The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-22

until they obtain the fitness of grace.
The young, if they will, can obtains
ike Enjah, q transformation. There is
no reason for their bodies to moulder in
the grave. There is nothing sweater
than to work for God. Ard | have
told my ouIe FRIENDS there is 10 need
to lay their codes in the grave. Weare
certai',lY bl, ssed community. God
forgave Re tor D, cause his hraTt Kas
right. | supros" We can Gud many
elders here vi would nOa have
acter as Peer did Aid We mighi say
that many elders now, whose fsith,
had they esb IN Peters place would
have enabled them to Walk the water,
when he failed But they have had
priVileg, s which Pct never 60 s. ssed.
We Iced lot be disturbed by the dark
clouds. There never was time when
we were moving more sw fly in the
path Of exalta ion than We ire TODAY.
Some OF the elders have been to the
PeniteD tiary and hey come cut letteP
looking AID they will grow better
looking. We will get our endowments
by doing chs erfully the things has
God reserves for us whatever ihe trials
may be. Every sscrihe we mike
brings US NEARER 10 COD than
we were when the trial beeupS
How far these rers ecutiOns may
go, 1t is not for NE 10 know. 1t is not
for me to care. And if these persecu-
lions take us nearer to Him | 90 not
know that we ought to look upon them
with such dread. Ferset ujions become
a pif asure 10 those who suffer for
righteousness. IL was So with TIE three
Hebrew children. What We would luck
upon as the greatest torment was to-
them the profounGest joy, for o. had
angels with them and are like unto the
Son of God. If the angels were nos in
the Penitentiary with our brethren. thS
Holy Ghost was. There is no point at
which We can say We have suffered
enough TO receive the rewards
that God has promised US,
We ought never to say We have had
enough.
APOSTLE Y. D. RICHARDS
want to say that think the inA
structions given during the Conference
have been very applicable. We want to
have before our min IS what Brother
Snow has said: To make ourselve, III q
degree perfect. No child can baco1Ae
proficient until it has had experience.
A certain degree of knowledge must be-
acquired that We may attain Common
salvation. And the way to it Is as
plain as The way of the farmer to put
W. ms Ieice. The Lord said to Joseph
that " he lived TO certain age he
would see the Son OF Man OIL the earth.
Itiakes time TO show God that we are
prepared to serve him-With all heart
and sincerity. God so REQUIRED
it from The ancient prophets. When
they bad endured to q certain extent
the Lord came and talked to them as
one man to another. The Lord did so
to Solomon and to Abraham. 1t can be
so with US. This may seem exaeger-
ated, but l tell you it is true. Y,N
should have it before you that you are
trying TO win this recognition. We
live too carlessly. We do not live -
We should ard as We could DO. Wien
we ask the Lord for gilt it jS because
we want it., and not sin ly for the
glory Of God. Ii We lived as we should,
tie angels would come aud lift US in
season AID PreSe We ua, and ali the
troubles of life would Sem as tho
breath Of tie al. We should be IL
cTeasing our faitn Ga ~, that OF
prayers may ascend and go where We
UOu10 4AsO IbCiAs ibt-b We lDIkAb uENV
an increasing fellowship with The Lord,
the Son and the Holy Ghost. Then no
sacrifice will tel to great, We
will wait to do it for TIE
opened door that His nit &
will be visible to US. Here
we have a temple. 1t should be o
pleasure that We can do q work for our
dead. In time We will forget extreme
cares. The light of God will grow in as.
When we 60 to the Temple, let Us go to
meet the Lord and forget the cares OF
the world and feel ssJ oseph did when he
slept on the stones and said that it Wns
none other than the gates of heaven.
You will feel as though the spirits Of
the dead were around you, guarding,
directing and aiding you. And you
will begin to think of holy thugs. an6
when you return to your homes, tie
good feeling of the Temple will go WIN
you to your own tireside and neigh0or-
ho)d, and the fragrance of heaven win
come to be shed abroad aud Others
will want to go there that they may
be like unto you. And you wi dream
and hear the voices of the dead, and the
sweet whlsperlngs of the holy spiriE
will tell you what to do. And the
heavens and TIE earth will be bound to-
SChAcIs OCdtA Will 1Onc lIS IeTTOEs IOH
will find you have more relations in
heaven than On earth, and in age, you
will wish 10 pass away. We should
use our time diligently, partaks Of the
things of heaven and bring them here
to earth. God has however, to take
steps that will bring US to work that
all his children over the earth may be
taughto of the blessings that are open TO
them; that the baIricade of lies NAV be
broken down, and the floods of prejudice
stayed and stenrled that all may knew
Him. We should enlarge our hearts for
men. Would to God that His work might
be: recognized of the heads of Gov
ernments and that He would
establish them in their places and
in righteousness that they might
use their power and influence in
bringing other nations to knowledge
of the truth. We must be doing those
things that will streDg' hen our faith,
growing from faith to faith, knowledge
to knowledge until We attain to per-
fectICn.
The choir sang the anthem eGT,o,5