Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-11

CONT 10 thcm anu t1oy hc IucfntcG
from their prison house nnd rejoice in
the blcssiDgs u the everlasting Gospel.
When President Woodruff told mo Of
this Il iilled me with satisfaction In
thinking " my hoy who In 1883 was
taken sick aud suffered long, aui not
withsttuding thu Fri sth9oi l1borei
with us e. try and save his lie, the
Lord could uot let us Keep him. That
answered our question to), ne TO why
hr should be tahun away. TnousanIs Of
our Kindred hai been administered tor,
aud thuy had Just ma lnuch neo1 10 be-
Informed Of u as President Woodruff
kindred. Tile Lord deals with thuse
thinga ON principle. II IN the work
that we are doing hero that makes the
CONNECTION with those who have gone
before. How many tnrrc ure who
when they have gone up and done
their little work In the temple, aul
have wondered how they could got
knowledge Of any more, have hnd
dreams given 10 them telling them the
very names Of persons they ought 10 do
for The Lord j. doing this 70 those
VINO nfu ceuking Him with clean hands
aud pure hearts. Aui Is 10 not lust az
fua4O able, II We have any matters
there anu get auhwen 20 our prayers ne
10 WAS ior Brother WoO1rul, or Sister
Hunnlh2 IL It one God that mtuiB-
tered unto them aud another that We
have TO do with? No, II ~ not, 10 IL
the same God-the q Il OF Abraham,
Ui lsHsc and OF Jau 10, and the God o.
our uthcr whose children We are.
That h just how II IN. We havo got
NHf sN.s o
sense the value anu Importance OF
lhcm; nnl until they understand them
huW can they DO sufficiently thankful
Tor thom2
Now, we have another temple tsat
IL nuagiy ready for dedication. This
iumplO VIII have been forty years Ia
Duuilng, next APRIL When II is
dedicated II j. expected that u VIII be
un extraordinary time ia Israel. II h
decided by the First Presidency and
counsel OF the Twelve that arrange
mgnls bo 30 made that all tho Saints In
the mountains who are worthy 10 90 IN,
shall have the opportunity ~ attend
the services. Oi c0umc, IL cannot be
done nll Ia a day, 0r Two days; but 10
VIII DO continued day after day, until
All Israel shall have tho chance 10
attend. / tell you this Tor your com
fort, and that you may ho satisfied in
your feelings, aud not bn afraid you
viii not be permitted 60 40 there, 81
health and fellowship permit
We thlnE that the dedication Of that
house H. time OF supreme importance
to Cots people. We think that the
Saiuts ought " 80 10 it with % prep "a.
ton Of heart aud Of nature that cha
he acceptable before the Lord. When
Solomon got his tcmplo ready 10 DO
dedicated, he directed thu whole
Priesthood 70 sanctiiy themselves boz
fore going into the temple. Even the
chorttef- and the biuger' hal 10
10 eanciiiied, before they could
go In and receive OF TIE pres.
euce and blessing Of the glory Of
God. DO you think that all We need IL
TO go 10 tbs Temple, hear somebody
offer prayer little singing, anu psr-
haps administration of the Sacrament,
aud then 20 h0mt?
When We dedicated the Temple at
Manii, there were many brethren and
sisters that saw the presence Of spiritual
beings, which could only he discerncd
by the eyes Of the inner man. The
Prophets Joseph, Hyrum, brigham,
and various other Apostles that have
gone, were seen; and not only ~, but
the ears Of many OF this faithful we Q
touched ana they heard tho music OF
the heavenly choir that was there.
Then what "A happy thing 1t would he
II everybody went to that house, when
II comes 10 be dedicated, NJ upright in
their hearts before the Lord as to be
pleasing In His sight
suppose everyone that went could
60 anu say, have paid my iithing,
aud have got my receipts from my
BishOp In full; / have paid my otter
Jugs nj the fast day,and have done this
faithfully ana fully. and feel Justified
In tho sight II God. Suppose they
could say, l keep his Sabbath holy
anu do not prOiane his holy name,
have no feeling nor hardness
In my heart toward any brother
or sister In the Church, or any OF Code
creation. Suppose they could say that
they had performedtheit duties satisfac-
turily and acccptably, AMI they had
been 10 this temple Rnd attended TO the
ordinances for all OF their dead which
they had been able 10 do up to the
pTCeent time, and intended 10 do all the
rest Just us fast as providence would
permit. Suppose they could say,
have paid means in TO help build this
house, aud It II my house with the rest;
II In the house Of our God, which we
have come up unto 10 worship, and
have right here. Suppose that the
house could be- oiled with persons that
were Justified before God I'm this way,
DO you think II could help bringing
down the cloud OF glotyp Do you
think that Joseph, or Hyrum, or Brig
ham, or those ancient ONES, back per.
haps 10 Noah or Adam, could refrain
from coming 70 see "? They are only
waiting for us TO get so that they can
come that near TO us. And how shall
we 20 10 work and sauCliiy Ourselves
80 that they can get into our presence,
that we can see them, and hear them,
anu know them9 This lomplo ia going
10 be the most glorious Of these temples
that have been built. The thing Is for
you and me TO be ready TO 50 Into ii,and
In that way that We shall be entitled 10
every blessing that other brethren and
sisters shall b.; and from today 10
sAnctiiy Ourselves before the Lord In
tho doing OF the things which He re-.
quites, and in that way render our.
selves worthy to go there aud Obtai u
the blessings that He has In store Tor
the faithful.
When / contemplate this work,
know not where To stop. 10 think that
Tor nearly two thousand years there
has not been u temple OF the Lord on
this land, that people could worship
and labor in, and now here IN the
snort period from 1877 TO ls93-ab0ul
sixteen years-wo have iuur temples
Tint W. rAn work In lnr thu lIYInn NM