Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-04

tried anu ftliufui men who remained
with him. Hober was tue 90 Pfesi-
dent Young. ~ bad President Young
been 10 Joseph smith; aud 20 were
Others. Brothers Wilford Woodruff,
Willard Richards, Lvfeu1U and Bras
tus SNOW and many others were ~
true TO the Prophet Brigham Young
as they hud been to the
Prophet Joseph Smith. SO his
hands Were strengthened and
upheld by thu influence aud voice Of
good mea, and the power and wisdom
and intelligence ofGOd, 90 no the work
for which the Lord had raised them up.
The Lord viii raise up men all the
time 90 10 HIS work, and we ueed not
fear that the time viii ever come when
the Lord viii lacl. men to DO His work
aud accomplish His purposes. God has
put forth HE hand for tna last time 10
accomplish HIS WORK, aud do you thluk
He will SEQ IL fall or leave II to another
puople2 | 10 not think lie will 80
long ss there arc faithful men upou
the earth.
There will he some left many years
to come, no doubt, that lived In the days
OF the Prophet Joseph Smith. remrm-
Der him myself very we'll, though l was
but II very little boy at that time. The
last occasion | remember OF MIN wu5
when he was brought homo from Garth.
ngea CORPSE. ] remember him still "a |
saw him on that day. But Just pre-
vious to that remember him with
others coming hack across tho Missis.
gippi river Ia boat. ! remember them
landing near our home, they came into
my fathor's hOuse-thv Prophet took
me upon his knee and catcsaed me ~ u
little child. TINS, with tie remarks hu
made ut the time | remember vol, and
shall not forget while memory lasts.
The time viii come, perhaps, when we
viii see but very few men or women
In this Church who were old enough To
understand things In the days OF the
Prophet Joseph Smith. Then 10 VIII
be something TO say 81 saw the Prophet
Ia my youth, Ia my ohiidhyoi." IL
does mc good 10 see onc that has seen
the Prophet Of Goa, Joseph smith, the
man that the Lord hUuorUd with
His own presence and the presence OF
His own Son; the man who kneclcd he.
fore the Father and tho Son, whom he
hehcld ~ their glory, when the Father
pointed to the Son anu said, "fhis II
my beloved son, hear Him."
Is IL NO. sOmetning TO lcyc IN day
when such man ~ this lived amoug
men; aud IN It not something TO say
that 1 saw him and heArd bis voice, Or
sat upon his knee? think II IL. And
yet the great thing f. not what we
nave seen nor what we have heard, nor
those with whom We have associated,
but the grent thing is-He that doeih
the will Of the Father he that dotth
the things that God has commanded
hini TO DC; he shall receive ihe bless
ings VI God. Many Of you never saV
the Prophet, never heard his voice,
yet you have obryei the Gospel and
been faithful to the Gospel ever since.
This IL the great dcsidcratum, aud let
motay TO you, those that have heard tho
Gospel aud obeycd Il without seeing,
blessed indeed arc you. blessed arc
those who have sesngnd believed, but,
in one sense, more blessed 10 he thot
believes though he hath not seen, anu
yet has been faithful. How can man
" ho has seen and htaTd TAIL TO DO
hailhfli2 How Is II possible Tor THESE
sistcfs who ARE here lone OF them a
wife Oi the Prophet Joseph, who was
sealed TO him IN his ilittimcl- whO
were familiar with the Prophet rs such
and as man OF God, ever deny the
faith or turn away from ~ What
would you think OF one who has thus
been privileged falling from the
Gospel, denying the faith or ALTERING
In the work Oi GOd2 What would you
think OF me or Brother Richards, those
that associated with tho Prophet aud
heard him talk, and drank OF tho IN.
| SEPARATION that fell from his lips-what
would you think OF ua n we iell2 We
certainly should bo faithlll.And those,
therefore, that have not seon, but have
been faithful, blessed indeed are they.
IL is now Just IN the Savior said %
| Thomas. When the other disciples
told him they had seen tue risen Re
dccmer, said he, Except shall see in
| His hands the print ofthc nails,and put
my finger Into the print OF the MALE, and
thrust my hand Into HIS side, | viii
| not believe" And after eight days
the disciples met agslu and Thomas
was with them; then came Jesue, the
doors icing smut, ana stood In the
midst, ana said, peace be unto vou;'
Ihen said lie TO rhomas: "Reach
hlther thy finger, aud behold My
hands, aud reach hither thy hnud and
thrust II Into My side, aud be not faith
less but beleving.n Then 1t was that
Thomas exclaimed, "My Lord aud my
God" But Jesus said; "rhomnn, be.
cause thou hast seen me thou hast be-
licved; blessed are they that have
not seen, anu yet have believed"
And no II Is with you. You have
reason 10 believe that the voice Of the
Lord has been heard, aud wo have tho
testimony Of those that heard the
voice OF God, aud We have believed.
Let ua continue 10 believe aud to act
upon II; nud continue to believe every
word that proceeds out OF the mouth u
God, ~ We shall prosper ami build up
Zion upon the earth; for this II our
mission, and the work OF your mothers
aud daughters OF Zion-thu mothers
now, aud by and by the daughters, no
will Ia turn, he mothers IN lsrael.
Great responsibility rests upon you.
| Upon you depend the training
aud the direction OF the thoughts and
the inspiration Of the hearts Of your
children, for they drink into the spirit
| Of their mothers, and the influence OF
the mother over the children Is the
most enduring impression that can be
made. There Is nothing 10 imperish.
able ms the influence OF tho mother;
that Ia when ehe In good and has the
spirit OF tho Gospel Ia her heart, aud
she has brought up her children insthe
way they SHOULD go.
This principle endears the mother
to the children, and the children al
why6 look upon such mother with "a
reverence the next thing 10 worship.
ing her. know II Is so with me.
can remember my mother ia the