Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05

that you were loyal, that you were
true, and that you did not waver, II 10
bp ioJnd In tue TACT that you have
received the Gospel and the vverlast.
ing Priesthood. Now you are Ia your
second estate, and you arc going to be
tested again. VIII you be- true aud
loyal to God with tho curtain drawn
between you and Him, shut out from
His presence, and In the midst OF
darkness anu temptation, with Satan
aud his Invisible hosts all around you,
bringing all manner o. evil influences
to bear upon you? The men and the
women that win be loyal under these
circumstances God will exalt, because
It viii be tho highest test to which
they can be subjected. IL In not "a II
was DO ore We were then In the
presence Of God. Now there In veil
between US and our Father, and we are
extent. We are left TO be- governed
by the Influences that We invite,
and there are any number OF evil In.
huences around ", whispering Into
our ears AMI hearts all manner Of
things. II we viii open our hearts 10
receive them, or allow them to enter
brethren and OF our sihters; we will
have malice towards them; we willenvy
them, and we will say Ind things about
them. God will test US in all this.
have always thanked God, since was
old enough 10 understand principle,
that was among people like tho
Latter.daySaints. The Lord has helped
me to stand anything that the world
hf.u "A. 81. ht.l
let proof, IL seems TO me, 80 far as the
world is concerned. But II has always
been n great source OF grief 10 me 10
have anything occur between my
brethren and myself l do not want
TO have any feeling in my heart
towards my brethren, or 6hy
or do anything thst will give
them pain. 1 know there 10 more in
tegrity among the Lattef-day Saints
than among any other people on the
each other; thVy love each other; and
other. "Greater love hath no man
than this, that man lay down his
life for his friends"
Brethren and sisters, would like us
TO keep before us the grand promises
glorious prospects that are open before
us. We may have our trials and ailllo.
lions here. But lot our eyes look
forward with faith to that glorious
future that God has prepared for us,
and the great reward thrt He will
bestow upon us. For we shall have
crowns; we ahall have thrones; we
shall have dominion; We shall nave
power. God will give all this to us
Just 40 fast as we are prepared for It.;
anu II we enter into these holy
temples and receive there tho ordia.
ances that He has commanded Hts
servants to give, these promises will be
fulfilledto the very letter, II weare faith
ful. Not one will fail. How was IL
when you were baptized by one hav-
Ing authority? Did you not have the
testimony that your sins were re.
mitted? God accepted the offering.
He accepted the administration OF the
ordinance. accepted the laying on
OF hands, ana He gave the Holy Ghost
to those upon whom bands were laid.
And when you come to the altar, and
the servant OF God says, seal upon
you the blessings Of the holy rcsurrec-
ton, with power to come forth In the
morning OF the first resurrection,
clothed with glory, Immortality aud
eternal lives; and seal upon you the
blessings OF Kingdoms, thrones, prinoi.
palitIes, powers, dominions and oxslta.