of Prophets and Apostles, and the authority they hold; and while they retain this belief, the only thing that will destroy this confidence is to prove that they do not hold this authority, and are not Apostles and Prophets. So long {173} as we know that men have this authority it makes but little difference to us what their names may be. And the moment the Latter-day Saints became convinced that Joseph and Brigham Young were Apostles of Jesus Christ, they were as willing to believe their testimony and to hearken to their counsel and teachings, as they would have been to have believed and hearkened to those of the ancient Apostles. "_If we could see our heavenly Father, we should see a being similar to our earthly parent, with this difference: our Father in heaven is exalted and glorified. He has received His thrones, His principalities and powers, and He sits as a governor, as a monarch, and overrules kingdoms, thrones and dominions that have been bequeathed to Him, and such as we anticipate receiving. While He was in the flesh, as we are, He was as we are_." --_Brigham Young_. "_Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof until long after the events transpire_." --_Joseph Smith, August 25, 1842_. {174} COMPREHENSIVE SALVATION, OR THE GOSPEL TO THE LIVING AND THE DEAD. By John Nicholson. An Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. First Principles--Authority--Miraculous Gifts--Organization--Apostasy--Restoration--The Gospel Preached to the Spirits of the Departed--Different Degrees of Glory--Turning the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children, and the Children to their Fathers.