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

this pcopje. saw TO all men who arc
labofing In these temples, carry oui this
principle. and then We VIII make one
step IN advance OF What We nave mad
before Myself and counselufs con.
vcrscd upon this and were agreed upon
b, and Afterwards we laid u before all
the Apostles who were here Two we're
absent Brothers Thatcher and Lunl, the
latter being In England ana i1c ord
revealed to every one OF these m'n-
aud they would bear testimony Goo th
they were To spcak-that that VAS the
word OF the Lord to them. ncv met
with ANYTHING In my lie In This Church
that there WIS more unity upon than
there was upon that principle. lncy
all feel right about H. aud that % is our
duty. That Is one principle mat should
be carried uut from this time llenea'1iih
But says one, suppose we come
along to a man who pcrhapi D. % muir
dctcr.' Well, " he IS murderer drop
him out and connect with the next man
beyond him But the Spirit OF God will
be with as IN this matter. We want the
Laitcrday Saints from this time 60 trace
their gcnealogics as Tar as they can, aud
to be sealed to their fathers auG mothers.
Have children sealed TO their parents.
and run this chain through as Gag as you
can get IL. When you get TO the end,
let the last man be adopted 90 Joseph
Smith. who stands at the head OF the
dspcnsalion. This Is the will Of the
Lord to this people, and ] think when
you come to reflect upon b YOU will ind
L to be true.
Another principle connected with this
subject ! want 10 talk about a man
has married woman, and they have q
family Of children The man lays down
IN death without ever hcariuE the Cos.
pei. His wife anerwards hears the
Gospel and embraces H. She comes TO
the temple and she wants 10 Dee sealed
to her husband. who was q good man.
The feeling has been to deny this aud
TO say, NO, he was not IN the Church,
and you cannot be sealed 90 your hus.
band. p" Many womlns heart has
ached because Of this, aud as a servant
OF God ! have broken that chain good
while ago. lhayc laid before every woman
this principle and let her have h.r choice.
Why deprive woman Of being sea cd
10 her husband because he never heard
the Gospel What do any ul COS know
with regard 10 him' WI Doc not hear
the Gospel and embrace Il in the spirit
world' Look At Joseph Smith. Not
one Of Joseph smiths fathers or
brothers or sisters were in the covenant
when he received the keys OF the king.
dom Of God aud translated the Book oi
Mormon. They aiterwafds received IL.
Every brother and sister that he had,
and his father and his fathers brothers,
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the Gospel, Now, suppose that any Of
these had died before they had tie op.
porluniiy OF entering into the covenant
with the Lord through the Gospel, as
bis brother Alvin do, they would have
been In the same position IS Alvin,
concerning whom the Lord when Joseph
saw him IN the celestial kingdom, said:
All who have died without q knowledge Of
this Gosnc. who would have received 70 " they
had been permitted Co ufN., shall De hc.n Of he
celestial kingdom uI God. also all that shall
dc henaci3rh without knowIcdgc OF IL. who
would have received 10 With al their hearts.
shall De- heirs Of that kngl0m, TOT !. the Lord
will Judge all men according 10 their works l..
eori.ng 10 che desire of ibcir hcirts.
SO II will be with your fathers. There
will be very few, Il any, who will not
accept the Gospel Jesus, while His
body lay Ia the tomb. went and preached
to the spirits In prison, who were des.
troyed In the days Of Noah. AGer
SO long an imprisonment, In torment,
they doubtless gladly embraced the
Gospel, and II So they will be saved ~
the kingdom OF God, The fathers OF this
people will embrace the Gospel. II IS
my duty TO honor my father who begut
me In the flesh It's your duty to do
the same. When you do this, the Spirit
OF God will be with you, Aud We shall
continue this work, the Lord adding
light to that which We have already re-
ceived. have had friends adopted TO
me, We all have, more or less. But |
have had peculiar feelings about II, espe.
cially lately There are men IN tins con.
gregatlun who wish TO be adopted to
me. say To them today, II they can
hear me, Go and be adopted to your
fathers. and save your fathers, and
stand at the head Of your fathers house,
as saviors upon Mount Zion, aud God
will bless you In this, This is what
want TO say aud what | want carried
out In our temples
The Almighty Is with this people.
We shall have all the revelations that
we Will need, It we will do our duty aud
obey the commandments OF God. When
any OF Us get SO that we cannot receive
these revelations the Lord will take Us
out OF the way and pat someone IN our
places WIN can. am here today, on
borrowed lime, ! may say. would
have been IN the splnt world today.
mIngling with the spirits IN the presence
OF God, had 10 not been for The cry ol
this people Tor my life when ! lay at the
gates OF death year ago. have been
preserved by the power Of God. How
long ! shall live do not know. II does
not make any difference TO me. But
while do live want 10 do my duty.
/ want the atteT-dly Saints to do their
duty. Here Is the Holy Priesthooi In
these mountain. Their responsibility
is great aud mighty. The eyes OF God
and all the holy prophets are watching
over us, This Is the great dlspensation
that has been spoken OF ever since the
world began. We are gathered to-
gether Ia these mountains Of Israel by
the power and commandment Of God.
We are dong the work OF God. This is
not our home as FAC as mortality Is con.
cerned. We shall soon pass away. Bot
while here let us 900 our mission.
want 10 saw 20 Brother L. Snow,
Brother NJ. W. Merrill, BROTHER 7, D. I.
McAllister aud Bother ID. II. Cannon,
aud all associated with you, carry these
things before the Lord aud see TOT
yourselves. n YOU are not satisfied
with this order OF things. 90 aud ask the
Lord about IL, and the Holy Ghost will
reveal to you the truth Of these pnncl'
pies.