Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-14

expect hlmi 0ufluH the snort une ne
lived IN the flesh to 10 more than he
did9 received my cndowmcnis from
under his hands lie brought forth all
these ordinances that have been given
unto the Laucrday Saints In fact, II
IS marvel and a wonder that lie per-
formed as much as he did.
want 10 say. as the President OF the
Church of lcus Christ Of Lltter.day
Saints, that we should now gJ on and
progress. We have not got through
revelation. We have not got through
the work Of God. But at this period
we want to go OF aud fulfill this com.
Of God given through
Malachi-that the Lord should send
Elijah the prophet. land he shall turn
the heart Of tile fathers % the children,
and the heart OF the children 10 their
fathers, lest come aud smitc the earth
with q curse" ie sons OF men, ! say
unto YOU, IN the name Of isael's God,
those very principles that God has re.
vcaled are what have stayed the judg.
mens Of the Almighty ON the earth.
Were Il not ior these principles. you and
would not be here today. We have
had prophets aud apostles. presi.
dent Young, who followed President
Joseph Smith, led los here. He organ.
ICED these Temples aud carried out the
purposes Of his calling and Office. Tie
laid the foundation Ut this great Temple
on this block, as well as Others in the
mountains ul Israel. What iOr' That
we might carry out these principles Of
redemption iof the dead lie accom-
plishcd all that God required at his
hands But be did not receive all the
revelations that belong to this work;
neither did President Taylor nor has
Willufd Woodruff. There will be no
end to this work until IL Is perfected.
want to lay before you what there Is
for Us 10 do at the present time; and In
doing this ! desire particularly the at.
icntion Of President Lorenzo Snow, OF
the Salt Lake Temple. President NJ. w.
Merrill, Of the Logan Temple. President
J. ID, r. McAllistcr, OF the Manu Temple,
and President ID. II, Cannon, OF the st.
George Temple, and those associated
with them You have acted up TO all
the light aud knowledge that you have
had but you have now something more
10 do than what you have done. We
have not FULLY carried out those princi'
pies In lulilment OF the revelations Of
God TO Us, In sealing the hearts OF the
fathers to the children and the children
to the fathers. have not felt satisfied,
neither did President Taylor. neither has
any man since the Prophet Joseph who
has attended to the ordinance Of adop'
ton "a the temple, Of our God. We
have felt that there was more to be re-.
vealed upon this subject than we had
received. Revelations were given 10 us
In the ST.. George Temple, which Prcsi.
dent Young presented to the Church OF
God. Changes were made there, aud
we still have more changes to make, in
order 10 satisfy our Heavenly Father,
satisfy our dead and ourselves. | will
tell YOU what some OF them are. have
prayed over this matter, and my breth-
rcn have. We have felt as President
Taylor said, that we have got to have
more revelation concerning sealing
under the law Of adoption. Well, what
are these changes' Oie Of them Is the
principle OF adoption In the COM
mencement OF adopting men and
women in the Temple At Nauvoo, a
great many persons were adopted 10
different men who were not Of the
lineage OF their fathers, and there was a
spirit manifested by some In that work
there that was not OF God. Men would
20 out and clectioneer and labor with
all their power 10 get men adopted TO
them. One instance / will name here:
A man went around Nauyoo asking
every man he could, saying, you come
and be adopted to me. and shall stand
ut the head OF the kingdom, and you
will be there with me- Now, what Is
the truth about ths' Those who were
adopted to that man, II they 20 with
him, will have to 20 where he Is. lie
was pltticipator In that horrible scene
the Mountain Meadow massacre. Men
have tried TO lay that TO President
Young. / was with President Young
when the massacre was FIRST reported TO
him. President Young was perfectly
Mortified At the recital Of II, and wept
over Il. lie asked; WAS there any
white man had anything to do with
that" The reply was, No, and by the
representations then made to him he
was misiniormed concerning the whole
transaction. | will say here, and call
heaven and earth TO witness, that Presi-
dent Young, during his whole life, never
was the author OF the shedding OF the
blood Of any OF the human family; and
when the books are opened IN the day
OF Judgment these things will be proven
to heaven and earth, Perhaps had not
ought TO enter into these things, but Ii
came to me. Men are In danger some
times in being adopted to others, until
they know who they are and what they
will be. Now, what are the feelings OF
Israeli They have Eel, that they wanted
10 be adopted TO somebody. President
Young was not satisfied in his mind with
regard to the extent OF this matter;
President TAYLOR was not. When went
before the Lord TO know who should
be adopted to I'VE were then being
adopted 10 prophets and apostles,l the
a father. who begot you" "NeS, have. "
Then why not honor him Why not
be adopted to him2' YES" says l.,
''lhat Is right was adopted TO my
father, and should have had my father
sealed to his father, and so on back, and
the duty that want every man who
presides over a Temple to see performed
from this day hcuceiorth aud forever,
unless the Lord Almighty commands
otherwise, Is, let every man be adopted
TO his father. When man receives the
endowmenls, adopt him TO his father
not to MILFORD Woodruff, nor to any
other man outside the lineage Of his
fathers. That is the will OF God to this
people want all men who preside
over these temrles in these mountains
OF Israel TO bear this IN mind. Whal
business have TO take away the right.
OF the lineage OF any mann What righ
has any man to do thls' No; ! say lei
every man be adopted to his father; ant
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