Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-02
THE POWER OF EXAMPLE
Delivered an<ln Idaho,
p''O' sunday Morning. January GOTH 1885, by
ELDER FRANCIS M. LYMAN.
TREroRrED ny ARTHUR wfSrEal

fkciUa pleasure NY "'N'''
,,,,.r, 10 be with YOU in this conference
r..,,,.pees are very important gather
~, far the Lat,er.day Saints, when the
h',Be,, Of the Church Is transacted
80 vote our confidence for our
s..,t,ss who are called to preside over
.,Jto be our ministers, and We re-
s.v ouf fellowship for each other 1t
~. necessary that We should meet
~. ,ogelber to worship the Lord, to
snor,b.p together, and to have our
,,.5,pal strength renewed. For by eul'
,,,,os our spiritual as well as our
ssr,isd strength Is renewed. The
,,.,s we labor Ia temporal affairs, the
g,osger We are in those things and the
mat, We labor in spiritual affairs the
v,ossef we are spiritually. Only those
se weak spiritually who give little at
,,Bbon to spiritual matters. 1t Is very
5.,inble that our spiritual natures
,bou,d be developed and strengthened
,,p,ny with our physical natures; in fact,
on, spiritual natures should have the
,,,tresee. We should seek first the
tioydom Of God and Ills righteousness.
M. should seek first the spiritual part
II man. TINS Is necessary for the
,.,,51 that we are naturally Of the
.s,ld We are In a fallen condition,
ri We have greater need to cultivate
elf spihluay than our temporarily.
uBfhears are naturally set upon the
TEMPORAL things OF the world. We
seek ansr them. We desire them. We
nlualIy give chief attention to those
things. Hence the commandment OF
he Lord, that we should seek first the
k.ngdom oil God and His righteousness.
We are more likely to neglect our
spiritual duties than our temporal duties.
There Is a natural demand upon us to
supply the wants Of our physical ma.
lures, We get hungry; We get cold
Unless We arc veil clad. The cold adj
nonihes Us 10 clothc ourselves, The
hunger demands Of us food TO keep up
he physical structure. But men seem
% be able to live long time with but
lite spir'uil culture. The iniroduc-
ion Of The Gospel among men Is in
order to change the natural tendency OF
al.en man, and 10 lead US to the cult.
uuoi Of he ,piutual man. The spirit.
liImiH eternal. The mortal man Is
not eternal Mortality must be changed
10 Immortality before II becomes eter.
nil Il Is Important that we should
hke care Of the spiritual man, and keep
iiuiihoul blemish and free from corrup-
uon, because corruption and wiCkeuness
bring spiritual death, Just as physical
irlag and blood poisoning bring death
20 he mortal tabernacle. We want our
spiritual lives preserved. We also want
our physical lives preserved, that we
may make as extended and as good a
lie loi ibis state OF being as We can.
lbs Is an important probation for as,
ana u IS proper that we should lengthen
ol' olf days therein, and prove our.
selves worthy OF the favor and blessing
q ne Lord. Il Is necessary that we
il2lld have an experience IN this pro.
Gallon IN the cultivation and exercise Of
lam IN God, under conditions where we
sIe not permitted to be in His presence.
'lse s a curtain now between US,
ana We know Him only by faith. Il Is
l'l possible for US in our present
condition TO know God except
" The principle OF faith. By
exercising faith In God we are brought
We spirit OF repentance, aud by the
Il Of repentance and the principle OF
plpuSm We are relieved OF our sins. and
we brought back into a ncarness TO the
t4ia, That We may commune with Him
s3ome acquainted with Him by His
sYht and De led by degrees into His
Hle9ee' lhat is the process by which
l'.i men are finding their way back
Me presence OF God, and coming
Know Him and His works. and that
w are Ills works. Aud there is mo-
vAsf way Tor Us to obtain a knowledge
uod We are told IN the ScriptuTes
N. NY g no man can truly say that Jesus Is
", Cnllsl but by the Holy Ghost. No
lu can Know that our Father In heaven
,p'1 ana mat lie Is our Father, but by
y, holy Ghost The light and inspifl.
Su 81 The Holy Ghost bring that
.e.elge to man, and Il Is not brought
aay olher way There is no other
~" Wal can bring that knowledge TO
90 Nlen may bear witness TO each
T,i IVY TO give knowledge to the soui
WAn mat God actually lives. and that
i- rs lhe Christ, Is something that can
NJ. u Se Done by the inspiration OF The
Il" gLuave embraced the Gospel which
"a zen revealed by our Heavenly
IN through His son lesus Christ
.- e ms responsibility that Is upon ma h
,-, -..lgus' question whether we fairly
,eeale the greatness Of the resnon.
NY mat rests upon us. / hold tbot
"a d5',ts 'ga1 mat we cannot be justified
Is ns a wrong thing, and that there
10 .. Aea1ure oi condemnation attachcs
H-,.ii! Ll'lerday Saint that allows
agj - ~ 70 even entertain wrong thoughts
ess,9' gIHs impressions. hold thai We
bre. ,, oe 100 careful, too exact and too
i,| ~ our lives. Men may possible
vts1s .v'lNae'ng to their neighbors. but
uursg w '9Ine 10 5it IN Judgment unon
ets1ie. we cannot be too careful mi
M. ~ We requirements that Ue m.r,
sbi1,oouIagIYes, OF course. the resnnn.
on c,, lens TO be graded ACCORDING TO
Fsr., ,a.'lB IS and the amount of ,nt,ll,'
Wby , Gn1 wisdom that Is entrusted Ia
rs,6,n 'ug Lord. Some are called 40 very
mot '"a,o'e positions, aud OF course tbg
bela. ,,e'lnently persons are brought
lbeg.Ii La'ierday Saints and betSrc
blitS" 0,'u, lhc greater Is the resnonsi.
IooH upon them, because tboy '" .,a
No. upon by a gfeater ipun, Sor ",
them iowa an example Is expected rom
Of he Ts.nS,,l, ,g,eater number because
them. yss 1sHslI9,h,ly tina, Is placed upon
we nod that High Priest, IN III, a