Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-24

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the tabernacle but they remained. and
the spirit Vi prophecy fell upon them
and they prOphesicd ~ the camp
Joshua, the servant OF Moses was Jealous
because OF tncir having received this
spirit. and he told Moses about o. The
rcply OF Moses was that Of a man of God.
who understood the things Of thl kug.
dom Of God There was no narrow.
ness. no jealousy m the heart of that
noble man. He sad unto Joshua,
EaUss, thou or my sak.' Would God ihat
800 iIc Lord people wcfc pf1H..H. IHI iHat
ibe Lord would pat IFS Spirit upon hsm'
lie was glad to hear that the spirit Of
prophecy usd rested upon these two
men lie would have been glad % Il
had rested upon every man in Israel.
So % is today. Would God that atI the
Elders oi Israel. and all the Laucr.day
Saints. we're filed with every gilt and
grace that God ever bestows ON human
kindl Would to God that this entire
people would live so as 90 commune
constantly with Himl Would the First
Presidency aud the Twelve Apostles be
jealous' Not in the least OH how easy
Il would be TO govern THIS people. TO
direct these apostles, these bishops, and
these elders Il they were filled with the
Spirit OF God and the power OF the
everlasting priesthood. Who could De
jealous under such circumsiauc 81 10
would be hailed as the most glorious
day that had ever dawncd upon the hu-
man family II every man aud woman in
tins church were to live SO near To God
that they would have the visions Of
eternity before them aud comprehend
the things Of God AS they really are Do
] speak now OF something that cannot
be rcached' No, il Is within the reach
Of every human being that will keep the
commandments OF God. You can walk
M the light, brethren; you can walk IN
the light sisters. You can have the
light and power OF God constantly with
you. TO lead and guide YOU iu all the
things OF the kingdom. And that is what
we are lJhOrug iOf, shat IS why We
preach 30 you, that b why SIC visit you
when We eau. aud talk 20 you rs We do.
Our purpose Is 90 stir you up, as sons
aud daughters Of God. 90 nave the
power Of God and TO De Ia close com.
muni0n with your Heavenly Father.
lie Is not our Father alone. lie is your
Father, and lie sends us as HIS mcsseu-
gers to you. lie tells us what to say 10
you. He fills rs with HIS Holy Spirit.
til Il seems, az times. as though Il would
burn Us up. No human tongue can cX.
press the great desire that fills our
hearts toward you. We want YOU 10 be
saved. We want you 10 be exalted. We
want you 10 hll your mission aud to
build up the Kingdom Of God, never 10
be thrown down That Is our desire.
Il Is with as by night and by Gay. We
| yearn over this people as a mother does
| over her children, aud we testify to you
concerning these things because We our.
selves have proved them. God himself
| has told as concerning these matters,
/ and We do not speak that which we do
not know. Ana the Lord is going to
| hold Us as people accountable for the
light and knowledge lie has given and
the opportunities he has offered US.
say 70 you, therefore, we must be
! obedient 10 the voice OF God. we must
listen n HIS counsels, we must seek 10
know His mind aud wall. Can describe
the glory that awaits us It we are faith.
iul2 cannot No human tongue can
describe H. The only way TO know it Is
by having the spirit and power Of God,
and revelations and visions given 20 us,
But know that lie intends to exalt you,
to give you glory, TO crown you, and 10
have you sit upon thrones. This Is no
imaginary thing. You will not WELD a
barren sceptfc. You will not wear a
crown that will not be emblcmatical OF
power God intends to bcstow power
upon you. But lie will have you faithful,
lie will have you humble aud obedient,
and lie will have you united. We are
nov passing through things TO test u.s.
Alluson was made yesterday By Elder
! Moses Thatcher 10 the spirit OF aCri-
m my that he said existed among the
| pc pie, such a spirit Is wrong, We must
/ cultivate spirit that will make Us
united, though We may differ IN our
/ views concerning the methods OF
| government. The latter.day Saints
nave got to be tried In this The Lord
| has permitted II for wise purpose, aud
| lie wants rs to be a wise people and not
forget the principles OF the Gospel. For
tell you, my brethren and sisters, that
we have not Tor years been saying to
| YOU la vain that the time IS coming when
| the people OF God will exercise great
influence In this land, II We will be
wise, temperate IN the exercise OF
power, and CONFORM TO the principles
that lie has taught rs, we shall be a
| shining light IN the midst OF this nation
| The eyes OF the natio. will be directed
toward Us. They Will see that God is
| with us--or some power that they have
not got They will see that there is a
superiority about our organization that
they do not have.
Already the course that the Lord has
pointed out Tor HIS servants to take has
been yindcated and s being yindlcated
more and more, and the day is not Ear
| distant when these things wall be fecog.
nized by the nations, our own nation
| especially. Therefore We should prove
ourselves worthy, aud show that we are
indeed people such ls they have heard
we are. We are noted for few good
qualities, and we should maintain these
qualities. One OF them Is our honesty.
| We should be an honest people. We
should be honest iu our dealings one
with another, and no man, II he act
honestly IN all things VIII ever fail TO re,
ceive the Spirit OF God to help him,
while no dishonest mon can ever hope
to have the Spirit OF God with him 10
any extent. We must not take advan,
tage OF one another We must carry
ont the principles of the Gospel IN oul
personal dealings Another characters.
tic that we are noted Tor is our irugality.
We are said to be frugal aud ar
economical people. This Is lrue In part
but we should cultivate this, We are
said To be united people. This is true
to a certain extent il Is thoughl-and
/ wish it were so, 90 some respec,s-thaj
II the First Presidency were TO tell you
to do a certain thing YOU would do n