The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-03

;al, and We still retain the effects ofthe
curse SO far as mortality is concerned;
SO it Is with the earth, 1t also remains
mortal. The earth has again became
corrupted. When bsptized We are
expected to sin no more. Tbs earth
has not been permitted to remsin
pure since Its baptism 1900 yesD
ago, and Tickedness once more fills !
it. By-and-by another great change
will take place, and the earth will be !
cleansed again; this time by an ele-
ment more purifying and powerful,
for It must be pure before it can be.
come immortal-it must be clesnsed
By fire. Il must then be cleansed by
the Holy Ghoet, as We must, which Is
the most powerful purifier OF all. Il
eeems then that this earth has to
undergo similar clesnsiDgs to those
undergone by mSn-irst by water,
then By fire and then by the Holy
Ghost. His body will stiIl be liable
to be burned at the stake, but not
one particle of It can be be ever
ennihilated. So it is with the earth,
and when this cleansing bss taken
taken place, knowledge will cover the
earth es The waters cover the mighty
deep, and there will then be no ignor-
aace. What happy earth this will
be when this cleansing has taken
place and ali sbsll have knowledge
of God; when wicked men can not be
found in the whole earth, when there
shall be no man who will take his
neightoIs' goods. or commit any
manner of evil; bat The agency will
still be left to man, and he yet can
commit sin, but swift punishments
will be visited upon him If he does.
The Scriptures show that mortsls will
still exist and the people shall be
visited wi h plaques; but after Jesus
has come upon the earth, and The
saints that have died before shall
come with him, Satan will be re-
leased from his prison that be may
60 among the mortal children and
tempt them. He can not tempt
those who came with Jesus. SATAN
will gather ais followers and proceed
against the saints and the camp OF
the beloved city, thinking he can
destroy it; all those VINO have been
faithful will assemble at and about
the beloved city, aud satan and his
hosts shall march against them.
When he does this a gres. FIRE shall
come out OF heaven and destroy ali
those that are mortal, and there
beings shall again be resolved into
the natural elements. This will be
another great change. Then this
great white throne-this 6nal iudg-
ment spoken of by ST. John will sp-
pear, and the earth and the literal
heavens above US shall fee away from
before it.. The earth will not be
destroyed, but it will not remain in
its present organized form. lis ele-
meHts will pass away, just as the
elements OF our body may be dis
solved and distributed over q vast
tract. But by-and-by God will speak
aud call these elements together
again and organize them into a new
earth Rnd 8 new heaven. Not enc
particle of the earth will be loaf; each
atom will still exist. The earth mGy
be formed 10 its present shape, every
part and portion OF it may be
restined il lis most perfec. TORN;
but though restored to the
eame form, yet it will be immortal;
60 with man; be no more subject to
sorrow, pain or weeping, but hsppi-
ness and we will be blest with bodies
that will endure through all eternity;
and so it will be with the earth. A
great many scientists state that thls
earth never had beginning and
never will have an end. They are
right so far as the elements are con-
ceTned. but not az regards its present
organization; and in the world to
come we will have a different class Of
biologists from those who now. sd-
vance theories relative TO the creation.
The biologists of the new earth will
comprehend It's entire formation.
The occupation of the people upon
the new earth shall be with God,
to wipe away sil tears, and We
shall be there il We live eright. More
over, it is said there shall be no more
death; the tree of life will be there,
on that earth. and whoever psriakes
of its fruit will live for ever; it will be
in the earth just as it was before the
transgression of Adam. There are q
few things to which l wish especially
70 call your attention. The saints
will receive an inheritance upon the
new earth by means of a promise
received on this earth from the Lord;
If you don't get promise, then l don't
know that you will get solitary foot
OF it. Abraham got a promise while
upon this earth, because be sought
for II; and 1t was gwen to him for
himself and his seed for an eTerlsst-
ing possession. Lstter-day Saints,
don't you feel little concerned about
auy promise to you or are you vii |
ling that you sheulL go begging
around the streets in the new earth {?
The speaker referred to the promise
made the Latter-day Saints through |
the Prophet Joseph Smith at con-
ference in which he 1.-THE speaker was
present, that the saints and their
children should have a land for their
everlasting possession. We will go to
that land and build a great city ~
Jackson County, and great temple
in that city; the site is already known
and laid out, and the temple shall be
built after the pattern which the
Lord will reveal. Alter the temple
is built a cloud OF glory shall rest
upon it by day, as it rested upon
the temple OF Moses, and by night g
flame of fire shall be upon it, and
every man that goes in the temple 4
shall see the Lord of Hosts. The
speaker detailed at some length the
n amer in which the Lord will bless
the saints in the days when the
temple shall be built.
Anthem, "Oh, Lord Most Merci- .
ful." Benediction by Elder w. H.
Naisbitt.
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