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

goes. A man may say II am an
Apostle, or ] am a High pdcst. or am
an Elder Ia Israel, and d / am adopted
10 my father, will 10 take any honor rom
mc'" ] would say not II Joseph Smith
was sealed TO his father. with whom many
OF you were acquainted, what effect wifi
that have upon his cXaltau0n aud rlory'
None at ALL Joseph Smith will hold the
Keys Of this dispcnsation 20 the endless
ages Of ctcritS Is the greatest dis.
pensation cd ever gave TO man, and he
was ordained before the wo III was TO
stand in the flesh and organize this
work. Tie was mariyred for the word
Of God aud testimony Of lcsus. aud when
he comes DO the clouds OF heaven be will
wear martyrs crown Those OF YOU
who stand here do not care whether
you are Apostles or what you atc-by
nonorinE your fathers you will not take
any honor from your heads. you
will hold the keys OF the salvation vt
your fathers house, as Joseph smith
does. You will lose nothing by honor
ing your fathers and fcdccming Your
dead. LISA glorious work. When /
returned from England iu 1874 and
heard Joseph Smith give this revelation.
that We had power to redeem our dead.
one ofthu first things ] thought was, q
have q mother inthe spirit world. Ny
father was boo the flesh baptized and
ordained him and brought him up tn
Zion. where be- Is buried Uu ! never
saw my mother to know hcr She died
when ! was an infant. had power to
seal my mother TO my father. Was not
that satisfaction Il was 90 me.
have gone % work with the assistance
OF my friends and redeemed nay fathers
aud my mothers house. When I went
To- inquire Of the Lord how I could &C..
deem my dead. while ] was BOO ST.
George, not having any OF my family
there, the Lord told me TO call upon the
Saints ia ST. George aud let them
olhciaic Tor me in that temple, and ii
should DE acceptable unto Him.
Brother McAllistcr aud the brethren aud
sisters there have assisted me IN this
work, aud felt to bless them with
every feeling Of my heart. This Is a
revelation to rs. We can help one
another ~ these matters, i We have not
relatives sufficient to carry this on, and
lt will be acceptable unto the Lord.
Brethren and sisters lay these things ~
heart. Let us 10 on with our records,
lill ;hem up ughlc0usly before the Lord,
and carry out this principle. and the
blessings OF God will attend us. and
those VINO are redeemed will bless as IN
days to come. pray God that as u
people our eyes may be opened to see
our ears to hear aai our hearts
to understand the great and mighty
work that rests upon our ,h1ulicrs. and
that the God Of heaven requires at our
hands. Great aud GLORIOUS are these
principles which God has revealed TO ~
concerning the redemption OF our dead
] tell you when tue prophets aud
apostles 20 to preach 10 those who are
smut up IN prison, and who have moi
received the Gospel, thousands Of them
will there embrace the Gospel. They
know more la that world than they dc
here. pray God that As q people We
may have power to magnify Our call.
ing Ia this great aud mighty dispense
ton while We dwell In the hcsh, that
when our work Is done We may b,
satisfied with this life and this work
THIS is my prayer and the desire Of my
heart, IN the name Of Jesus Christ
Amen.