Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-01
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handa, responded nnirmatlNely, aud
also that they were willing to Ofgive
all Others. | have no DOUBT thu. this
spirit has been In all the meetings Of
tue La,ter-doy Saints. l hope 1t has;
tor | look upon the dedication OF this
Temple "a one Of tho greatest events
that has occurred since the foundation
OF the Church. Not that expect all
tina, hear some are expecting, for l
have boon told that some are looking
for most marvellous manifestations.
Yet look for the Lord u
pour out His Holy Spirit upon
us, / desire that. Not that
| would not like to see all the power
manifested that the Lord is willing to
bsstow, hut | do not think II H. wise
for us to be indulging In great antlcl'
nations. Let us get the Spirit OF God
in our hearts 10 MI US with peace aud
10y, and that Ia great blessing. but
/ look upon this % n great event.
Why7 Because Isaiah and Micah
Jaw n temple IN vision, and this
Temple now completed and about TO be
dedicated answers the description. 1
have no doubt there will bo other
temples that will fulfil their prophecy
sull more completely, and to whiUh
the people will come, Just as those
prophets said the people would.
"Come, and let us no up to the
mountain OF the Lord, and 10 the
house of the God OF Jacob; anu he
will teach US Of his ways,
and we will walk In hls pathf: for tue
law shall go forth OF Zion, and the
word OF the Lord from jerusalem"
have no doubt that will he
the case. But this Temple seems pc.
culiarly adapted to fulfil the predic.
tion. Forty years ago the foundation
was laid. The spot was designated by
Brother Brigham directly after be
came into the valley. He struck the
ground with his cane anu Baid, "Here
In the pltcs where the Temple Will
stand.n President Woodruff was with
him. He says he dfovca stake there
Ut the time. The Temple stands nj
that precise spot. The ground was Gov.
cred with eagcbrush then. Tne same
sIirit OF prophecy that prompted those
seers 10 predict concerning the hOute
OF the Lord, prompted him,
and ne designated the spot.
What better evidence have We
of man being prophet than such -
great event M this being fulfilled,
especially when we consider what we
have passed through aui the attempts
that have been made TO destroy US, 10
uproot US, TO drive Us awny2 The
Temple stands today living monu.
ment to God and TO the truth Of proph'
ecy.
Now, shall we go into that Temple
In sin, with feelings In our hearts that
we should not hhv.2 God forbid. |
would rather, much as l desire to see
It dedicated ON the 9th Of April next,
and much as | have yearRe1 for that
Jay, see its dedication postponed, than
that we should 10 In there unwOrthiiy;
aud | know unless there IL repentance
agood many cannot go In there worth.
Ivy. There has been spirit
manifested that has not been the Spirit
OF Goj, not the spirit Of our religion,
not that spirit OF brotherly kindness
to which L have been alluuIng, but It
has almost approached hatred. 1t has
been manifested, anu / know, as
servant OF God, IL IL not Of God; aud,
ma one OF Gods servants, am not In
favor OF anyone going into that Tenn
pie possessed OF that spirit, II 1t can be
prevented, and think II eau. IL you
know OF any man OF whom
you have said or TO whom you
have done anything improper,
or OF any woman to whom you
feel you have done wrong, do not walt
for that man aud woman to come and
tell you. have heard some folks say,
DWELL, II you will tell me wherein |
have done wrong, and what l
must do" when II seemed
to me they knew what they
ought to do. They knew thoy had
done wrong, but they wanted some.
body TO come and prompt them. Let
me sny 10 you that you ought TO have
the Spirit OF God 10 prompt you 20
repent and not wait for somebody TO
tell you how to repent. Hone has sad
anything about another, he ought TO
know II. II one has done anything
against another he ought TO know II,
aud let his conscience tell him, anu
the Spirit OF God within him prompt
him TO go and say, 81 said or did this
or that, know 1t IL not Of God, anu
psk you to forgive me, and | will try
aud do better"
There may be tlmts and ciroumstanc.
rs when men auu women Will say AMI
do things u consciously, that II, they
are not conscious at the lime that II Ia
wrong, and under these circumstances
II 10 necessary to 60 and tell them,
but In very many instances people
know themselves whether or no they
nave done things that are not right,
ami they should be willing to 20 and
say 10 tho brother or the sister, whO-
ever II may be, 81 feel that have
not done right In that, and | ask you
10 forgive me-" VIII anyone feel hu.
INFLATED by asking forgiveness2 We
ought not to bp humilialed; for who
among us IL not u sinner? And shall
one feel Inundated Mt asking forgive.
ness, when we are all beggnrs In the
sight OF God, when we are all sinners,
whom wo all have 10 ask God and each
other for forgiveness and for charity?
No man should feel Inundated. Ii
another feels that brother who
usks his forgiveness does humiliate
himself, then he " the sinner.
IL 20 10 my brother and confess my
sin, he should be as humble as |, be.
cause ho himself Ia n sinner, and every
man that comes to God and gets the
Spirit OF God realizes how great
sinner he IL. And when his brother or
his sister shall come to him, he knows
very well that ho needle forgiveness;
he neeus 10 pl, nd with God oOntinu.
ally for forgiveness. Hence our Lord
nayG 81 ye do not forgive, neither
VIII your Father which " in Heaven
forgive your trespnssea." As 1 am
willing 10 forgive the trespasses OF my
brother or my sister, % Father, 50
hvsteoh thee 10 forgive my trespasses.
TINS IL the spirit that We anOul
have, anu that we shOuil cultivate