Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-22

men are going nearly crazy over trying
to reconcile some Of the scriptures The
Apostle Peter said Paul had written
epistles "in which are some things hard
TO be understood" There are scriptures
that are difficult to be- understood uu.
less we can obtain the light OF the Holy
Spintto shine upon our understandings.
We are apt to read over a great many
scriptures Just as we walk over portions
OF these valleys and mountains, IN which
are lying, perhaps within a lew inches Of
our feet, treasures OF gold, silver and
other precious metals, and It only needs
a little stirring OF the soil TO ind where
the great deposits Of this wealth are,
where the rich pockets OF gold are
treasured up, and the veins OF silver are
waiting to be gathered out. II Is SO with
the scriptures. There are many pass
ages that we read over hastily and do
not comprehend, which, five would Stop
and search other scriptures relating TO
them, we would often find wonderful
developments OF truth In their eSplana.
tons. In the early days Of the Church
the Lord instructed the Elders to meet
together and expound His scriptures to
one another, that they might compre-
bend them and be built up IN their holy
faith, which they did.
When the Savior was upon the earth
and had Ills apostles with Him, there
were some that adhered very closely To
Him. They learned things OF Him
which others did not get, or II they did
they have not left them ON record Tor
us, John the beloved disciple, con.
tinued much with the Savior lie was
very fond Of being IN Ills company. AT
the last supper he sat next to Him, and
laid his head upon His breast. The
| Lord was fond OF him, insomuch that he
was called the beloved disciple. and he
| being familiar with the Savior, obtained
many precious items OF revelation
choice sayings and parallels that the
| others did not get. The evangelist,
| Matthew and Marx wrote many thing,
| that the Savior and other brethren did
/ but there were some things omittct
| by them which are contained Ia Luke,
| aud more particularly in Johns writings
Indeed so strong and mutual were theii
/ attachments that when the Savior was
about to leave the earth lie gave John
the insupcrable blessing that he should
not die, but that he should larry I'LL lie
! Christ, should come. History tells a.
that John was placed in caldron o
boiling oil aud came out unhurt. w,
have no authentic account OF his death
! or burial. The Savior said "lf / will
that he tarry lull come, what Is It {,
theeH When he was a prisoner on tn,
Isle Of Paimos, working In the mines
he received the wonderful revelation
contained In the Bible, Ia which he saw
a character riding upon q white horse
and his name was THE Word Of God
REV. XIX, 49, In writing his Gospc
and giving some account Of this being
John says.
"ln the beginning was the Word
and the Word was with God, an,
the Word was God. The same was In tn
beginning with God. All things wcr
made by Him; and without Him was no
anything made that was made. An
the Word was made flesh, and dwell
among u.s."
This is the description Of the CON
ing Of the Savior in the flesh. Thi
character in the beginning was III