Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-07

world as n walf; TO launch II upon
society without giving Il a proper edu.
cation and proper training, and assist.
ancc Il a great wrong. II we did this
we would be like animals. IL IN the
duty " every man anu every woman
who has child 10 do everything IN
their power for that child, TO qualify II
TO be- d useful man or woman, aud no
pains should be spared IN this direction.
We live In our children. After we are
goue We will live IN our offspring, and
our good qualities will lie perpetuntsd
Ia them II We viii take the right
course.
This h a subject that admits Of a
great deal Of talk, and " ought 10 he
spoken about In our settlements aud
Impressed upon the o1ple We should
take paths 10 teach our Toys and our
girls everything that VIII make them
useful, and help TO give them n know
ledge Of the principles that God has ~
voaled. In this way we viii lie a
blessing tU cur children. Thcy VIII
rejoice In US, aud they viii arise
aud call IA blessed. What a
glorious thing II IL 10 think
tia, our poslefiiy Will honor us, aud
that they will say, III know that my
father was good man, that he did nil
no could for me-" ~ know my moth
err was agood woman. she loved inc
anu did all In her power to give mo q
good start aud 10 furnish me with all
inc knowledge that she could 10 make
me y useful woman, "hni 10 have those
children quote the example Of their
parents TO their postority. and let II 20
down M n heritage ffom one generation
10 another, until we shall arise UP
generation that win be accepted " the
Lord, and upon whom His blessing
aud His power Will rest. We will
soon enter upon tho millennium.
God has told us this, and II should
DO the desire OF every man
and woman In this Church that
their postoriiy may live, not only for
generation OF two, but throughout the
entire millennium, and then through.
out that period whom Satan viii he
loo-ed again; that rs long M time shall
endure some " our postcrlty may bc
found among the friends Of God,
bearing the holy Priesthood, honorlng
God, keeping His commandments, not
only through the millennium, but
during that period when Satan win bc
looscd again 10 40 forth aud tempt the
nations; that even then some VI our
descendants will he found numbered
among the righteous, and continue 10
be numbered among them IA long NJ
time shall last. | think THE " u dc.
sirabie wish for every man. And let
US lay the foundation now. Lot u, as
patents, influence our children.
Let us make our mark upon our chill.
drcn, and give them fair start; en-
dow them with all the power that We
have, 10 make them all that We
desire them TO be. Every parent
should have this ambition. Every
mnn and woman ought 10 live for their
children, aud not neglect them. | feel
condemned sometimes becnuscof pub.
lie duties cannot attend 10 my
family 40 | would like; and my con.
slant prayer ~ God II that He will
give more Of Hls holy spirit b. them,
TO make up for my lack Of time with
them. think this Ia good prayer.
Let Us try to make our children all
that We would like them TO be, a. far
rs our influence goes. ] say 10 YOU IN.
rents who have children IN the cove.
nant, II you will pray for them 0od
will feel after them, aud lie will save
your po-terity. lie has made promises
TO this people, and you cling
10 them, In the meantime doing
NIL you can yourselves 10 have those
promises fulflllcd, 20 that there will he
no neglect on your part. Your chill
drcn may err, and do things that are
sinful and are painful and sorrowfil