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

7 moral framing was necessary 10 OrlnE
the child to the pure and perfect anC
faith possessing man and woman.
The choir sang The Song OF the Re
deemer,"
Benediction by Patriarch John Smith
Afternoon Services.
The choir sang the hymn on page %
God moves in mysterious way"
Prayer by Elder George Goddard.
The choir sang the hymn on page 132
Sweet is thy work My God, My King.
The general and local authorities OF
the church were then presented by
President Maiben and unanimously
sustained.
| APOSTLE LORENZO SNOW
said there was one thing be wished the
Latter-dey Sain 3 to under tand when
hs arose to speak to them: That it is
our privilege TO receive what we wish ,
in right, in answer to our prayers made
In faith and according to the mind and
W Ill of GOD. He is Bound item to answer
our suppicatlons. Our great object
should DE 80 gain an Inheritance IL
the celestial Kingdom of God. Nothing
can be of grea or or deeper
interest than tins. 1t Is our dGIy
! to put our minds in a condition that
| Will assist az in the attai nIent of this
object, Ii Sc mus play for Ourseiv :
aud the elder thatgp AXIS to us, we will
never fail to secure that which is ne, es.
sary for our good and to secure a saliva
ton. Therefore l expect the prayers OF
4 in WV hrah
| that they will pray for themselves
here are materially blessed, as also the
other stakes, connected with the beauti-
full edifce constructed to the glory o.
God. l have been eased with what
have heard during the progress of this
conference, and with the singing
| When l hear q choir that is united /
wonder il | sgain will hear them " hen
their voices are spiritual'zed. and nov
sweet and beautiful will be their N usic.
| suppose you all expect the privilege
of going through the beautiful Temple
here-for 1t is beutiful- xternally end
internally. We thought that at ct
George beautiful, and then the one al
Logan more beautiful still, and when
we come to look 1T this we say il is tar
superior to that of Logan. THIS Tenn! Ii
should show that God hasi not deserteu
US because of the lccess given US in
these works. So also should we find II
in the beautiful cities and towns built
by the Latter-day Saints, and wefeel we
should praise God. We can see most
clearly that He is leading his people.
And though for the moment our hearts
may fail, yet when we look over the
past. as God has led us along, and the
wonderful things He has done for us.
our hearts are moved for Joy and
our fears are lost. We see what God
has done in our favor. Think OF the
coalition Of many of US when the souud
of tie Gospel first greeted our ears snc
sea how vastly improved IS our mate
rial condition. Not for this alone
should we praise the Lord. We were
then in darkness. We knew not our
relationship to each ether. We knew
not that We should nave privilege
of receiving our families beyond the
grave. WHAT should we Lot be willing
to sac rice rather than give up the
knowledge and the premises and pros
pects tnat God has unfolded 10 US as
the reward O. fait hfulness? Many ere
thankful for the privilege OF gong to
prison anu showing that they are wor
Thy OF the promises. Now we are
about to dedicate this Temple that the
spirit of God may come there. God
did visit the Kirt'a q TemIl
l know of no reason why this privilege
may not be had here. How grateful
should those feel whom God had pre-
served through trial and temptation
and spared them TO this time wh4n they
can enter q temple erected to His name.
1t may sound strange that the Latter
day Saints can and ought to be perfect.
Yet We are required TO become so by
the Savior. believe it is possible. l
consider man or woman perfect when
they do right according to the KNOW.
edge they possess. The Lord can do no
better than this. If we do es welt as
we have knowledge to do, it is all God
requires of Us. We may not do as we
would if We had more knowl-
edge. We should seek as the
object of our lives to know
Gods will, and to do il. It may
be with some that we do not wish To give
our whole hearts to God. But should
We not? Is it not right? Jesus gave His
entire heart to the Father. Is not that
q proper exampleP He feels deeply and
shows in every wav His love for US, be-
cause we are actually His offspring and
| ne loves VIII d 1uNo iaT Su poTlOA 10 tuhL
of the father for his child. We are low
ing to our offspring, but our love is not
so great as the love OF God toward US,
and He has done all He can do to lay
before Us the plan by which we may be-
come IS He is. We have to become
perfect. Not TO secure the knowledge
and power in this life that God
enjoys, but that we do right
as. far as we can and as we have
knowledge to do. TO accomplish
this we shou'd give or whole
hearts to Goa and study His will in
regard to Us. 10 We seek earnestly
70 know the mind of God and give our
hearts to Him? Are we not distracted
from thai? Have we NOT some little
dazzling in the way7 One brother may
have tobacco, some have a grea.
many darlings. Some have it one way
some anC Their. And it is difficult to
give our hearts entirely up to the
Lord; but we must come to 1t. If we
do not come 10 it in kindness, we will
be forced to come to it in another
| way. If al this congregation, all the
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