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

strangers first go through the Temple.
, He thinks il but court sy. Regarding
| the admission of children it was de-
cided that children unuer twelve years
ought not to be admitted to the services,
but each afternoon they will be per-
, mitted to walk through the Temple.
feel that the spirit of God will be
with us. AID that the labors of the
people in building this Temple are &C
cep ed. We have heard the Joy that
the testimony of God briggs. and of
the hopelessness of those who have
lost that faith or passed away without
1t. l am not of those who hold that
the people are prosecuted for their ev L;
but that many suffer bscau OF their
Righteousness. But 1t is my firm con
viction that our trouble is due largely
to our own follies. We have been
called TO repent, to sanctity ourselves
Many have not done it. When 6 d's
people have neglected to keep His COM
mandments they have brought suffer
Ing on themselves. The power is with
His people to throw off the joke on
them by keeping his C, mmandments.
No father who loves his child will per
NIT him TO go on neglecCDg
God. The farther we leave the
beaten track, the harder it is to come
back. No testimony ever received by
NE has been as strong as that OF people
who have turned from evil. When
man bears a strong testimony l am
sure his life is correct; but when man
drinks, lies and does wrong, be Will
b. gin to think Mormonism is a delu-
-ion. If 1 found that when man
tarned away from the gospel he became
q better man, would be compelled 10
pause aRd doubt. But do not find II
so. l read in the Millennium Star that
no man who does not keep the word OF
wisdom can have full fear of the Holy
Spirit find the man who wrote that
years ago, to day smoking and drink
Ing uutil the stencil of his bre ath can be
melled twenty t, ct Saway, AMI then
d. clare that Mormonism was a delusion,
tell you that no testimony is so strong
as The lives of those who have departed
tate Mormon fights against the work of
God? 1t is because he knows the
work is true and being fallen
they would rejoice to find i!Efalse. I
have heard a man say:"I would give
all have to prove this work un' rue. ="
He would give his all TO ease his con-
science. Every day my joy aud graft
tude increase. We are engaged in the
work of God. 1t gives a peace and a
joy beyond all price. And when l
sptak to you, TO chastiss you. to
chsstise myself, it is that we n ay turn
away from our errors. bear my testi-
mcDy to you that we are engaged
in the work of Almighty God. Ii
VIII grow and fill the whole earth
The prophet Joseph was uDlearned in
worldly wisdom, but his prophecy thai
we would come to this place by tens OF
thousands has been fulfilled. We find
also the prophesy that the United
States would be against US has been
, fulfilled. The United States sent an
army against US. and find each day in
the papers, "rhe United States vs.. the
Church of Jesus Christ of Lstterd day
5 Saints" am told that l can think as
/ please in free America. can
enjoy the same blessed boon in
Siberian dungeons. We are told that
no laws should be retroactive, but
find men punished for things done
twenty years ago. We are told that
life, liberty and property may not be
taken away without due process of law
yet the United States government is
stealing our property. We are told
that Mormonism cannot go on, because
: there are 60 eco GOO against our 1000
But despite this GO, GOO coo, the work of
God will 60 on, and the preparations
made for the second coming of the
savior will progress. Bro. Taylor
tod us this forenoon we had not the
gifts We should have. This, also, is too
rue. / have gone to houses to admin
lster. Have l had faith? No. Ire
greet to say have not, and have left
aud wept. Did l lack faith? Yes, l
) did. the fault may be mine,
Cannot say II End in the
Doctrine aud Covenants that We
sre to keep certain commandments,
but we cannot pray with faith for the
sick if we feel they have not done what
God has asked of them. II am able
To keep any of the commandments of
God, thank God for it. Let us try to
rare others up. Try to save them.
hastise them and save them. l regret
that the gifts are not with US as they
should be; and yet Lrejolce that these
pear my testimony that [ have heard
tongues and the interpretations, and /
have been with others and we have ad-
ministeTed to the sick whom doctors
nave sad could not live fortyeight hours
md Dy the power Of God they have
Of en- raised up. The greatest gift Of
God is life eternal, and rs we cannot
get bread alone without work. then how
vain to think we can secure life eternal
without It. l have heard ,Lstter-day
Saints say they would not
teach their children the gospel
until they reach the years O.
accountability. There are those who
think their children will be Mormons
because they themselves are. Some
say they will not cram their ideas into
their children. Is the gospel of Christ
mans idea? No. It is truth. And
we are told that the sin of failure to
teach the gospel to our children will be
visited on our heads. | have little
patience with men 81 everlastirgly
modest that they VIII not teach their
children tho gospel. A man would not
be such f 1ol as to let his fields 20 to
weed for twenty years and then expect
to raise in ons year Clean crop. There
are no words that will express the pain
that must fill US when We discover thai
by our neglect We have lost our chill
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