Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-18


nr rs | am concerned, D. ! can Lear
the wbl4pefing. oi the Split of Cod iu
my heari, "lt Is acceptable Go mr 81
That viii bs all the testimony and
witness OF the Spirit that shall claim.
Now. n any Of you go there with
greater faith than miDe, and with
.treater perfection, with greater purity
Of he,rt, with greater power, ami tho
visions Of heaven are open 90 you, nnd
YOU can SEQ the Father and The Son
sitting upon the throne, or tlo angels
Descending to and ascending from tha
midst OF the congregations Of the
Saints. God be praisol! and may such
vislous and such privilege De- blessed
AMI sanctified unto those who have
this faith, for oil time 10 come, and
may they continue 20 be worthy VI
sucn gifts ana such blessings. But 1
DO not look for any such manifestation
A. this under the condition. lult We 1to
IN, and with the faith that We, ns f,
people, possess today; with the
Knuw ledge that we have, aud with the
purity that we nave. Brother Cannon
has been talking TO you iu ruln.
ton II the Word VI Wisdom.
o course, the Word OF Wisdom Is
"a very small m liter; but 90 woro Ia
ak this CONGREGATION bow m Any ui you
have kept this simple principle IA
honesty before God since you Um.
bfaccd the Gospel what would b. the
result? / would not like O. pIt you %
the test. / would not litr those who
have kept the Word OF Nlsdam strict.
ly since they came into the Churcn, OF
even TOT years past, 10 rise up iu this
/ .,ut.s.v....rt.u faur fHs. fttUsN.. >
would be 10 few that they would be-
discouraged. would not like Tor the
same reason, 10 ask you Co stand up.
who have never tasted, Uf touched,
nor handled tue intOGicauur cup since
you became members Oi the Nndrch oi
Jcsu- Christ OF Latter-day saints, or
within the past few year although
there may be many suchb SINGS you
have boou, | suppose, preparing your
selves 10 enter into HDd'g pftrtuUe, Ia
| the dedication OF this hOIa.. | wlu d
not like TO ask you 10 exhibit the scar.
city OF thoss VINO really ate uUsp1ttrd
and undeillud before 6Od. What can
! the Lord DO with such people ~ we
art2 Are we prepared 60 enter into
His presence? hte we prepared o.
! l1hurit His glory2 Are $50 prepared
less 70 you; aud yet l win yluch Tor
II, though not in Boosting, that ! an
about as we'll prepared a. some vi tho
rect OF you, but | feel lie asking my
heavenly Father TO forgive aud accept
Of ms Notwithstanding my WuaEursst-,
my iuiliugs anu my impyfitCii0ua q
CO.., receive mo; accept OF IA; ami
wherein | have failed, wilt Thou
cleanse aud htien. then me, uul make
mo worthy 70 stand bsiItt luus, TO
witness Thy mercies! ANA tuls u
what want 10 rec the people o. God
desire Ia their hearts above everything
else. Let II ue your earnest prayer,
my brethren ami sisters, tuAt God VIII
accept OF you, fOrgiviug your faults,
your wenkuesses aud your impuriec.
lions; that He will cleanse you, and
bless you, and acknowledge you ne His
children, that when We DO go before
HIM We may, at least receive some
measure OF the power OF God and OF the
witness Of the HolySpigit IN our hearts,
10 that we may feel WE aro not cast
out or discarded by our Father, tut
that lie does own aud acknowledge us
~ His children, and thai we ure sti.l
worthy 10 stand before Him aud mia.
lrAcI III hActol places.
II felt In my heart that | had
wronged one OF my brethren; or DISC
beyoI any OF the laws o Cod; or that
mad dlshonored any member OF the
Church, or any man that presides over
me In the Church OF God, | should
feel that II was my duty to 20 and
make II right before | 20 into that
house TO witness the dedication Of II to
God. II have done you auy wrong;
II have robbed you o, any right; IL
have not been true To my promise with
you; or II have done anything that
has IN any measure drUaseu me In The
sight OF God or my ufelhreu, | ought to
20 ana try TO make feparation before
attempt 10 20 Into tue hOuso Of God.
Yet | would not want TO do this simply
for tue purpose Of going into that
house. j should want 10 do Il because
II Is my uuly 10 do b; and In order that
| might no worthy 10 80 there, anu
stand ut any time after in sacred
places before the Lord, | ought
To make all thipg- right with
any brother that 1 may have
wronged. | ought 10 show honor ~
those unto whom honor Ia due. | ought
10 honor God my Heavenly Father,
HOiD, aud from this time, henceiorth,
anu forever. That Is the principle
upon which should do right, make
TecompenHe anu settle difficulties. 1
have heard OF brethren associated to-
getner IN family ties, az well as In the
bonds OF the new anu everlasting cove
nant, who are at variance with eacn
other, with bitter feelings existing In
their hearts, One toward the other, and
neither VIII humble himselftO 20 to
tho other nnd acknowledge his faults,
or TO try 10 bring about a 10.
Cancellation, each one magnify
lug the weaknesses OF his neigh
Dor, and at the same time unmind-
fnl OF his own faults and weak meas.
Yet these men nro IN good standing (2l
In the Church, ami n they were denied
the privilege OF going into the house
VI God, they would ieul that great
wrong had been done them. But let
me ask you, Arc such men worthy to
so there? lisa man that has bitterness.
la his heart towards his neighpOr and
Will not forgive MIN nor seek recon.
Citation, worthy 10 90 into the house
OF Goo? And yet you cannot deny
him. There will be hundreds 70 there
In this condition, Ia spite OF all thnt
we can do or say. Can they expect
God viii be present with them, ana
that His glory will shine upon them?
Do not deceive yourselves. When WE
are worthy, God viii. manifest Him.
self unto Us. When we are prepared,
We shall see Him as He Is, and we
shall know Him. And We shall be
known Us we are, too, But this will be
when we are worthy, ana not until