Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-17

Spirit OF God burning In his OF hor
heart Will respond 10 this cal TO the full
extent Of his or her ability. Such peo.
pie will recognize In the call that ~
made upon tncm the voice OF ODD, anu
they viii not respond niggardly, nor
grudgingly; but they viii desire la
their hearts to know how much our
Heavenly Father, through those whom
He has placed over them, may require
at their nands; then they Will willingly
10 II. am surprised myseli many times
10 ind mon who are ready aud willing
to Hpend two, three or five years OF
their lives preaching the Gospel,
noglecllng their business, paying their
own expenses, anu loslng their salaries
while from home, amounting psrhapa
Ia all 20 several thousand dollars!
am surprised, ] say, to find that when
these men are called uaOn to make a
donation OF $500 or $1,000 10 the Tenn.
plo they eeem 10 think II isa great
requirement. 1t Is not agreat reqtilro.
muni; II Is a great privilege. What
are we working fof? IL We have EN-.
braced the Gospel Of Jesus Christ, thea
are We working Tor eternal life, then
are we laboging 10 save our souls; and
after saving our own souls, we are
laboring for the salvation oil our chill.
dren. Perchanco VIZ leave them
wealth; what doe, II amount TOT Look
ut some Of those families among the
bstter-day Saints VINO have been LEFT
by their parents In Rilllent circum.
stances anu show me, my friends, II
you eau, their increase Of faith aud of
works In laoorlng for the Onward ad.
vancement OF Gods kingdom because
OF their Increase OF wealth. call to
mind moro than one young man whose
father prolessed 10 have testimony
OF the divinity Of the work ia which
we are engaged. who IL worth today
from $4,000 to 100000, aud not on.
OF thoie young men, expect, Will
even be asked 10 make n contribution
TO the Temple. Why? Because they
would refuse N they wets asked. 4
am pleased TO say that there are others
who have had means lott TO them who
Will respond literally and be pleased
to DO ~. But | want to say TO every
man among the Latter.day Saints
who has accumulated means, all lie
can do with Il, after he gets through,
Is to leave It TO his family lat least, he
could do eomsthing else with 1t. but
that In what nearly everybody does),
and want to say that the best inherit.
ance that you eau leavr to your sons
aud your daughters isan investment In
the House OF God. IL Ia better than
bank stock, better than railroad
stock, better than stock In mercantile
institutions, better than GOLD and
silver. It will be an anchor, an In.
herltance, that will cause them to ha We
their hearts go out 10 God aud to think
OF those lhiugs that ARE eternal anu
perish not.
say to the LNt;er.day Saints In this
Stake Of Zion that they ought TO be
ahead OF all the other Stakes, In pro.
portion 10 their means, In contributing
for the erection OF this Temple. Why?
Because wa are located where the
Temple Is, and because It will be more
particularly our own house; we will
have more advantages OF going there
In, because Of our residences here, than
any OF the other Stakes. Therefore, II
Is "A duty that We owe TO ourselves aud
to those that donate In the other
Stakes that we contribute more than
anybody else. urge upon every one
OF you, especially those VIII, were
prayed for today by Brother Go idard-
those who are advanced In years
aud are soon going to lay down their
lives-to strain yourselves financially
and TO make literal donation TO that
Temple, insteai Of leaving your mean
for your families 10 quarrel over.
There are many men who, instead OF
giving auOlher hundred or two hun.
lred upiuce to their children, could
Just as we'll give two or three thousand
dollars TO that Temple, and II will DO
the children more good than leaving
them the money. The Latler.day
Saints are promised-at least they were
In rooele, and 1 have no doubs they
will be herein letter that was given
to Brother Lyman aud myself by the
Presidency Of the Church, that II they
responded literally TO this call the
blpsslngs Of Almighty Goi should be-
upon them and upon their children
alter them. That promise Ia made TO
every Latter.day Saint, and there caD
bp no blessings that VIII be OF as
much value TO US ns tho
blessings OF God. Dollars and
cents, my friends, are not blessings
from God, only no far ny We are blessed
with intelligence, with wisdom and
with the spirit OF God TO uee them In
n wise aud proper manner, anu TO ad-
vance GOl's kingdom on the earth. II
we are blessed with an abundance Of
this worlds goods and II shall blind
our eyes. and shall lead Us from the
uath OF rectituie aud Right, and center
our affections upon the things OF this
world, then instead OF being "a blessing
from God It Ia a blessing from the
opposite direction.
IL behooves every Latter-day Saint to
seek for the light and inspiration OF tho
Spirit OF God, anu after receiving that,
10 use all the ability that no possesses
In laborlng for the onward advance.
ment OF Gods work. Never be found
among the number that try to roe how
little they eau DO; but alwaya DO found
among the number that try to see how
much they can do. Have your aim
nigh. Always seek that 80 far
as God has given you means, talents
and ability no man living shall
do more than you do, and then
Won win do all that God can as6
YOU. 10 those that are given one
Talent, ali that will be asked Is that
~. .,,au .xar,,laa IL. but those tult