Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-19

These temple. here, iu order that we
may make oar Hight 70 shine to the
nations o. the earth. Itappears 10 me,
now That We associate IN political mat
teIs with many men who arc not Of us
III religious faith, and our sisters Assg.
cN1ic With many OF the lu1io NJ the
nation Ot honorable aud high standing,
lhai we should consider that this II n
peculiar condition when God wlshos
We 20 be exercised In, that we arc here
~ light set upon a hill that cannot bp
hiu-not to be put under bed. nor
unuer bu-hel, but that Il ia placed
upon an cminencc, where II can be
scen.
Tnif Temple TINT Is now nearly
ready, we resolved ut the Inst Confer.
ence should be flashed Tor dedication
by neat springs Conference, aud I am
certain that Ii will. Our resolution,
united nnd sttong ~ il was when we
sat under THE walls OF that building,
cannot be broken ana We expect 20 zee
the house Dedicated ia HhOr' time.
Then we shall have four temples Ia
the One Territory Of Utah, shedding
forth their light, blessing, illumination
aud glory to the minds OF nil who enter
therein In falthfulness, In humility,
aud IN duiiful obedience, 10 help 10
prepare deceased relatives TINT they
may come unto Christ, hat they
may be- among the number that
snail be gathered In Christ from
the heavens, whom He shall
come In luliilment Of this prayer and
this revelation.
We should b0 prepared to associate
with tue mon that come among US In
good aud proper way, DO honest, nav
our debtf, and do a. good neighbors
aud good friondB 10 humanity shuu'
do. Our examples should be such that
people among ~ should take cognl-
zance Of us,aud that they should be led
TO feel, when thuy concentrate US nud
our mode OF life, that We are the
children Of God Not that we should
20 with them into their saloons, or
into their places Of diversion, wherein
thoy forget God ana defle His Sab.
bath, or prOitne His holy name. But
that, In all our necessary associations
with them, we maintain the Gospel
and lot the light OF II shine forth In
our conduct, that we bo among them
as the salt Of the earth. The Savior
has said, We are the salt Of the earth;
aud II the nnlt loses lie SAVIOR, where.
WIN hnhll tuc oHfth De hhltout
| wlsh to call the attention OF the
brethren and sisters TO this matter, that
they should not maintain this ex-
clusivcness too figidly. when people
come among uC--and the Lord is send.
ing everybody among us-we should
be able T. treat everybody with pro.
priciy, anu lot them see that we under.
stand all they know Of the Gospel, and
very much more. Unless we DO this,
we cannot emit that light to those that
are among "; and II We 10 this, there
VIII be here and there those who ARE
honest In heart that viii embrace the
ihith, aud they who will not will be
without excuse. II Ia necessary that
We should be thus mixed up ia these
various capacities, and people sent
among u, that they may be acquainted
with us, In order that we may by
association impart to them the virtues
that We possess, but not that we should
imoibe the Vices which they may
bring With them into our midst.
Herein we know the brethren some-
times feel confused and scarcely know
what Is right; but, my brethren, this