Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-23
REM =
BY
ELDER FRANCIS NJ, LYMAN,
a the 4a5eraacic, SAT- Lohs c'y'
ld,ging tic General copJeTen'sl
tuesday piornfng, Aprh
5ih, 1899.
REMARKS

While I attempt to speak to you, MY
brethren and sisters, this morning.
te,lmcre than ever In my life the neoss'
,ty Of your faith and prayers, ana !
,uggest tina. 1t is good discipline ior
the mind, whenever our brethren rise
4, speak or pray In our behalf, that we
oe,f up silent prayer, asking God 70
HES. our brother In hts speaking anu
IN bis Praying.
These are precious seasons where 40
many Latter day Saints meet togethsI
10 worship tho Lord aud to trahsac'
tn.iu.s. that pertains to tue building
nm of our Fathers Kingdom 10 inc
satlh. The Lord has been very graz
,Ious 10 all OF us during this CONFER
onc. and In spite OF tho bad weather
,ho ,sople have had faith enough TO
aa,h.r toqs,her in great numbers, man
,s..,lng their deep interest in the work
~ the Lord; and our brethren nave
ian Greatly blessed In speaking TO us
,hc word. Of truth aud oi instruction
,ui,sd to the requirements Of tue LAT
ter.day Saints.
we And that from the beginning the
,h,,dt.n Of God have had seasons OF
,,,aI An The changes, all the Fevela'
,Ions nil tho movements Of the people
hav. I'm measure tended to try some
ofthoso who profess faith In the Lord
The trials Of the people 80 as far back
ave are acquainted with their his
,orv. no, only In this dispensAtion, but
4, ali disponsAtlons. There scems TOT
a pover and an influences opposed 70
the purposes Of our Maker trying 70
thwart His dcrl .nsi anu, LOOKING nv ~
from human standpoint the pppu'
nftbe Lord has been apparently sue
cs'sfiI. nj least, a great many things
baye occurred that would seem To dis.
ennoiut the hopes and expectations OF
ibs folIoyers Of the 5aVlcri and sup.
pose that no greater disappointment
,v.r occurred In the experience OF
0odJs children on the earth than when
Inc savior Himself laid down His lie.
with Mi that lie had said, with hll tho
r.f.r.ncea thnt Hu had made 10 the
laying down Of His life, anu with all
that had been said In the revelations To
tho Prophets OF old, no one was pre-
nat,d Tor the death Of the Savior. win
III mat had beon said by the Prophet
Insenh 90 his brethren ana the Saints
of C,od In early days, there was not
ohe soul, save Il might bo the froph.t
himself, that WINS prepared iof INC
sa,riDrs OF his life. No 0ne over
thou,ht that he would be slain. 40
an, ever thought that his brother
Uyrutn would Ice slain. They were
nni nrepnred for II. Neither were they
nrebnred for many OF tho revelations
ihnt the Lord gave. Although we are
a nsople OF revelation, founded upon
tho rock Of revelation, yet there u
hardly a revelation given 10y the Lord
40 m. Latter.da Saints but takes
them uuprepared. They had not
thought II would be Just that way tut
that something else would nave been
revealed. And these revelations ana
requirements OF the Lord have always
been, In measure, trials u TIE peoples
mai no ali OF them, but 10 n great many.
Many people have turned away IRON
the tfuih because things did not come
,racilv 10 suit them. Nov, the IN.
struetions that the Lalter-day Saints
have had frpm the beginning have
beon TO the effect that they should live
their religion, keep the command
ments Of the Lord, and 70 live that
thew might have the testimony OF
theHoly Spirit abiding IN their hearts.
M these instructions had been followed
very closely aud carefully by all the
LRiter.any Saiuts, 1 believe that they
would have been fairly prepared, AZ
least, toTecelve any order, any rcvelu-
lion and ANY changes that ware ncvei'
gtry Tor the accomplishment VI The
LORDS purpuses in the earth. But We
area little careless and uCglecttul Oh
tho duties that deyOlye upon ny, and
We do not order our lives as carefully
awe ought TO do. We are not ~ par.
ilrular In regard TO the wOrship OF the
Lord; we are not as particular Ia par
taxing Of the sacrament, we have not
learned to love the sacrament and to
comprehend II a. We ought 10 DO, 40
that all Israel are gathered together on
the sabbath day to partako Of the sac
fauent. We have not yet learned to
comprehend the Importance OF prayer
% thoroughly and perfectly but what
we forpct and neglect orr prayers.
They are neglected In the fathers
house, and In the sons house, and In
the daughters house. We are
careless also In regard to our
tithlng. Although the lord hles.
ass US abundnntly, and provides US
with fruitful seasons Ms lie did last
year, yet the Latter day Saints become
careless In regard TO sseir tlthiug. And
suppose there Is always m excuse In
the heart Of every brother and oievery
family where there II n fall
ing or In regard to tlthing, In
regard to prayer, n regard 10 attend.
Ing meeting aud the conferences and
to the worshlpof the Lord. wonder
what excuse we eau make US Latter
day Saints for the neglect Of our
tithing. The reports Of this year from
many Of the Stakes OF Zion would In
dictate that the people are becoming
poorer; that our increase and our In.
forest have not been no much during
the last year as IN years before. Yet
the fact ~, we are increasing In num-
Der. we Rro extending our farms; We
Gre Increasing our merchandising; We
are engaging In more business entvrpfi.
ses; aud II we feed rs well, anu clothe IA
we'll, aud lay by little every year, as
We ought TO bo doing, our tithlng
fairly and honestly Paid, should have
been little better. II you and no
not pay more, there ought TO be Others
coming up, for there Is a little gener-
GtlOn Of young men coming 10 maturity
who should have become tiihcpayefs
independent Of their iather.; ami tho
fittings Of tho people should increase,
unless there IL "A famine or some gfeat