Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-31

carry out the principles OF truth;
who are willing 10 suffer nlartyruon
for the sake Of the truth, as the
Apostles did in the days OF Jesus;
men and women who have died 10y
hundreds and by thousands; In var
ious ages Of the world, for the truth
these will undoubtedly receive
greater glory than those who nave
never made such sacrifices. There
are pecple who have not stamina to
stand up TO the truth, and who are
not willing TO endure the Persecu-
lions that follow the practice oil
truth. They weaken before the OPP
position that is brought 70 bear
against them. They love popular
ity, they love n good name, they
love the good things Of this lie,
and they are willing TO trust the
future to itself. They 90 in for the
enjoyment Of the present day, OF
the present hour, aud are willing, a.
they say, to risk the future. But
there are others who look above and
beyond this; who love the truth bet
ter than they love worldly ease, or
comfort, or riches, or good name,
Ike our Lord and Savior and His
| Apostles. They went through life
enduring every conceivable hard
ship ami pri Walton, and at
last had their lives taken from
| them. Why was this: Because
they knew that God haI in store
for them n wonderful reward,
great glory. As Jesus said, in re-
Spouse 10 question Of one Of the
I Apostle! s'Ee which have followed
me, in the regeneration when the
Son Of Alan shall lit IN the throne
Of his glory, ye also shall sit upon
twelve thrones, judging the twelve
tribes Of Israel" They believed
/ the words Of Jesus. They believed
that Jesus would give them thrones,
/ that they would be rulers in the
| Kingdom Of God. They did not
labor for an earthly crown. We
read Of men who have endured
everything for the sake Uf s. worldly
crown. We read Of men going 70
battle, risking their lives and under
/ going all sorts OF pTivatiCns and
I hardships, for worldly fame. But
! these heroes Ofwhom l speak looked
| beyond this life. They saw that
worldly hOnOrs, crowns and fame
were perishable. But Jesus had
promised unto them that they
should sit upon twelve thrones,
judging the twelve Tribes Of Israel.
I They would become kings. And
they looked forward with perfect
confidence TO the fuIfillmeut Of that
/ PROMISE. Therefore they endured
these privati5ns.
But now, &c then, there are other
classes-men who love their own
| ease; who will not chLiTe these /
privations; who will not 90 through
that which the Apostles had 10 Z
meet; and, uf CCursc, though they
! may bc worthy people in many I
respects, they cannot hope to at
tain unto the sane glory IS thes,s
did viio rillic such Immense Saeri- |
fees FOR the ;r.:h. Therefore, there /
is, ~ Paul saws, one glory q the I.
sun, or the celestial glory. Who shall /
attain unto that: Those who keep the I
law tina. pertains 10 that glOTy;th0se !
who DO every thing that Is COM |
manded them Of God; those who /
are wiliiu- 90 endure everything for I
His sake and % 10 tina. which lie .
requires AZ tIrir hands. There have 4
been, no doubt, millions OfpeOple on f.
the earth who nave bad this willing /
ness. They viii attain, we are told,
unite the celestial glory. Where God
and Christ aIe they viii dwell. They
are promised crowns. thrones,
exaitation. Everything that heart
can desire, or that viii add TO the
glory Of 4 human or an immortal I
soul, will he given unto This class.
Jesus is the great eXemplar Of that
class. He himself came here on
earth. lie iGrsOOk His throne and
His glory; He left his fathers pres
ence, anu was willing 10 come down
here and suffer a he did suffer. Ia
the short space Of time that hc Z
labOred upon earth lie suffered
everything that human soul could
suffer; and after having endured
such agony that he sweat great drops
If blood, He was crowned WIKI
thOrns, and then was CrIciiied. thus
pointing out the path fy- all hi>
followers 20 take, giving them the
example. Now, THOSE who would
reign with Christ, those vino would
have the glory that Christ has
attained unto, must be equally will
ing 10 endure all things for the sake
OF the Gospel that He has revealed.
THESE are the SONS uf God. the
daughters Of God, who will attain
unto this great eNaltatiOu in the
presence 0: the Lamb.
But there is another class who. I
though they may be honorable, will
not attain unto this same glory, for
the reason that they are not willing
to make the sacrifices required or
them in order to receive il. They
have not the strength, they have
no. the viii, they have not the dis
position 10 DO these things. They
bend 90 popular favor. They love
the world and the applause Of the
world. God has provided 4 glory
for them. There are millions Of ,
honorable people in the earth, who
have lived lives Of honor and ill.,
tegrlty, aud in their associations
with their fellows have depOrted
themselves in 4 most moral and up {
right manner, yet they have not
attained unto the power aud the :
greatness Of soul Ofthis other class to
whom have referred. But there will
be n glory given to them which Paul
likens to the glory Of the moon.
Then there are other classcs, that |
are vile, differing i'm degrees in their
vilenesS; men who, Instead Of eXgr-
cising their agency foT the perform
ancc Of good, are ready 10 10 evil IN {
every direction. The glory that
they will receive is likened 10 The I
glory Of the stars, and, as the Apos- s
tie says, as one star diflereth from ;
another In glory. 50 also is the
resurrection. The resurrection Of
these individuals differs in glory,
Just as their conduct in life does, !
one being better than the other. 3
There are degrees Of sin in which {
this class indulge; and according TO q
their sins they will be punished. I
But they will he redeemed by the
blood Of the Lamb after they have {
the wrath OF God for a GER I
tain time, and they will receive a |
greater glory than ever it entered l
into their hearts 10 conceive. No /
human being can conceive Of the /
glory that even these people will |
get, though they are so low and de- /
graded; hut II will I've after they 7
have been punished for their sins. /
There is connected with every i
crime and every sin that man COM
nits, a penalty. This is an inexor- Y
ahle law, an Interchangeable law, and Z
he effect Of Il cannot he avoided. '
We must endure the penalty Of our s
inns. II / violate the laws OF my a
lody; il, for instance, / take into q
ny. stomach food that is not con I
,euial, or eat 10 excess, or drink to {
.xcess, have to endure the penalty u
u that. This Is inevitable. We n
iave to suffer the penalty Of our T
Of physical laws. In 4
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