Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-07

Of the blessings promised 10 them and
sealed upon their heads, think d makes
no difference what they do u they can
only keep In the Church and keep the
fellowship Of the Church. We should
not deceive ourselves by any such ilu'
sion as this. II is false idea. We
shall enter into the other sphere OF eXis.
tcnce with the same spirit that VIC have
here. II we were animated by the
spirit Of the celestial kingdom We shall
have that; II by the spirit OF the tefres-
trial kingdom we shall have that; u by
the spirit OF the celestial Kingdom we
shall have that. We shall 70 from this
condition OF existence into the other
sphere with the same feelings TO some
extent at least, as we have here. II we
have had knowledge, we shall have Il
there And there will be just as much
distinction between spirits there as you
Ind between spirits here. Those who
have made good use oil their Oppur.
tuniies here will have the benefit Of
their diligence and iaithiulness there.
Those who have been careless and in
different, and have not acquired kn0wl-
edge ana power through the exercise Of
faith, will find themselves lacking there.
We will have to work there to grow and
to make progress Just as we have here,
though the laci lilie5 will he better there
than they are here. II we can only pass
into the paradise Of God without Satan
having any power over Us, our CON
dition will be very happy one. But
we shall lind that knowledge aud power
will not core to us there as the fain
that tails upon Us, without any effort Of
ours to acquire them. We hIll have to
exercise ourselves and exert cur powers
there Just as We have % here, We
shall Je rewarded according to our
diligence aud iaithiuness IN the exercise
OF our agency.
Brethren and sisters there is every
Incentive for Us to use to the best adj.
vantage the time that Cod has given to
US, to not subject ourselves to bad habits
ana evil influences, but seek 90 cmauCi
pate ourselves from such things. II we
awe acquired them. We should teach
our children these things, so taat they
may have greater iaill than We have
aud De free from the traditions that have
hampefei tie progress 81 this gcner.
alton. Train them so that they will
understand the character Of this work
and is obligations upon them, aud raise
~ a generation that shall be full OF
faith aud have power with God. God
intends to have generation Of this
kind.
think sometimes that We Rre not
sufficiently awake to the fact that there
are distinctions and calamitics coming
upon the inhabitants OF the earth, Of a
much more widespread character than
many OF us probably believe. II we
will read carefully the prophecies that
are contained Ia the Bible and m the
Book OF Mormon, and the revelations
which God has given In our day to the
Church, / think we will be impressed
with one fact, and that Is. that there
are great and overwhelming destruc-
tons coming upon the inhabitants OF the
! earth. aud as Isaiah says, there will be
but few men left Malachi also predicted
great distinctions upon the wicked
that they shall be ashes under the feet
OF the righteous, and the day will come
that will burn them up. The wicked
will be destroyed. Ca nmities Of various
kinds will come upon the inhabitants OF
the earth, and the earth will be made
desolate TO a wonderful extent. We
already sec this in operation to a certain
extent. We see how those who have
not kept the commandments Of God
have disappeared from among us; and
fully expect that there will be compare.
lively few OF the inhabitants OF the earth
counted worthy OF being participants IN
the work OF laying the foundation for