Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-03

them are given as test, to see
they will be kept sacred. To tho,
who are worthy He will mantle
all things. They who betray conf
denee are unworthy of conffdenc
The Saints should keep that whic
Is holy to themselves, and cast N,
their pearls before those WHO do n,
value them; neither should the
mink to gain favor Of the wicked I,
disclosing that which is only for th
few and worthy; for like swine the
will only torn Round and rend m
revealer. If we are faithful wit
the sacred things God has CON
Hitted to US, He viii bestow upo
us the secrets Of the universe.
Ask, and it shall be given YOU; seel
and We shall find; knock, and it sha
be opened unto you:
FOR every one that asketh receiveth
and he that seeketh findeth; and to hir
tina. krocketh it shall be opened.
Or what man is there Of YOU, WHOM
II his son ask bread Will give him
stone?
Or If he ask fish, will he give HIN
a serpent9
III &c tksn, being evil, know how 4
give good gifts unto your children
how much moro shall your Fathe
which is in heaven give good things 4
them that ask him?
This is a great premise, and tn
Latter-daS Saints have proved it +
be true. 1t is when we do not seel
to the Lord enough that We ar
sometimes put TO shame fer season
We should ask properly, and no
seek for things that are not good fol
US, Our Father deals with us as W,
with our children. We love to zee
them happy, but have to deny some
things they ask for. God loves tC
give us that which is for our good,
but withholds that which is for our
hurt. To know what TO ask for and
how to ask we should have the
Spirit OF prayer, and We must ask
in faith, nothing watering. Faith
is necessary element OF prayer.
There in a great deal in united
paper. We do not give enough
attention to this. We should
unite in family prayers and
should also usay ia secret, We
shcuh have prayer meetings
and also call upon the Lord in our
private chambers. If we exercise
the power we have in this respect
we shall prevail against our adver-
saries end God will bless and sustain
us. We all rejOiced on the fast day
we had recently, and Il will surely
bear its fruit. On 9 certain occa-
sion when Daniel prayed he did not
receive an answer, and so continued
in prayed for three weeks. An
angel came 10 him and sail: From
the day that thou did'st set thine
heart to understand and chasten
myself before thy God, thy words
were heard and | am come
for thy words" Read the Nth
Chapter Of Daniel. We learn
there that thi. angel came TO re-
ceive Daniels words, but was with
stood by the prince Of the kings Of
Persia one and twenty days, aud
Michael came 10 his help. There is
a key for Us. Do as Jesus says:
"Prsy without ceasing.- And re-
member the parable Of the widow
and the unjust judge. l know that
God answers prayer. In prayer
combined with our righteousness
Is our strength. "
Therefore all things whatsoever We
would that men should do to you. do
We even so to them, for this is the law
and the prophets.
five want people TO love us we
must love and try to bless them. Do
good TO all men; even if they wrong
US we should be good to them. The
reward will surely come, either in
this life or in the life 10 come, with
the certainty of an eternal future.
When we shall receive the full re-
ward OF our actions there is comfort.
This is n world of injustice and OF
trial. The world to come will be
one OF justice and reward. Doing
good enlarges the soul. Ii builds up
character. We become essentially
better from doing good deeds, and
therein is natural exaltation.
Shall we do good TO those
who are our enemies, who misrepre-
sent and revilc us ana seek our hurt?
Certainly. There are many who
are injuring us in Ignorance. Those
who do so knOwingly-and there are
will leave to the Lori, and
they should have our pity rather
than our wrath, for verify they will
have their reward.
Enter We in at the strait gate: for
wide is the gate, and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction. and many
there be which 20 in thereat:
Because strait is the gate, and mar
row is the way, which leadeth unto
life. and few there be that find It.
The world laugh, because we, who
are so few in comparison, say we are
in the right. But it was always so.
The few have been in the right and
the mary in the wrong, taking the
broad road which leads to death.
When any new and good thing has
been brought out, the many have
opposed it. The in
novators have been despised and put
TO death. II is 4 strait way-a
narrow way - that leads to
the lives. The word should be in
the plural. In the celestial king
dom, to those who are faithful there
will be given q crown Of eternal
lives-the gift OF eternal and per-
petual increase. Therein is ever
power and dominion and
majesty. Those who obtain this
crown will have passed through the
pressure of the strait way and over
come every trial. All things will
be theirs; they will be Christ's and
Christ Will be Gods.
Rejoice We Saints that you have
been called out Of the world, and
are despised and misiudged. Be
patient and persevering. Show
that you can endure. "He that en-
dureth to the end, the same shall be
saved" Christ set us the example.
Let us pursue the same strait and
way in which He walked.
Let us spread abroad the Gospel that
all who will may receive 1t, and let
US become in deed and spirit Christ
like and Godlike, that we imay Pc
crowned intheir presence and glory.
Beware of false prophets. which
come TO you in sleeps clothing. but
they are raveuing wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes Of thorns,or figs
1f thistles,
Even so every good tree bringeth
orth good fruit; but a corrupt tree
lringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil |
ruii, neither can a corrupt tree bring |
orth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth |
.ood fruit is hewn down, and cast into
wherefore by their fruits We shall
now them.
We have had considerable expert
nee with evolves in Sleeps cloth
ng.v They put on a snug appear
nee of cantiDg plety. They come
1rsooth TO reform the Saints. They
re after the fleece rather than the
ock. Judge them by their deeds.