Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-16

them lie will make them white as WOOL
No matter what our sins may De, save
the unparJoHaIic sin, d. we will repent
of them with 80 uuf hearts aud confess
them in humility before God, anl make
aiuncm-ni iUr them to the extent % uur
ability Tie will forgive them. he CONE
t1ried, then, al yc plnitcni sinnefsl DE
comioftcd, ll yc people; Tor There i5
none Of ul Iul has committed siu. We
are zoo offenders 10 the sight Of Gods
exalted purity. There IS no human
being that Ifgals the earth that a NOS O.
sinner one therefore cannot repro1cl
the other Not one VI as can look upon
hS brother. and say 'tc is sinner
and ann not Tine man that looks up.
on hIs brother as sinner ana himself
ls without slu, i8 clirghtcou5i and
bee may know that that feeling S not OF
God. We can then be coniortc 900 the
reelection that Do We will confess our Sins
and repent OF them, lie will forgive
them. NJ we will pray unto God con.
tinualiy TO how unto as our weaknesses
AMI shortcomings by the hEht of DIS
Holy Spirit, wc then may hope that We
will De able 90 pcrlCyerc until The eud
oi our lives. can say Tor thg un.
cuaMgeW.nt oi ull who are struggling
that God BIS very very mcrciluL lie b.
willing 10 forgive ali who come unto
Him In humility. Az WHO will ask Him
Tor light. he will give light. All who
ask Him for strength. he will give
strength. AN who ask Him iul peace,
Die will give peace An uU1 ask Him
l1r joy and happiness ui uu. in IHuW
he will give these blessings. None will
go away unatsucl. TINS Is tue way
To- preserve ourselves iu tAc truth, SO
that Wc can walls without deviation DO
tls straight and narrow path tuatle4dlih
unto God. The humbIest can DO o.
The mos, ignorant can do IT, llg child
slu Go is 10 is not Tor the wise alone.
10 s not alone Cor those who have CAs
pcucnce. ltisuot alone ior those Woo
have talent Every soul can do Do, uu
matter how uuluamud or how weak
thlt soul may be-. And unless we DO
this, my brethren aud sisters, there d,
no guarantee Tor any man 10 thl Church,
no matter how great hiB Office may De-
tina, Dc Uill be faithful Co the end 1000 us'
he Keep, the commandments OF God,
so that God W,.l Dr. with him. ( believe,
however, there are men that have
obtained such faith with God tHai Its
would not allow them 10 go astry, Die
would take their lives from the earth
before lie would suffer TO- As Uur bee
loved lrgsiIgut lls often said 90 us h.m
sell, the Lord would not permit Him i1
DO anything THAT would lead thig p-up.u
wIuug. / believe tlat with Ili my hear.
suppose there are thousands of The
Lattgrdly Saints whose constant prayer
unto the Lord U that their lives may Doe
taken from the earth rather than that
they should he uuAuhIul To the guvgus
ans which they have made with God
believe that in every faithful soul lHHt
le alluE exists. Tine laugr'day SAINTS
never want 90 lose their testimony con.
corning this Gospel, they never want 10
get into the dark, they would rather die
tuan lose their hitu aud the promises
which God has made unto them. But
| Il IS TAG better Tor u3 TO live. God does
not want rs 90 die until VIC have hl.gd
| our missions. lie docs not Van; TO take
us away to prevent as from aposuuzIng.
Better to Stay here aud battle with SIN,
and show our integrity and iliihiulucss
/ 10 the very last moment Of our existence,
| than have TO be taken OH to save us,
OF course, this IS Tar better than 10 live
and deny the faith; but the best thing ls
| to live aud keep the commandments of
| God, enjoying the fellowship and COM
| munon Of the Holy Ghost all our days.
| This Is the better course for as TO take,
! and by our iliihlulHc set an example
! % our children and t1 everybody else,
/ for example is ar better than pTgcept
! 40 Is mems lives that have tine greatest
| effect upon those who surround them.
| Every man aud woman In this church
should be good example, 800 that those
| that come in contact With them Vii feel
! better because oil it, they will feel pun.
/ fed hv iheireXamp.g and by their words
I they sf feel strengthened 900 their faith
| by seeing their good works, And this
| will bring true happiness TO all-such
] happiness that they cannot experience
! Ia any other way.
The words OF Alma were written some
/ ninety years before the bir,h of the
| Savior but they are true aud applicable
| today. Men wonder how il is that we
/ know the Book OF Mormon Is true. Why,
| the evidence Is within itself When
| Alma tells these things, he tells COS that
| which we know ourselves, and We know
that no human being could tell 10 unless
he had had experience We have
| proved It ourselves. and we know that
| it Is true. SO Il /, with other teachings
IN the Book OF Mormon, We know boy
our personal experience that they arc
true In addition 10 this, We know by
the testimony Of the Spirit Of God tina,
this Is a true work, and ihai 10 came from
| God But who could write these words
that have read in your hearing unlcs.
he had experience ig Ile things Of God
We know that they are true. will
warrant you that there s not soul Do
this house, who has been faithful 10 the
truth, that cannot bear testimony that
thes. words which Alma speaks con.
corning the word ul God and the result,
that follow lis reception are true They
have proved them 90 De true IN their
own experience. We ourselves are liv'
ing witnesses OF their truth. Thus 10 /.
that the testimony OF men iu all ages !.
alike. The Spirit OF God produced that
effect in the DAYS of ADAM Abel and
Seth, and the righteous descendants oI
Adam had that experience, Abraham
aud Moses afterwards mad II, as die
Elijah aud Elisha aud the other pro
phels IL was the same In the days o
the Savior IL Is the concurrent tesu
mony OF the righteous men OF all ages
They all testify to the same grand truth
II there are any 90 this congregation
who are members OF the Church o
Jesus Christ OF Latlerday saints an'
who have been guiIiyoI any sin, let m,
eNhort you this afternoon as you love
your soul, and as sou desire the iavo
and the salvation % God, repent o
your sins. Every one Of as should d,
this, not only today but every day