Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-31
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lions without end. For this they
have suffered the burning Of their
houses, the expulsion from their
homes, and robbery in every form.
For this they are now enduring per-
secution. They have In view the
celestial glory. They want 10 be
where God aud Christ dwell. They
want to be in the presence Of the
sanCtified and pare VINO tI=Te lived
in all the ages when the truth has
been upon the earth, to have their
cOmpaniOnship throughout eternity.
They want 10 enter upon 4 career
Of never-ending progress, until
they shall be like God our Father,
and like cur Lord Jesus Christ.
They believe that there is truth in
what the Apostle Paul slys when
he speaks Of the Saints rs being
heirs Of God. Remember the word.
II we are heirs, we may hope some
day 10 inherit; and II we are
heirs Of God, why then we snail in
heTit the power and the blessings
and the glory Of God our Eternal
Father. This is what the Latter
day saints ought to have constant
Is in view How can / live 50 as TO
become an heir Of G5j, and joint
heir with Jesus Christ? What
course can l take 70 secure 10 my
self celestial glOry-a never-fsding
crown? not an empty bauhle, not a
barren sceptre, but sceptre Of
power. n sCeptre Of dominion, a
crown that means something real, a
throne that means the kingly and
queeBly authority. This IS what
the Latter-dRy Saints have in view,
when they have their hearts fixed
a. they should be and their eyes
open 10 the glory that God has I'm
store for the faithful.
And having these glorious prom
iscs made 10 Us and these grand
prospects before Us, shall We stO0p 10
10 those things that are beneath us
and beneath our dignity? Shall we
be guilty OF sin? Shall yc 10 those
little petty things that disfgure our
character and make us ashamed Of
ourselves in the presence Of U'IT fel-
lows, and how mitch more IN the
presence Of our CiOd anu u the holy
angels which surround His throne?
Let not these sacrifices that We have
already made be lost through any
unfaitEfulneSs or neglect upon our
part, or through our hardening our
hearts and not allowing His Spirit
10 pieai with us and 20 lead us in
the path that He desires Us 10 walk
in. Would you be satisfied to-day
With a glcTy such as Paul says the
stars are typical Of? Would you Be
satisfied with tine glory OF which
the moon i typicaE No, you would
n0;: although 1t may be beyond your
powers OF Imagination to conceive Of
the greatness and the slory % lie re-
ceived by those who Attain unto that
glory Of which the moon is typical.
You say to yUuraclf:
oh. weak rs / am, faulty Is my
character may be, imperfect rs
AN, / pray God 20 bear with me: |
pray God not 10 take away from me
the pTsmise Of celestial glory; help
me. q God, 70 contend with tie
WcaiHs-=cs Of my nature; help mr
10 keep Thy commandments Jay 10y
day, that may lie worthy to reCei=e
the fuifliment Of the promises which
Thou hast made unto ms!
This, know, is tie feeling
Of LStter Day Saints. Il il
for This that temples are reared.
God has iOryordsiued you, lie has
pre:lsstlned you % he saved. Do not
allow ary other thought 90 enter
your hearts. when I hear OF poor
committing suiCiic. or
doing tther acts that ITe Cirfgl. ant. .
being filled with despair, beCacec IL
the weaknesses Of their naturts, .
feel to pity them from the bottom OF .
my heart. would that could .
ave them. / would tina. / csuN .
pour into their wounded and crushed .
-Culs the uslu1 Of gladness; that .
might awaken -Ithin them the .
happiness that Col liES inspired il
those who have received His spirit. /.
For there is hope Tor every human
-uul. God does not desire the de-
itTuctiou OF any man or any woman.
He wants 10 save every one
II Us. No matter how low. how
degraded, or how siufui We may
a., God loves Us. though our
.ius may be hateful 20 Him; we
,re His children, 1ud lie desires onT
Ills arms Of mercy ars
.xteuded continually unto us. lie :
US in loving meS-y, IN
eudcr compassion. to come unto
Him, aud He will give unto
u every blessing that we are
worthy Of. He Will strengthen
Is in our wealues-. He will par
ION cur sins if we repent Of them. :
)h, sinners, il there are sinners .
icre tOday-and We all are sinners.
iut II there are any VINO feel thai
hey are almost lost, | say 10 YOU
lat God Is ready to forgive your
.ius. He Is Ready 10 blot out your
EausgreS>iOns, il you will Tepcnt o.
hem. Repentance is what lie asks
true and heartfelt repentance OF
in; then He Will forgive your sine,
.ud He will help You TO overcome
'uur weIsnssse~. lie has not chosen
my Of you 70 be damned. II you are
launed, 1t viii &c because you your
eli have chosen 10 take tire T0au
hat leads TO damuatiOn, and not lie
.aUse Of any wish on His part or any
that He has ordainet.
hat such should be the case.
We find in the writings Of the
APOSTLES mention frequently made
/ the elect ami Of tie chosen
Heii, We could do the same I
hing, writing in our day. How I
TRANCE it is, and how it gives rise a.
his view, the experience that We
ave IN the wOrlu iu preaching tine
iOspel! We 10 into a neighbOr- I
lOJl, and we gather in a few. The 7
,reat masses Of the People pay no
JteHtiOn 10 the me>sSge Of SILVA
ion that We declare. Now, whO
re these that listen. Why, We
night call them very truthfully the
elect, 4" the "chCsen,r accOrding to ,
he grace Of Coz. rs the Apostles 50
did. YES, We are chosen.
ut IL is not because the others are
.Ot chosen. ii is because we, in the
and mercy Of God. have
All our hearts sOftene,i, so that we
ave believed the truth when we
card il; We have received u and
ejOiced in il. Therefore, We can
. rightfully called the elect. But
IS not because others are declared
-om these privileges; Tut because
- have chosen 10 accept the %
Message OF salvation. In this
ray the Lord inspired His
srvants in ancient days to speak
nj write as they did. They spoke
bout generalization, about the
lest and the chosen. But Paul, in
MS chapter that / have read, tells
= who they are plainly; that ''they
re not all Israel which are Of Is
lei." There are 4 great many that
Inherit the blessings Of the cove
ant, who are Of the seed Of Abra-
am, who 60 not prove themselves
'Orthy'oi it, and therefore they are
OF ali Israel. III they had O6eyed
ie commandments of God they
'ouli have been; they would have
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