Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-08
pEsEREr EVENING NEWS SATURDAY, APRIL s. 1893.

as individuals, rs families, IA com.
muniiies, a. a people. We know how
10 serve Him; but if man indulges
himself In the things that the
world loves his knowledge IL
10 vain. Can take these
things into my femily and say that
God will justify mt? cannot. II |
cit down 10 a table with my family
and indulge in what have heard
den0minnied rs game OF progressive
euchre, or high five, or something Of
that Kind; N 1 am seeking after the
things that are 20 fashionable In tho
world; II 1 allow myself TO have my
mind directed to the adjoining OF my
person beyond that OF my brethren and
eistet; u am Identifying my houses
and my farms with the idea OF exccllIng
my b ethfeu--if I do all these things,
am encouraging the Spirit Of God
within me? 1 think not. The mind
Of every Laitef.day Saint ~ like book
without a letter printed or stamped
upon It's pages. 1t may have
irontispiece, but II has TO be stamped
upon DAY aitor day, day alter day,
with the knowledge, power ana
wisdom Of God. lfthat book DO filled
with the record Of righteous acts God
viii justify this people in the
end, and no power on earth
nor beneath the earth Will ,xtlnguish
them or prevent them from progress
ing In the knowledge of God unto
eternal life In His Kingdom. Hut II
that book be filled with the frivolities
OF the world, as true rs God lives this
people VIII go under like the world,
when they are destroyed Tners is
ls..ts a.. 4 l. "A.
as know that stand before this con.
gregatiou, / know them NJ | know
that God iivcs--by the revelations Of
Jesus Chrlst. | know, too, that the
power AMI unity OF the Holy Priest
hood which God mas given us will bear
US of cJnquerOfs under all circum.
stances, Ia the world and out Of the
WORLD; anu uu,aide OF that there h no
salvation for man, woman or child.
| have learned this by the spirit OF
revelation which Goa has given
me when sought Him earn,at-
| ly, carly aud late, to know His
mind ani will concerning myself and
amily and my brethren. desire thnt
| my book shall be filled with q whiting
that will make me- approved OF COD.
| wOuiI eliminate from my heart hnd
from my hOuy, from my mind anu
from my spltii,l all that IL Impure aud
unhOly In the sight OF God. | would
| he unit with tne.e men anu women
wh1 are living according to the lignl
that Col has given them. In this
union there II safety. In this holy
communion which we have received,
In the power that we get rom partak.
ing Oi this Sacrament In remembr incu
/ VI His b0dy and blogu, there II
strength 10 me that no power that l.
abroad Ia the earth eau take from mo.
But must do IL worlhily.
l know aud testify before you tOday
that the whole world Ia arfhyed against
US. Tue powers Of darkness arc at
fayed against US, aud their power IL
inct, asing IA the Land; ami II 1t be
possible, 1 tell you that the very elect
viii be deceived. They will appeAr
before you aud cast their rods
upon the ground and the!
VIII become serpents also. but
as true as GDd livep, thv
men and women that acknowledge
Jesus Christ anu Him cruc,heu, aud
i've according to the principles Of tLt
everlasting Gospel, viii De safe whru
all around theh II deduction, tur
mol, war, confusion, aud u breakins
| hhNh W III hHt n1nithts llhuN AlNN
schVmee Of the world OF mankind
rhe Church OF Christ IL establ sh,u;
we have got the Kingdom OF GOd T.
eeta bish, and we will establish II, 10
Christ will come md reign. desire
my brethren aul sisters to live b.
accordance with the principles which
have been sp ken OF here this aitvI
noon, anu 10 make God their frienJ;
or he - the only One that can Pre-.
serve US during the troubles that are
approaching aud nigh unto our doois.
ihat our Father anu God, through
the grace OF Jesus Christ, and Ill,
mercy and grace that He ives ua,
mny save " from this untoward goa.
eration, aud Ill our hearts with III,
Holy Spirit, anu be- with cur ianllirr,
aud bring Us TO unity that we caunu,
be separated by the powers Of datknttt
which are seeking our destruction, u
my prayer In tho name Of Jesui.
Amen.