Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-09


really what we need, We are a prac.
teal people, and the work that we arc
engaged in Is not a theory only; Il is
no, merely spiritual. it is both temporal
and spiritual, and practical as well as
theoretical When we speak Of this
great lal,er.day work, we DO not spcal,
OF It as theory; we characterize IL as
the work Of God It Is work, and 1t
requires work to keep pace with Il and
to accomplish the purpose that God had
in view IN restoring the Gospel to the
earth In this dispcnsation-not mere
belief or yolition Of the will, not mere
ideas aud theories, eloquent sermons,
and that kind Of thing Al these may
be nice in their place, and may not be
out Of place, for It Is soul.inspiring
sometimes to listen to eloquence. and
pleasing to hear the enunciaton Of
well.eho3en words In a discourse; but
the great thing tina, lies before Us as a
people is the practical salvation Of our
hnulh anu AlhA lllIale hiN hVNN hhA Wv
spirit In one OF the revelations il Is
declared that the body and spirit con-
stitute the soul Of man. The body
without the spirit Is Dead the spirit
without the body Is not perfect, be.
cause to be perfect we must be con
formed to the likeness OF jesus Christ
lie was perfect, lie possesses a body as
well as spirit, an immortal body, not
one that will again suffer death. ltpos-
sesses the elements OF eternal existence
an existence equal 10 that OF the spirit,
which will live throughout the count
less ages of eternity Therefore, what
we want Is an immortal body joined
with an immortal spirit, which together
shall constitute an immortal soul, in
the image OF God, and possessing the
attributes OF God, and also His favor,
ID will not avail man to have an immut
tai body aud an immortal spirit joined
together as an eternal being, unless he
also possesses the favor Of God, for
unless men possess His favor and are
pefmitted to dwell with Him and enjoy
the glory Of HIS presence, there IS no
more progression for them; they come
TO fili stop. This Is the doctrine Of
the Bible. II Is the doctrine Of tho
Book OF Mormon and Of the Book OF
Doctrine and Covenants. In brief, II
Is the doctrine Of Jesus Christ We are
plainly aud emphatically told in these
books that the spirits of all men, as
soon as they depart from this mortal
body, return to God, from whence they
came; and there they receive a partial
judgment from God, and are consigned
either TO the paradise Of God or are
banished from His presence. There
are two places, the Book Of Mormon
tells Us OF, in language that cannot be
misunderstood, to which the spirits OF
men 20 while their bodies lie IN the
tomb awaiting their resurrection. (See
Alma Xl, i2'i4D
And then Il shall come TO pass that ihe
spirits OF those Who arc righteous, arc received
into a state OF happiness, which is called p1H'
disc. a state of rest "a state of peace W'lrIu
they shall rest from all their troubles and nom
oil care. and sorrow, etc.
And then shan ID come TO pass, that The
spirits Of the wicked. yea, who lrc evil for
behold, they have no part nor portion Of The
Spirit Of me Lord fof behold, they chose e'il
works rather than good. therefore the spirit OF
the devil did enter into them. and they take
possession OF their house. and these shall De
cast out into outer darkness, there shall De
weeping and Wang and crashing OF ierihi
and this because OF their own iniquiyi being
loi captive BY ,hc will Of the devil.
Nov this Is the state Of the souls Of he
wicked. yea. In darkness, and state Of awful,
fearful looking Tor the fiery indignation Of Tie
wrath Of God upon them. thus they remain In
this state. as well as the righteous IN paradise.
until lie time OF their resurrection.
Then all the bodies that lie in the
graves are called forth; not all at the
first resurrection, nor In the morning
OF the first resurrection but some per-
haps In the last resurreciioni and every
soul will be required to 20 before the
bar Of God and be judged according to
the deeds done In the body. II his
works have been good, then he receives
the reward Of wei doing; Il u has been
evil, then he will be banished from the
presence OF the Lord. Nevertheless,
he is an immortal being, because he
possesses his resurccted body. Every
creature that is born IN the image OF
God will be resurrected from the dead,
just as sure as he dies. You can write
that down, II you please, and never
forget II, nor never allow yourselves TO
have any unbeiel on that account As
In Adam all die, so in Christ shall all BE-
made alive. While we can and do see
from day to day the children OF men
passing away from this Garth not many
have yet been permitted to see one who
has returned from the grave. But just
as sure as we goi down into the grave,
through the transgressiOn Of our trst
parents, by whom death came into tue
world, so sure will we be resurrected
from the dead by the power OF Jesus
Christ II matters not whether we
have done well or ILL., whether we have
been intelligent or ignorant, OF whether
we have been bondsmen or slaves or
ireemen, all men will be raised from
the dead; and, as | understand Il, when
they are raised from the dead they be.
come immortal beings, and they will no
more suffer the dissolution OF the spirit
and the body, Those who are right.
eous and are brought forth in the morn
ing Of the first resurrection shall be
clothed with glory, Immortality and
eternal lives; while those who have
sinned unto death shall be banished
again from the presence OF God into
outer darkness, where there Is weeping
aud waiting and crashing Of teeth.
let me read few words from the
Book Of Doctrine and Covenants In
relation to this matter OF the second
death;
Wherefore the Lord God caused that he
lhould be cast ouI from the Garden Of Eden