The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-07

rejoice in realizing that each and all of US
will be rewarded according to the deeds
done in the body. No matter what may be
the criticism of the world, each and all of US
will be rewarded according to our deeds.
Each has the power of retarding his own or
her own progress If fail to perform my
duties, it is impossible for me to attain to
that which is offered to me if will con-
tinue faithful.
We sometimes find that the man who
pays his tithing seems to think that this is
the all-important command, and that he can
break the others with impunity; and be-
cause he is liberal with his dollars and
his cents, he may think this will cover up
multitude of imperfectiOns. Now, all prin-
ciples of the gospel have been revealed to
us that we may become perfect, and if we
neglect any one of them, tits impossible for
US to attain to that perfection which God
has designed US to attain to. 1t is impOs
sible for us to become perfect if we only
keep few of Gods commandments, per
chance those that become easy to US,
and leave alone those that are diff
cult. All of the principles of the Cos
pei are necessary for US to attain
to perfection and get back to the presence
of God. In the ordinary walks of life it is
necessary for US to prepare ourselves to
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particular profession, yet there are many
Latter-day Saints that imagine that all that
is necessary to fit and qualify themselves
to dwell in the presence of God, is to
simply know that the gospel is true, that
because they have the testimony of the
truth, because the principles of the gospel
have been revealed to their minds by the
revelation of the Holy Spirit of God, they
think that this knowledge will save them in
the presence of God without
KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS.
This is in keeping with the erroneous ideas
OF men who disregard all of the laws laid
down in the holy scriptures We find
many who believe that the murderer on the
scaffold. if he will only believe in the Lord
JESUS Christ will be ushered into the
presence of God. There are others who
believe that the victim of the murderer, be
cause he had not time to confess the name
of Christ before he was killed, will be
damned for all eternity. Now, the gospel
of Christ teaches you and me that for all
the good we do in this life, we shall in no
wise lose our reward, and that for all the
evil deeds we shall have to give an account
for the aame and viii have to pay the pen
atty.
desire myself to do all the good that it
is possible for me to do. | desire to over
come the weaknesses, the imperfections,
and the shortcomings of my nature. l de-
sire the inspiration of the Holy Spirit OF
God to guide me in all the walks of life.
Every individual that places his trus in
the arm of flesh and wisdom of man will
not have anything to lean upon in the final
hour of Judgment, but the individual that is
led by the Spirit of God will be fitted and
qualified when the final day of judgment
comes, to pass by the gods and take his seat
in the celestial kingdom of God.
1t is necessary for US to have the light
and inspiration of the holy spirit Of God to
guide US through all the changes Of life. 1t
is impossible for us by our own wisdom to
accomplish the purposes Of God. Realizing
these things, we should seek promptly for
the holy spirit to guide US, and if we do
not have it we are liable to meet with trials
and tribulatiOns that may cause US to fall
ter Let US be humble and prayerful. Let
US seek at all times to know
THE MIND AND WILL OF GOD,
and seek the light of His spirit to aid and
assist US to carry out His mind and will.
May God help US to be faithful, is my
prayer, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Apostle John Henry Smith,
l am a believer in the gospel of Jesus
Christ as it is revealed to US in this dispen-
sation. | believe it in the first place because
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There is no promise made in that gospel to
the children of men but what is based upon
our doing something in order to obtain the
fulfllment thereof. l am as deeply con-
WINGED in my own view in regard to the ne
cessity of practical religion, that there is
little place in my own heart for
the speculative, the uncertain, the theoreJi-
cal that has been established by the devices
or cunning of men.
One proposed to take away from the hu-
man family their agency and guarantee the
salvation of every son and daughter that
should come upon this earth. Another pro-
posed that the salvation of those who
should live upon the earth should depend
upon their acceptance or rejection of the
plan of life devised in
THE INTERESTS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY.
Their salvation was not conditional alone
upon a promise of obedience, but they were
to labor earnestly and zealously to over
come the evils that had been introduced
among the children of men. We can see
the thoroughness and completeness OF the
system that thus presents itself. But when
we reflect upon an idea that man can dis
obey or reject the laws of the gospel and
yet stand an equal chance with the obedlent
who have done right and sought to fulfill
the requirements of High Heaven, it strikes
upon the ear in way that we
cannot regard altogether as pleasant; for
there is none of US who would not have
confidence in son or daughter who is
faithful. while the maynard causes anxiety
and concern and deep regrets: We may
labor in their interests to train them In
the way of life, but that confidence IS not
so fixed as in the case of the obedient, the
pure and the faithful.
We who have assembled ourselves to-
gether in these mountains have come for
the special purpose of keeping ourselves in
constant training in the practical prin--
ciples of life that we have received
theoretically in the world. Those of US
who have entered the glorious precincts of
THE HOUSE OF GOD
have learned that the law of chastity was