The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-06
FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL CON-
FERENCE.
THIRD DAY.

has usneFeo fOrth unto my sight.
f hich in my soul have re- eiv.d,
j., From bondage and from death relieved
Prayer by Apostle John H. Smith
Choir sang the hymn on page 266
Come listen 10 q prophets voice,
And b. 6r the word Of God;
( And in the way oftruth rejoice
AID sing for joy aloud.
APOSTLE F. N. LYMAN said: II
viii no doubt be very difficult fol
me to make this large congregation
hear me, for l am not used to speak
: ing in so large building. What |
, say l desire to speak by the influ-
ence Of the spirit of God. | have
been much pleased with the instruc-
tons that have been given. We are
Engaged in the building up of the
kingdom of God, and to save The
souls of men, and the Lord has given
US the right to speak in his name,
and to bear record of the truths
which he has revealed. This au-
thoTity came from God, and we are
accountable to him for the use we
make of it. 1t is necessary for us to
observe all the laws which God has
revealed, in order that we may OBJ
tain the blessings which are pro-
missed. 1t would be better for us
never to have heard the truths re-
vealed, than to hear ana not obey.
The priesthood has not been revealed
| to us for our salvation alone, but for
the salvation of all the children of
men. We have been blessed with
the spirit of God, and this has en-
abled us to gather many souls from
the nations of the earth, and to sub
due this desert country. flood had
not been with us we should not have
done this, and our lots would have
been cast with the rest of the world,
but we have Obeyed the gospel
enough to leave our friends, rela-
tives, birthplaces, and all that
man holds dear on earth. We have
made good trade, for we have eX-
changed the things of this world for
the things of eternity, and we have
learned that we are the children of
God. and that he is interested in us
and desires our salvation. With
this knowledge has come the power
to form associations that Will en-
dure forever, for death cannot
separate us. The family ties and
feelings of love are what bring us
a great amount of joy, and God
has informed us how we may per-
petuate them. He has told us how
we may escape the penalty Of sin.
He has sent his Son, who has Suf-
fered for us; the innocent for the
guilty, the pure for the impure, and
taught US how to become like him,
for it is no robbery for son TO be-
come equal 10 his father, and he
may obtain power and glory the
same as the father possesses. But we
are not good enough; we have not
sufficiently Obeyed the law of God;
we have been baptized for the re-
mission of sins but it is necessary
that we keep free from sin, and that
we should observe all the laws that
he has revealed. Do you suppose
that a man who had no faith IN the
ordinance would obtain remission
of sins although he was baptized
by one holding authority? No.
The conditions must be COM
piled with, or no blessing will fol-
low. When / meet Il man who is
doubtful, full of misgivings, and
has lost his faith, l ask myself, |
What is the matter? In what re-
spect has he failed? Has he lost |
faith in God? A man must con-
tinue in the faith and have the
Spirit of God all the time, and con-
tinue to have faith in God, for with
out faith no man can please God. |
Although man may pay tlthlng,
and give literally, if he IS not an
honest man God is not pleased. 1t
is not by outward works alone that |
we are justified, but the faith and
spirit of a man must go with his
works. 1t is just as necessary for
them to go together as it IS ne
ceSSary for my spirit to be united
to my body. Let us remember that
we must continue; it will not do to
falter now, for life is too short for a
man to undertake to do his first
works over again. Hence / eXhort |
you to make every step right, for we
cannot afford to go wrong. Let
us strive to have the good spirit |
grow in our hearts, for 1t gives us
ioy: press forward with energy to !
do the will of God, for he has given |
us life and power and taught us |
what to do. He has given us our
agency and shown US what we |
should do and we are responsible. |
We are well developed physically, |
but We lack mental and moral Gull
ture. The development of the
spiritual part of our natures should
90 hand in hand with that of our
physical nature. True happiness
comes from doing what is right |
in the sight of God, and
our religion fOrbids as to do wrong. |
We, of all people, should abide by
the law and teach others to do so. |
The law is not made only to punish |
and prevent crime, but to protect
those who do right. We have the |
liberty to do wrong, but we have no
right to do so, and If we have felt |
that we could do a little wrong and
not be hurt, would say we cannot |
neglect any one duty and not suffer |
therefor. ANY one Of them is just |
as important as baptism, and all the
requirements should be implicitly
obeyed. l presume we are all
Christians, believing in God, Christ |
and the atOnement of the Savior.
The Almighty and his son Jesus |
Christ hold the power, and they re-
quire US to have faith in them, and
if we do so we will walk the path
that leads to eternal life, for we
were made for eternity and not for
time alone. Although there are
changes that we must pass through,
vet we shall endure forever, that
-our joy and power may increase
.eternally. Now, is this not worth
living for? 1t does not require us
to do any wrong, but only to do
what is right, to obey the will of
God, to live above all law. God has
told us that this work will endure
forever; men cannot overthrow it,
and when they fight against it, they
are not fighting us but our father
who is in heaven. The Prophet
Joseph has established a work
which is superior to any other, and
he will stand next to his elder
brother, for in the commencement
Of it the father and the son both to-
gether appeared to Joseph and gave
him instructions. This is my testi-
lmony that the kingdom of God is
established on the earth, and man
! has the holy priesthood resting on
him, and the man who has and does
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