Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-06
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sisters, that while l'occupy this position
for few moments may have an inter
est in your prayers and iaiih that what
say may be that which the Lord de-
sires to have said.
The Gospel which we have received,
as all must know who have listened 10
the remarks Of the brethren during this
Conference, teaches US different prin.
eiples and different ways Of doing things
than are generally known to the people
Of the world. God has commenced a
marvellous work and a wonder, and lie
has said that lie will carry il forward in
His own way. He does not depend
upon the counsels Of men for Ills wis
dom. lie does not leave Ills work In
the hands OF men for is accomplish
ment. But He directs In all things
which pertain to the upbuildinE OF HI
Church. lie has said through one Of
His prophets. "For my thoughts are not
your thoughts, neither are your ways
my ways, saith tho Lord. For as the
heavens are higher than the earth, 10
are my ways higher than your ways, and
my thoughts than your thoughts. We
have seen this cxempliied In all the
course OF the Lauef.day Saints, from the
organization Of the Church until the
present day. II was not according to
the ideas and ways Of men that God
established His Church and revealed
the Gospel which we have received. He
did Il In His own way; and In the carry
ing forward OF that work lie has acted
according TO the plan which lie de-
signed, and has not submitted His pur'
poses for the criticism OF men. be-
lieye that In the future. no less than In
the past, God will do this. lie designs
that we shall be different to men IN edu.
cational matters as well as IN religious
matters, IN financial rs well as In social
affairs. lie designs that IN our educa-
ton we shall occupy higher plan to
that which Is common IN the world; that
we shall not depend alone upon the dis.
coveries and inventions OF mankind Tor
our knowledge, but that we shall seek
to receive from Him that Inspiration aud
revelation which shall make Us grasp In
a moment that which II sometimes takes
years Of study and research on the part
Of uninspired men to acquire.
God has shown us, so far as we have
gone In His work, that lie Is perfectly
capable Of pointing out to MS truths
which the human family, even alter fifty
years announcement by the Elders OF
this Church, have not yet understood.
Take, for instance, the Book Of Mormon
"a revelation giving knowledge to this
people concerning the inhabitants OF
this land; telling OF their ioreiathefs, Of
the cause OF the dark skins which they
have, and Of their destiny; describing
The country which we inhabit and the
travels OF the people who built these
great cities IN the south, the ruins OF
which we find almost everywhere In the
southern part OF this continent. This
truth the people OF the world are only
beginning now to verify through their
explorations and their study; and every
discovery which they make, every truth
which they accept, is only a further
evidence OF the divine source from which
this sacred record cane. God has re-.
vcaled this truth TO the children Of men.
but they have rejected Il, because OF the
source whence Il came, and because Of
the bearers OF this great historical record
10 the people Of the earth.
God will open the heavens to His ser.
wants, II they will seek Him In faith. /
believe il Is the duty OF the teachers Of
the youth Of Israel, not alone TO teach
rom the text books which are provided
Tor the school. but TO have their minds
continually open TO the impressions Of
the Holy Spirit, that when they speak to
their pupils they may speak by the
Spirit OF God. ] do not feel that a man
or woman who occupies the position
Of teacher among the youth OF Israel is
filling the position In lis completeness
who does not teach by the spirit and in.
spration Of Almighty God, The Bible
itself is even now a book Of science and
revelation to the world, Notwithstanding
all the advancement We have made thus
far In science and In art. II speaks there
OF the rotundily OF the eatth--a truth
which was rejected In ancient times. In
that book which was written so many
centuries ago, we read Of God having
given to the ait It's weight, but not until
Torricelli announced TO the world that
the air had weight would the people &C.
cept H. We read In this sacred book
that the promise TO Abraham was that
heaven. innumerable; and yet in early
days people hdiculed the expression.
because Il was announced to the world
that there were only some one thousand
stars In the heavens above u.s. and n his
seed was 20 be limited to this small
number II was no very great promise.
But through the discoveries Of the tele.
scope II Is revealed TO us that the
heavens are beset with the workman
ship OF our God, and the truth which
Joseph Smith announced in one OF the
revelations, that there is no space iu
which there is no world, is verified BY
the discoveries which have been made
through the inventions OF modern times.
Now II Is said that In one system
alone, which We can see by means OF
the telescope, there are at least eighteen
millions OF worlds like this upon which
we stand And Of systems there is no
end.
God spoke by His Spirit through the
holy men Of old, and thus revealed
truths which II will take the people ot
the world many years yet TO discover
by their slow processes Of study and re.
search. He intends to speak To this
people and reveal TO them scientific
truths, as lie has religious truths which
the world will not readily accept and If
will take years TOT them to be brought
10 the knowledge NJ that which God will
reveal instantly TO His servants WhoWil
seek knowledge nom this source.
/ believe that Ia every affair of life /
Is our privilege to have the guidance o.
the Spirit Of God. Brigham Young %