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

'NNA Nf.N 'NNANH NAtAN W Nl r. NNA NNNAfl lN| y
t'1u-nni people over twenty years II
ago, ur idr children and many caitl,.
lstihcr a bigger camu thHT that whicn
started out OF N8uvo0l Butns s0iuns tne
Lord rot them fairly over thu Rsd sea,
where tue Egyptians could not follow,
He hal thrm CnmH around Mount
sinai. Then lilo took Moses az into
inc mountain nud gave him the law,
anu told MIN 10 w 10 work aud build
a templu right tbtre in jtu wilderneaa
-t r0ftabie temple. ihcy called itatem.
plu When they got up into thu land "
Canaan. lnUy cumpuI with 10 awhile
"a. Jericho, nt Salon, at Gilgai. aud
other places. Tue Lord considered 1t
necessary Drlsrgcl 90 have among them
thls tvmplp, Ur tabernacle, thut there
might hu n sncrednesH there, and that
they could know that the Lord was
with them. Let ~ luok 40 thlsnllttle.
What was the nature OF that tabur-
lncicP That littlr mix OF tho covenant
that was hii ny In The most holy place
contained the rod Ol Aaron, the two
tables Vt stone continuing tho ton com.
mandmeuts, and the Pot Oi MAMMA. No
man or woman was permitted u 10
IA thufu on pain Oi death, except the
High Priest, who hau 10 10 once a
y,gr 90 tApIlto tor the Gins OF .ne PEG.
pie. 10 was where the power Of tho
LuTl was shown. The priests had to
De- c0rtaCraled aud set apart with holy
taculiuu and amounting i0I these tniugs,
aud 10 bad tU he done according 10 the
order "a God, 80 that he might make
Himself manifest 10 that people, anu
lie he known as their leader. aud they
bu known a8 His people, aud that
there was none lise Him in all the
earth. II they were Juurncyiug and
the nations taiI mat they could not
come among ihem,Uut must 80 around,
Aaron, luvya'yi with his garments, ttc,,
~ the High Priest, went in there nd
ntliui the LOru: "slali we 20 up 10
la.tle against these people and
fight our way through, or shall we
lDl?" And me ygicr there between
tue Chvgubims on that holy
place told them whether they
should, or should not, aud they did
accordingly. The Lord was with
thum, aud His unHui attended thUm
constantly. 10 was "a sacred thing,
and they haJ 90 deal with 10 sacred Y.
Tue camp OF Israel, aside rom the JriUo
OF Levi, was not nllIweI % camp neat I.
The pri sts hal to camp nearest % 49,,
aud tue Levitts next % them. Oaiy
the tribe ui Levi Weiu permitted 10
handle aui convey this tabernacle
through ull their wilderness Journey.
Thus everything was kept SACRED TO
tle Lord. Whliu they uld this the
Lord was thtlr friend. How glorious
30 was for them! When they were ia
difficulty lie came down ia Hts CLOUD
RI M ~ tho door oi tle tabernacle, and
u kud with Moses ami told hlm how ~
settle the dlillcIily, When Aaron hal
g0t the people wOnhipping gold n
calf, TIE Lord in His wrath, alter
bridging them up tha. way, was ready
10 turn IN anu destroy them. Hut
NOSES put himsel! IN the gap. He
said the Egyptians would any, "FOf
mischief diJ hp bring them out, to slay
them In thc mountains, aud ~ consume
them from the face u the earth" Bui
tins Lord said: "Let me alone, tina,
my wrath may wax hot against thg m,
aud that l may consume Them: anu
viii make OF thee u great nation"
Moses, however, did not want this, aud
inally the LUrd'd wrath was turned
away. But they hal to destroy thou.
sands OF the trsDugTess0rs, anu sanclify
themselves before God, ana repent OF
these things, before He would allow
them 10 ~ on.
could talk all afternoon about the
importance anu eAcTedness OF that
tabernacle anu that ark, aud the l. ri
accompanying IL, but | must not stop
there. | wanted to call your attention
10 1t, to show you how sacred and i'm.
pottant the tabernacle and It's contents
were esteemed. The Lord told the
Prophet Joseph In a rev lalion given
January 10, lSil, that He always com.
mauIa His people TO build house unto
Ills name. Joseph had only q small
branch OF Saints together Ia Kirkland
when he was commanded 10 build q
temple there. This tho Saints &C.
complishod In great poverty and
sacrifice - conaecratiug all they
had TO that work, for the law
OF tithing was not yet revealed.
The Prophet was shown It's dimensions
aud directed the people how to build
II. The Lord had not revealed at that
time these gre.ter commandments,
anu
that wo now nave; He hal taught
them tho washing OF feet, anu an-
ointing Of their head and sealing thelI
blessings on each other with the laying
ON OF hands.
When the brethren had made these
sacrifices and built this house, which
was dedicated 27lh OF March,
1886, one day Joseph and Oliver
went Into the temple and retired
behind the veil which separated til,
pulpit from the congregation, aud
bowed down In prayer. AS they rose up,
there appeared the Savior standing on
the breastwork OF the pulpit, declaring
that He was the Son OF God, that He
acknowledged and accepted the
house aud their offerings, and
blessed them. Under His feet
was paved work like amber,
and HIS voice, when He spoke to
them, was like the sound OF many
waters. When the Savior had de.
parted, Moses next stood on the breast
work, and gave unto Joseph the keys
OF the gathering OF the j use OF Israel.
This was before anything was said
about tho gathering. No Elders had
gone TO England then, IL being April
3Td, 1885. Then Elias appeared and
gave unIo him the keys OF til e prepare
tory Gospel; and last VI all came Ell Jah
ana gave 10 him this keys OF turning
the hearts OF the fathers TO the children
and the children to their fathere.
Think what a glorious manifestation
OF heavenly powers and truths that was
IL We never had another temple bul
that, these visions would stand for an
abiding witness TO this generation FOL
eternal salvation or eternal con,
domination, aud 80 down to sue.
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