Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-19

mony In another way. while the
Elders have been travelling TO and fro,
preaching the Gospel, and thinking
perhaps that they were the only ones
who were bearing testimony to the
work Of God, the satire people Of the
Lord, men, women and children, have
been silently building "a testimony
preaching q sermon In granite; ser
mon more far.reaching than all the
testimony Of all the Elders laborlng
abroad. IL IA erected In Salt Lake
City, aud the sermon in stone was
oodicated 10 the Most High at our last
April conference. mean " couree
the Salt Lake Temple. What a won-
derful ~. ct that work has haul In the
remarks Of Brother Fiygarr this morn
ing, notice that be attributes your in
crease Of righteousness and unity IN
this stake Of Zion 10 the completion
and dedication Of that holy house.
Why, II has preached a better sermon
among the people than tho Apostles
aud Elders could prtaon. IL has
united tho people together II has
brought them 10 repentance. IL has
had that effect right among the Saints
Of God in all the Stakes Vt Zion, and
has reached the fCmoteat warns whore
our people are organized. Then what
think you OF the testimony II IL bear.
lug TO the wotld2 why, every tourist
that comes 10 Salt LaRe City thkoe
an imprint OF this sermon OF ours
hack TO his home. They stamp its
image upon silver srOuns, aud they
are being distributed everywhere. 70
with the pictures OFT. And those who
look upon II sayi "Mell, what did the
Mormona build this Temple for, any
way2n "They built II for the admin
ia,fAtion Of ordinance for the living
and for the dead2n They administer
baptism and other ordinances IN u for
those who died when knowledge Of
the Gospel was not In the earth; AMI
they not only believe that men can
repent In the spirit world tut that an
acceptance Of these Temple ordinances
are net esrary 10 theif salvation. There
goes with these ongtayings Of tbs Tenn
pie nm explanation Of the dOctrlnce and
principles that that Temple represents;
aud by that means explanation OF the
Gospel II made. Furthermore, rome.
thing N learned about the LORD "sud.
denly coming TO His temple" "thtse
Mofmons out there anticipate the
actual return Of the Lord Jetus Christ.
They Afe looking for II; they arc pre-
pairing for i,--preparing Themselves 10
meet tho Kingdom OF Got when II
shall come Ia power upon the earth;
aud they are preparing TO meet their
ancestors by performing ordinances Ia
these Temples for them, that there
may be complete Welding together Of
all the familirs Of the earth. These
explanations carry the Gospel AMI
more or less OF the spirit of the Gospel
TO the Inhabitants VI the earth. How
widespread IL that testimony which
the Temple beau!"
After your testimony comes the
testimony OF earthquakes, Of cyclones
NJ tho sea heaving itfef beyond he
bounds, satin tho Lore; anu the hearts
OF men shall fail th,m for fear Of the
things thnt ehAli Come upon the In
habiiantH Of the earth. We must look
upon the testimony We have teen
bearing during the past few years not
~ consisting Of the feeble voices OF
the Elders preaching tue Gospel here
aud there IN the world, but ~ includ'
ing the testimony which the entire
people have been bearing Of the truth,
backed up by their suffering by exile
and imprisonment. That has becu q
testimony which has reached the oar'
and hearts Of the high aud tho great
ones OF our land. AND now comes the
testimony Of this sermon Of ours iu
stone; the testimony Of tue entire PEG.
pie represented in the Temple. Almost
every man, woman and child In the
Church has voice In that sermon.
Looking nj u from these points Of
view we have been accomplishing a
great work during this past few yeAr..
Ana since We have been getting such
volume Of testimony beiote tho
world, think ye not II will hasten the
accomplishment VI the decTerH oi Coo?
l believe II with all my heart. This II
the work that the Lord intended III.
Church should accomplish, that N,
warn the peoples Of the,earih OF coming
Judgments, and call them 10 repent.
ance. That is our mission, our chile
business.
Brethren and sisters, lot US have nc
fears. The purposes OF the LORD aT,
ripening. His DEGREES will be- nc.
complained; and instead Of retreatinp
during the past few year,, believe W,
have been going forward with ncceleT
Ated pace, with leaps ana bounds
There IN no such thing as retreat. The
work Of the Lord did not come here L
retreat; II came here h accomplish Tia,
designs aud purposes OF Jehovah; anu
our enemies might lust M well thinl
OF blowing out the sun with thpi
breath an 10 destroy the work that IA,
Lord has founded and has DEGREES
shall stand. The world will not &c
rid OF Ito difficulties, It's perpleNitie
md troubles; these viii increase. Thu
wisdom VI Congress viii not hesuilicirn
10 cope with the evils that exist IA Gu
land; aud n they patch up a sore a.
one place, | tell you II Will break GU
In another; for the whole body IA alCl
and the head faint; our troubles AZ
organic; the whole body must b
clcansed OF Ito corruption before healtl
Will return. the Inhabitants OF tn
earth must learn that prosperity, tina
peace, ami those things which maxi
for the good anu happiness OF man
kind aTe boitomed on the principles o
Righteousness; anu they must repen
vi their sins even though II b.
brought about by the Judgments O
God; for without that repentance Their
II no salvation, no eud 10 their troubles
The Latter-lay Saiuts also, individual
ly and collectively, are just us de
pendent upon the application OF thi
principle ~ are other peoples In tn
earth.
May the Lord bless as and help u
to comprehend this great truth h IN!
prayer ia tue name OF JosuH. Amen.
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