148||1148|||1148|>Y<> <|1149||1149|||1149|>en<> el <|1150||1150|||1150|>espíritu<> del <|1151||1151|||1151|>santo<> <|1152||1152|||1152|>apostolado<>, digo como <|1153||1153|||1153|>dijo<> <|1154||1154|||1154|>un<> apóstol de la antigüedad: "En esto consiste el <|1161||1161|||1161|>amor<>; no en que nosotros hayamos <|1155||1155|||1155|>amado<> a <|1158||1158|||1158|>Dios<>, <|1159||1159|||1159|>sino<> en <|1156||1156|||1156|>que<> <|1160||1160|||1160|>Él<> nos <|1157||1157|||1157|>amó<> a <|1162||1162|||1162|>nosotros<>, <|1163||1163|||1163|>y<> <|1164||1164|||1164|>envió<> a <|1165||1165|||1165|>su<> <|1166||1166|||1166|>Hijo<> en <|1167||1167|||1167|>propiciación<> <|1168||1168|||1168|>por<> <|1169||1169|||1169|>nuestros<> <|1170||1170|||1170|>pecados<>. <|1171||1171|||1171|>Amados<>, <|1172||1172|||1172|>si<> <|1173||1173|||1173|>Dios<> <|1175||1175|||1175|>nos<> ha <|1174||1174|||1174|>amado<> así, <|1176||1176|||1176|>debemos<> <|1177||1177|||1177|>también<> nosotros <|1178||1178|||1178|>amarnos<> <|1179||1179|||1179|>unos<> a <|1180||1180|||1180|>otros<>" 18 <|1181||1181|||1181|>y<> <|1182||1182|||1182|>amarlo<> a <|1183||1183|||1183|>Él<> para <|1184||1184|||1184|>siempre<>, lo <|1185||1185|||1185|>ruego<> <|1186||1186|||1186|>en<> el <|1187||1187|||1187|>sagrado<> <|1188||1188|||1188|>nombre<> <|1189||1189|||1189|>de<> <|1190||1190|||1190|>Jesucristo<>. <|1191||1191|||1191|>Amén<>.
I <|1139||1139|||1139|>bear<> <|1140||1140|||1140|>witness<> <|1141||1141|||1141|>of<> <|1142||1142|||1142|>a<> <|1143||1143|||1143|>God<> <|1144||1144|||1144|>who<> <|1145||1145|||1145|>has<> <|1146||1146|||1146|>such<> <|1147||1147|||1147|>shoulders<>. <|1148||1148|||1148|>And<> <|1149||1149|||1149|>in<> the <|1150||1150|||1150|>spirit<> of the <|1151||1151|||1151|>holy<> <|1152||1152|||1152|>apostleship<>, I <|1153||1153|||1153|>say<> as did <|1154||1154|||1154|>one<> who held this office anciently: "Herein [then] is <|1155||1155|||1155|>love<>, not <|1156||1156|||1156|>that<> we <|1157||1157|||1157|>loved<> <|1158||1158|||1158|>God<>, <|1159||1159|||1159|>but<> that <|1160||1160|||1160|>he<> <|1161||1161|||1161|>loved<> <|1162||1162|||1162|>us<>, <|1163||1163|||1163|>and<> <|1164||1164|||1164|>sent<> <|1165||1165|||1165|>his<> <|1166||1166|||1166|>Son<> to be the <|1167||1167|||1167|>propitiation<> <|1168||1168|||1168|>for<> <|1169||1169|||1169|>our<> <|1170||1170|||1170|>sins<>. <|1171||1171|||1171|>Beloved<>, <|1172||1172|||1172|>if<> <|1173||1173|||1173|>God<> so <|1174||1174|||1174|>loved<> <|1175||1175|||1175|>us<>, we <|1176||1176|||1176|>ought<> <|1177||1177|||1177|>also<> to <|1178||1178|||1178|>love<> <|1179||1179|||1179|>one<> <|1180||1180|||1180|>another<>" 18 ?<|1181||1181|||1181|>and<> to <|1182||1182|||1182|>love<> <|1183||1183|||1183|>Him<> <|1184||1184|||1184|>forever<>, I <|1185||1185|||1185|>pray<>. <|1186||1186|||1186|>In<> the <|1187||1187|||1187|>sacred<> <|1188||1188|||1188|>name<> <|1189||1189|||1189|>of<> Jesus <|1190||1190|||1190|>Christ<>, <|1191||1191|||1191|>amen<>.
16. <|1240||1240|||1240|>See<> Gen. 1:26-27; <|1241||1241|||1241|>Moses<> 2:26-27.
17. <|1242||1242|||1242|>Enseñanzas<> del <|1243||1243|||1243|>Profeta<> <|1244||1244|||1244|>José<> <|1245||1245|||1245|>Smith<>, págs. 313, 292.
18. 1 Juan 4:10-11.
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17. <|1242||1242|||1242|>Teachings<> of the <|1243||1243|||1243|>Prophet<> <|1244||1244|||1244|>Joseph<> <|1245||1245|||1245|>Smith<>, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith (1976), 257, 240-41.
