Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-17

seen an hour. aud hope never shall,
that I would not get down OF my knees
to my brethren and ask their forgiveness,
II IL were necessary to obtain 10 IN that
way. want the forgiveness of my
brethren aud .stcfs when ! do wrong; !
want the forgiveness OF my iamlly
want the forgiveness OF my childtcn,and
Of course want the forgiycncss Of my
Father iu heaven. ! want my sins
blotted out day by day. so that they viii
not stand against me. do not want
my brethren to have feelings against me.
] do not want the sun to 20 down before
| have made everything night with them,
II II Is Wllhin my power to 60 SO, aud !
certainly do not want to felifc TO rest
without the forgiveness OF my God.
Pardon these personal allusiuns, but ]
mention them to emphasize il possible
the feeling that think we should have
Js l.lticf.day Saints. Is there anything
my brethren and sisters that You love
more than YOU do this work is there
anything that YOU love more than your
standing IN this Church, u there %.
then ! am sorry for you; Tor ] think
there IS nothing that ought 10 be more
desirable than salvation aud CKdlJlou
~ the celestial kingdom. A, ] Sail
yesterday, this spirit has illImin,d my
whole lite. II has made my life au cN.
CeClingly happy one. have been a
very happy man. have had my tua.s,
OF course. %, all have; but nutwItlsiaui
ing this. I have enjoyed thi' happiness
that ha; flowed from this Church aud us
ordinances.
We arc sent here as missi3nuics, 10
10 speak. God has given 10 each OF us
mission. lie has sent as forth and
has .aii unto Us: Go nov, and De
| faithful have blessed you with every
thing that T. necessary to hl good
mission on the earth. You are going ~.
to new scenes. aud you will be exposed
/ % temptations such rs sou have never
| known You are going to take upon
| you tabernacle Of flesh and Satan 3,
gong to be there with you. Tie has
| tempted you here you have been "a.
posed to his allurements aud his
! slpNisms. but YOU resisted his PROPOSE.
/ tons. and you chung to me- and 10 jesus.
NV well beloved Son. Now, 10 down
| on the earth aud receive ta1ytuael's VI
| flesh aud bones, aud be proved there,
and see whether you will be faithful
there In the midst OF the darkness that
| will prevail. TOT there viii be q veil
| drawn between your present life aud
| that lille. aud you will have to live by
| faith II YOU will exercise faith IN me,
| will always be with YOU; my spirit will
be with you; and II you will Keep my
commandments you will come back into
| my presence, and YOU will dwell with
me clcmilly, aud you will enter upon a
career Of never ending glory. Nov, 20
aud be faithful"
have just described to you IN my
rude way something Of that which
| know occurred when We came from the
abode Of our Father IN heaven. lie
wants as 10 be faithful. lie does not
want ~ TO listen to Satan. Satan Is
around us with all sorts Of aluremcuis.
And this Is especially the case with the
Young. We have to guard the young.
aud give them the benefit OF our eA.
periencc, becauscthey are inexperienced.
Our children need to be watched They
do not Know about these Things. our
lives, shot as they have been, have
been fruitful Of a good deal Of eN
pciicncc, and we can give them the
benefit OF 10, We should not leave our
children without teaching, so that they
may be on their guard and not fall uu.
awares into forbidden paths. But God
! wants US 10 NH lhlAIIlNl 10 lAlllt Nhl
fclclIious and disoD dent. Ought we
not to be obedienttO llm' Has He not
done enough Tor rs to prove to MS that
lie Is loving and Kind parent Has
Satan ever done anything for us that
would warrant Us IN ohcyng him Ger.
tainly he has not. Then let US resolve,
Young and old, to serve God. and 10 be
pure In heart. aud witness unto God
that We will be faithful s.l our DAYS and
not apostatzc, SO that apostasy may
cease among rs and a generation be
used mp her. Ike there was amt ng the
Nephites, when the Savior said lie re.
ioiCed over that generation Tor not one
of them should be lost leo this way St-
tan will be bound IN our midst, and
these principles will be $50 urmly rooted
In the hearts OF the boys anl girls that
they will rather die than Violate them.
This Is IN measure binding satan, gnj
il Is raising generation that Will be
pure IN hear, and that will be the means
OF rcgeneratinE the earth These old
people that have been ill, OF tradition
and OF the ways Of the world have
apustatzcd to too great an extent. Let
a new generation arise Of faithful boys
and girls, full OF the love Of God, with
an unialtering determination that they
will keep His commandments and walk
In the light OF God from this time hence
forth, and then you will see Zion rising
and tecoming the glory Of the whole
earth, which may God grant In the
name Of Jesus, Amen,