Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-26

maj % our former ptivRiions. ! have
seen the Day and many ~ you have
when sugar was more precious thar
gold Ia this town. remember IN 1896
going 20 Bishop Leonard w. Hatdy
and coaXing him 10 let me have ten
POUNDS Of sugar iOf ten dollars. saw
the other lay one Of my children, who
was about 10 eat some cracked wheat,
put ne much sugar IA his little bowl as
he had cracked wheat 1 thought 10
myself, now different this iti made
II text afterwards 10 talk 10 the
iolks, and 90 ask them whether they
let little children do az they pleaspd.
That is not the way to bring up child.
ron. They should not be allowed TO
help themselves ~ everything aud TO
waste food. Bu. wo fan into these
wnys. II II not an uncommon thing
u re- people who cannot afford ii 70 10
the butcher shop aud gtt tendeflolu
or porlcrhousU stUak, paying the highest
price TOT meat, anu livlng inaway
that H. ~ least injudicious. Many OF
W nave fallen into ways OF this Mind.
Now IL "a good time 10 roirench, TO cali
70 mind the lessons II the past. the
puvaiions We huvr guuu though, and
now thankful We were for a little of
mat which We have now, TIA some iu.
stances, nn abundance OIL, aud which.
because 81 tue abundance. W. hnv.
ceased TO value. remember mysrIf.
when we came here, helping % grind "A
little mUlagses out of corn staika, IL
was very thln ttun, / can tell you:
but 10 was Hwoetening aud II helped ua
Then some made swrelcninz out Of
Whiefmel0uH, anu out Of other pfH.
ducts. We were glad 10 set nuythint
~ all In those days. 10 ali tasted good
! Know ia the spring OF isi5 | uIieI
my stomach with thittlr tuu=. 1 hnd
starved ull winter. was row.
ing boy anu worried very hatI.
ahd was hungry every hour, 20 muun
20 that l would dream at night Of
eating good tuingl, anu used 10 won.
yer now 10 was ! ever stopped eating
Wien We had plenty. Ia the sprlup
OF 1858 the tuistlrs began % grow, aud
J. with otlrIs, went around with 10
Hhck ana butcher kuliu eating of
thistle tgps, aud they were the nlcosf
green's ever ate. I have oiteu
remarked 70 my family lhtt 1 wished
could Erta muas Oi them now. 10 srp
whether they tasted as they did then.
1 do not expect they would.
mention tnu-r thing 10 show tho
blessings that Cot hYH gIvuu ua, We
have lana that Is the admiration oil
every viHi,Or. Here Is Bu old fflenI
OF mine, wn0m 1 knew in Nnuyln
when was q boy Brother John
Rclscri a brother VI George G.. Rrisrf.
and one OF our battalion boys. Hu wa.
hero la the early days, ami remembers
Wheh We lived in the fort. He can
scarcely Imagine thht this city IL Ia
tuo sane place. suppose II is su
changed. God has blessed this land
lie hae made II nuiuul. II bflnps
f0fth lruit h. abundance. IL bflpgs
totth vegetables Of the best Kind. IL
brings forth cereals that are untx.
cellrd. Brother George ID. pyrpr told
mu NJ Chicago that tue beet expert he
had met, aui "a maa who
II on the commission 10 Judge
the wheat, anu wno has raised
suvd wheat 90 sell, snii that
tho wheat from Utah was did
hrst there was ON exhibition ia the
World's Fair. The Emperor OF Rus.
tla-aud Russia IL great wheat grow
lIg lahu--aOts not eat any better Iuur
thhh every working man IN this Terri
tgry u0eti nud tueto IL no one ON the
lace OF the earth that eats better vegat.
hDlea IMAM We DO. We have as good
POTATOES and other vegetables ~ arc
produced on the earth. We live like
hinge. And " we would not be- 70 h..
u0lent about our orchards a. to let the
c0illng moths take possession Of them,
We would have Us good fruit Rs can be
iound anymore. Then we have this
olcseed sky above our heRdp, anu this
pure air that We breathe. There ~ no
better air ON tho globe. God has given
" everything that heart could desirr
Ia righteousness. Then let ua usu
these blessings us we should do, aud
not be iJtgetiul OF our former condi.
lion, and become lifted up Ia pride,
forgetting the hand that has bestowed
lheso things upOn uf.
Brethren and sisters, We have every
reason 10 be proud. I have boon alsent
Tor some week., and | had One Of my
sous with me-auOthor Utah product.
II has only Just turned sixteen Year,
u age an he MEASURES six feet two
inches. People on tue ship wanted 90
inow " We had many such boys
mat IN thls country. | said, plenty u
mem. Wei, they said, UAh mus,
nave Tremendous rR'o OF men grow.
Ing up. We have plenty VI young
men growing up here that Rro AM !
yili bo the admiration OF all who know |
hem. We VIII have BEAUTIFUL men
lud BEAUTIFUL WOm3n yirluOus men
'uu viriuOus women. OF course, there |
Fi'l DO some that viii not be OF this
'haracieE they viii lose the faith; but
hose who cling 10 the faith, God will |
dorm tnom with beauty; for Ihey
viii have the spirit of GOD with them,
ma every pure soul that comes ia
'lnlact with them will love them.
The Lnttet-day Saints will be
owed. God loves them, and good
leoplo viii love them. The virtues
hat they possess Will live. They can.
not be destroyed unless all the people
10 destroyed. That il great
ousolation for the Lhtter-day Saints.
FAY % the Lattrr.day Saints,
e c0miorted. Do not be- depressed.
When you feel gloomy, humble your
elves before thr Lord, And seek for
lie Holy Spirit. Let him Oh you
'ith good cheer and with peace. lie
'ill ITO Il, aud lie will override nnd
5nirol everything for your good anu
lr generalization, u you will p 4 your
rust In Him, God bless you all, M
lc name ~ jesus. Amen.