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

expression? Yet who is there Of us,
among all the vast assemblies " Gods
people. who Ia not directly interested,
absolutely affected utrsonaliy IN that
work anu 10 lie mighty results and
con, equeuce,: Aud how often are
we, by tue trivial circnmsinn.
c,s OF he, allowing uurselyen
TO he diverted from these great
ani mon lOus considerations in.
10 many lhiugs which are exceed.
iDg.y unworthy Of us ns Latter.dhy
SMni.? Yot the Lord has cared for
us, anu is caring for Us continually.
Ills work, az we zee from thsse un.
DO indod expressions, IL work which
~ 40 far beyond our comprehension
that 1t Is worthy indeed the character
OF God. He has teen wuFhiug with
US ever since We iirst came to learn ui
the truth.
How singular IL was that you AMI
got The spirit OF gathering in the way
that we die! When W. came to hrar
the GOSPEL we became % strangers
right IN The lands la which we were
born. That has been the condition Of
all faithful Saints In all periods OF the
earth Of which we have any account
II was 20 with father Ahraham. The
Bible tells us but very lllio about
him. Other histories inform us
that No severe was his Iersecu.
lion, while yet an infant, ina, bis
mother had TO take him and hide away
In cave Of the earth; aud hie parents
were - anxious concerning him that
they carried food and sustained him
ami hi mother for a long time. The
s3fccrers and the asirologera were stirred
up 10 anxiety aud curiotity, beraufB
there had another star appeared In the
heavens vt the birth Of that boy Abra,
ham. They thought II meant some.
thing, that II was significant, and u
was whispered 10 the king, who tried
to yet the boy out OF the way. Aura
hams father, Tefah, brought forth a
child, by the kings command, from
one OF his othef womei that was born
lust about the same time, aud tho hing
caused Tito be destroyed. After awhile
the mother Of Abraham. thinking the
anger Of the king was sppeasui, ven.
turet out with the boy.
Another history tells us that he " 8
placed 10 owen awhile with Sheu I,
the good old patriarch, and lived sovel .
al yeas with him, hid up aud seclude 4,
studyIng the things Of God. He lOvuu
righteousness, and, bungering for more
Righteousness, got away from the ldoln'
try Of his relations, anu even of his
fathers house, and was for some time
studying the things Of Cad in the
hUuses OF those early patriarchs that
had Just come through the Hood When
he ventuTed 10 c1mt out again, aud II
was found out that he was that same
Abraham, the wrath Of tue king was
aroused with double fury, sud this time
hc was seized upon and put into fiery
furnace. The Bible does not tell us OF
this, but other histories DO. The
Mohsmmedan's bible tells him Of II. 1t
IL In the Koran. Abraham WINS 10
dealt with by this persecution that he
wondered where he could find a
place on the earth, wherein he could
dwell In safety. The Lord told him
to get him up out Of that country, aud
Ho would show him place, a little
way of, that he should have for his
own some time.
This Ia just the feeling and spirit
that took hold OF many OF us Latter.
"Hy Sain'a In the various nations
W ere We heard this Gospel. We