Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-18

any point on which llybt was uc-lrcd.
10 my certain knowledge the Lori
gave revelations In st. George Temple
q His servants there, upon points ~
tlocifin. we did not understand.
President Young was there. ! wis
there. Brother NcA Ulster aud others
labUrel thcrr; ant VIZ tnew these things.
50 \ say there Il M man that goes into
these Temples Ia labor, Or goes lutO The
vineyard of the Lord to labor, who, II
he will live b is religion aud DO his duty,
will fail la receiving the ninu anl
will Of G0d. Yes, the Lord has raised
up ssviora upon Mount Zion, aud the
Kingdom l. the Lori's. tits His work.
Aud we have the great power a.
I.attor.dny Saints TO go into these
temples aud redeem our dead, AMI NJ.
tend 10 ordinances for them that they
never heard " In their day anu gcnef..
alton. What will Ice tile condition or
these savon upon Mount Iionr These
Saints " the Lord will hold the keyso
salvation to their Fathers house TO the
endless ages " eternity. There never
viii lie time when that power VIII be
taken from them. We ought TO realize
these things, and we ought TO prize the
which God has put Ia our
hands. had n great deslrc, when that
revelation was given, for the rcdemp'
ton OF my Fathers house. Father
Smith was The fist patriarch To the
Church. lie was a literal descendant
~ Joseph who whs sold into Egypt.
when he laid his hands upon mems
heads the spirit Of blessing aud Of
rested upon him. He told
me that should bring all OF
my fathers house Into the Church.
dwclt upon that with u great deal OF
Interest; aud the first time visited
my fathers house, although II was
several years after this, baptiz ii him
into this Church, and my stspmothcr,
and my sisters, and everybody that
wa- In my fathers house, even
class.leador who was board.
Ing there. organized branch OF the
Church In Farmiustsn, Connecticut,
aud almost all OF the members were
my relatives. l Afterwards brought
my father up here, where he died, anu
his body lies In the cemetery.
There are n great many things con-
nected with these matters that | feel 10
rejoice Ia. The more light va have,
The more revelations Of God we have.
the more We shall priHs these privl.
lcgvs. IL IL IA great blessing that we
stand Ia the flesh Ia this last dispense.
ton nnd iIlness Of times; and where
W. can open our hearts 10 understand
lhese blessings, all Of " viii labor, ~
far as We have opportunity, 10 attend
10 this duty for our dead. | do not
want 10 go Into tic spirit world hnj
meet with my prugcnitors and have
them say 10 me, "YOu held the keys OF
my redemption and my salvation and
you neglected 10 do this work, aud |
am not redeemed" | have laborcd,
with the assistance OF my friends,
In the 1t. George Temple, for
three thousand of my dead friends
VI my fathers house aud my mothers
house, aud have done all that | could
for them. This il the greatest Joy Of
my life. when | look upon these things
rgp here on the earth. And when |
lay my bouy IN the tomb mad my spirit
goes into the spirit world, ! shall TO-
Ioice aud have glory with them In the
OF the resurrection, inasmuch
as they receive these principles.
''Wcll," perhaps you may say, "what
II these people whom you have been
baptized for do not receive the Gospel."
TINT will be their fnult, not mine.
This IL n duty that rests upon all Israel,
that they shall attend 10 this work. n
far as they have the opportunity here
on tho earth.
Brethren aud sisters, | felt as though
| wanted 10 brar this testimony 10 the
l.ntt.r'dny Saints. The bori has
.Jusoph SmIlh received IN, ,.cori. ~
the stick Of Jos.ph i'm the hand. M
EpbrAIm-th, Raok oi Mormon
From that day until This there ms
been mo lime that m. I'ard has
forraken Ills Church We have
l..n n.rs.cut.J. wo bayc h..n
afflicted, and we bay, nass.J
through s.rlous trials In onS dny. hui
the lord inns carried us throuvi, ali
these things. And NJ, mr.. hers I'm The
midst OF the ,y.rlastinr hlIis yIyen he
revelation 10 old father Jncob. whniaiI
his hands upon The head of h,s SON
Jo.erh and said that he was s.a fruit,,,i
bough byn well. whose hranch.s r,,,,
over Inc vnll - and that his 'hlr.sings
ahoy, thos. Of his nro.,..,,t'
TOR. Hunto the utmost hound al m.
hilis.v and These h,...,n.s
were 10 rest upon him and his nos,cri,
ty. Tines, things haye com. ~ n..s
The majority of the I.atter.day saints
are through In. loins OF Ephr aIm the
an OF Josrph. Euhraim A. ,.a n,ixaJ
cake.n N. IL mixed Among ,ha nv
tons of the ,arth' and n IL i5os. who
have the blood OF Epbraim in ,han,