Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-19

Again, we have been bearing testi.
mony In another WY. While the
Elders have been travelling to and fro,
preaching the Gospel, and thinking
pefhnps that they were the only ones
who were bearing testimony TO the
work Of God, the eltlfe people Of the
Lord, men, women and children, have
teen silently building a testimony
preaching q sermon In granite; n ser
mon more iar-reaching than all the
testimony Of oil the Elders labOring
abroad. re IL erected In Salt Lake
City, and the sermon In stone wat
sedicnted 10 the Most High NJ our last
april conference. ! mean u ouurse
the Salt Lake Temple. What a won.
deriul III ct that work has hsul In the
remarks Of Brother Flygate this morn
ing, notice that lac attributes your IN.
crease OF righteousness and unity IN
this stake OF Zion 10 the completion
and dedication Of that holy house.
Why, II has preached batter sermon
among the people than the Apostles
aud Elders could ptvaCn. 10 has
united tho people together II has
brought them 10 repentance. IL has
had that effect right among the Saints
Of God In all the Stakes uf HIoni and
has reached the Tcmlteat wars whore
our people are organized. Then what
think you OF the tOnllmOny II IL bear
lug 20 the woflJ2 Why, every tourist
that comes 10 Salt Lane CITY takes
an imprint OF this sermon OF ours
back to hts home. They stamp It,
image upon silver spoons, aud they
are being distributed everywhere. 10
with the pictures ". And those who
LOOK upon II says "Well, what did the
Mormons build this Temple for, any
way2" "rhey built II for the admin
iatfatlon Of ordinances for the living
and for the drad2p They administer
baptism and other ordinances m 10 Tor
those who died when knowledge OF
the Gospel was not In the earth; ana
they not only believe that men can
repent In the spirit world tut that au
acceptance of these Temple ordinances
are nee essary 10 their salvation. There
goes with thess ougravings Of the Tenn
pie M explanation % the uocirinesani
principles that that Temple represents;
and by that means explanation OF the
Gospel IL made. Furthermore, some
thing N learned about the LORD aud.
denly coming 10 His temple" "thrsu
MOfmons out there anticipate the
actual return Of the Lord Jesus Christ
They are looking for ~ they arc pre-
pairing for i,--preparing thenltolves 10
meet tho Kingdom OF God when II
shall come IN power upon the Cafthi
and they are preparing 10 meet their
ancestors by performing ordinances Ia
these Temples for them, that there
may be a complete Welding together n
all the iamilire " the earth. Thusr
l.. a
more or lesa Of the spirit 81 tue Gospel
10 the Inhabitants OF the carih. How
widespread IL that testimony which
the Temple beauw
Alter your testimony Gomez the
testimony Of earthquakes, Of cyclones
n tho sea heAviug iiseif beyond ~
bounds, satin tho l.ord; anu the hearts
OF men shall fail thtm for fear OF the
things that shall come upon the In.
habltantH Of the earth. We must look
upon the testimony We have teen
beating during the past few years not
the Eldefe preaching tue Gospel here
aud there IN the world, but NJ includ-
ing the testimony which tbs entite
people have boen bearing OF the truth,
backed up by their suffering by exile
aud imprisonment. That has becu a
testimony which has reached the ears
and hearts Of the high and the great
ones Of our land. And now comes the
testimony Of this sermon OF ours Ia
stone; the testimony OF the entire peO-
pie represented In the Temple. Almost
every man, woman ana child In the
Church has "a voice In that sermon.
Looking nj Il from these points Of
view we have been accomplishing a
grent work during the past few year,.
And since we have been getting such
volume Of testimony before tho
world, think ye not II will hasten the
accomplishment Of the decTeca VI G0u?
believe II with all my heart. This IL
the work that the Lord intended His
Church should accomplish, that II,
warn the peoples Of the,eatth Of coming
judgments, and call them 10 repent.
ance. That ia our mission, our chief
business.
Brethren and sisters, lot Us have no
fears. The purposes Of the LORD are
ripening. His DEGREES will be- ne
complisned; and instead of rotreating
during the past few year,, believe we
have been going forward with accclcr-
hted pace, with leaps anu bounds.
There Ia no such thing as retreat. The
work Of the Lord did not come here 20
retreat; II came here to accomplish the
designs aud purposes OF Jehovah; anu
our enemies might lust M well think
Of blowing out this sun with their
breath ar 10 destroy the work that the
Lord has founded aud has decTeed
shall stand. Tho world will not get
rid OF its difficulties, It's perplrXitiei
and troubles, these viii Increase. The
wisdom VI Congress Will not hesuiiioieni
20 cope with the evils that exist IA cut
land; and n they patch up sore iu
one place, tell you II viii break Oul
In another; for thr whole body IN sick
and the head faint; our troubles aft
organic; the whole body must be
olUansed OF It's corruption before health
Will return, Tue Inhabitants OF TIT
earth must learn that prosperity, thai
peace, AMI those things which make
for the good anu happiness OF man
kind are b0itomod on the principles Of
righteousness, anu thcy must repent
Oi their sins even though II be
brought about by the judgments Of
God; for without that repentance Their,
u no salvation, no oud 90 their tfOu hles,
The Lat,rT-lay Saiuls also, individual
ly ami collectively, are Just IA de-
pendent upon the application OF thi.
principle ~ arc other peoples In tho
earth.
May the Lord bless ua aud help IN
to comprehend this great truth II my
prayer iu the name Of Jesus. Amen,
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