Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-13

10 W. not expect 10 receive the same
eAaiinionf Certainly. Then why
! should a mon think the be can
90 thing with impunity which
ms wife caunut 10? When he
thinks thai he decolvef hlmleiL Yet
lliF Il the growing in OF the world.
Mon indulge in thgsu passions and
tliuk thoy art Ju.tihed' IN n, until
vituu h almost unknown among our
stA. Uudef such conditions, VI cuurse,
the other sex become tho victims Oi
lust, and are pfeycd upon ny nbertinus.
&c is this that .s Bringing de.
siucticn UPON the nations u
tue Vaitb. Aud IL would destroy
the Laticr.day Saints Il they gave way
e. II. 11d viii have u pure people.
lie viii have virluoua people. lie
VIII have holy people. He will have
tnple Ia whose iabUrnngles ihe Spirit
o. Cod VIII dwell; ana 1t viii not
uwch IN unhOly Iauurnholcs. The
Whole history uinnr people IL "A proof Of
th.t. Oliyer Cowdury, who stood aide
hy side Win Joseph, " no was ofdnined
ny hn angel from heaven, whOwas the
SECOND Elder IN the Church, who be-
held the Son OF God himself, who saw
many wonderful things, ami vas bist ed
'tDOd a. was Joeeph this man whom
one would think w0uii have stood 81
any man MA the iltsn ever couid, lu-
Gulgti ip Din. Joseph WnIutd him
against that which I've did, but
BE persisted "a It, AMI the ro-
sult was bis priesthood was taken
from him, aud the crown that no
would have bad was given to another.
ityfum smith received tue blessings
that oliver Cowdufy had had bestowed
q pom hitu, anu which he huI forfeited
ny Tie impure conduct. Ought not
tnis TO b. warning g. NIL ~ ut2 What
mau h ihgro Ia The hlsh whj can eat
Culatr upou being secure from com.
uiitiug siu " he could mi? This IL.
the fate also Of other mon who received
great glits from Coz. Apostle LJ man
JOhnhIn hnd great maniitH. AtlOuH.
was the iirst man In this generation
~ hr chosen one OF tho Twelve Apos.
Ties. Yet he apnststzei, denied tho
iuith, mud became ma enemy u tho
Kingdom OF God. These nfu illugtfa.
tlOns VI tue tgu,h Of what God has said,
aud our history IL full OF such illurtri.
lions. You see men " great promise
Il have watched them IN my liie-
~ as NNAN NAhAlNA hlf iNH' AAAAAl INNfis
They lute the lie tuat was IA them.
what Ia the cause? Why, they have
committed sin. They have probably
gone ON missions, committed them
solves while there, hud come back DIES
ttuto Of Che Spirit VI Coz. They are
milestOnrs, 10 to speak, on the road, g.
SHOW how iast the Church has Travelled
ANA len them standing. d. you not
NuFkk nj ufaunlaF. al afauh augH. Ia .f.taa
experience? / aui sure you DO.
There II only unr way, brethren and
sisters, 10 be- safe anu To obtain saliva.
ton IN thu preset CO Of God, aud that
J. 10 keeping the commandments OF
God, In being pure IN our hearts as
God II pure, 10 he like angels. IL should
be Oui aim TO yet "A knowledge VI gudli.
uusa ne fast 10 we can; 10 know what
g0diiuuss consists Of,Huu then endvavur
t. make uur lives conform 10 II. usk
myself, l. there anything that my
brethren -the most iaylroi OF them
HIu uuing that 90 no. DO? Then
want to no what thoy 10. | want ~
he like them. Aud | ask myself, H.
there anything that my Savior does, or
that the angels 10, which | can DO D.
my mortal state and yet do not Dc?
Tneu | would like TO know IL; for /
would liz, 10 be like Jesus, aud like
ihc angeh. | want 70 be like our
Father and God, hs Jar Az II Is possible
Ia this mortal state fer man to te. That
l. nay dcslrc, aud always has been; Tor
want 10 dwell with G01. | want 10
Fain celestial glory. Aud know ait
Oi you DO. What Ia there tina, We
have not done tor this Gospe2 Is there
unything that We would mol uU for it,and
TOT the iuliilment OF the promiss VI
celestial glory and eternal live
In the presence OF God aud the Laml?
Why, many OF you have iotsakou
cvoiy ching on eartn for the sake OF
this Gospel. Therefore, | know ths.
your desires 1re Tue same ~ mine IN
these matters, aud Il 10 "a desire that
We should cherish aud cultiva ~ fast
as We can 10 get knowledge Of godil.
ness, 80 that when we art called hence
We eau 80 with perfect Assurance that
We 8ha,i 90 into the society VI the holy
aud The pure, u niingle with prophut6,
gpoltltl aud mighy men who have been
faithful ln the flesh, who have fought
tho good fight, amt who have been
willing 20 lay down thulr lives for tue
truth Of heaven. Heaven would not
DO heaven 10 you, nor 10 me, unle,s
we could get Into sue society. Wei,
~ reach thefv we mus. be pare In our
hearts. We muBt he tree from sin.
We must Eeep the commandments Of
Cod, No Llust walk upnghly before
the LORD, pfAotiuiug thvsu heavenly
principles when are revealed Ia ths
Gospel.
brethren anu sisters, am not speak.
Ing 10 you something that Is thp1rotl.
cal, that Is uDnllainahle. / 10 not
wuut 10 talk about thinge thAt arc
beyond your reacl. | want to tnll
Ab0ut that which We can do, aud that
which III within the Tegph u every one,
within the reach OF these little Toys
that are oli ernurh 10 compr, bend .ay
words, Let Us be pure, anu be- iustri.
meats Ia establishing teigu OF rightc.
Ouhness GA tie Garth. Each inau, zach
woman, each Guild, has his Hud hur
lnhIence IN the earth. Children have
When they 10 right; log their
has good ttltut. However
obscure We are, We have sotup innu-
uacr, aud eau promote Righteousness
In tho earth. Every man Ia thi8
Church that gives way 10 Satan Aud
) ields ~ MS influence is an enemy to !
Goa AMI . the Church of God, aud he !
IetaTdr the growth OF iighlcluanes3 |
and the spread Of truth. 1t l. raid OF |
Cam that he iovu1 SATAN more tlan
God, How ala hu love himp By /
doing a. Satan tod him. aud Satan !
IL seukiug OH the time 10 make all OF US |
No what he wants US 10 NO. lie is |
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