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

goods the blessings of our Heavenly
Father. n we could estimate those
blessings by dollars and cents, then has
one Chinaman, by the name Of Ii Hung
Chang, been more abundantly blessed,
at least, think, four times over. than
all the Latter-day Saints In these noun.
tains, because ! believe one hundred
million dollars would about buy us out,
and that one Chinaman Is reported to be
possessed Of over four hundred MILLIONS
Of dollars-a dollar Tor every Chinaman.
As ! understand the teachings OF our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they were
that il would proht no man u he should
gain the whole world and lose his own
soul. 1t is by the faithful discharge OF
the duties and the obligations that rest
upon us in the Church OF God that we
are developed Il is by the exercise OF
our mental faculties that we improve
upon them, Il Is by the exercise ol our
physical organizations that We
strengthen those organizations; II 10 by
the cultivation and the exercise OF our
spirits that We grow in spirituality. that
we grow In the testimony OF the Gospel,
that we grow In ability and strength to
accomplish the purposes OF our Heaven
" IdAAllA hNAi hHbh AAlf fhAAlls
II we examine the plan Of life and
salvation, II we examine the command.
ments that are given TO Us as members
OF the Church OF God, we will find that
each and every one Of those command
ments has been given for the express
purpose that we may be benefited, that
We may be educated, that We may be
qualified and prepared to 20 back and
dwell IN the presence OF our Heavenly
Father. These duties and obligations
are calculated to make US Godlke IN our
dispositions. They are calculated to
make Gods Of us. and to III and qualify
Us that we may become, as Il Is
promised that we can become, Joint
heirs with our Lord and Savior Icsus
Christ and dwell with Him IN the pres.
enee OF God the Eternal Father through.
out all the countless ages Of eternity.
The object Of our being placed upon
this earth Is that we may work out an
eXaltation, that we may prepare our.
selves to 10 back aud dwell with our
Heavenly Father; and our Father,
knowing the faults and failings OF men,
has given u certain commandments to
obey. and II we will examine those re.
quirements and the things that devolve
upon us We viii ind that they are all
for our Individual benefit and advance.
ment The school OF life In which we
are placed and the lessons that are given
to us by our Father will make Of US
exactly what lie desires, so that we
may be prepared to dwell with Him.
Our children oittimes feel to complain
because Of the duties that We require ol
them. They would sooner play marbles.
or run after a hoop, or jump the rope,
or do something else, than perform the
labon that we as parents place before
them. But In after years they discover
that the tasks We gave to them, wherein
we taught them ~ be industrious. were
beneficial TO them.
The natural disposition Of man, as |
have often remarked. Is to be selfish,
sjfdid and grasping; TO think OF self,
aid self alone, and figure for per.
sOnal advancement. bat all the
teachings OF the Gospel are the exact
o. posiie OF this. We find that the re.