Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-28

nice to have things 10 along pleasantly
and agreeahly ~ relation TO our inter-
csts In this world. yet We are not de-
pendent upon those accidental circum.
stances. We are told that the kingdom
Of God Is not meat and drink. but
righteousness and JOY In the Holy
Ghost. II is the privilege Of the Latter
day Saints to live In the Gospel IN such
a way that they will feel approved Of
God. OF course. we do things SOME.
times that we are ashamed 81 when we
come 10 consider them; but We repent
OF them in our hearts and determine
to do them no more. That is all the
Lord asks OF us; aud men and women
who SO live, live without condemnation,
They have righteousness and Joy in the
Holy Ghost, no matter what may be
their temporal circumstances. We live
above and Independent OF these acci.
dental things that occur today or to.
morrow. We have acted, ! believe, as
the wise man that built his house upon
the rock. Jesus said "Whosoeycr
hcarcth these saying Of mine. and ducth
them, ] will likcn him unto q wise man,
which built his house upon rock and
the rain descended, and the llaods came.
and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house, and Il fell not; Tor 10 YVES founded
upon a rock What rock' The rock
OF revelation; the rock that Jesus said
lie would found His Church upon aud
the gates Of he'll should not prevail
against To- We read that when Jesus
came into the coasts of Cuslrea lie
asked Ills disciples "Whom do men
say that ! the son Of man amp tie
wished to ascertain what sort OF opinion
the people round about had formed IN
regard to him. lie had been performing
miracles IN their midst lie had been
teaching and inslructing them IN their
synagogues, and lie wished 10 know
what the people said about Him. The
answer was, "Somc say that thou art
John the Baptist, some, ELIAS, and
others. lcrumias, OF one Of the prophets.
"But whom say We that ami" He
asked. Peter answered and SAID, Thou
art the Christ, the Son OF the Living
God" Then Jesus said unto him,
blessed art thou, Simon Bauuna; FOR
flesh aud blood hath not revealed il unto
thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
And ! say also unto thee, That thou art
Peter and upon this rock will build My
church; and the gates Of he'll shall not
prevail against IT," And lie did so.
When the gospel was preached those
who believed were promised that they
might know for themselves whether j,
was true, aud whether the men who
/ preached il had authority from God.
/ They were promised that they should
receive the Holy Ghost, which should
| be a revelation to them, and upon that
| they should be founded; and they should
build their spiritual house upon IL, and
! when the storms came, and the rains
/ descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew. they should not be driven
/ from this position. II we are IN this
condition, the trials and Affections that
we have to pass through will not have
power to move us, because we are
| founded upon the revelations Of the
! Almighty. God has fulfilled His prom
isrs to us, and our prospects are grand
| and glorious. Yes, In the next lie we
! will nave our wives. and our sons and
daughters. II we do not get them all
J at once, we will have them some time,