The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-07

other side the veil about him which
we have never heard and never will
hear. have known Orson Pratt
many years. I first heard him speak
in Kirkland; [ was associated with
him in lions camp. All of the
camps will remember the trials we
we're called to pass through. We
were visited by many ailments, in
Guiding cholera, and Brother Pratt
lay at the point of death with
this terrible disease, but was
restored, though others were laid
in the grave. While Brother
Pratt lay at deaths door, the same
determination that has been char
aeteristic OF him was manifested
then, and iii that battle he made up
his mind to live, and did live. He
has lived longer in the Church than
any other man. He has probably
travelled more miles and preached
mere sermons than any other man
in the Church, and his soul
was spotless. I believe there is
not another man in the whole world
who, by his individual efforts. has
accumulated as much information
as Brother Pratt. He has done a
great and good work; he has been
called away, and would not come
back if he could. / have looked for
this for couple of months. Before
went to st. George the last time, |
was called upon to bless Brother
| Pratt, and [ blessed him with an
apostles blessing. l cannot mourn
his loss, and those acquainted with
my views know why. Could
Brother Pratt speak to-day, after
opening his eyes in the spirit world,
he would say: o We apostles, ye
messengers Of the gospel to the
earth, ye high priests, We
elders. and We saints, do not attempt
to waste one hour IN the aceumula-
|tion of wealth at the expense Of
things of heaven. Brother Pratt's
body lies here, and is what is called
dead, nut his spirit is with God, and
will live as long as the heavenly
father lives. He has travelled
thousands and thousands of miles,
under the most trying circumstances
to bear his testimony, and his Voice
is hushed, and we will not hear it I'M
til we pass into the other world,
which Will not be long for some of
Us. Brother OrsOn Pratt is the ninth
apostle who has opened his ey es in
the spirit world, since we entered
into this valley through Emigration
Canyon in 1917. His demise tells me,
tells Bro her Taylor, and others of
us to be prepared for the hour when
'ge shall be called away. If could
speak to the dead, [ should say,
Sleep on Brother Pratt, for thou
soon shalt meet with thy quorum to
dwell through an eternal day"
APOSTLE LORENZO SNOW said he
also desired an interest in
the faith and prayers of the Latter
day Saints, that the few rs Oments
he should occupy might be of ben
eft of his hearers. His feelings
were similar to those expressed by
Brother Woodruff, that there
is not so much occasion
for grief. when a member
of the church who has lived up to
his covenants as Brother OrsOn
Pratt has done, passes away. The
faith We have is hope and COM
fort to US on such an occasion as
the present; | have no doubt that IL
is too often the case with Latter
day Saints that matters in relation
to the outcome of those that are
faithful, are not fully understood
and as teuchingIy appreciated. 1t
is well for all Latter-day Saints
to have before them full knowledgt
Of the blessings and glory awaiting
those who prove faithful III
this great work. We should have
proper sense of the glory promised
those faithful, and something Ill
reference to the nature of the re-
surrection, which we fondly hope
we shall be privileged to receive.
Could Brother Pratt have the privi-
lege to communicate to use, be would
say: Mourn not for me; | have
passed through the fiery ordeal;
have, through the blessings Of God,
accomplished my labor and gained
the victory, and have received The
privilege of having a body glOri-
fed" and could the spirit that APP
peared to John the Revelat0r have
had the privilege as Brother Pratt,
he would have said, There is no
excuse for mourning" When the
Savior shall appear, those that have
been faithful here and who have
obeyed the requirements of the
Lord shall come forth with him. In
this life we are subject to trials and
vexatiOns, and this is in conformity
with the economy of the Lord; and
it is probable we understood that
we Should be compelled to pass
through the fiery ordeal before we
came here, that we might secure to
ourselves glory hereafter. Brother
Pratt has kept his covenants here,
as | hope all present have done. |
May we all pass through our lives
and keep the covenants of the Lord,
as Brother Pratt has done; all the
powers of hell cannot prevent his
coming into the glOries he has
earned. and therefore l Can
see no occasion for IA urning;
and | believe he can do as much for
his family in the spiritual world as
the can here; for there is as great
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