Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-02


Il was manifested before as how well the
truth was grounded in bis soul aud how
well he had performed his mission.
Talk is very important a3 well as setting
good examples 10 is not alone the
talk. but Il Is the spirit that ac.
companies the preaching Of the Cos.
rel. In that way people are converted.
II the Spirit accompanies the tcsli.
mony and the hearts OF the people are
prepared 10 receive that Spirit. ID works
conversion and 10 c0nvinccs the honest
soul OF the truth Of those doctrines
that are presented. II IFS a very import.
ant matter to be preacher, not only in
public, but in private also. ! believe
that the Elders Of Israel are today very
faulty. 30 that they are not preachers of
the Gospel in private conversation.
These Seventies, High Priests and 70.
dcrs that are not called into the field. or
into the stand TO De preachers. should
be exercising that sin OF speaking aud
bearing testimony 90 the people at
home. No evil influence or errors
should De able 10 come iu among the
l1ucrday Saints. because there are 90
many correct teachers Boo their midsis
Tor all these men that bear the Holy
Priesthood arc expected TO enjoy the
Holy Ghost in their private Couyersa'
ton and in their associations Of liic.
They are entitled to speak by the power
Of the Holy Ghost, aud when they
pray, to pray by that Spirit IL is cdiiy'
Ing % hear o. man pray 10y the Spirit Of
the Lord, as i i8 Co hear one preach hy
the same Spirit hold that that i5 The
reason why tha Lord bias been so par.
,icu'ar as 10 give the Priesthood TO 40.
most every man iu the Church. There
Is scarcely % man but bears some pof.
ton Of the Priesthood, and i expected
TO exercise %. 10 this Is only done
when men 20 abroad 20 preach the
Gospel, or when they stand up IN public
to preach, there iB q great portion Of
the time when the people arc LEFT with
OUT being led. You notice how fegu.
larry and constantly demands are made
upon Us 20 iced our physical natures.
I say that the spiritual nature needs To-
DC fed just as frequently as the body
We need 20 cultivate the habit Of test.
Tying and of tctghu. those around u8,
aud encouraging stimulating and
Strengthening them, because the Late
tcf.day Saints require instruction, and
10 be led, aud they need Il just as fggu.
larry 8s they need physical food. Aud
this comes by preaching, by teaching
by assouauuE together. We crjly
some 81 the spirit %. the Lord when we
NEE. together 20 worship on the sabbath
day and 20 partlEe Of the sacrament
Then we have our morning aud even.
iug family gathering, aud the Spirit of
the Lord should be very marked Boo
these gatherings. When We bow down
Ia the morning with the family all
around rs, there should be- th- liJerty
OF the Spirit with the brother or the
sister who pflys, or who speaks, or who
reads. II we would read occasionally
from the Bible, the Book Of Mormon
and the Doctrine and Covenants, Il
would be a good thing. But The family
does not hear these Things, and they DO
not 10 to meeting. Tie majority OF the
people do not 20 TO meeting, DO you
know that The Bishop, when be thinks
OF H. will find that the majority OF the
fathers aud mothers aud children do
not 20 TO meeting 90 parlake Of the
sacrament on the sabbath day. So tar
as my observation has gone, | have
found this to be a fact Hence the im-
porlanCc that the sacrament should
be considered in every family. Every
father should speak OF IL, especially On
the Sunday The children palllkc OF
II IN the Sunday schools quite properly
The fathers aud mothers should also
paflakc OF % at the sIcumgnul meet,
.nE. Every member OF the family that
can possibly be at the saCramcntal
meeting should be there and partake OF
the sacrament. Some people 20 for
weeks and months, aud possibly years,
without pauakiug Of IT, You will find
this 20 be the case, perhaps, iu yuut
own families. love TO charge my
children ON this point, aud feel that d
] could only get them so instructed that
they would sense the importance OF
parIaking Of the sacrament every sun
day, aud not only plrtake Of H. but that
they must be worthy 10 parlakc OF IL,
/ do not believe that they would be lost
believe that there would be such an
accumulation Of the power and Spirit OF
God with the Latter'day Saints that
they would not be tempted. II they
happened to go 10 the way OF temptation.
II would be offensive 20 them. Have
you ever had temptations come IN your
way that were offensive 20 you, instead
OF attracting you aud winning your
aleCtions1 That ought 10 be tie case
with every temptation that comes along.
But the very safest way Is for q mau 10
never meet temptation, and / believe
that by keeping the commandments Of
the Lord, the people generally will be
SO prepared that temptations will 10
around them and not be in their way.
| believe that the secret Of mems sue
cess IN the service OF God In this life Is
TO avoid temptation, Men are not In
danger Il they can only keep away from
the temptation But when temptation
comes and meets us. there should be "a
reserve power and strength within us
that can resist H. We are entitled TO
be preserved rom these things. What
does salvation meau' understand that
II means 10 save us from wickedness
aud corruption, from sin and destruc.
ton. The philosophy OF the Gospel Is
To- prepare human nature that IL
can resist temptation. After awhile. n
We are Clrciu VIC will get so that we
will have 40 pleasure in the society OF
the uHHlhillli, or iu anything that's
oucuHye TO the Lord They will bs
offensive 10 us us they arc 10 the Lord
VIII we want glld-IIlylug' No. lVll
we want inlemperuCg' No. Gam.
BLING No, Wasting uur strength and
W,uly in Wlu,Uugess aud excuses
such as tend 10 dcmoTalize and weaEen
maukina2 No. These things win BIZ
disgusting 10 ua.
Now we are laboring for this pur-
pose, But we are IA a world Of tenn.
iauon and We are more or less mixed
up with the world. These Temptations
are coming IN among as. The spirit of