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

speaking then. they did not balieve in
the resurrection. There is verify neither
marrying nor giving iu marriage 10 eier-
nifty. because such things must be done
here. The power which Jesus bestowed
upon Peter. that whatsoever he bound
on earth should D., bound IN heaven,
and whatsoever De loo ell ON carlh
should be looscd In ivcu--ihlt same
power exists in the Church OF Christ 20.
day aud men and women can DE sealed
here in the flesh and know that they arc
sealed Tor eternity as well as time. And
there Is no power that can separate
them excepting their Own uniaithiul-
ness. Women vino think to escape their
husbands. who are faithful men, and get
away from them. are dccCivIng theme
selves. They are sealed to their nus.
bands for time and eternity; ana
while The courts Of the land may
separate them for time, the power is
not conferred upon any human court TO
separate men and women 10 eternity
That power Is held hy God alone, or
the man TO whom lie has delegated
that authority. And the children will
be bound to their fathers aud mothers
in eternity The family organization
VIII NHNNN NNNNlAH - NHNNNN ANHNM AHHAHAN
You know that God On heaven IS uur
Father He stands at the head ui this
human family. We are His offspring.
and here wc sec cxcmplihcd the very
experience through which we will pass
d We are faithful. We will some day
be gods-gods OF our own p0stcrlty, 10
we perform the duties required OF us
here and adopt the principles which
will make COS worthy TO be united IN
eternity. Bat otherwise We WI be as
the angels OF heaven d We arc worthy
OF such q blessing as being the angels
of heaven. Aud who are thcy' They
are mlnstcung servants. exalted and
pure though they are, TO those who
have received the greater aud more
eternal weight OF glory
When / hear Of young men and
women raised In tins Church who
should have inherited the faith Of the
Gospel. who should have nursol d at
their mothers breasts, who should have
% instili.d into them from their earliest
ycln-whcn hear Of them ncglactng
these blessings which are held out to
them il pains me; indeed it pains me
sorgly. ! know this Is the work OF God.
] know that lie has established % never
more TO be overcome. individuals may
fall; our knees may trcmblc aud ialicr.
uuf faith may becOms dim, We may lose
the testimony which we now possess;
but this work OF God cannot be over
come by any acts Of ours. by our apos.
tasy bY our failure TO sustain o. or
Withdrawal Of our membership in the
Church. This work Is destined 90 stand
on the earth, and Il will gather within
% the good, the noble, the righteous
and the holy OF all people. There will
Doe many who will not become members
who will yet acknowledge the glory OF
Zion. This D. not said in % boasliul
spirit, because say TO you this is not the
work OF man, ana while weak, feeble
men are used as the instruments Tor
accomplishing Gods purposes, the man
who takes any glory TO himself for the
doing OF any good stands upon danger.
Gus ground aud will certainly lose the
faith, unless he puts from HIM that spirit
OF pride and scli-cNaltation. This work
30 destined TO grow and increase Ia
/ power IN majesty and IN glory, until
every soul upon the face OF the earth
who IS honest has received the truth;
| and those who will not receive the truth
will yet bow the knee to Him who shall
be the King and the Lord. even lesus
Christ, the Kedeemer OF the earth.
say to every soul present today II
We cannot do as God has commanded
US, let a. at least encourage within our.
selves the spirit to do some little good
for ourselves and others, To be filled with
charity and love for our families, and to
be kind 10 the creatures that God has
placed upon this, His earth. hold that
We have not the light 10 unnecessarily
take lite, even the lie OF the hunblcsi
insect that crawls upon the ground. II
i5 illustrated "a the lesson which Joseph
smith taught to one of the members o.
klOus camp. There were mttiesuaEes
in the camp, aud one OF the brethren
was about to kill them. Joseph with.
held him. lie said, "How do YOU ex
pee, gnmiiy 10 cease between man and
beast d men continually seek 10 kill the
animalal" lie said That II we would
/ Danish from our hearts this spirit e
destroy and murder, the day would so1r
| come when the lion and the lamb would
| lie down together, and the little child
/ should play with the most vcnumuus
reptiles without harm. As II to verify
his words, two or three days later, one
/ OF the brethren laid down to sleep upon
! the ground and when he awoke there
| lall between ms arm and head large
rattlesnake colled up, and though Il wa,
aroused It made no effort 10 strike, aud
they drove Il quietly out OF the camp.
You can see the power OF kindness
even among dumb bfutes. We have n,
| night to take that which we cannot give
/ -'liie, except IN cases where h Is neccs
sary Tor food. But 1 say to YOU, m,
brethren and sisters. and 10 myself, lei
as be d.ligent In the work Of God. Lc
US be faithful iu keeping the covenants
/ which We nave made with God. N ~,
| are, though We are weak and humble DO
life, the Lord will exalt US in eternity
And be sure OF this, that II we trembIe
q our faces blaucn, If our knees shake
II our lips culver, still the word OF Coo
Is established upon the rock which can
| not DE shaken, God ii It's author, ant
b will stand. Aud II we cannot receiv,
the lull faith oil the Gospel, let us still
not put forth our hands 70 harm tn,
work, but stand still and see the saliva
ton ui God. Amen.
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