Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-30

a corner, iaulrhndiug, drinking. and
having good" time, and sssociating
together and having secret meeting j,
thinking they are not treated right and arc
not respected enough-tn.s class Of men
lose tue Spirit OF God. Do you know,
always feel happy when | am with my
brethren. never want TO ret away
from them. II ] have the blues" the
best way In the world to get over them
is to get out and do my duty aud 10 OIL
with my brethren IN the Stakes OF Zion.
II any man lacks the spirit OF God, let
him so to work and labor for the adj.
vanccmcnt Of the kingdom OF God. and
he will have the SPIRIT OF God. When.
ever any one Of us gets the idea into our
heads that because we have had some
manifestations, ,scme wonderful dream
or vision, because we have been a1lc to
stand up and testify that Jesus was the
Christ that Joseph Smith was a prophc,
OF God, ana think this knowledge alone
IS going to save Us, the quicker Wc get
that idea out Of our hcals tho better.
IL IS keeping the commandments Vi
God, It IS respecting and honorlng the
Priesthood OF Gcd that We hold, and
the servants OF God who preside over
US, that will bring to us the blessings o.
God, and that will save and exalt a.,
not only In this life. bat Ia the life to
come. ! say that the more faithful and
the more diligent 4 man Is IN paying his
tithes aud his offerings among the Lat.
ter.dav Saints, the more he will pros
per In the material things OF the King
dom. Tie most prosperous men all
over this country, wherever the Latter.
day Sains are scattered, are those who
have paid an honest tithing and who
have been the most liberal IN donating
for temples. 50 II will always be- And
in addition to this, they are blessed by
having the windows oil heaven opened
aud the Spirit OF God poured down ~.
ON their heads, and they have the testi.
m0ny Of the Gospel burning in their
hearts; while those who are ncglecling
these things are losing the testimony Of
the Gospel, and the bright and shining
light that was once with them IS depart
ing from them
II you want TO know how to be saved,
! can tell you; Il IS by keeping the com.
mandments OF God. No power on earth,
no power beneath the earth, will ever
prevent you or me or any l.attcr.day
saint from being ayed, except our elves.
We are the architects VI our own lives,
not only Of the lives here. but the lives
TO come IN the eternity. We ourselves
are aule TO perform every uuty and obi
CATION that God has required vi men.
No commandment was ever given to as
but what God has given Us the power
to keep that commandment. II we fail,
we, and we alone, are responsible for
the failure, because God endoRs His
servants, from the President OF the
Church down to the humbest member
with all the ability al the knowledge,
AL the power that IS necessary to faith.
July, diligently AMI properly discharge
every duty ana every obligation that
rests upon them, and we, aud we alone,
will have to answer u we tail IN this re.
gard. We as Latter day SAINTS, holding
the Priesthood OF God, should magnify
It, and we should respect those who
preside over Us in the different wards
and stakes, aud we should respect the
general authorities OF the Church, aud