Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-11


without having done this work. | meet |
my father house, ] meet my mothers |
house, ] 90 Hgt my prJgenturs, aud they |
are shut up in PRISON, ! held the KEY OF
their salvation, and yet did nothing for
| them. what would be my feelings, or
| what would Ur their feeling toward me'
They would no, Ike %. iecl that while
the Lord has given Us this blessing,
! every man aud woman IN this Church
! that bias any faith at al In God and 10
| tn Gyspe should attend 10 this duty.
! Jesus Christ. while His body lay In the
/ tomb, vent and preached to the spirits
/ in prison. that were drowned 10 the days
! OF Noah nv the Hood, because oi their
] wIHEgdness and denominations. They had
/ be % BOO prison for a 'Ung time, ana lie
. went and preached to them. that they
I might I've Judged according to men In the
/ o. D, but 1--we according 10 God IN the
! spirit lseph Smith, Hyrum Smith,
| David patcn and the Apostles and .'.
/ q o. VINO have been true and faithful
/ unto death have also gone TO the spirits
in prison IN their day and time aud
preached the Gospel Of Christ To their
fathers houses and to those who are
smut NJ 10 prison. and they are lbOnng
| there Tor the salvation OF the children Of
men. These are glorious puncip'.s-
] principles which the Llttsf-lly saints
. should not neglect while they have the
privilege and power As / said in the
beginning. there Is no calling, n man
can Dee called 10, any greater than to have
tins right and privilege To- gu forth ana
save tue souls Of Wtn-slyg them 10y
preaching the Gospel to them, by ad.
miUisiering the ordinances # the house
OF O. d ~ them, that they may De pre-
pared themselves to 10 into the KING
dom OF heaven and into a celestial glory.
There are three giurics. Paul in speak
ing upon that subject said, Ut ere IS
one glory Of the sun, and another glory
Of the moon, and another glory Of the
Stars, Tor one star diIisTeth from another
star 900 glory So also Is the resurrection
Of the dead.' These Elurcs uyrfshadow
the whole human family Now, how
much better % /, Tor q man 60 receive
these 0T inBuCcE, that be- may SO where
God and Christ dive J., which is The h Eh-
ct glory. Bot Jesus SAID iu lis day,
straight Is the gate, and narrow is the
! way. which lca3uih unto Iii', and few
there be that hud o." while broad Is
the way that lgadcth to destruction, and
mary there bee which 20 90 there att ]
think many times that We ourselves do
not prize ihr blessings that we ,rI9y and
that are within our reach, Our hearts
should be .Ct upon the building NO OF
the Kingdom Of God, the ZION Di God
ana the work u God, while We are here
, and have power 60 perform these things
il Is our duty as tho Presidency and as
Apostles, not only to labor ourselves
I but to send forth the Elders Of Israel 10
, the nations Of the earth to proclaim
the Gospel. Doors arc open today
among many Of the nations Tor III,
j spread Of the Gospel o. Christ, and e
70 bring the people unto Christ, that they
also may receive these blessings.
Brethren ard sisters, this Is the way
= feel this morning. Olall people uniei
= heavens we shosld De the beet. the mos
! | righteous aud the most true and faith
= iul TO God and 10 our fellow men. We
j should be true and faithful 10 the HolJ
Priesthood while we have It resting upon
T us, and true to our abofs. rejoice al
d our condition today. rejoice az the
peace that has come unto u, by the pow
Z ~ and blessing o God rejoice At the
change that Is taking place ~ the world
y We are visited now 10y hundreds Of PEG
Z pie from the nations of the earth. They
! are coming to behold the Is Ofy OF ZION
L They come to enquire at uuI hands e. n
e c,rnIng various matters, and there /, d
: very d iisreut feeling 20 what there wa
d ~ former days toward us. Brother IJIr
J, ", Taylor referred to our going 10 ST.
u LOUIS and 10 Chicago. Yes, | feCollrC
e very well when We went into Jackson
. | County, Nilsson /. Ms labOrs there hav,
d been alluded to. When went ON m,
= first mission IN ls5A ] had TO go lhrou <
u Jackson County on my way 10 Arkansas
. IL was just after cur brethren had beer
Il duvcu out. Ia to 30 al d hide Ia tn,
II Conhelds and IN the brush during ~,
;. day, and walk along 10 the night, till
q got through that county, for the lives O
u myself and companion were IN DANCE
. there, The last lime went there, tn
! Mayor OF Independence came out Il
u meet MS with a fine carriage lie hat
but one arm, having lost the other II
= the army, but he gave Us that arm anI
d made US welcome, could not help bu
y feel the difference between then auS
u when went through there AS a mission
e ary. There Is a change taking place
! Zion Is going to rise aud shine, and III,
I. glory OF God will rest upon her. Thi
d people II they do their duty, will fulfil
u and carr out these great pin cples, anS
n the eyes Of the world will be turned to
e wards Zou, and men VIII come to en-
d ql're concerning the things o the king
O uNm OF God. We aTu ma good condition
,. We are blessed OF the Lord, The La,
3 ter.day SAINTS have never Teen SO WI
II oil temporarily. CO into the houses o
u the Lgltcrdty SAINTS, aud you vii fin,
y them in a bgtt position ,han they have
u ever been before Ihost a.u the bless
T. ings Of GOl, aud We shOuld prlzs Ties,
!. thing and give God the sl9ry Tor them
II while we Try to do our duty aud nagui
IF iy our calling. went 10 say that ! ana
d ~ for salvation and tor eternal lie
y have labored Tor that since / was a boy
u have desired the gii and gmcgs an,
h blessings manifest IN the days OF Jgsu
n and His Apostles, In my childhood
It prayed God that / might live to see
7, prophet or somebody who could teaCD
IS me the principles read o in the Ngg
b Testament. The clergy OF the day dix
e not do a. Nobody around there up
o peatcd 20 believe 100 such things. Wei
% ! have lived to see Prophets and ApUi
II ties, have lived o travel with then
y and to unite with them in the kingdom
Il OF God nave been 10 the Apps ltsnll
.e hNy-eignt years; ! have been IN In
.e Church sixty three years My who'll
e HE almost has been spent IN tins Church
20 aud from the lime lcame into the Churgl
q / went on missions and have urvg
.p ceased altug Their from mat day 60 this
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