Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-19
Drsrprr EVENING NEws SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1891.

should take cuuitt 70 SHOW sl hi.h
that We have prohtcl by the teach
ings that the Lord han given unto ".
lie has revealed. unto Us the
Gospel. He has given unto Us
"A testimony concerning IT. Orui.
nances. What great blessing It
/ 4, 10 know that we have received tho
remission o' out Sins through Obedience
| TO these ordinances, ami that we have
| "a claim upon tile promises which GOu
has made! These things are not lell TO
I suppositinn or 10 ima yinatlOn. The
/ efljrt Of tho Elders ~ this Church has
/ been 10 create hith In the minds OF tho
people. have always hCaltated about
| haptizing any man or woman, in my
| ministry among the people abroad,
| without impressing upon them, win
rll the power limt I hal, 10 seek unto
| God 10 know FOR himself and herself
that this was the work % God. The
haptism Of hundreds would not amount
10 nnylhing Jules they received that
testimony. II Il the privilege 81 every
human being corrective this; for God
II a God Of revelation. He IL the same
today that He vas thousand yeas
ago, or that He was at tue beginning
Of creation. He has not grown OLD. lie
has not lost his powers. lie has not
become deaf. Ills heart is still moved
with compassion for His children. His
voice can still be heard through Hts
minister, the Holy Ghost. Ana when
you receive the Holy Ghost, God IL
with you; for lie IL one Of The Godhead;
aud Il Is the privilege OF every man
aud woman upon the earth ~ receive
the Holy Ghost and have God with
them, n they will obey the ordinances
! ...I.tal. q a naa VfaenTlhuH.
My brethrcA and sisters, II you have
entered Into covenant With Goi, ne
you have, God Will keep His covenant.
You may be NJ humble hud ~ obscure
"a IL IL porsible for n human being 10 be;
but say ~ you God Will mover forget
the coverant that he has male With
you, aud that you have made with
Him. ifyou have gone forward and
oboyed His law, AMI lie has made
promises 10 you, He viii fIlfil th.m to
the very letter, aud you need never be
AFRAID that He will forget them. Some
people seem 10 forget the promises
which God has made, aud they be.
come discouraged and think they are
forgotten by God. tell you that Col
/. watching over all ~ you. lie has
mnde covenants with VI, aud IL " for
us 10 exercise faith before Him 10 have
these covenants fulfilled. II Is our
privilege TO have the gifts that were In
the Church In ancient days. IN greater
abundance than we have them now.
Because men and women get
old and think they are at.
most forgotten, II does not follow
that that Us the case. our God has Ills
eye upon all Ills children; and Ii ought
90 be u source OF continued comfort 10
us that He has made covenants with
~. Unworthy as we are, sinners rs we
are, guilty 0f many wrongs aud weak
nesses "a we are, lie II ready 10 forgive
us when We repent OF them. When
we were baptized and covengnled 10
keep His commAndmeu He gave
unto Us a testimony that our sins were
RENTED. When han g. were laid upon
: US by the servants Of God lie bestowed
upon NJ the gin Of the Holy Ghost, and
we knew u and have known II over
since. II lie condescended to bcstow
these blessings upon us, lie will cOu.
descend still 70 remember the promises
which He has made. He will hear our
prayers In hours Of despair aud dark.
ness, " hen II would sccm a. though We
were frlendless, II We 20 TO Him and
call upon Him. lie u u God near at
hand, and not Aiar or lie will
help us and open our way before US.
Aud we should exercise faith In Hin.
Thatisthegteat principle that we should
hang on TO and cnltivate-fnith In God
and In His ability and Willingness ~
grant unto us the righteous desires Of
! our hearts. We forget this too often.
We go along as though we had no
friend Ia the heavens. We should
! dismiss such thoughts from our hearts,
and live no near unto the Lotd that lie
. will give unto US continually His
, Holy Spirit, filling our hearts with Joy
and peace. know that none OF you
7 ever went TO Him In secret and bowed
: down before Hin IN the mldet OF your
7 troubles without His giving you com.
fort. You came away from the the In =
terview refreshed and filled with
= peace. This IL the spirit that we
3 should all seek for, aud not give way "a
, gloomy feelings, or 10 muTmuring. II
: men do not suit you, make God your
! friend. He says, i"Cursed is he that
I putteth his trust In man, or maketh
/. flesh his arm" The man that truals
: IN his fellow mau IL likely 10 be dc.
! ooived. Men viii fail; husbands will
1 fail; wives will fail; children viii fail;
. parents will fall; but God never fails.
| lif HtNtI kfuhN Ut llNlItftnt.
D He II always the same unchnngeabl.
. being, and His promises can be relied
! upon 90 the very uttorm0st. This i
D the God whom we worship, and whom
4 We should serve with all our hearts
Not serve the devil; not give way u
{ temptation. Close our hearts against al
, manner Of sin. Ask Him TO help US 10
I do SO, and 10 overcome our evil incli
. nations and desires. Aud above all
see good mnny young men here
D be pure In your feelings concerning Ia,
! other sex. Do not allow lust 10 inter int,
the heart; for tell you that that
! drives the Spirit Of God from us. God
I will have u pure people. lie want.
J our tabernacles to be- pure, Ia ordel
( that the Holy Ghost may dwell there
o No man who Il lustful can be- pure
I We should be pure In thought; pure IA
2 tho sight Of tho eye aud the conCep,
( tion Of the thought; pure Ia act anI
= pure In word. II We live thia way
4 God will dwell with US, aud He will i,
0 our friend all the days OF our lives. IL,
4 will not leave us In the midst o.
:. trouble. We may 20 through ala
= troubles, and he viii DO with US in tn,
D seventh. lie will be with us In Ia,
b deep water. He will be with US In tn,
a fiery furnace. He will be with u,
!. under all circumstances, N we serv,
a Him. bear testimony 10 this. Tn,
. testimony OF my life Ia In favor OF II
> | know IL 70 he true. ] do not theorlze