Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-15

earth, ~ Joseph bihith evid shS
Apoiiles the last time ! saw him Pc
fofe his mhrtyrdom, when ne laio pc
~, IA the work he was required to do,
M pronhot ssid "God has given 10
~, Nv avery key, every power anu pTin cl-
liz N salvation belonging to this great
T., dispeusation; and l have scale
,',en YOUR heads every key, princip le
w powor which God has ecaled upon
srs Now, you Apostles, round up
.n,r shoulders and bear of this king
-. OF YOU will be damned, saith the
fa,d - | do not forget these things,
~ they arc true. 1 believe i am the
a.iv man living in the flesh who was
assent on that occasion. This Is our
l.i,Ion. brethren and sisters, before
~ Lard, There Is a Tremendous
ssssponslbility upon these Latter
~ saints, We have the world
wa,n We have to preach
sSa Ciospel, and attend to those thinga
~, G5d has committed 10 us. The
p,onhet Joseph and his brother Hyrum
30 n,artyred, and they will have a
,',nrtyr,s crown. They have gone TO
,hs other side Of the veil, to mingle
,si,b the Gods and to plead for their
h,sthren, and they are faithful and
S,iIgent In their duties. But some OF
w." s,e lelt behind. Since that time
,his work has gone on, and II has got
a. continue, aud We cannot avoid thie.
Whatthe Lord requires at the hands Of
,bsse A posilos, and Elders and Latter.
dav Saints Ia 10 warn the world, 10
mach The Gospel, 10 build up Zion, 10
carry out the purposes OF the Lord, and
40 pfeparc Ourselves to niand In holy
piaees while tho Judgments OF God
work In the earth.
Joseph Smith revealed unto US the
principlo Of the redemption Of the
dend, There was no revelation / ever
rtnd that gave me more Joy and con.
golation than that. Jesus Christ and
the A posllea had to 90 to the spirits In
prlson and redeem those who had lived
from tho days OF Nonh down to their
generation. Here We have one thOuR-
and eight hundred years, during which
millions and millions OF the human
family have died without the Gospel Of
Chrl.t. They have gone into thespirit
world, and the Lord expects these Lat
ter.day Saints to go forth and redeem
these dead, as they hold the keys Of
the salvation OF their dead; 20 that
when thoy go into the spirit world and
meet their fathers and their mOthcra
and their relatives, thoy shall not say
10 them, "you held the keys II my
salvation, and you have not attended to
this work,and am left here In priton."
We should not neglect this. IL IL NOS
only our duty TO preach the Gospel and
to warn tho world, that they may be-
left without excuse In the day OF Gods
Judgment, but 1t IA our duty to re-
deem our dead. Joseph Smith, when
he was mnrtyTeu, went and opened
the prison doors In tho spirit world.
80 did those brethren that died In
Zlon's camp. Every Elder that has
gore TO tho other side of tho voil Inns
a work to perform there, and those
IN the spirit world will receive their
testimony. But they cannot be bap-
tiscd there. Their sons and daugh.
ters who dwell Ia tho ileSh have 10
carry out this great and mighty work.
Brethren anu giniorp, these arc some
Of the duties that are required Of us.
We rhould open our eyes, and our
ears, md cur hearts, to see, hear ana
uudrYrtnnd the great and mighty re-
slOnslbliity that rests upon IA. Thank
dod, we have had power In this barren
desert 10 build three temples. Hun.
dreds Of thousands Of the dead have
there are millions yet to be- redeemed.
Here II thla Salt Lake Temple tina,
President Young laid the founda-
lion Of. We want to nnlsh that
temple and dedicate Il unto
The Lord. This ia come OF
the work that Is required OF Us. The
eyes Of oil the heavenly hosts are over
thesc Inttor.day Saints, aud they are
over these sons aud daughters that
dwell In tho nlountaina Of IrrRel. God
Himself aud His Son Jesus Christ, WIN
10 our advocate with the Father, look
to uB 10 do this work. Tho eyes OF
Joseph Smith and every Prophet and
saint OF God who dweils In tho spirit
world nra watching over us. They
cannot come here and build that Tom.
pie. They are not ordained TO that.
But We arc here In the flesh, and
ask, In the name OF the Lord, and ~
great favor OF these Latter-dny
Saints, that We will unite together
with our means end finish chat Temple,
that VIC may go into II and redeem our
dead. Many OF you have got thousands
OF relatives In the spirit world who
hTe looking TO you. They never
heard the'Gospel in life, but they will
hear II, Mt tho mouth OF David Patten,
Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, John
Taylor, and these Apostles ana Elders
that have gone into the spirit world.
But, as snid before, they cannot be
baptized there. We eau, and We must
do II for them.
This is how feel about our position.
We are here by the power Of God. 1t
IL marvel to me that we are rs well
of Rs we are. IL Is a marvel 10 ms
that we have the power that we have.
For there Ia "a vast number OF fallen
spirits that arc at war against God and
Hts Christ, against this people and this
ChJrch, aud against the redemption
Of the dead. Luclfer knows that n
this Church prospers, his kingdom will
iall. But God has sustained W, and
will sustain us until we get through, II
we do our duty. The hand OF God IL
over us here, and Zion 10 n city
set upon n hill, which cannot be
hid. Wonre only email, and have only
Just begun the organization; bat the
Lord will hasten His work, ard 1t will
continue until all these promises OF
God will DO fulfilled. There 10 where
my faith rests and my consolation
dwellg. / know that God Ii true, and
that the testimonies OF all the Patri-
archs aud Prophets, have thus far been
fulfilled to the worry letter. There IL
not city nor generation but has felt
the chasiening hand OF God whom they
have undertaken to overthrow the
work OF God.
want 10 say something in relation
to home Industry. True, II Ia Sunday,
but that mat,em not; for wo are called
10 build up Zion temporarily ms well
rs spiritually. All that has been said
IN nnl l,nnlnInnrn with rnRnIh 10 hmm