Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-22

suffered all sorts OF privaion. Hen,
are sisters who have gone through
every kind Ut pnyaHJu for the love oil
boi and the Gospel lie mas revealed.
know this. and that you want t1 Dc
where lesus is. and to dwell with Him.
10 you thought that you would Doe sII.
out from the presence OF the Lord you
| would be plunged ~ the deepest uH.
happiness. You want to be also Wl,h
/ the prophets aud the apostles, aud with
| the molly and pure. Every man aud
woman who belongs 10 this Church has
| this desire. They have shown % Uy
| their anxiety to become IAilgr.lay
/ SAINTS. Anu now that We are Latter.
/ day Saints. brethren and sisters igi us
| live $50 that we can reasonably expect,
/ 90 view OF The mercy and iorEivun.s, Ii
I our God, that we will be admitted INTO
| the society of the holy and the 'ust
! iut we must al remember this, lUIt DO
| we ever are admitted there, We must Hu
Ike them, We must obey tue laws
iucy have oJcycd. We must DO as
| Jesus did from the beginning 90 the
termination Of His lite, that is, DO
the Will OF the Father as IL is mIu.-
tested 10 as, through the means lls has
provided, one Of which Is The con.
su,uicd authorities that God iHH placed
To represent Him upon the earth tie
has placed It's pncsthood ON the uaun
TO rep esrnt HIM. aud lie has shown lhlt
lie hunur that Priesthood by RENTING
the SINS Of those who are baIUfgd uy
that Priesthood. aud giving unto them
The Holy Ghost lie uouOfs those also
who honor that Priesthood. So mu
can expect the blessing Of Goa WHO
docs not honor the puusth oud uI the
Son OF God II We 20 on Huuuuus
that Priesthood. and uUuying the eoun.
sells Of God through H. We shall be
exalted.
But We are meuaced with division
Are ihcfc not evidences OF tust Are
there not men among us Ia this political
party movement VINO would like to
divide this people aud become their
lcadert Opposed to what they arc
pleased to term the interference VI the
Priesthood, they are nevertheless, will.
inE to assume that part Oi ITS iuIU.iuIs.
To spCiking thus ! de- not refer iu the
division on party lines. but 10 that dIyi.
sion which mas arisen On CunGgQu.u .y Ol
our people taking that step Satan
would IKE idols set up for tge people
o. worship. lie would like TO have the
tie broken which unite the cIpIc %
the Priesthood and the pfirsthuuI TO the
j. u9'c, and there arc some who, lp
parcnuy blind and ignorant concerning
his designs, yield TO bis influence and
exhibit ns spirit But let me ask YOU
Latcf-day Saints, should the love Ul
party be permitted 20 rise above the
love Of the religion Of Jesus Christ and
Of the Priesthood Ut the Son of Cod
Should lsauerday Saints do more for
the success Of their political parry than
they Will Tor their own salvation or for
thc benefit of the church, When the
First Presidency Of the Church have
perceived this spirit they have mouucd |
over Il, and they have besought God |
with all the faith they had 10 save the |
people, because you are their flock.
God has chosen Us to be your shcp.
herds, and u We do not do our duty We |
shall be held responsible In the day of |
the Lord Jesus. Bat with the help Of |
God We have been aud are sill striving |
TO lead the people and teach them
Alright; and u you will listen to our
colnsels, God will save you. / know
that. Il may not be thought proper Tor
me TO say that occupying the position
] do, but Il IS the truth. n you will |
A.aA'N ~ WV AhAlNNl W AUN lNnk I INHl-
dency Of this Church. you will be led |
into the celestial kingdom Of our God. |
! bear thu testimony to you this after.
noon.
Il IS good 10 meet together as We |
have done today, aud to see ourselves,
II We can, IN the light OF the Spirit OF
God, God wants to save us, lie loves
every one OF rs. Do you not know how
lie love your Did you ever pray to
Him Ia secret that you did not have
evidence Of His lover lie has filled
your hear, with peace and Joy aud con.
vncgd you Of Ills kindness And YOU
never were asked to do anything by the
Of God but that, u you did Il.
YOU had JOY therein The Lord has
borne testimony to this an the day long.
! pray God that lie will continue to no
lll OF rs with the Holy Ghost, that from
this time forward our eyes shall be
single to the glory of God so that we
may meet together aud rejoice cternally
In the celestial kingdom Of our God,
which | humbly ask, Ia the name OF
esus. Amen