Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-21

...,.., Measure to meet with the
,,t,rday Saints this morning .., :" t
.,,r, and trust tina, in our meeting ,.
pI' ..ss the prayer that has been
o. a. viii be fulfilled. and that the
Sn.', n Cod will res, down upon those
ep"" 'ns,k and those who hear, so that
sno sS Nave time OF rejoicing Per.
'.'ry never want to talk unless
y. h,y. the Spirit OF the Lord. aud it
g. W. S ysry edIiyins orpro6table TO listen
W. os,.on trying to speak who has not
ne Spin, Of God with him
~ A. s,ter.day Saints, we need CON
.., :" the guidance OF Jehovah. We
~. IN. Bible, the Book Of Mormon
-. .a,V me Book Of Doctrine aud coven'
,s,, but all these books, without the
ssiry or,cles and a constant stream oil
,.vsia,ion from the Lord, would not
is,d any people into the celestial king
a., a God. This may seem strange
S,el,ra,lon to make, bu, strange as !,
nav sound, it Is nevertheless true. Oh
sor,,, these records are all OF INFINITE
y,lu.. They cannot be too highly
,r,,d nor can they be too closely
,wJi.j. Bu, in and OF themselves
Mn all the light that they give hey
a., insufficient, to guide the children oil
men and to lead them into the presence
a. God. To be thus led requires a
living Priesthood and eonstan, revela'
ion from God to the people according
,o,be circumstances in which they may
he plaeed. A great many ipeople fall
into error very frequently by quoting
and seeking to apply to present eond''
lions, revelations which we're given TO
Ae Church in early daysland which were
especially adapted to the circumstances
then existing. OF course, II Is appro-
pria,e to quote IRON the revelations con-
esming principle; bu, in many instances
the revelations that arc contained In the
Rack Of Doctrine and Covenants are
mi NAV say--and say Il with some
deyree oil cafe-suited TO the cifcum'
aances and conditions In which we are
naced. They were given TO the church
IA time when lust such revelations
v.re required. Nor must we fall into
N, idea that the world has adopted.
thlt the Bible Is all that IS necessary
lef mans salvation. The Bible IS OF
exceeding great value TO US. The Book
Il Mormon IS likewise OF inesiimable
NINE. The Book of Doctrine and
Covenants IS also beyond price. And
,b,,e records are OF great advantage to
M neoole. on the same principle that
tbe iofd made known 10 Lchi. Lehi
vas commanded OF the Lord to send
M Sons back TO jerusalem to obtain the
records on the brass plates in order that
iney might carry with them to the new
ind vhhhef God was leading them
lnoWledge OF the revelations Of God
and an account OF the prophecies and
other matters contained in those &c.
eofd,. ID Is recorded In the Book Of
Mormon tina, without these plates they
might have fallen into unbeliei and de-
gadiuou. The bad effect OF being
without records Is shown In the
ei,e Of the people OF Larahemla,
who lei, jerusalem under the
guidance Of one OF the sons OF
Ring Zedekiah, after Lshi and his
colony len, and they landed on the
eastern side OF this continent. After
he lapse OF long period the people
led By Messiah, a prophet OF God, came
10 where the Larahemlai,cs were. aud
they found that the language OF the
mathematics had become corrupted
and they had lost q great many OF those
distinctive traits that belonged 10 the
Jews, and that the Nephi,ts had pre-
isyed because they had with them the
has plates aud the records Of their
hiheB containing the books OF Moses
isd Of the prophets down TO and in
Guiding some OF the prophecies OF
jeremiah. So that II is, as | have said,
Of infinite Importance that we should
value and preserve these records, be-
cause In them is contained the revela.
tons Of God to His children In former
limes But with all these, my brethren
and sisters, there Is still something
more needed for our salva,ion--and
TIA, Is, the living word OF God. We
need the revelations OF Jesus adapted
10 our condition and circumstances day
BY day and Tor the guidance and con.
hol Of the Church OF Christ In the
various circumstances IN which I, is
ION time to time placed. When men
g,' into the dark, through committing
adultery or some other sin that gtieves
NE Spin, OF God and causes Il 10 be
sihdfawn from them, you will frequent
md them falling back upon the Book
o. Mormon, aud the Book Of Doctrine
ava Covenants, and quoting therefrom
% show how the authorities oi the
ccluich are departing from the word OF
eod as revealed in these books. !
elye often noticed 1t, and no doubt you
!. nave. They appear to be Obvious
nme FAC, that the Lord gives reveal.
IONS suited to the circumstances and
whdltons Of the people There arc
eyelalons IN that book concerning
,%lhsel and the management OF affairs
ss.l are no, binding upon us, only so
Ilas they are applicable to us. When,
sssNeVer, II comes to the revelations
s'leeinlng principle, then those revela-
s'hs are unalterable and they will stand
s.n long as heaven and earth will endure,
.sduse ,hey are true. wish YOU
~ .ol'l see this distinction, my brethren
i,. u sisters, and In reading the book
49, ~ your minds. Seek 10 become
s aiat with the conditions OF the PEG.
pru me time and with the circum.
6 .a'ss IN which they were placed, and
Ws NV you wlll see that many things that
sstlld there were NECESSARY in those
Fe'enl lime. ''' '' ~ '''
Ion AM say, We need continued reveal.
NH u Is needed today, aud will be