The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-04
Elder K. G. Maeser,

Elder h. ". NaeSef,
in his discourse on the"Personal Character
fstics of the Savior" gave brief outline
of the earthly career of the Messiah. The
? speaker said the subject was vast one;
but relying upon the assistance of the
faith and prayers of the saints and WITH
the guidance of the spirit of the Lord, he
would endeavor to bring forth a few of the
CONCENTRATIONS of that subject 1t was
not given him to dwell upon the divine
z manifestations which characterized the
Savior's career upon the earth, but he
should look upon Jesus as man and as a
brother The nativity of Christ unlike
that of any other man, was accompanied
by great and glorious manifestations. The
well-known adage, the child is father to
the man. is applicable to Jesus also, and If
we contemplate what Jesus was IN the
DAYS of his manhood, we may safely con
template what the boy must have been.
Although he may have received such edu-
cation as was accessible in that country, it
is probable that in his boyhOOd he was I'M
like others of his age just as he was in after
years different from any other man. 1t is
probable that the warnings Of his soul
grew stronger and stronger within him.
He gathered his inspirations from the
flowers of the field and the signing of the
winds through the trees spoke to him mys
terious language. He looked upon the
stars above him and upon the flying clouds
with an eye different from other boys. Can
we deny this! The spiritual or divine
characteristics of his life developed upon
natural principles. Therefore, when as
boy of twelve years he met with the doc
tors of the law in the temple and astonished
them BY the wisdom which he showed. His
parents finding him there after three days
search for him, were met with the words,
s'Wist We not that l must be about my
l.. lie
scarcely understood the full meaning of
these words
We find him also applying for baptism art
the hands of John that he might fulfill all
Righteousness and that he might be fit
pattern for all who should follow him.
We next find him i'll the scene of tempta-
ton when the devil endeavors to thwart
the purposes of heaven. Jesus is shown
the kingdoms of the world and the glory of
them and is off cred these things if he will
only yield to a simple requirement of the
evil one. But his divine character is only
the more strongly portrayed in resisting
the allurements which were unveiled to his
gaze. He came not to do his own will but
the win of him that sent him.
After his TRANSPORTATION he informed his
DISCIPLES that he was going Up to Jerusalem
to be slain; and we find him henceforth
always with his face toward Jerusalem.
Step by step, line by line, he now carries
out that programme. He does not go one
step faster nor one step slower, neither
does he deyi ate one step to the right nor to
the left. This programme he had to carry
out to t he smallest minutiae.
He asses through another scene Of
temptation, this time in the garden of Geth-
semane where in the agony of his soul
ne sweats drops of blood and
begs his Father to remove from him the
bitter cup of which he was to drink. No
L. -n.1ra &c fhQFf ha
adds NEVERTHELESS not my will but thine
be done.n Jesus saw at once the ages of
eternity before him and the responsible
e-ries of eternity centred within his soul and
'toue single human frame had to contain it
ALL
Led TO Calvary. he was hung upon a
cross as malefactor, and died an ignomin-
'ious death. He had accomplished thus far
the work that was allotted to him, and his
sufferings were over. Although his enc
mics had thought they had succeeded in
putting an impostor to death, they only