Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-07

Saints In that direction. II wa were
living correctly before the LDfd our
testimonies would Increase, our light
would shine brighter aut brighter,
aud we would be still further
stfrngthoned la the wave Of righteous.
ness and truth. Ho c0uusulei
the Lattor.dny Saints To be dlliguut ia
keeping G1d's commandments and o.
remain stendfaat 20 their covenants
with Him. Let them depend not on
falling Babylon. The speaker touched
briefly upon tue question Of home lu.
dusiriue AMI advocated the supporting
Of these ~ hr ns possible by the
people. Utah had obtained good
reputation Ia thu East Tor the nrm
staud which che had made during the
late trying cusis, aud there was no
reason why We should not continue ~
maintain H. II the Litirr.iay Saints
only kept their lamps trimmed and
sought 90 do the viii " God, the Holy
Spirit would give them UNDERSTANDING
and guide tucm onward unto tho per-
feet Jay.
ELDuH L0HENAl STOW
was the next speaker. lie read from
the BOOK OF Doc. aud Gov, section 81
Tho question refers to the blessings
predicaied upon the reception ami
mag nifyiug Of The two Pfiesth0ois,
nui aIs1 the results u turning away
from tho Priesthood after having re-
ccivrd II. The speaker also read from
the sih section Of the same book. lie
had sometimes asked himself tho
question, where dii no come from,
Why was he here aud what was his
dtauuy2 We hal a fret estate aud
had obrycd iis laws and Condiu9us,
otherwise we would not BE- hero. We
were here because We were worthy 10
come, havlng kept our fret eatnic. l..
was HE view that before our advent
10 mortality we maize certain covenants
with those who were In coutf0l..that We
would seek 10 discover the will Of God
ne 30 should be- revealed. We had ior'
gotten those thibgs, but God was bring.
lug them 10 our recollection. WHAT We
wanted 10 know was how TO be worthy
~ acquiring the petitions We formerly
occupied Ia tho previous lie, together
with the additions resulting from Sx.
rorlouuu gained IN mortality. No man
nor woman could afford TO 10 anything
10 this no except II be what was In &C.
cord with what 9Jd revealed. A. a
general thing there would be- no failure
associated with the work OF the
Lori. 10 might seem ~ " We
were moving backward, bocauto We
had sacrificed what was dear u ~.
We had come along through these c3n-
ditions AMI there hal bouu no failure,
because the mnIotity u the people hal
sought TO be guided hy tbs spirit OF tue
Lord There was q course that could
be- taken which would Obviato inilure.
10 was implied Ia the verses which hau
becn feau, OF your eye be eiuglu
your whole BODY will be- hIlei with
llghtn There was the key. Tue Lord
had said III eau Of my nwu self DO
nothing, nv I hear Judge, and Ny
Judgment ls lust bucautu / Hcek not TO
DO my own will but tho Will
OF my Father who sent me-"
According 90 this sayins We should
iotgut ourselves and tfy 20 discover
how % spend our energy and our
means 90 the honor and glory ~ COD.
live did this there could be no failure.
When our Elders were sent into the
world, who sent thcm2 IL was the
Lord who sent them, aud none were
a0 much interested 10 them ~ lie. A
mau'a mind should bs tingl 10 tue
glory Of God IN everything he under.
took. Here was the grand secret.
We were too apt % forget
that We were working for
God. The work In which No were
engaged was that OF tho Almighty,
aud His watchiul eye was constantly
upon a.. God blcta the Lattef.uny
5aints, aud he prayed we might ~ live
a. To be worthy Ia receive tue blessings
which mad been promised upon the
faithful.
The onoir sang the anthem:
Praise 20 she Father
Bonodic,ion by Elder Seymour y.
Young; after which Conference al.
i0urntd I'll p. m.