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

suTAucu that he would he ushtird into
the presence Of apostles ami prophets
who have suffered death for the truth,
what inducemont would there he for a
man to be faithful TO the truth alt bis
days, aud then perhaps to lay down
his life for it2 Ii II such teachings ne
these that have lod the world into the
depths Of sin which II has reached;
that have encouraged vice and sin In
every direction; that have encouraged
men even to commit murder; mud the
result j., many souls have been lost.
God has revealed unto us something
different 10 thlp. He has shown thai
II we commit sin we must bay the
Ienalty OF thu SIN. IL we 1.-Two lives of
righteousness, We shall receive the
reward that IL affixed 10 rightcousnesp.
We ghall have the spirit OF that glory
which we shall attain unto; and lust
as there Ne grades In this life among
men, 30 10 will be In the resurrection.
There will be grades Of happiness, OF
glory and OF exaltati0n. You nut n
man That hes not lived 30 Ms 10 receive
the spirit OF "A certain glory with those
who have received that glory, and he
would be entirely out OF his element,
man n glory That will be suited 10 hla
every law that God gives, and main.
tnins his Integrity, ho VIII receive the
highest glory thatG cd has bestOw, even
the celestial glory. But there arc
some who cannot do this. AZ the
revelation that Joseph received teaches
us, there ate honorable men who do
great many good thugs, but who have
not faith enough 90 receive the Gospel
IN Its iulness. All Of Us have met such
individually We have also seenmenand
women who gladly obeyed the Gospel
when they heard II. They wero hap.
tiled; they had hands laid upon them,
and they received the Holy Ghost; but
they did not have faith enough 10 20
beyond this. IL was too great trial 10
them 10 forsako the lands Of their ma.
uvity and all their old associations and
gather with the Saints OF God. Such
penons Will receive reward nprop0r.
tion to their obedience. Then you
VIII lind others who have faith
enough TO obey the fret principles Of
the Gospel and perhaps receive the
Priesthood and gather with the Saints;
but when they are taught the
uOCtIlnc OI tlthlnR lnoy nave
not faith enough to obey that,
or II they do pay tlthing, they
pay but very little. Persons who
have no more faith than this will not
get reward like those who hro Obedi.
ent TO tithing. SO with all these works
that God requires OF our hands. There
are some men that have not faith
enough 10 go upon missions when they
are called, and they offer excuses.
They will get their reward according 10
their diligence and faithiulnUsB; but
they will not get the reward OF the
man who is always willing 10 do that
which he Is required to DO, and whose
life IA crowded with good works; who
Is liberal 10 this poor, honest In his deal
ings, just and morciful In his actions,
and who IL willing TO suffer wrong
rather than do wrong.
! would like TO impress upon your
minds, brethren anu sisters, that we
shall get "A reward according 20 our
deeds, and also according TO our de-
aires, because sometimes we cannot
do that which We would like TO do,
but we say IN our hearts, "If had,
would DO; but because have not, |