We have traced man from a pre-existent state, before the world began, when he dwelt in the presence of the Father, and of our elder Brother, Jesus, and mingled with the spirits who have or shall come into this sphere of action. As it is beautifully expressed in one of the songs of Zion: "Oh my Father, Thou that dwellest In the high and glorious place! When shall I regain Thy presence, And again behold Thy face? In Thy holy habitation, Did my spirit once reside? In my first primeval childhood, Was I nurtured near Thy side? For a wise and glorious purpose Thou hast placed me here on earth, And withheld the recollection, Of my former friends and birth; Yet ofttimes a secret something Whisper'd, 'You're a stranger here' And I felt that I had wandered From a more exalted sphere." This is certainly a grander and nobler conception of man's origin that that of some of the would-be philosophers of to-day, who advocate the idea of evolution from a lower scale. Having described the nature of the duties (to have faith in God and His promises, to repent of his sins, to be baptized for their remission, and to receive the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost) that he must perform in this life to lay a foundation for future exaltation, we now turn to the consideration of man's FUTURE EXISTENCE. Upon this subject there is a great diversity of opinion among men, and almost every possible conjecture has, from time to time, held the attention of the human family. If we are to judge by the accepted creeds of the Christian world, we find that an almost universal belief exists in future punishment. We find, also, that the fear of future punishment is used as a mighty power to influence the minds of the people in a religious sense. The fearful horrors of the never-ending punishment of the guilty are portrayed in the liveliest colors from the Christian pulpits of the land. They are so clearly defined, that in many instances we find that the love and justice of God are lost sight of in the description of the fearful character of the punishment He inflicts, not so much upon unbelievers as upon those who reject the creeds, articles of faith and discipline, whereby men seek to "know God." Let the reader lay aside preconceived notions, tradition and prejudice, and examine this subject with a desire to know the truth. We shall again refer to holy writ, and ask the candid attention of the reader to the proofs we place before him. If we had the history of two persons, the one good and the other bad, after they left the earth, or laid down their bodies in death, it would serve as a guide to decide upon the future destiny of the whole human family. Fortunately, there is left upon record such information, and by it we can determine this all-important question. No one will dispute the assertion that Jesus of Nazareth was appropriately termed the "Just One," a person of pure and holy life.