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

TO be Just as fresh before as as the food
we have every day. When we are
weary from the iaburs OF the day. we
SO down tu rest. Let the spirit De- rc-
ireshgl as well as the body We feed
the body. we rest IL, and we take great
care of %. we keep Il clean and sweet.
that % may not BECOME diseased, aud II
there is any pat o the system that b.
injured iu any MANNER we give p1rtic.
u'ar attention to that So DO houli be
with our spirits. II we find that there
Is one point Of weakness in our spirit.
ual natures. our attention should be
directed 90 that. and Do necessary we
should have some assistance. We
sometimes call upon a physician to
attend toa limb that has got NCyoul
our ability 10 restore. Row, we have
our spiritual physicians and helps, and
we should call upon them, aud have our
spirits so fortified that we may be ca.
ulc'y safe. Every man can serve God
boo this world as well as Boz any other.
There is power in men TO resist every
temptation there Is in this world n they
will only develop o. There d. power in
mcuto serve God and keep Ills com.
maudmcnts. Our Father would not be
just % that were not SO. Truth attends
upon 40 men. The spirit of faith and
repentance attends upon al. men, and
every man who will open h.g heart Co
receive faith and repentance can have
that spirit, Tor 10 Is there go come DO ls
readily as the light TO come Boo through
the window. 10 will never stay out OF
the soul OF man, 70 the soul be open,
any more than the light will stay out Ut
that window II you were 20 blind the
windows you might keep Do out; other
wise 10 will come 100. TITS 20 with the
windows OF the soul. 10 ihOy ate not
blinded faith Will enter iu is not 20
wonder that there Hfc % few who lu.
ligyc thg Gospel Bat there is % reason
Tor it. The windows of meas souls have
been blinded. Would our Heavenly
Father bg just 10 allow the light of the
Holy Ghost To- come 90 upon my soul
and not upon youu} say that the Lord
Is Just, aud NO man who loves the light
and will allow 10 to come ln upon HIM
will be refused. This world is con OF Do.
and u Us within the reach o, everybody
that will receive H. But the Cguupulns
and the false traditions of the world
have so blinded and shu, up tls win.
doWs of the souls of men thlt this light
cannot come 100 upon them, The Spirit
of the Lord does NOT compel people 60
receive Do, but b. waits upon them aud
Is always ready to enter The souls Of the
children Of men.
Noa. l say that these brethren who
have received the Holy Priesthood
should De careful, devoted lab1fcfs
constantly working in public and pr.'
vltc, 90 talking, ~ reasoning, ana 10
trying 90 have the Spirit of the Lord
Increased BOO the hearts of the people,
that Wc may not be lcll in darkness; for
where there Is darkness there is doubt,
and where there Is doub, there b. death
aud condemnation. The Lord b.
pleased with those who doubt Him not.
but put their trust 10 Him and depend
upon Him. 10 is not possible Tor q man
TO please God without faith and with.
out repentance. And there IS no re-
pcnilnce without faith. There Is no
forgiveness Of sins except by baptism.
and the Holy Ghost is conferred only
by those who have authority from God,
and God bgstows the Holy Ghost just
in proportion 10 the preparation OF the
soul to receive it-lhat Is, according 90
the size Of The window or opening OF
the SOUL The reason We are not more
fully charged with the Holy Ghost and
with the power OF God Is because we
are not prepared TO receive greater
light, Let as increase our ability 10
obtain and enjoy the light Of the Holy
Ghost because that is the Spirit that
will lead us back into the presence OF
our Father and enable us 10 be perfect
as our Father who u in heaven Is per,
feet. Amen.